Sports Betting – Taking A Look At Thursday’s Wagering Action

[Freddy Wills]

Those who odds have a handful of sports betting matchups to get them through Thursday, while the final tournament of the golf season before the FedEx Cup playoffs begins will tee off that morning as well.

Bet On MLB

Dodgers Brewers Odds (2:10 PM ET): Los Angeles’ Clayton Kershaw has been one of the few bright spots of the 2011 campaign for the Dodgers, and he’ll go for win No.15 on the season as he takes on Marco Estrada in Milwaukee.

Diamondbacks Phillies Odds (7:05 PM ET): Arizona’s Ian Kennedy will continue his breakout season in Philadelphia, where rookie Vince Worley has been getting some attention of his own despite being the young gun in a star-studded rotation. Kennedy has won his last six starts, and even though Worley has been struggling, this has the potential to be one of the low of the day.

Giants Braves Odds (7:10 PM ET): In another National League East-West contest, the Giants will go with Tim Lincecum, who has allowed two runs or less in nine of his last 10 games. The Braves counter with young Mike Minor, although you’ll have to confirm that he’ll be starting as Minor’s spot in the rotation is always at stake.

Yankees Twins Odds (8:10 PM ET): New York’s C.C. Sabathia has allowed 12 runs in 14 innings, and the ace was taken deep five times in his last start. The Twins will go with Brian Duensing, who has dropped three in a row and four of his last five. The Yankees are running away with the wild-card race if they manage to lose the American League East to Boston, but
they need their Cy Young candidate to get back on track.

Rangers Angels Odds (8:10 PM ET): In this American League West showdown, the Angels will go with their ace, Jered Weaver, who was knocked around by Toronto in his last outing and needs to bounce back if the Angels are going to stay in the hunt. The Rangers give the ball to Colby Lewis, and everything at stake in this game, you don’t need to read to know that both pitchers will bring their A-games.

Blue Jays Athletics Odds (10:05 PM ET): These teams aren’t worried about the playoffs, but it should still be a good pitching matchup to watch as Toronto’s Ricky Romero, a native of California, takes on Oakland’s Trevor Cahill on the West Coast.

Bet On Golf

Wyndham Championship Odds (tee times TBA): India’s Arjun Atwal earned his first PGA Tour win at the Wyndham Championship last year and should return to defend his crown in the last event before the FedEx Cup playoffs tee off. That should provide a boost to the field of this event, and it should also boost the attention on golf in your .