Rooney's Global Sports Thread

[Rooney]

5-7-10

Bet # 280

France National Soccer ** Game starts at 2 PM Eastern

This is a 4 unit bet

Plabennec vs Pacy over 2.5 goals - 118 @ The Greek

This is a must win game for Pacy if they want to keep their promotion hopes alive. They are sitting in fifth place just five points behind third place Troyes for the last promotion spot with just three games remaining. Pacy suffered only one loss out of their last ten games. They were shutout in only one of their last five away games and they scored two or more goals in each of the other four games. Plabennec is just about safe from relegation as they are six points above the zone with three games remaining. They have won three of their last four games to give them some relief from relegation. Plabennec was shutout once and they kept only one clean out of their last eight games. Pacy beat Plabennec 2-1 earlier this season and I expect some goals in a must win game for Pacy.

 

[Rooney]

5-7-10

Bet # 281

Spain Segunda Soccer ** Game starts at 3 PM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

Castellon vs Gimnastic over 2 goals - 145 @ The Greek

Castellon is sitting in last place seven points from safety with seven games remaining. They have won their last three home games and they scored two or more goals in each game. Six of Castellon's seven wins this season happened when they played at home. They have kept only one clean sheet out of their last ten games. Gimnastic has little to play for as they are eleven points out of the promotion race and nine points above the relegation zone. Gimnastic has lost only one of their last six games. They were shutout once and they kept only one clean sheet out of their last ten games. I expect some goals as Castellon is in a must win situation and Gimnastic has little to play for.

 

[Rooney]

5-7-10

Bet # 282

Mexico Baseball ** Game starts at 8:30 PM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

Laguna Vaqueros vs Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes over 9.5 runs - 125 @ Bookmaker

The Laguna Vaqueros have won five straight games and they scored eight or more runs in four of the five games. Laguna ranks second in the league with a team batting average of .323 and they lead the league in runs scored with 310 this season. The Vaqueros also have the worst team earned run average in the league at 6.43 this season. They will send Alberto Manrique to the mound tonight. Manrique has pitched in twelve games this season but started only five. He pitched more than five innings in only two of his five starts. Left handed hitters have a .385 batting average against Manrique this season and right handed hitters are not far behind with a .380 average. The Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes have lost four of their last five games. They conceded seven or more runs in each of the four defeats. The Tecolotes will send Manuel Perez to the mound tonight. Perez has pitched in sixteen games this season but started only three. Left handed hitters have a hefty .345 batting average against Perez this season. I expect both bullpens will be busy tonight in a high scoring game.

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Friday : W = 2 L = 2 (- $ 38)

Overall : W = 132 L = 117 (- $ 1,919)

5un (15-15-3)
4un (46-42-13)
3un (71-60-14)

Bet # 283

Japan J League Soccer ** Game starts at 2 AM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

Shimizu vs Albirex Niigata over 2.5 goals - 105 @ The Greek

Shimizu has yet to lose a game this season. Through ten games they have seven wins and three draws. Shimizu was shutout in only one of the ten games but they have gone six straight games without keeping a clean sheet. They scored two or more goals in each of their last three games and in four of their five home games this season. Albirex Niigata has not been as lucky with two wins, five draws and three defeats through ten games. Niigata also has a streak of three straight games in which they scored two goals. They are also struggling on the defensive end with only one clean sheet out of their last seven games. I doubt either team will keep a clean sheet and we should get 3+ goals scored.

* The game is listed under May 7th at The Greek because of the 2 AM start time.

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Bet # 284

Korea K League Soccer ** Game starts at 2 AM Eastern

This is a 4 unit bet

Seongnam Ilhwa vs Chunnam Dragons over 2.5 goals - 125 @ The Greek

Seongnam Ilhwa has won two of their last three games which put an end to a streak of five straight games without a win. They are coming off a 4-0 loss against FC Seoul which is also the first time they were shutout this season. Ilhwa scored three or more goals in three of their five home games this season. They have kept only two clean sheets out of their last eight games. The Chunnam Dragons have won two straight games which put an end to a streak of five straight games without a win. They were shutout in only one of their last nine games and they scored two or more goals in six of the nine games. On the defensive end, Chunnam conceded two or more goals in four of their last six games. I think it is a safe bet that this will not be a defensive battle.

* This game is listed under May 7th at The Greek because of the 2 AM start time.

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Bet # 285

Germany Bundesliga Soccer ** Game starts at 9:30 AM Eastern

This is a 4 unit bet

Hoffenheim vs VFB Stuttgart over 3 goals - 123 @ The Greek

Stuttgart still has a chance to make the Europa League next season but they need a few things to happen Saturday. Stuttgart would have to beat Hoffenheim and hope that Freiburg beats Dortmund. Stuttgart also trails Dortmund in goal differential by four goals so I expect Stuttgart will attack from minute one. Stuttgart was not shutout in any of their last ten games and they scored two goals in eight of the ten games. Hoffenheim has nothing to play for as they are safe from relegation and have no chance at European Cup soccer next season. They have won their last two games which put an end to a streak of seven straight games without a win. Hoffenheim kept only one clean sheet out of their last nine games. Stuttgart beat Hoffenheim 3-1 earlier this season and I doubt either team will get shutout on Saturday. This is a must win game for Stuttgart as Hoffenheim will look to play the role of spoiler.

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Bet # 286

England League 1 Soccer ** Game starts at 10 AM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

Leeds vs Bristol Rovers over 3 goals - 104 @ The Greek

This is a must win game for Leeds if they want to hold onto their automatic promotion spot. Leeds is sitting in second place with a one point lead over third place Millwall and fourth place Swindon. Millwall and Swindon play each other Saturday. Fifth place Charlton is only two points behind Leeds and they play Oldham on Saturday who has little to play for. Even sixth place Huddersfield is only three points behind Leeds but they would also need a few other results in order to pass Leeds. Well Leeds has won four of their last six games which put an end to a streak of four straight games without a win. Leeds has struggled on the defensive end with only one clean sheet out of their last ten games. They will face a Bristol Rovers team that was shutout in only two of their last nine games. Rovers has won only one of their last seven games which killed their promotion playoff chances. The last three games between these two teams each ended with four goals scored and I expect a goalfest on Saturday.

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Bet # 287

England League 2 Soccer ** Game starts at 10 AM Eastern

This is a 5 unit bet

Northampton vs Bury over 2.5 goals - 112 @ The Greek

Both teams still have a chance at a promotion playoff spot. Bury has the best chance as they sit in eighth place just one point behind seventh place Dagenham & Redbridge for the last playoff spot. Sixth place Morecambe is only two points ahead of Bury. What hurts Bury is their goal differential of - 5 so they must go all out for the win. Northampton would have to beat Bury and hope for some other results in order to get a playoff spot. So in the end a draw helps no one at all and both teams will fight for the win until the game ends. Northampton has won only one of their last six games which has just about killed their promotion chances. Bury has also struggled with only two wins out of their last ten games. These two teams played to a 2-2 draw earlier this season but both teams must go for the win Saturday if they want any chance at the promotion playoff spot.

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Bet # 288

Italy Serie B Soccer ** Game starts at 9:30 AM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

Brescia vs Ancona over 2.5 goals - 132 @ The Greek

Brescia is trying to hold onto second place and automatic promotion. The top two teams in the league get automatic promotion while third place through sixth place will have a playoff to decide the third team to get promoted. Brescia has just a one point lead over third place Cesena and fourth place Sassuolo. Fifth place Cittadella is only three points behind Brescia. Well Brescia has lost only one of their last nine games. They scored two or more goals in three of their last four games. Today Brescia will play an Ancona team that is sitting in the middle of the Table. Ancona is seven points behind for a promotion playoff spot and they are seven points above the relegation zone. Ancona has just about killed their promotion chances by winning only one of their last nine games. They kept only one clean sheet out of their last ten games and they were shutout in only two of their last eight games. Brescia has alot to play for today while Ancona can play the role of spoiler.

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Bet # 289

Czech Gambrinus Soccer ** Game starts at 11:30 AM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

FC Bohemians Praha vs FK Viktoria Plzen over 2.5 goals - 137 @ The Greek

Both teams have little to play for with just two games remaining in the season. Bohemians Praha is in last place and is set for relegation. They have lost six of their last seven games and conceded three or more goals in each of their last four home games. Viktoria Plzen has won only one of their last seven league games which has killed their chances at European Cup soccer next season. Plzen kept only one clean sheet out of their last nine games. They scored two or more goals in six of their last ten games. Plzen beat Bohemians 3-2 earlier this season and I expect another high scoring game as both teams have little to play for.

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Bet # 290

Portugal Liga de Honora Soccer ** Game starts at 12 PM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

Freamunde vs FC Penafiel over 2.5 goals - 110 @ The Greek

Freamunde has lost four of their last five games. They were shutout in only one of their last eight games but kept only one clean sheet out of their last ten games. In fact each of Freamunde's last four games ended with a final score of 3-2. Penafiel has won five of their last eight games. They are also struggling on the defensive end with only two clean sheets out of their last ten games. Penafiel scored two or more goals in three of their last four away games. Freamunde beat Penafiel 3-2 earlier this season and I doubt this will be a defensive battle on the last day of the season.

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Bet # 291

France Ligue 1 Soccer ** Game starts at 3 PM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

Rennes vs Nice over 2.5 goals - 101 @ The Greek

These two teams have nothing to play for in the last two games of the season. Rennes has gone six straight games without a win. That killed their chances at European Cup soccer next season. Rennes was shutout in only one of their last ten games but they kept only one clean sheet out of their last eight games. Nice has won only one of their last six games but they are thirteen points above the relegation zone with just two games remaining. Nice was shutout in only two of their last ten games but they conceded a total of seven goals in their last two away games. With little to play for I expect an open game with a few goals.

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Bet # 292

Spain Primera Liga Soccer ** Game starts at 3 PM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

Getafe vs Malaga over 2.5 goals - 118 @ The Greek

Getafe is tied in points with Villarreal for sixth place in the league which is also the last Europa League spot. Getafe is ahead of Villarreal on the Table thanks to a difference of + 7 in goal differential. Getafe has not helped themselves by winning just one of their last four games. They were shutout in only one of their last ten games and they scored two or more goals in six of the ten games. Getafe has kept only one clean sheet out of their last five home games. Malaga is sitting just a point above the relegation zone with two games remaining. They have gone nine straight games without a win. Malaga has kept only one clean sheet out of their last nine games. This is a huge game for Getafe if they want European Cup soccer next season but Malaga is also trying to avoid relegation. A draw helps no one and we should get 3+ goals scored.

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Bet # 293

Chile Primera Soccer ** Game starts at 3:30 PM Eastern

This is a 4 unit bet

Santiago Morning vs Audax Italiano over 3 goals - 150 @ Bookmaker

I guess we will not get good odds with an over team like Audax. I was looking for a 3.5 total. Audax's last ten games each ended with four or more goals scored. They won only three of the ten games which just shows the defensive problems they are having. Santiago Morning has won only one of their last nine games. They kept only two clean sheets out of their last ten games. I have been posting week by week now that I will ride the Audax over train until it comes to it's last stop. With the high odds you might want to parlay this with the next bet I post.

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Bet # 294

Brazil Serie A Soccer ** Game starts at 5:30 PM Eastern

This is a 4 unit bet

Botafogo RJ vs Santos over 3 goals - 110 @ Bookmaker

Santos won the Paulista Championship last weekend and they moved on in the Brazil Cup with a midweek 3-1 win against Mineiro. Now they will start Serie A play. Fourteen of Santos last fifteen games played ended with four or more goals scored. Today they will face a Botafogo team that was not shutout in any of their last thirteen games played. This will not be a defensive battle as the two teams open Serie A play. Like I posted above this would be a good two game parlay with the Santiago-Audax over 3 bet. Both games are available at Bookmaker and The Greek.

* This game will be shown live in the States on GOLTV

 

[Rooney]

5-8-10

Bet # 295

Peru Primera Soccer ** Game starts at 8 PM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

Sport Boys vs San Martin over 2.5 goals - 140 @ Bookmaker

San Martin has won seven of their last nine games which has them sitting in first place with a slim three point lead over second place Vallejo. San Martin was shutout in only one of the nine games and they scored three or more goals in five of the nine games. Sport Boys has won only one of their last nine games. They kept only one clean sheet out of their last nine games and conceded three goals in two of their last three games. Sport Boys was shutout in only one of their last five home games. The last two games between these two teams when Sport Boys was playing at home each ended with four or more goals scored. I doubt this will be a defensive battle.

 

[Rooney]

5-9-10

Saturday : W = 7 L = 5 P = 1 (- $ 87)

Overall : W = 139 L = 122 (- $ 2,006)

5un (15-16-3)
4un (48-44-13)
3un (76-62-15)

Bet # 296

Japan J2 League Soccer ** Game starts at 1 AM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

Ventforet Kofu vs Tokushima Vortis over 2.5 goals - 105 @ The Greek

Kofu has won five of their last six games. Through ten games this season, Kofu was shutout in only one game but they kept only one clean sheet out of their five home games. Kofu scored four or more goals in three of their last five games. Tokushima is coming off a 4-0 win against Gifu. That was only their second win out of their last six games. Tokushima started the season with four straight wins. They scored two or more goals in three of their four away games. Tokushima kept only two clean sheets out of their last nine games. It is early on in the J2 season but these are two of the in-form teams in the league and I doubt either team will keep a clean sheet.

 

[Rooney]

5-9-10

Bet # 297

Korea K League Soccer ** Game starts at 2 AM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

Incheon United vs FC Seoul over 2.5 goals - 106 @ The Greek

Incheon has won three of their last four games which put an end to a five game losing streak. They were not shutout in any of their last eight games but have kept only two clean sheets out of their last nine games. FC Seoul has won seven of their last ten games. They scored three or more goals in six of the ten games. Seoul kept only one clean sheet out of their five away games and they conceded two or more goals in three of the five games. It is also early on in the K League season but I think the over is a safe bet in this game.

 

[Rooney]

5-9-10

Bet # 298

Italy Serie A Soccer ** Game starts at 9 AM Eastern

This is a 4 unit bet

Fiorentina vs Siena over 3 goals - 101 @ The Greek

Fiorentina picked up only one win out of their last seven league games which killed their chances at European Cup soccer next season. Now they will play their final home game of the season against already relegated Siena. With only two wins out of their last ten games, Siena has known for a few weeks now that they were headed for Serie B next season. Siena conceded two or more goals in each of their last five away games. The Fiorentina defense is not doing much better with only one clean sheet out of their last ten games. I expect Fiorentina will want to put on a show for their fans and Siena has nothing to play for so I like the chances of a goalfest.

 

[Rooney]

5-9-10

Bet # 299

Germany 2nd Bundesliga Soccer ** Game starts at 9 AM Eastern

This is a 3 unit bet

St Pauli vs Paderborn over 3.5 goals - 103 @ The Greek

Heading into the last day of the season, St Pauli still has a chance at first place. St Pauli is sitting in second place just two points behind first place Kaiserslautern. Both teams have locked up automatic promotion to the Bundesliga next season. Kaiserslautern has to play third place Augsburg on Sunday. St Pauli has won six of their last eight games. They scored three or more goals in three of their last four home games. Paderborn has little to play for except the chance to finish in fifth place. They have won three of their last four games which put an end to a three game losing streak. Paderborn was shutout in only one of their last eight games. They have struggled on the defensive end conceding two or more goals in six of their last nine games. I am sure St Pauli would love the chance to finish in first place so there will be some scoreboard watching.