Five Things You Need to Know for Monday, Oct. 22
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Five Things You Need to Know
Looking for some exciting events to start off your week? Want to lay some action down on some national tv games? Here are some of the top four matchups of the day along with future odds.
1)Detroit at Chicago, 8:40pmET, Soldier Field
Last year: DETROIT (-5) over Chicago, 24-13; CHICAGO (-3) over Detroit, 37-13. Detroit is coming off a 26-23 win at Philadelphia, while Chicago is coming off a bye. On Oct. 7, the Bears beat Jacksonville, 41-3 on the road. Detroit needs to get the ball to Calvin Johnson since it will be difficult to run on Chicago's defense. Chicago is 3-8 ATS L11 as Monday night favorites. Chicago is a 6.5-point favorite with a total of 47.5.
2)St. Louis at San Francisco, Game 7, NLCS, Kyle Lohse (18-3, 2.79 ERA) vs. Matt Cain (17-7, 3.33 ERA)
San Francisco won Game 6 on Sunday night, 6-1 as Ryan Vogelsong pitched another gem. There's nothing like a Game 7 in baseball or any other sport. Both pitchers will need to be at their best and you can't ask for better pitchers than Lohse and Cain for this situation. San Francisco is 9-3 Over last 12 on Monday night games. San Francisco is a -137 favorite with a total of 7.
3)NBA Preseason. Milwaukee at Toronto, Air Canada Centre
Toronto could be a sleeper in the NBA this year. The season starts on Oct. 30 so we are about a week away. Toronto added Kyle Lowry at point guard to solidify that position. Rookie Jonas Valanciunas has added some size and rebounding to the starting lineup. Milwaukee will be a high-scoring team led by the backcourt of Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings. No line at press time.
4)NBA Preseason, Golden State at LA Clippers
The Warriors always seem to have the same type of teams. They can run and score but can't defend. Golden State is 5-1 in preseason and while that doesn't really mean much, this has become a pretty deep team with Carl Landry and Richard Jefferson added to the mix. They aren't as talented as the Clippers, led by Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. No line at press time.
5)Odds to win 2012-13 NBA MVP
The NBA preseason near the end of the line, which means the season is close to starting (Oct. 30). . Unlike last year (or this year's hockey season), it's nice to know a sport isn't going through labor issues. Will LeBron James another MVP season? Here are the latest lines from 5dimes.
NBA MVP 2012-13
LeBron James +160
Kevin Durant +350
Kobe Bryant +1000
Russell Westbrook +1400
Dwight Howard +1500
Kevin Love +1500
Steve Nash +1500
Dwyane Wade +1700
Blake Griffin +1800
Chris Paul +1800
Carmelo Anthony +2000
Deron Williams +2000
Tony Parker +2000
Derrick Rose +2500
Dirk Nowitzki +2500
Rajon Rondo +2500
Andrew Bynum +4000
Chris Bosh +5000
Danny Granger +5000
Kyrie Irving +5000
Pau Gasol +5000
Paul Pierce +5000
Tim Duncan +5000
Amare Stoudemire +7500
David Lee +7500
Joe Johnson +7500
Josh Smith +7500
Baron Davis +10000
Jeremy Lin +10000
LaMarcus Aldridge +10000
Andre Iguodala +12500
John Wall +12500
Luol Deng +12500
Rudy Gay +12500
Eric Gordon +15000
Jrue Holiday +15000
Roy Hibbert +17500
Al Jefferson +20000
Brandon Jennings +20000
Luis Scola +20000
Marc Gasol +20000
DeMarcus Cousins +25000
Andrea Bargnani +30000
Tyreke Evans +30000
Kemba Walker +35000
Nicolas Batum +50000