Five Things You Need to Know for Tues., Sept. 25
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Five Things You Need to Know in Sports
Want to start your sports day off right? Looking for some action and the most exciting matchups of the day? There are four key baseball games with playoff implications on tap. Here is a brief look at the top four important matchups of the day along with future odds.
1)Washington at Philadelphia, John Lannan (3-0, 4.43 ERA) vs. Cole Hamels (15-6, 3.05ERA)
The Phillies still have some life sitting at 5 games behind St. Louis for the final wild card spot, but after losing two straight, with 9 games left, their chances are very slim. Washington is trying to hold on to the NL East lead, which now sits at 5 games after the Nats 12-2 win over Milwaukee on Monday afternoon. Philly is 6-1 last 7 in this series. The Phillies opened up as a -150 favorite with a total of 7.5.
2)Miami at Atlanta, Nate Eovaldi (4-12, 4.36 ERA) vs. Kris Medlen (9-1, 1.51 ERA)
Is there a better pitcher in baseball right now than Kris Medlin? The Braves still have a chance at the NL East thanks to Medlen. In his last start on Sept. 19 against the Marlins, he allowed just four hits and no runs on the road in a 3-0 win for the Braves. Eovaldi will need to pitch lights out for the Marlins to have a shot. Atlanta is 22-8 last 30 in series. Atlanta opened as a -250 favorite with a total of 7.5.
3)Milwaukee at Cincinnati, Mike Fiers (9-8, 3.38 ERA) vs. Johnny Cueto (18-9, 2.84ERA)
The Brewers are just 3 games behind the final wild card spot and they are now tied with the LA Dodgers at 79-74 after falling at the Nationals on Monday afternoon. They do take on a Cincy team that wrapped up the NL Central, but a potential Cy Young award winner in Cueto. Cincinnati is 3-8-1 in Cueto's last 12 starts vs. Milwaukee. Cincinnati opened as a -140 favorite with a total of 8.
4)Oakland at Texas, Tom Milone (13-10, 3.86 ERA) vs. Yu Darvish (16-9, 3.90 ERA)
This is the second game of a four-game series. Tom Milone takes the mound for the Athletics against Yu Darvish for the Rangers. Texas gets OF Josh Hamilton back from an illness. The Rangers are looking to wrap the AL West up, while Oakland needs to stay in the wild card race. Texas is 6-0 Over last 6 home games vs. a left-handed starter. Texas opened as a -210 favorite with a total of 8. 5
5)Odds to win the 2013 Super Bowl
Week three is now in the books and there's another new favorite to win the Super Bowl. Another new favorite this week as Houston is the clubhouse leader followed by Green Bay and San Francisco. Despite starting out at 1-2, New England is still the 4th favorite. Here are latest odds to win Super Bowl XLVII from 5dimes.
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NFL Super Bowl XLVII
Houston Texans +500
Green Bay Packers +685
San Francisco 49ers +700
New England Patriots +850
Atlanta Falcons +950
Baltimore Ravens +1000
New York Giants +2000
Arizona Cardinals +2300
San Diego Chargers +2300
Denver Broncos +2400
Dallas Cowboys +2500
Philadelphia Eagles +2500
Pittsburgh Steelers +3000
Chicago Bears +3200
New York Jets +4000
Seattle Seahawks +6000
Detroit Lions +6600
Buffalo Bills +7000
New Orleans Saints +7000
Cincinnati Bengals +7500
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +13000
Kansas City Chiefs +13500
Carolina Panthers +15000
Washington Redskins +15000
Minnesota Vikings +16500
Tennessee Titans +17500
Oakland Raiders +20000
Miami Dolphins +32500
Indianapolis Colts +40000
Jacksonville Jaguars +45000
St Louis Rams +45000
Cleveland Browns +100000