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05/08/2010 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Renyel Pinto hit Adam Dunn with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth to force in the go-ahead run, which held up as the Washington Nationals took a 5-4 victory over the Florida Marlins in the middle contest of a three-game series.
Josh Willingham and Willie Harris both homered, while Willingham also tripled in the victory, the Nationals' third in their last five games. Washington dropped Friday's series opener, 4-2, after Florida rallied for two runs in the eighth.
Matt Chico started for the Nationals after being recalled from Double-A Harrisburg earlier Saturday, and allowed two runs on six hits in five-plus innings. Tyler Clippard (5-0) gave up a run in 1 1/3 innings of relief but still got the victory, while Matt Capps worked a scoreless ninth for his MLB-best 12th save of the season.
Gaby Sanchez finished with two hits, including a two-run homer, for the Marlins, who have lost four of their last five.
Burke Badenhop (0-4) took the loss after giving up the tying and go-ahead runs. He began the bottom of the seventh on the mound for the Marlins and hung a slider to Willingham, the leadoff batter, who blasted it to left field for a home run that evened the contest at 4-4.
Badenhop retired the next three batters and remained on the mound in the eighth, which he began by hitting Ian Desmond. Cristian Guzman then reached on a bunt single, and he and Desmond moved into scoring position on a throwing error by first baseman Sanchez.
After pinch-hitter Nyjer Morgan grounded out to first, Badenhop intentionally walked Ryan Zimmerman to load the bases. Pinto came in to pitch to Dunn in a lefty-lefty matchup, but his fifth pitch -- a 1-2 changeup -- ran far inside and hit Dunn to plate Desmond.
Brian Sanches got Florida out of the inning from there, but Capps held the Marlins scoreless in the ninth to seal the victory.
The Nationals took the lead in the fourth. Willingham's two-out triple chased home Adam Kennedy, who began the inning with a base hit, and Harris followed with a homer to right to make it a 3-0 game.
However, Florida rallied in the sixth and seventh to take the lead.
Chico began the sixth, but was removed after giving up leadoff singles to Sanchez and Hanley Ramirez. Jorge Cantu then hit an RBI double to left, ending Chico's outing. Dan Uggla followed with a run-scoring groundout off Miguel Batista to get the Marlins within one.
Sanchez's two-out blast off Clippard in the seventh gave Florida a 4-3 edge.
Game Notes
Batista threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the Nationals, while Guzman ended with two hits...Chico started in place of John Lannan, who missed a start because of discomfort in his left elbow. It was Chico's first start since 2008...Capps has converted all of his save opportunities this season.
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Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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