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09/01/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Six homers in two games and four consecutive victories have helped the New York Yankees regain sole possession of first place in the American League East. If they want to stay there, A.J. Burnett better figure things out in a hurry.
Burnett will try to avoid a fifth straight losing decision when New York continues a four-game series versus the Oakland Athletics this evening at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees smashed three homers in Monday's series-opening 11-5 victory, then added three more in last night's 9-3 rout to win four contests in a row for the first time since a seven-game run from July 3-9.
Mark Teixeira homered for a second game in a row, notching his 30th of the season, while Nick Swisher added a two-run shot -- his third homer in five games. Curtis Granderson finished with a solo homer of his own to help the Yankees move a game ahead of the Rays for the top spot in the AL East after Tampa Bay lost to Toronto on Tuesday.
"What a great game tonight was -- great pitching, clutch hitting," Swisher said afterward. "(Teixeira) is on fire...it's just been a lot of fun to watch."
The power game helped Phil Hughes post his 16th win of the season despite lasting just five innings. He allowed two runs on four hits and matched a season high with five walks.
Still, New York picked up its fifth win in a row over Oakland and is 7-1 in the season series so far this year. The Yankees have also won 18 of the past 21 games of this series.
After Trevor Cahill was blasted for a season-high eight runs over four innings in Monday's opener, A's starter Van Mazzaro was charged with nine runs -- seven earned -- over just 3 2/3 frames last night.
"I battled. I fell behind a lot," Mazzaro said. "If you fall behind these guys, they're going to punish you. I just tried too hard and left the ball up in the zone."
Daric Barton hit a solo homer in the seventh inning for Oakland, which fell to 4-4 on a 10-game road trip and is still 8 1/2 games back of first-place Texas in the AL West.
The Athletics should have a good chance of moving back above .500 on the swing if Burnett pitches the way he has in his last five starts, all Yankee losses.
Burnett is 0-4 with a 7.80 earned run average over that span and was blasted by the White Sox in Chicago on Friday to the tune of nine runs -- eight earned -- over 3 1/3 innings. The right-hander has allowed at least six runs in three of his last five starts and nine times total this year.
"It's like Groundhog Day again," Burnett said after that game. "I take the team out of it in the first three innings. It wears on these guys and it has to be frustrating."
The 33-year-old is 9-12 with a 5.17 ERA this year, but evened his career mark against Oakland to 3-3 with a 3.81 ERA after besting them in Oakland with seven frames of two-run ball on July 7.
Despite leaving his last start after just two innings due to a hyperextended right knee, Brett Anderson is slated to take the hill for the A's. The lefty is 0-3 with a 3.68 ERA over his last four starts and was charged with four runs on six hits Friday versus Texas before his exit.
Anderson, though, threw a bullpen session on Monday with no issues.
"It went really well," manager Bob Geren told Oakland's website. "He should be good to go, no problems."
Anderson, who has also missed time this year with left elbow issues, is 3-5 with a 3.32 ERA in 12 starts this year. The 22-year-old is winless in three all-time meetings with the Yankees, having gone 0-2 with a 5.68 ERA.
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Just like Day 1 of the “Sweet 16”, Friday’s games are chock full of some of the nation’s elite. Unlike Thursday’s games, there is a little bit more of a “Cinderella” feel as #7 seed UNLV and #6 seed Vanderbilt will attempt to move on to the Elite Eight. With powerhouses Florida, UNC and Georgetown looking to continue their momentum against lesser known teams, it isn’t surprising that once again the “betting public” is backing most of the favorites. As the early coin rolls in, 56% of Sportsbook.com bettors prefer Georgetown (-7.5) as they take on Vanderbilt; 84% of the early money is backing Oregon (-3) as they square off against UNLV; and a slight majority (52%) of the early cash is on Florida (-10.5) against Butler as the Gators continue their quest for another National Title. The only favorite the public don’t seem confident in is UNC, as 59% of the cash is backing the underdog Trojans (+8).
Midwest
#1 Florida vs. #5 Butler
The defending National Champs have been on a mission since last April. Joakim Noah and Al Horford turned down millions of dollars for one reason, to REPEAT. After a late season hiccup which saw them lose three out of four, the Gators have won six straight by an average of 20.3 points. More importantly, they covered in five of those six games. Behind their stymie defense that yields only 56.9 PPG, Butler has been a very pleasant surprise this season. As their 20-11 ATS record will indicate, “surprise teams” like Butler are often good bets for gamblers. Playing in an average conference, Butler wasn’t and underdog too often but when they were, they covered (6-0 ATS). Butler’s defense will have its hands full against a Gators offense which averages 80.1 PPG on an amazing 52.9% shooting from the field. With Florida’s tournament experience over the last few years, it isn’t surprising that they are 5-1 ATS this season, 20-4 ATS over the last three seasons and 38-20 since 1997 in tournament action.
#3 Oregon vs. #7 UNLV
As a #7 seed, UNLV is the closest thing to a “Cinderella” we have this year. If you bet on UNLV this season with any regularity, you most likely cashed in. Behind their guard oriented attack, the Rebels are an impressive 20-11 ATS this season. As an underdog they covered in 8 out of their ten games which isn’t surprising since they are 52-30 ATS as a ‘dog since 1997. The Rebels have been a consistent cover during the month of March as well. This March they are 6-0 ATS, 11-3 ATS over the last three seasons and 24-11 since 1997. Their impressive ATS trends don’t end there; versus teams with a winning record they are 15-6 ATS this season and 41-21 over the last three seasons. Although Oregon hasn’t been as generous to gamblers as UNLV this season, they have been covering consistently as of late. There is no question that they are playing their best ball of the season having won their last 8 straight up (SU) by an average of 14.5 points. Not surprising they covered in 7 of those games. It is interesting to note how similar these teams are in regards to scoring and scoring defense. UNLV averages 75 PPG while giving up 66.5 PPG and Oregon scores 75.8 PPG while yielding 65.5 PPG.
East
#6 Vanderbilt vs. #2 Georgetown
“Hoya Paranoia” is officially back! After a decent start, Georgetown has rolled through the second half of the season. Over their last 18 games, they are 17-1 SU. They have definitely improved ATS as the season has progressed as well. After opening the season 1-4-1 ATS, the Hoyas have covered 78.3% of their games. With their great interior play of Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert, the Hoyas as a team shoot 50.5% from the field. Like the Georgetown teams from years ago, they also excel on defense. Hoya opponents averaged only 56.8 PPG on 38.2% shooting from the field and an extremely low 30.4% from beyond the arc. The last stat could be of some concern to Vanderbilt considering they shoot 37.7% from long-range. Ranking second to last in the SEC in rebounding margin, Vanderbilt will have its work cut out for them against the Hoya trees. As far as covering is concerned, Vanderbilt has been almost a “sure thing” (7-1 ATS) versus good defensive teams that allow less than 64 PPG.
#1 UNC vs. # 5 USC
The Tar Heels are as talented and as deep as any team in the country. Going ten deep and chock full of HS All-Americans, UNC averages 86.1 PPG and scored 100+ seven times. Led by All-American forward, Tyler Hansbrough (18.6 PPG 7.9 RPG) UNC has a very balanced attack which can kill you on the inside as well as on the perimeter. UNC only real concern is their youth as eight of their rotation players are either sophomores or freshmen. UNC was a reliable cover this season going 20-13 ATS. An intriguing covering trend for the Tar Heels in recent years has been how they fared after non-conference games. This season they are 11-3 ATS after non-conference games and over the last three seasons they are 31-13 ATS. USC is also a pretty deep team which is loaded with swingman types. An match-up to keep an eye on will be freshman forward Taj Gibson (12.1 PPG, 8.6 RPG) as he squares off against the AA Hansbrough. USC has been a covering machine this season achieving a 21-10 record ATS. They have thrived in the underdog role, having covered 10 out of 12. When playing a team with a winning record, the Trojans are an incredible 20-6 ATS. Keep in mind, USC dedicated their season to former star to Ryan Francis who passed away before the season so as they get closer to the ultimate goal, emotion could definitely be on their side.
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