BetEd - The Line 8/3

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We have a great mix of sports this week with two MLB games, Formula-1 Racing, and – that’s right – NFL Football! In baseball, the Kansas City Royals take on the Yankees in New York, and the San Francisco Giants travel down the West Coast to play the Padres in San Diego. Both games are on Friday. In Auto Racing, it’s the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. And in NFL preseason action, it’s the Hall of Fame Game with the New Orleans Saints battling the Pittsburgh Steelers. In Hot Props, gamble with Tony Soprano on the Emmy Awards.

TRIVIA:

Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs in 2001, breaking the old MLB record of 70 set by Mark McGwire in 1998. Before the 2001 season what was the greatest number of home runs hit by Barry in a season? 1. 49 2. 41 3. 45 4. 34 * ANSWER AT BOTTOM

MLB:

Friday KANSAS CITY @ NY YANKEES 7:05 pm ET, XM 176 The Kansas City Royals will be in New York City to take on the Yankees Friday night. The Royals are 48-59 SU and 45-54-8 OU. Kansas City will start lefthander Odalis Perez (ERA: 5.73, W/L: 6-9). The Royals are second-worst in the league in giving up hits, allowing 9.6 per game. The Yankees are 58-49 SU and 45-51-11 OU. New York will counter with righthander Chien-Ming Wang (ERA: 3.61, W/L: 12-5). The Yankees are the highest-scoring team in the league at 5.8 runs per game. betED Line: Yankees (-1.5)(-145) Total:10 Bet this game! Friday SAN FRANCISCO @ SAN DIEGO 10:15 pm ET, XM 186 Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants travel down the West Coast to take on the Padres in San Diego. The Giants are 46-59 SU and 46-53-6 OU. San Francisco will start RHP Matt Cain (ERA: 4.02, W/L: 3-12). Giants are the third best in the league in times striking out with 5.8 per game. The Padres are 56-50 SU and 47-56-3 OU. The Padres will start RHP Greg Maddux (ERA: 4.13, W/L: 7-8). The Padres have the second worst hits stat in the league at 8.3 per game. betED Line: Padres (-1.5)(+175) Total: 7.5 Bet this game!

NFL:

Sunday Hall of Fame Game NEW ORLEANS SAINTS @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS The New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers kick off the NFL preseason schedule with the annual Hall of Fame Game this Sunday. The Hall of Fame Game at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio, takes place the day after Gene Hickerson, Michael Irvin, Bruce Matthews, Charlie Sanders, Thurman Thomas and Roger Wehrli are inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. betED Line: Steelers (-3)(-110) Total: 34.5 Bet the Hall of Fame Game!

NASCAR:

Sunday NASCAR Nextel Cup PENNSYLVANIA 500 The Pennsylvania 500 takes place Sunday at Pocono Raceway. There are only six races remaining until the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup begins. Drivers who are still outside the top twelve in points are running out of time to qualify for the Chase. Pocono Speedway is a 2.5-mile, three-cornered speedway. The triangle-shaped track has three different corner lengths and bankings, making it very difficult to set up a car and to drive well. The top favorites at betED are: 1. Jeff Gordon (+500) 2. Jimmie Johnson (+700) 3. Tony Stewart (+600) 4. Denny Hamlin (+450) betED Line: Jeff Gordon (+500) Bet this race!

Hot Props:

On The Sopranos, there were few things mob boss Tony Soprano liked more than a “fat” envelope full of cash. betED is giving bettors a chance to pick up their own fat envelope with Prop Bets for the 59th Annual Emmy Awards, which will be handed out Sept. 16 in Los Angeles. The Sopranos, which ended its six-season run on HBO earlier this year, leads all series with 15 nominations, including Outstanding Drama, and is expected to pick up several awards. Who will win Outstanding Drama series? 1. The Sopranos (-200) 2. Boston Legal (+450) 3. Grey’s Anatomy (+675) 4. Heroes (+275) 5. House (+425) Bet on this Prop Now!

TRIVIA ANSWER:

1. 49 Barry Bonds hit 49 home runs in the 2000 MLB season.