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The Oakland A’s were supposed to be contenders this year, or at least give Los Angeles and Texas a run for their money in the AL West pennant race. The A’s have a starting pitching rotation that can go toe-to-toe with any team in the majors. But a shaky bullpen and lack of run support have put the A’s 16.5 games back of the AL West lead. Early in the season, Oakland was holding its own and winning a lot of ball games. But as a season wears on, if you cannot hit or close out games, then you

College football betting fans chomping in the bit for some action need not wait any longer, as in a couple of weeks the 2011 – 12 regular seasons will be underway. This season, marks the sports betting beginning of the super-conference era, as both the Pac 10 and Big 10 now have 12 teams and two divisions, while the Big 12 is technically the Big 10, with the losses of Nebraska and Colorado. Speaking of Nebraska, as NFL betting lines on college football would suggest, they have the best shot at winning the Big 10 crown this season.

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It did not take the Seattle Mariners long to find their winning ways after finally breaking one of the longest losing streaks in all of baseball history. The Mariners are an interesting mix of very young players and experienced veterans. But when the wheels started to come off, it looked like the Mariners lacked leadership. For the first couple months of the season, it was the Mariners’ pitching that kept them in contention for the AL West pennant. Seattle fans were hoping that the offense would come around and the team would become a contender

As the college football season gets ready to start, there seems to be more confusion than ever before about who is playing in which division and how a national champion will be decided. After the shake-up of schools moving to and from conferences, one of the results was that BYU is without a conference and will play 2011 as an independent. Does that mean that BYU will not be eligible for a bowl bid? What about rankings for BYU? There are a lot of questions and stories of interest as the college football season prepares to get underway.

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This is the series that many baseball fans are saying could be the preview of the NLCS. The San Francisco Giants looked like they may be going into another free fall similar to the one they experienced right before the All-Star break. But in an important series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Giants got things back on track and took sole possession of the NL West lead again. Baseball betting fans are having a hard time figuring out the Giants because the starting pitching is so erratic. One week the Giants’ pitchers look

When it comes to college football betting, two debates have become popular amongst, fans, bookies, and self labeled experts alike. On the one hand, there is a debate between people who believe college football players should be paid for making millions of dollars for their schools. The other debate, which has picked up steam the last decade or so, is a sports betting debate about the playoffs. Is a playoff system in college football the only true way to decide if the best teams are really that much better than the middle of the pack teams? Here is our

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This is the opening game of what could be a very long series for the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds are already in trouble in the NL Central standings as they are five and half games out of first place and fading fast. Cincinnati has won only four of its last 10 games, and the team is currently on a three-game losing streak. The Reds have fallen to 50-54 which puts them almost out of the pennant race in the NL Central. So how does this MLB betting scenario get worse for the Reds? The Giants