{"id":6172,"date":"2013-10-05T18:59:48","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T18:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=6172"},"modified":"2021-06-15T01:54:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T05:54:19","slug":"sports-betting-preview-october-5-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/sports-betting-preview-october-5-2013.html","title":{"rendered":"Sports Betting Preview \u2014 October 5, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>College football presents another Saturday of big action, featuring a critical Big Ten match-up; and MLB postseason play is starting to get interesting as the ALDS and NLDS get down to business.<\/p>\n<h2>Sports Betting Preview for October 5<\/h2>\n<h3>Top Stories in Sports Today<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ALDS Baseball: Red Sox Rout Rays; Tigers Pounce A&#8217;s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Boston Red Sox scored five runs in the fourth inning, taking advantage of Tampa Bay Rays\u2019 bad luck and bad defense to beat the Rays, 12-2. Later, Max Scherzer had another dominant performance and the Detroit Tigers scored three runs in the first inning en route to\u00a0beating the A&#8217;s, 3-2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NLDS Baseball:\u00a0Pirates Beat Cards; Braves Edge Dodgers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rookie pitcher Gerrit Cole stifled the St. Louis Cardinals in his postseason debut to help the Pittsburgh Pirates bounce back with a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/blogs\/mlb-big-league-stew\/nlds-game-2-rookie-gerrit-cole-helps-pirates-201229448--mlb.html\">7-1 victory<\/a>, tying the series at 1-1. On the other series, the Atlanta Braves used their nifty defense to beat the LA Dodgers, 4-3, as\u00a0they&#8217;re headed to Dodger Stadium with the NLDS all tied up at 1-1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baseball: A-Rod Sues MLB, Selig for \u201cWitch Hunt\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Embattled slugger Alex Rodriguez sued Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig, accusing them of pursuing &#8221;vigilante justice&#8221; as part of a &#8221;witch hunt&#8221; designed to smear the character of the Yankees star and cost him tens of millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Football: Browns\u2019 QB Hoyer Out for Season<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After an inspirational two wins he keyed on, Cleveland Browns\u2019 quarterback Brian Hoyer will miss the remainder of the season after <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/news\/browns-qb-hoyer-season-knee-161051352--nfl.html\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">tearing his ACL<\/a> on his right knee.<\/p>\n<h2>Top Bet Games to Bet On<\/h2>\n<h3>NCAAF: (4) Ohio State Buckeyes at (16) Northwestern Wildcats (8 PM ET)<\/h3>\n<p>Both teams are undefeated right now with Ohio State at 5-0 SU and Northwestern at 4-0. The Wildcats are coming off their bye week after beating Maine, 35-21. The Buckeyes got another win against a Big Ten team after dispatching Wisconsin, 31-24.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State has won 28 of the last 29 meetings and are riding a nation-best 17-game winning streak. But Northwestern will try to break the trend and go for a historic win. They&#8217;re on the verge of starting 5-0 in two straight seasons for the first time since 1904-05.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/college-football\/ncaa\">Odds: Ohio State (-7) vs. Northwestern (+7), O\/U: 61.5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ohio State are a 7-point favorite on the road and are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings. But Northwestern are coming off a bye week and will be playing at home. Northwestern are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 conference games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/david-price-tampa-bay-rays-mlb-2013.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6175\" alt=\"david-price-tampa-bay-rays-mlb-2013\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/david-price-tampa-bay-rays-mlb-2013.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/david-price-tampa-bay-rays-mlb-2013.jpg 600w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/david-price-tampa-bay-rays-mlb-2013-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>MLB: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox (5:30 PM ET)<\/h3>\n<p>Pitching Match-up: Rays LH David Price (10-8, 3.33 ERA) vs. Red Sox RH John Lackey (10-13, 3.52 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>The Tampa Bay Rays owe their playoff berth, at least in part, to David Price.<\/p>\n<p>Facing a potential 0-2 deficit, they&#8217;ll turn to him to help even their division series up.<\/p>\n<p>Price looks to continue his mastery at Fenway Park on Saturday as Tampa Bay meets the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the AL division series.<\/p>\n<p>Boston used a combined eight runs in the fourth and fifth innings Friday en route to a 12-2 victory and a 1-0 series advantage. History would be squarely in the Red Sox&#8217; favor with another victory Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/mlb\/\">Odds: Tampa Bay (-119) vs. Boston (+109), O\/U: 7.5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Rays are looking to bounce back while they are still good on postseason road games. They are 4-1 in their last 5 playoff road games. If Price has been the Rays\u2019 \u201cpriced\u201d (pun intended) pitcher, so is John Lackey for the Red Sox, especially at Fenway Park. 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