11/12/2008 - Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners outrighted pitchers Jared Wells and Joe Woerman to the minor leagues on Wednesday and had pitcher Jake Woods decline his outright assignment and become a free agent.
In addition, the club also announced that infielder Yung Chi Chen was claimed off waivers by the Athletics.
The 27-year-old Wells, who made his major league debut in 2008 and pitched to a 10.13 earned-run average with the club over six games, was acquired from the Padres in a May 28th trade that sent Cha Seung Baek to San Diego.
Woerman, who turns 26 on December 12, split last season between Triple-A Tacoma and Double-A West Tennessee. He combined to go 3-11 with a 6.69 ERA in 26 appearances and has yet to make his major league debut.
Woods, who declined his outright and will automatically become a free agent, spent the last three seasons in Seattle and went 7-4 with a 4.61 ERA in 56 appearances.
Chen has played sparingly over the past two seasons due to a shoulder injury in 2007 and a knee injury in 2008. The 25-year-old appeared in 69 games with Tacoma in '08, hitting .249 with 11 doubles, three home runs and 25 RBI.
<< Victorine out 6-8 months after knee surgery
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chivas USA's Sasha Victorine successfully
underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee and is expected to miss 6-8
months, the Major League Soccer club announced on Wednesday.
Victorine, who joine
<< Blazers' Oden returns after missing six games
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden returned
to action on Wednesday against the Miami Heat, though he was not in the
starting lineup.
Oden was expected to miss 2-to-4 weeks with a right foot sprain su
<< Home-field advantage could be key in Eastern Championship
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Crew, owners of the best regular
season record in Major League Soccer this season, are set to host the Chicago
Fire on Thursday night for the right to represent the Eastern Conference in
the MLS
<< Rays OF Upton undergoes shoulder surgery
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Rays center fielder B.J. Upton
underwent a procedure Tuesday to repair a labrum in his left shoulder.
The surgery to his non-throwing shoulder was done by renowned surgeon Dr.
James Andrew
Caps crush 'Canes >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Capitals line of Alexander Ovechkin,
Alexander Semin and Nicklas Backstrom combined for 12 points in Washington's
5-1 domination of the Carolina Hurricanes at RBC Center.
Semin had two markers an
Zherdev carries Rangers over Devils >>
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nikolai Zherdev scored twice and Lauri
Korpikoski picked up his first NHL goal as the New York Rangers humbled the
New Jersey Devils, 5-2, at the Prudential Center.
Michal Rozsival and Chris Drury a
Brand, Sixers get first road win in Toronto >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Elton Brand scored a season-high 25 points and
grabbed eight rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers downed Chris Bosh and the
Toronto Raptors 106-96.
Andre Iguodala had 18 points, 10 assists and nine rebound
Doan, Coyotes rip Blue Jackets >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shane Doan scored twice and Ilya Bryzgalov
stopped 31 shots as Phoenix earned a 5-2 victory over Columbus.
Steven Reinprecht, Kevin Porter and Martin Hanzal also scored for the Coyotes,
who won their sea
The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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