Santana, Twins open set with Blue Jays

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07/23/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Standout left-hander Johan Santana looks to begin another win streak tonight when the Minnesota Twins visit Rogers Centre for the first game of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.

A 19-game winner last season, Santana had won five straight starts between June 19 and July 13 before dropping a 3-2 nod to Detroit on July 18. In that start, he allowed three runs on five hits in eight innings.

Santana has faced Toronto nine times in his career, going 2-3 with a 4.15 earned run average in 43 1/3 innings.

Right-hander Shawn Marcum will attempt to snap out of a skid that's seen him lose two of three starts. The 25-year-old allowed five hits and three runs over six innings in his last outing, but lost a 6-1 decision to the New York Yankees.

He defeated the Boston Red Sox one start earlier, allowing three earned runs and seven hits in six innings.

Marcum has faced the Twins twice in his career, going 0-1 with a 3.46 ERA in 13 innings.

On Sunday in Toronto, Roy Halladay pitched a three-hit shutout as the Blue Jays blanked the Seattle Mariners, 8-0, in the finale of a three-game set.

Halladay (11-4) was dominant throughout, needing just two hours, seven minutes to dismiss the Mariners. He struck out three and walked one.

Troy Glaus hit a three-run homer while Gregg Zaun and Aaron Hill also went deep for Toronto, which has won three of its last four contests.

Zaun scored three times, and Alex Rios finished with two RBI.

In Minnesota, Joe Saunders hurled seven solid innings, and Garret Anderson homered as the LA Angels of Anaheim downed Minnesota, 7-2, in the finale of a three-game set at the Metrodome.

Jeff Cirillo and Justin Morneau each had an RBI for the Twins, who have lost four of six.

Matt Garza (1-2) allowed four runs -- three earned -- on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings of work en route to the loss.

Minnesota and Toronto are meeting for the first time this year at the Rogers Centre. The teams have clashed seven previous times in 2007 at Minnesota, with the Twins holding a slim 4-3 edge.

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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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