Roger Federer will face Andy Murray for the Australian Open title Sunday night.  If Roger wins it will be his forth.  Andy Murray is still trying to become the first British player to win a major since Fred Perry did it way back in 1936.   Federer on the other hand has won his share.

Roger has won 15 majors and has participated in no less than 22 grand slam titles.  Although Murray has defeated Federer in 6 of their 10 match ups, Roger has won the last 2.  He will be favored to win this one as well.

The number 2 ranked Rafael Nadal had his right knee give out in his quarter final match against Murray.  He will be out for at least 4 weeks.  His luck continues to run bad.  Now Murray must look for some luck against Federer.

Federer is ranked number 1 in the world because he is at the peek of his game on the court.  Murray is once again feeling the stress of having to take a British player to new heights.  He will need more than luck on Sunday night.  Until we meet again may your betting be better and remember to always be a good sport.

It is hard to believe but the NFL season is right around the corner.  As usual during the off season Coaches were replaced and some big name players were traded to other teams.  Lets briefly look at what may lay ahead in the upcoming season.  In the AFC East watch out for Miami and Buffalo.  In the AFC North Indy and the Titans will fall out of contention and the Texans will make a surprise run.  In the AFC West San Diego should hold on but Kansas City is the team to watch.  In the AFC South the Steelers did a great job of keeping the nucleous of their Super Bowl winning team.  They should win their division but Baltimore will be a thorn in their side again.  In the NFC East eyes are on the Eagles but Dallas may still have something to say.  In the NFC North a lot will depend upon rather Brent Farve ends up with the Vikings.  Chicago should be a threat now that they have a Quarterback in Jay Cutler.  In the NFC South keep your eyes on the upstart Atlanta Falcons with Matt Ryan moving into his second year and having newly acquired Tony Gonzales. The NFC West is up in the air.  Arizona may still be the team to beat there but the Rams and 49ers have second year coaches that are fired up and hungry.  Both could easily make a run in that division.  We will have our precise picks as the season draws nearer.

In the Tennis world there is a lot of anticipation that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal may still have a chance to meet in the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada next month.  Nadal did not compete at Wimbledon due to a knee injury.  He should be ready to go for the Rogers Cup on August 8th.  Many tennis fans were foaming at the mouth in hopes of seeing the two superstars meet at Wimbledon but it was not too be and Federer ended up winning his 15th Grand Slam and 6th Wimbledon Championship.

In Golf Tiger Woods will visit Australia for the first time in 11 years when he participates in the Australian Masters in November.  Grandstand seats for this event are already selling out.  Woods did not fair well when he played in the 1996 Australian Open where he finished 12 strokes behind winner Greg Norman or in the 1997 Australian Masters where he finished 8th behind winner Peter Lonard.  However, eleven years have made quite a difference in Tiger Woods.  The Melbourne fans know this will be one of the few chances that they will get to see this Golf legend play.

In the UFC they are preparing for their biggest event in history tomorrow night in Las Vegas at UFC 100.  Brock Lesnar is being picked to defeat Frank Mir in their rematch that highlights the event.  Frank Mir won their initial meeting but Lesnar is a little better than he was then.  Georges St. Perrie is picked to beat his opponent Thiago Alves.  There are some exciting matchups on this card and there could be some upsets.  You can check out our lates odds right here at the Sportsbook Gazette.  Somethings in sports never change there will always be the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.  Until we meet again good betting and always remember to be a good sport.

The At&t National Golf Tournament is being played at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.  Someone shot a 4 under 66 for the lowest 36 hole score ever on this course.  That someone was none other than Tiger Woods.  Tiger holds a pretty impressive record when he is leading or sharing a lead at this stage of the game.  He is 31-6 in these situations and has won his last 11 dating clear back to 2004.  Defending Champion Anthony KIm had shot a record 62 in the first round but has fallen back to 2 shots behind Tiger.  Rod Pampling and Jim Furyk rounded out the top 4.

At the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament the final on Sunday will be between the Swiss Roger Federer and the American Andy Roddick.  If Federer can pull it off he will win his record breaking 15th Grand Slam.  Federer defeated Tommy Haas today 7-6, 7-5, 6-3.  Andy Roddick on the other hand knocked off the British darling Andy Murray ending Britains hopes for a Wimbledon Champion for the first time since 1936.  Roddick defeated Murray 6-4, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 leaving the British fans a little dazed and saddened but now he must turn his attention to Roger Federer and see if he has enough left to stop history in the making.

In Major League Baseball the Boston Red Sox still lead the New York Yankee’s by 2 games in the American League East.  In the AL Central the Detroit Tigers lead the Chicago White Sox by 2 games as well.  In the AL West the Los Angeles Angels are only holding off the Texas Rangers by a half a game.  In the National League East the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies are ahead of the Florida Marlins by 1 game.  In the NL Central the St. Louis Cardinals lead the Milwaukee Brewers by a game.  The biggest lead in the majors is held by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West where they lead the San Francisco Giants by 7 and a half games.

In October there will be another professional Football League starting in the United States.  It will be called the United Football League and will feature 4 teams from Las Vegas, San Francisco, New York and Orlando.  That league has already said the if former Atlanta Falcon Quarterback Michael Vick can evade anymore legal problems they will welcome him to play in their league.  Vicks future with the NFL is still up in the air.  It looks like Brent Farve will be the Quarterback in Minnesota this year.  Could he win the Super Bowl there and then possible, I don’t know…retire?  Would you like a piece of those odds?  Until we meet again good betting and always remember to be a good sport.

On Wednesday the United States soccer team faced a powerful foe in Spain in the Confedertions Cup semi-final in South Africa.  The United States could have been in awe of Spains 35 game winning streak.  During that period the Spanish team only allowed 11 goals to be scored against them.  On Wednesday the United States soccer team managed to get 2 and that was 1 more than they needed as they ended Spains winning streak with a 2-0 victory.  Now the United States is in the final against another soccer giant in the Brazilian team.  Can they pull 2 major upsets off in a row?

In NBA news Hedo Turkoglu has opted out of his conract with the Orlando Magic.  Turkoglu was due 7.3 million dollars next year but his hoping for a long term contract that would pay him 10 million per year.  Orlando will find it hard to pay that amount since they acquired Vince Carter from the New Jersey Nets the day before.  Turkoglu averaged almost 17 points per game this season and was a major factor in the Magics run to the NBA Finals.  Cleveland fans got something to cheer about as Shaquille O’Neal was traded to the Cavaliers on Thursday.  Shaq has made a pretty good career by teaming with superstars.  He won 3 NBA titles with Kobe Bryant and one with Dwayne Wade.  Now he has the opportunity to play with LeBron James.  Is another NBA title in his future?

At Wimbledon Roger Federer managed to lose a set to 27th ranked Philipp Kohlschreiber but hung on to win and move on to face Roger Soderling on Monday.  Federer is chasing his record breaking 15th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon.  The chase will get just a little tougher on Monday.  On the ladies side Serena Williams was late for her match against Roberta Vinci of Italy.  The American won fairly easily to move on to play Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia.

The issue of steroid use in Major League Baseball has been heavily covered for the past few years.  Today the Chicago Sports Writers Association voted to not allow any new guidelines when it comes to voting players to the Hall Of Fame if they have used steroids.  Some of the bigger names who have been in the steroid using limelight is Barry Bonds, Roger Clemons, Sammy Sosa, Alex Rodriguez and Mark McGwire.  One of the categories for determining your vote is on character.  This issue has been highly debated.  If performance enhancing drugs made you better than you would have normally been should you get elected to the Hall?  It is my personal opinion that it still takes a very special core of athletic ability to be a superstar.  If you gave any player in the Major Leagues steroids could they break Hank Aarons home run record?  I don’t think so.  The ability has to be there or not.  Would Pete Rose have gotten twice as many hits had he of used steriods? I don’t think so.  These are great baseball players who were great long before they took performance enhancing drugs.  To error is human, to forgive is devine.  These players deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.  Until we meet again good betting and remember to always be a good sport.

All eyes are on Wimbledon as Rafael Nadal holds the tennis world in suspense while he makes the heart wreching decision if he will participate when the action begins on Monday.  If today play was any sign of things to come don’t hold your breath.  Rafael played Lleyton Hewitt in an exhibition today and lost both sets 6-4 and 6-3.  He is supposed to announce on Friday if his injured knees will allow him to compete.  Todays loss was his first since he dropped one to Roger Soderling in the fourth round of the French Open.  Nadal is riding 7-2 odds if he competes at Wimbledon.  Nadal is due to play another exhibition match against Stanislas Wawrinka on Friday.  He has said he will make his decision after that match.  Nadal was diagnosed with tendinitis last November and missed the Davis Cup soon after.  The mens field at the 2009 Wimbledon is strong with Roger Federer coming in at 2-3 odds looking for no less than his 6th Wimbledon Title and his 15th Major.  Andy Murray has 3-1 odds while Andy Roddick is a 18-1 favorite.  The world and the field will have to wait as one to see what role Nadals knee will play in the outcome.

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Today in Farmington, New York the U.S. Open Golf Tournament got under way.  However, the only thing falling into the holes was rain.  Tiger Woods barely finished his 7th hole when rain postponed the event being held at Bethpage Black Golf Course.  Tiger finished the day at 1over par.

In world soccer the USA took a sound beating by Brazil in the Confederations Cup in Pretoria, South Africa.  The USA team was beaten soundly 3-0 and have proved that they are far from ready to compete in next years World Cup.  The USA is 0-2 in the Confederation Cup and things are not looking like they will get any better.

In the National Football League Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth was suspended indefinately today for driving drunk in Miami and killing a pedestrian.  It is not known if indefinately will mean forever or just until the courts are finished with him.  Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf made it clear today that the future of Brent Farve in a Vikings uniform is up to Farve.  Farve announced on HBO recently that if his arm was ready the Vikings were the only team he has spoke too.  We still may see Farve come out of retirement one more time.  Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Matt Ryan looked pretty darn good as a rookie last year.  His teammates said he will be even better in 2009.  The Cinncinati Bengals Quarterback seems to be back to his old self.  He has not been the same since his knee injury against the Pittsburgh Steelers back in the 2004 playoffs.  With all the coaching changes and player shifts this year should prove to be pretty interesting to say the least.

The action never stops in the world of sports.  The competition only gets better.  This only enhances the games that we the fans pay to enjoy.  Until we meet again remember to always be a good sport.

The moment has arrived, Federer will face Nadal in the 2008 Wimbledon Final. Hot online sports betting money has been going to wagering on Nadal during Wimbledon betting. Records were being broken, not only at BetUS but also worldwide in the tennis betting markets. Now, with the Wimbledon final set to kick off on Sunday, the online sports betting community is presented with one more opportunity to bet on Nadal.

This time it is in the most important and much anticipated battle on Centre Court – the online 2008 Wimbledon final. The match that sports bettors are comparing to the legendary rivalry of Borg-McEnroe of 1980/81, where Borg was the Federer and McEnroe the Nadal who ended Borg’s streak of five Wimbledon titles in 1981, has everyone wondering whether history will repeat itself. So when the grass has nestled, the final bow taken, who will be the one clutching the Wimbledon trophy? Will Federer return to the Wimbledon fold or will Wimbledon embrace a new champion? Here is my take on this sensational and fitting 2008 Wimbledon billing.

2008 Wimbledon Final Betting Line: Roger Federer -140 Rafael Nadal EV 1

Head-to-head Analysis: Nadal Leads 11-6

 Nadal is one of few players who can claim a winning record over the World No.1. In Grand Slams they have met six times, with Nadal getting the better of Nadal 4-2. This is their seventh Grand Slam final meeting and second in 2008. Nadal defeated Federer thoroughly in the French Open final

Nadal (EVEN) For the past three years, Rafael Nadal has made a concentrated effort to improve his grass court game. In 2006, when Nadal reached the first Wimbledon final, he was but a rookie. He managed to take one set of Federer before Federer clinched the victory in four. In 2007, in spite of playing seven straight days (because of rain delays) and hindered with a knee injury, Nadal impressively managed to come close to beating Federer. Stretching the maestro to an epic five set battle 7-6(7), 4-6, 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-2. This year Nadal has his best shot of winning Wimbledon.

Nadal arrives in the final having dropped just one set – against Ernests Gulbis in the second round. In the quarterfinal, he was nothing short of superb in his powerful dismissal of Andy Murray. With a relatively straightforward victory in the semi-final against Rainer Schuettler, Nadal should be fresh and well rested to meet the challenge of Federer.

Federer (-140) Roger Federer is in his domain, his favourite playground. Federer’s game is cut for grass and he has sat on his grass perch for five years, amassing a 64 consecutive match win record. Federer is gunning for a historic sixth consecutive Wimbledon title.

Tennis Prediction: While Federer has failed to solve the Nadal dilemma on clay in three tries at the French Open, he has in their last two meetings at Wimbledon. But with the season the Spaniard has enjoyed, significantly winning the Stella Artois Championship, the big question is will Nadal solve the dilemma that is Federer on grass. This match will probably go one of two ways – either it will be a blowout like the French Open final or it will be another epic like the 2007 Wimbledon title. I am hoping for the latter. Since Nadal’s loss at the Masters Series in Rome, he has enjoyed a 23-match-winning streak highlighted by winning the title in Hamburg, French Open and Stella Artois Championships.

2008 Wimbledon Final Betting Prediction: I cannot help but feel the turning of tides may have finally arrived in the Spaniards fortunes. He has been World No.2 for three years – a feat no other has accomplished. His run-up to Wimbledon was convincing and his progress through the rounds at the All England Club only confirmed him even more as a viable contender for the 2008 Wimbledon title. Even the odds makers’ are giving him a shot at even odds. Heck, even Bjorn Borg himself picks Nadal – and he is a big fan of Federer.

2008 Wimbledon Final Free Picks: Nadal in four sets

As the online tennis betting community looks ahead to the final rounds of Wimbledon betting action, the quarterfinal line-up in men’s tennis betting is causing quite a stir.

Wimbledon Matchup: Rafael Nadal vs Scot Andy Murray

2006 and 2007 Wimbledon runner-up Rafael Nadal owns a perfect record against the Scot, but tomorrow his 3-0 mark against Murray will be tested on the luscious lawns of Wimbledon centre court. Murray continue his bid for a first-ever Grand Slam title.

Online Wimbledon Betting Line:

Andrew Murray +5½ -115 +350 Over 36½ -135

Rafael Nadal -5½ -125 -600 Under 36½ -105

2008 Wimbledon Quarterfinal Free Picks: Nadal in four sets. Bet Now!!
Wimbledon Matchup: Marat Safin vs Feliciano Lopez

Marat Safin trails 1-4 against Feliciano Lopez, their last meeting coming in 2007 in Miami. They met once before at Wimbledon in their five encounters – the 2005 Wimbledon R32. Lopez won the encounter in close straight sets 6-4 7-6(4) 6-3. They are evenly matched. Despite the odds this game is wide open for the taking and a berth in the semi-final – possibly a date with Federer is the reward. The question is who wants it more.

Online Wimbledon Betting Line:

Marat Safin -2½ -125 -165 Over 41½ -115

Feliciano Lopez +2½ -115 +125 Under 41½ -125

2008 Wimbledon Quarterfinal Free Picks: Safin in four sets. Bet Now!!
Wimbledon Matchup: Roger Federer vs Mario Ancic

Federer is going for his 6th straight Wimbledon title and he’s answered all the pre-tournament critics who claimed he’s lost a step and maybe shouldn’t even be the number one seed.  His last match was a straight set win over former champion Lleyton Hewitt, meaning Federer hasn’t lost a set in his four tournament matches. Ancic is an unseeded player from Croatia who is ironically the last player to beat the Swiss legend at Wimbledon back in 2002. 

Online Wimbledon Betting Line:

Roger Federer -7 -135 -2500 Over 31½ -120

Mario Ancic +7 -105 +900 Under 31½ -120

2008 Wimbledon Quarterfinal Free Picks: For long shot pushers take Ancic. The money play is too good to ignore. But for a safe bet take Federer to advance in four sets.  Bet Now!!

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Wimbledon R16 Matchup: Federer vs. Hewitt

On 2008 Wimbledon tournament the big three has been reduced to the big two with the departure of Novak Djokovic. Roger Federer, five-time champion and owner of the nicest gold-trimmed cardigan in town, booked his place in the last 16 on Friday with his third simple victory, but things may become a touch tougher today when he faces Lleyton Hewitt. The feisty Aussie, winner of the title in 2002, is the only other former champion in the field.

Lifetime they have played 20 matches against each other with the Federer owing an 11-match winning streak against Hewitt. This is their first encounter this year. To be sure this will be an exciting match for many online tennis bettors to bet on. The reality is that Hewitt has not been successful in eleven attempts to figure the Federer dilemma.

2008 Wimbledon Free Pick: Federer in straight sets. Bet Now!!

Wimbledon R16 Matchup: Ancic vs. Verdasco

Fernando Verdasco had an exceptional run into Wimbledon by beating Thomas Berdych in the third round he reaches the second week. While he has definitely improved this season and become a more consistent player, unfortunately I see his campaign coming to an end. Mario Ancic is simply too good a player overall and on grass he is lethal. He is the last player to beat Federer on grass.

2008 Wimbledon Free Pick: Ancic in 5 sets. Start betting Now!!

Wimbledon R16 Matchup: Nadal vs Youzhny

Nadal’s back-to-back appearances in the Wimbledon finals have helped fuel a contagious attitude and appetite for success on grass. Nadal should win without any problem this matchup. He is simply the best tennis player of this matchup.

2008 Wimbledon Free Pick: Nadal in 3 sets. Bet Now at BetUS!!

Other 2008 Wimbledon round of 16 matchups.

Richard Gasquet vs Andy Murray

Marat Safin vs Stanislas Wawrinka

Janko Tipsarevic vs Rainer Schuettler

Marin Cilic vs Arnaud Clement

Marcos Baghdatis vs Feliciano Lopez

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The online tennis betting trend, recovering from the shock upset of Maria Sharapova today, turn towards short-odds on favourites Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic as the third round tennis betting action gets set to kick off on Friday, June 27, 2008. So how will the two starlets in women’s tennis fair? Here is a look at the online tennis odds currently available for the online sports betting community.

Online Tennis Betting Line: Amelie Mauresmo +250 Serena Williams -400

2008 Wimbledon Tennis Betting Preview: In terms of betting on this matchup, as sensational as this billing is, many feel Amelie Mauresmo, the 2006 Wimbledon champion, has passed her prime. Meanwhile, Serena Williams stock is still rising in the tennis betting markets. Aside from popular opinion, recommending Williams on the money line is a 9-2 career head-to-head record against the Frenchwoman.

Tennis Free Picks: Mauresmo in three sets. Start betting now!
Online Tennis Betting Line: Anabel Medina Garrigues +135 Agnes Szavay -175

2008 Wimbledon Tennis Betting Preview: Agnes Szavay favours the fast surfaces. Ranked No.15 in the World, the Hungarian teenager is loaded with talent, but has had a slow season thus far. At -175 favourite odds, she is the better play.

Tennis Free Picks: Szavay in straight sets.  Bet now!!

Online Tennis Betting Line: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova +300 Agnieszka Radwanska -500

2008 Wimbledon Tennis Betting Preview: Rising Polish tennis star Agnieszka Radwanska won the title in Eastbourne last week – a Wimbledon tune-up event. With three WTA titles for the year already and a 36-11 mark at the start of her Wimbledon run, Agnieska Radwanska is the player to watch in her section of the draw.

Tennis Free Picks: Radwanska in straight sets

Online Tennis Betting Line: Evgeniya Rodina +300 Anna Chakvetadze -500

2008 Wimbledon Tennis Betting Preview: Ana Chakvetadze has had a bit of a seesaw year. Ranked No.8 in the world she is in a bit of a slump and since winning the title in Paris earlier this year, she has failed to factor deep in tournaments. An upset of the eighth seed in Wimbledon is very likely. N

Tennis Free Picks: Chakvetadze in three sets

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Maria Sharapova (9/4) – She’s having a pretty sunny year after breaking Justine Henin’s 32 match winning streak and going on to win the Australian Open without dropping a set. She won the Singles title at the Qatar Total Open. Her first loss of the year was to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals of the Pacific Life Open. So it comes as no surprise that she’s favoured by the bookies at 9/4 (general). There are some, however, who inquire after Maria’s shoulder after a spot of bother at the DFS Classic in Birmingham. Also take into consideration the rocky ride she took us on at the French Open.

Serena Williams (5/2) – Knocked out of the Australian Open by Jankovic at the quarter-finals (her fourth consecutive loss in the quarter finals of a Grand slam singles tournament). She and her Sister were then knocked out of the doubles event in the quarter-finals. After the Australian Open she cancelled her next four tournaments. A rocky start to 2008 for Serena, so it comes as a surprise that she is seeded as no.2 to win this tournament. Ladbrokes and Coral have her at 3/1 while Betfair is on 4.3/1. I find it hard to believe that she’s a contender for the final this year.

Ana Ivanovic (5/1) – Ana has shown spectactular performance this year making both grand slam finals and winning the French Open. Now ranked No.1 in the world (partly due to Henin’s retirement) I reckon she’s good value at 5/1 general. Although it would be interesting to see her up against Dementieva (ranked 10th favourite) at Wimbledon as she’s already lost to her twice this year.

Venus Williams (9/2) – 9/2 at Bet365 and BlueSq and 6/1 at Betfair means there’s a lot more contesting between the top few players for the favourite spot than in the men’s event. It would be unwise to disregard anyone in the top four until you’ve really knuckled down to your research. Venus squeezed in a win over Maria Sharapova early on in the year at the Hong Kong Exhibition Tournament but yielded a win to Ivanovic in the Australian Open. It’s a tricky call especially as the bookies rate her 4th favourite.

Jelena Jankovic (14/1) – Its hard to see Jelena come through for Wimbledon especially as she doesn’t have any previous Singles Grand slams under her belt. Her talents lie elsewhere on the clay court or in the doubles event. Betfair rates Jankovic for an unoptimistic 16.5/1 a large margin from the top four seeded. Ladbrokes have her at 14/1.