Kvitova reaches QFs at Australian Open

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01/22/2012 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - No. 2 seed Petra Kvitova reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a straight-set win Monday over Ana Ivanovic.

Kvitova, the 21-year-old Czech who beat Maria Sharapova to win Wimbledon last season, came through in a second-set tiebreaker to down the 21st-seeded Ivanovic 6-2, 7-6 (7-2).

The match, at Rod Laver Arena, lasted 85 minutes -- 54 of them for the second set.

Kvitova fired seven aces and hit 30 winners, converting three of her six break points, and moved on to face the winner of a fourth round match Monday between Sara Errani and Zheng Jie.

Sharapova, the fourth seed, was also in action Monday against 14th-seeded Sabine Lisicki and 12th-seeded Serena Williams was to play Ekaterina Makarova.

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2007 NFL Football Betting Preview


“You play to win the game!”

Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.

The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.

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Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?

Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.

New York Giants betting lines

Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.

Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.

Dallas Cowboys betting lines

Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.

The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.

Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.

Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.

Oakland Raiders betting lines

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First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”

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Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.

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