Marlins try to top another Rockies pitcher in south Florida

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07/20/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins survived a meeting with Colorado Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez in last night's opener of a four-game series at Sun Life Stadium.

The Marlins figure to have an easier chance of matching their longest winning streak of the season this evening versus Jeff Francis, who is aiming to halt a five-start winless streak for the Rockies.

Florida got to Jimenez, the major-league leader with 15 wins so far this season, for six runs -- four earned -- over a season-low 5 1/3 innings for the National League Cy Young Award candidate last night, but still trailed by a run late thanks to a three-run homer by Colorado's Jonathan Herrera in the eighth inning, the first long ball of his career.

However, pinch-hitter Donnie Murphy drilled a two-run shot off Rockies closer and former Athletics teammate Huston Street in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Marlins to a 9-8 win and a third straight victory.

"I knew I hit it good. But some of these ballparks you don't know," Murphy said. "I saw it go in the stands. I was just happy."

Mike Stanton had three hits, one a three-run homer, and Emilio Bonifacio drove in two runs and scored twice for the Marlins, who are on their longest winning streak since a three-game burst on June 20-23. The club won a season-high four contests in a row from May 13-16.

Ian Stewart hit a solo homer for the Rockies, who have lost four of their last five and fell 4 1/2 games behind first-place San Diego in the NL West.

"When we score that many runs for [Jimenez], it's usually a victory, and that's the part that's hard," said Stewart on Colorado's website.

The Rockies will try to avoid a second straight defeat tonight and help Francis earn his first victory since June 13. The left-hander is 0-1 with an 8.03 earned run average in five starts since and hasn't factored into the decision of his last two outings.

Francis' last start came on July 11 versus the Padres and he gave up three runs on eight hits and three walks over five innings. The 29-year-old is 2-3 with a 5.14 ERA on the season and 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in two career starts versus the Marlins.

The Marlins counter with Nate Robertson, who has allowed at least four runs in three of his last four starts. He lost to the Diamondbacks on July 10, getting charged for five runs on six hits and three walks over six frames to fall to 6-7 with a 5.10 ERA this year.

The 32-year-old southpaw is winless in three games (two starts) lifetime versus the Rockies, going 0-2 with an 8.74 ERA. He was drilled for four runs on five hits and four walks over four innings of a loss to them at Colorado on April 24.

The Rockies took two of three from the Marlins at home from April 24-25.

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Super Bowl XLIII Betting - Super Bowl 2009

Super Bowl 2009, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.

MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.

Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.

Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.

After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.

Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.

Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.

If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.

Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.

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