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10/06/2007 - Talladega, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Todd Bodine held off a last corner charge from Rick Crawford and Johnny Benson to capture Saturday's Mountain Dew 250 Craftsman Truck Series race at the Talladega Superspeedway. The No.30 Germain Toyota crossed the finish line 0.014 seconds ahead of Crawford.
The victory was Bodine's second of the season and 12th of his truck career.
Bodine brought the field to the green flag for 94 laps of tight side-by-side racing. Early on Jack Sprague, who started second, took the lead from Bodine and the two stayed at the top of the charts through the first two pit stops.
Meanwhile, points leader Mike Skinner, who had made an additional early pit stop, was in 21st place and working his way towards the leaders. By lap 20, the No.5 Toyota cracked the top-five and was back in the battle.
Of course, this was Talladega and there were 18 drivers within one second of the lead all racing three-wide and changing positions many times per lap. That's what makes the superspeedway a fan favorite and frequently a "crashfest."
Bodine and Sprague were still one-two at the midpoint of the race.
A crash on lap 54 (third caution of the day) set everyone up for their final stops.
When they came back on the track Travis Kvapil was the new leader. Sprague was second and Benson was third. Championship leader Skinner was sixth and the man just three points behind him entering the race, Ron Hornaday Jr. was right in front of him in fifth.
Two laps later Sprague led a charge around the outside of Kvapil and grabbed the lead. Benson followed Sprague and slipped into second and Kvapil was forced all the way back to third place.
On lap 66 a caution flag for debris slowed the field and gave everyone a chance to breath before the final wild ride to the checkered flag.
On the restart Rick Crawford and Erik Darnell thundered past the leaders on the outside. Sprague and Benson returned the favor one lap later.
But Sprague, who had some right-front tire smoke, suddenly spun in turn four of lap 66 while leading and the "Big One" was on. Kvapil, Darnell, Terry Cook and a dozen others were collected in the mess, but Skinner somehow avoided everything and was in great shape to expand his lead.
Hornaday Jr. had minimal damage and would return to the track, but Kvapil was done for the day and probably lost any chance at a championship.
"One of the tires went down...and the guys behind me had nowhere to go," said Sprague. "I couldn't signal because I was too busy trying to save the truck."
They restarted with 16 laps to go and Skinner was the new leader with Bodine and Kyle Busch behind him. They lasted one lap before Josh Wise brought out another caution flag in turn three.
The race would restart with 12 laps remaining and just 17 trucks on the lead lap. Bodine moved to the top of the track and had the horsepower to take the lead with 11 laps to go. Mike Wallace was second and Hornaday Jr. was third with just 10 laps remaining.
Skinner's hood pin broke and his hood was flapping in the wind with six laps to go. But Wallace spun to bring out a caution flag and it saved Skinner's season. NASCAR was already black-flagging him as the yellow started to wave and the result was that the No.5 would remain on the lead lap.
The green flag dropped with two laps to go. Bodine took off and Crawford stayed right with him. They stayed in line as they saw the white flag. They were still all in line as they went into turn three. Crawford slid to the outside as Bodine protected the yellow line and the bottom line was the winner by less than half-a-truck length.
Hornaday Jr. finished seventh, Skinner 13th, so Hornaday Jr. will take a 14- point lead to the next event.
The next race is scheduled for Saturday, October 20th at Martinsville.
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Atlanti
The AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East.
Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around.
The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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