Monday's Betting Tips
By Covers.com
Weather watch
Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks: Forecasts are calling for a 20 percent chance of showers at CenturyLink Field. Winds will be light out of the north.
Betting news and notes
The Packers are 3-0-2 ATS in their last five meetings with the Seahawks. The over is 3-0-1 in the last four clashes between the teams.
Baltimore (-185) has won nine of 14 games against Toronto this season, including all five at home.
Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera is 16-for-32 lifetime with two homers against Royals starter Luke Hochevar. Detroit is a -270 favorite over Kansas City on Monday night.
The status of Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is still fuzzy due to sinus issues that have affected his vision. Hamilton has missed five consecutive games and is doubtful Monday versus the Athletics.
Winners of seven of their last eight, the Diamondbacks have recorded 33 runs and 48 hits over the first three games of their series with the Rockies. Arizona is a -149 favorite and the total is set at 10.5 for tonight’s contest.
White Sox starter Chris Sale has posted a 1.20 ERA while going 8-0 in his last nine starts at home. Chicago is a -243 fave over the Indians tonight with the total set at 8.5.
Five Things You Need to Know for Mon, Sept. 24
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Five Things You Need to Know in Sports
Want to start your sports week off right? Looking for some action and the most exciting matchups of the day? The NFL is on tap tonight along with four key baseball games. Here is a brief look at the top five important matchups of the day.
1)Green Bay at Seattle, 8:35pmET, CenturyLink Field
The Green Bay Packers are looking to go 2-1 after defeating the Chicago Bears last Thursday, 23-10. They have a few days extra rest but that may not bother Seattle, who is a playing a rare game on Monday night after defeating Dallas, 27-7 last week. This is the first big game for rookie QB Russell Wilson. Green Bay is 23-10 ATS L23 overall.. Green Bay is a 3-point favorite with a total of 44.
2)Milwaukee at Washington, Marco Estrada (4-6, 3.56 ERA) vs. Jordan Zimmerman (11-8, 2.96 ERA)
The Brewers won 2 of the first 3 but are still 2.5 games behind St. Louis for the final wild card spot. Washington needs this game to go back up 5 games in the NL East since Atlanta is off on Monday. Zimmerman will need a strong start against Estrada. Washington is 4-17 Under last 21 Monday games. Washington opened up as a -140 favorite with a total of 8.
3)Toronto at Baltimore doubleheader, 4pmET and 7pmET. Game 1 Henderson Alvarez vs. Steve Johnson; Game 2 Ricky Romero vs. Bruce Chen
The Orioles had a six- game winning streak halted by the Red Sox yesterday (2-1 loss), but they are still right in the thick of things in the AL East. With a Yankees loss to Oakland, Baltimore is just one game behind New York and 3.5 games up on the Angels for the top wild card spot. Baltimore is 18-6 last 24 home games. .Baltimore opened as a -205 favorite with an 8.5-run total in Game 1, while they are opened as a -215 favorite with a total of 9 in Game 2.
4)Oakland at Texas, Dan Straily (2-1, 4.13 ERA) vs. Derek Holland (11-6, 4.42 ERA)
Oakland is 4 games behind the Texas Rangers in the AL West, so this is likely their last chance to win the division. Most likely, they'll be a wild card team but that isn't a lock as Baltimore is one game up and the Angels are 2.5 games behind the A's for the final wild card spot. Texas is 18-8 last 26 in this series. Texas has opened as a -175 favorite with a total of 9.5.
5)Odds to win the 2012-13 NBA Championship
We are about a week away from the start of NBA training camp. Here are the latest odds from 5dimes. The Miami Heat are once again the favorite but the LA Lakers are a close second thanks to the additions of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard.
NBA Championship
Miami Heat +180
Los Angeles Lakers +250
Oklahoma City Thunder +525
Chicago Bulls +1300
San Antonio Spurs +1500
Los Angeles Clippers +2500
Boston Celtics +2600
Brooklyn Nets +3700
Indiana Pacers +3900
Dallas Mavericks +4000
New York Knicks +4000
Memphis Grizzlies +4500
Philadelphia 76ers +5500
Denver Nuggets +7500
Houston Rockets +8500
Atlanta Hawks +9500
Minnesota Timberwolves +9500
Portland Trail Blazers +11500
Utah Jazz +12000
Orlando Magic +13500
Milwaukee Bucks +14500
New Orleans Hornets +17500
Golden State Warriors +18000
Phoenix Suns +19000
Cleveland Cavaliers +20000
Detroit Pistons +20000
Washington Wizards +20000
Toronto Raptors +22500
Sacramento Kings +25000
Charlotte Bobcats +50000