AL Central rivals resume set at the Jake

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06/02/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The battle for first place in the American League Central is again front and center this evening as the Cleveland Indians welcome the Detroit Tigers to Jacobs Field for the third test of a four-game set.

Clocking in at more than three and a half hours, the teams put on an offensive thriller on Friday night, one that was claimed by Cleveland by a score of 12-11.

In winning their third straight game and moving to an impressive 19-4 at the Jake, their best start at home in club history, the Tribe posted 16 hits in the barrage, none more important than the two-out single in the bottom of the ninth by David Dellucci to cap a five-run rally and win the game.

A hot-hitting Victor Martinez crushed a pair of home runs and finished with four RBI, giving him runs batted in over eight straight games, one shy of the team record. Jhonny Peralta also homered and tacked on a pair of doubles as he knocked in two and scored twice for the squad.

Cleveland used a total of five pitchers on the night, with Roberto Hernandez earning his third win of the campaign even though he pitched just one-third of an inning. Starter Fausto Carmona gave up five runs on 10 hits, striking out five over six innings of action.

The Tigers, who won 13 of the 19 games against Cleveland a season ago, including 7-of-9 at Jacobs Field, got a home run from Craig Monroe who finished with just the one hit and a couple of strikeouts to go along with his three RBI. Magglio Ordonez scored three times, as did Placido Polanco, who totaled four hits in the setback.

Mike Maroth surrendered three home runs and five runs overall for the Tigers in six innings of work, leaving Todd Jones to become the hard-luck loser when he permitted a stunning five runs on seven hits in just one inning. As a result, the defending AL Champs are now 4 1/2 games out of contention in the division.

Taking the mound for the Tigers this evening is Chad Durbin. The righthander, who has seen action in eight major league seasons, has won four straight decisions since opening the 2007 campaign with a loss to Baltimore on the road.

On Monday the righthander from Illinois dropped his season ERA down to 4.39 as he allowed just one earned run on three hits and three walks over six innings versus Tampa Bay on the road. Durbin managed just a single strikeout in the 6-5 setback to the Rays.

Currently 10 games under .500 for his career (21-31), Durbin has an even 3-3 mark versus the Indians all-time, but has struggled with a lofty 8.07 ERA in those outings.

As for the Tribe, they've slated Cliff Lee to counter Durbin this time around.

Like his counterpart for this outing, Lee also pitched on Monday, giving up three runs on six hits over five innings in a 5-3 loss to Boston. During the setback Lee recorded four strikeouts, pushing him past the 500 K plateau for his six-year career.

The lefthander is making his first appearance of the season versus the Tigers, a team against whom he has a 3-5 record and a 4.92 ERA over the years.

Currently tied for second in the AL in home runs with 67, the Indians show three players with double-digit homers already in Martinez (11), Peralta (11) and Travis Hafner (10). The former is also second in the league in runs batted in with 48, just two behind Detroit's Ordonez.

Not only is Ordonez among the leaders in RBI, he is also third in the league in batting at a .353 clip and is tied for the team lead in home runs with Gary Sheffield at 12. On the subject of Sheffield, he was suspended for three games on Friday following his ejection in Thursday's contest. Having filed an appeal, Sheffield will continue to play for the Tigers until hearings are held and decisions rendered.

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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds

The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.

Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”

“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”

MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:

Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:

Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1

Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17

Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1

Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1

Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1

Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1

Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5

Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1

Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1

Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1

Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50

Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1

Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1

Best Animated Feature Film:

"Cars": 1/3

"Happy Feet": 2/1

"Monster House": 20/1

Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:

"Water" – Canada: 22/1

"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2

"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1

"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1

"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10

Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:

"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5

"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2

"Helmer & Son": 5/2

"The Saviour": 6/1

"West Bank Story": 7/2

Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:

"Babel": 7/4

"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1

"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20

"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4

"The Queen": 5/4

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

"Babel": 11/4

"The Departed": 1/2

"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2

"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10

"The Queen": 20/1

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10

Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1

Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1

Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5

Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1

Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1

Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1

Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8

Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1

Film To Win Most Oscars:

Dreamgirls: 2/3

Pans Labyrinth: 6/5

The Departed: 6/1

The Queen: 11/1

Babel: 15/1

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1

Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1


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