MMA Betting: Strikeforce Picks, Odds and Predictions

Strikeforce is back this weekend with three of their championship belts on the line. Online sportsbook has put up MMA odds on four great fights.

Jason "Mayhem" Miller vs. Tim Stout

The undercard fight between Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Tim Stout is showing Miller as a big favourite at -1250, while Tim Stout is getting +750.

Miller needs a victory here after losing to Jake Shields in his last bout. After that fight, Miller said he wanted to do more, and do it more effectively, obviously disappointed with the outcome. Facing Stout, he should be able to showcase his muay thai and submission skills.

This fight was put together to get Miller back on track and in the running again, which I think will happen. I'm not even thinking about a wager either way in this one.

Gilbert Melendez vs. Shinya Aoki's

Some attractive lines showed up on the first fight on the main card. Lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez is at -160, with challenger Shinya Aoki's at +130. If I'm looking for a bit of a long-shot that could pay-out, Aoki may just do it. He has a chance at submitting Melendez if he doesn't get his face re-arranged while he's on his feet. Aoki is tenacious and clever, but Melendez also has great jiujitsu skills. Aoki knows this and will look to get the fight on the ground any way he can. If you favor Melendez and his style over Aoki's, than Melendez' line is certainly decent.

Strikeforce Picks: At these odds though, I'm putting a small wager on Aoki to pull off something spectacular, like he has so many times before.

Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal vs. Mousasi

The LH championship bout should be highly entertaining with both fighters having great knock out power. Ever the showman, Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal looks to me to be the best underdog pick on the card. At +180, I think King Mo is a good dog bet. He's a very powerful guy. His level of wrestling will be a new challenge for Mousasi (-220).

Mousasi will certainly be the most talented fighter King Mo has faced yet. I expect Mousasi to press for the takedown, overpower Mousasi and finish with some good King Mo ground-n-pound. I just hope King Mo's relative lack of experience will not force a mistake and end up getting the better of him.

Strikeforce Picks: I like his chance for the upset, but given Mousasi's skill and experience, I'm keeping my wager realistic.

Jake Shields vs. Dan Henderson

The last great fight on "Strikeforce: Nashville" will feature the middleweight championship bout between Jake Shields and Dan Henderson. Defending champion Shields is listed at +300 to Dan Henderson's -400. While Sheilds is certainly the deserving champion, Henderson is the deserving legend. In this match-up, Henderson may prove to be too much for Sheilds.

Hendo is the bigger, stronger man. His greco-roman wrestling prowess will serve him well as Sheilds will try to force the fight to the mat. I think Henderson outclasses Sheilds in the standup and Henderson's wrestling will prove to be the crux that Sheilds will not be able to overcome. Stylistically the fight goes to Henderson.

Strikeforce Picks: I expect Sheilds to be frustrated. Henderson by KO in the early rounds.

Good luck with your picks.

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UFC 112 Odds and Picks - Ultimate Fight Championship Invincible

This weekend’s UFC 112: Invincible in Abu Dhabi should prove to be an excellent event. From the amazing new stadium built seemingly overnight, to the multiple championship belts on the line and the great match ups filling out the main card, UFC 112 should hold all MMA fans to their screens for the duration of the event.

Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia Pick:

For the sports betting public, there are some good underdog chances at decent underdog odds. Many online sportsbook have Anderson Silva at –800 and Demian Maia at +550. Considered by many to be the best pound-for-pound MMA fighter in the world, Anderson Silva is the obvious favorite. Maia’s best chances are on the ground and he hopes to get Silva down there so he can start to work his world-class jiujitsu in hopes of getting the upset. Silva could end the fight early if Maia can’t get close enough to get the takedown, as Silva could simply destroy Maia as he tries to close the distance. Maia does stand a real chance though if he can get Silva on the mat. If you like the dogs and absolutely must bet on the title fight, then I’d go with a nominal wager on Maia at +550. Silva at -800 doesn’t provide any value.

Frankie Edgar vs. BJ Penn Pick:

I’m not so sure Frankie Edgar at +550 has the same chances against BJ Penn (-800) as Maia does against Silva. I’m skipping this one myself as far as the underdog wagering goes. Aside from that, I expect Edgar will put up a good fight as he is a good wrestler and a solid well-rounded fighter. Overall this should be a good match. I expect Penn will take it before the championship rounds.

UFC 112 Picks:

The other dog bet that I mentioned last week that was worth considering was Renzo Gracie over Matt Hughes. Gracie is at +325 to Hughes’ -450. There’s a lot of talk about this fight going the distance and Hughes pulling off the UD as Gracie will challenge him on the ground but Hughes will gain the victory by controlling from the top position. I agree with some of this except that I’m giving the nod to Gracie for the underdog victory. Hughes’ record and experience will keep him working for top control and possibly going for the submission or a TKO from punches from the top. This is where Gracie lives though, and I expect Gracie to be able to withstand Hughes’ efforts and sweep for position and work the submissions to ultimately win the match. Gracie is worth a shot here.

A solid lightweight bout on the main card will feature British fighter Terry Etim (-160) against the well-rounded Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos (+130). The bout finds excitement in that both fighters are looking for some recognition in order to move up in the lightweight division. Both fighters seem to excel on the ground with Etim possessing the ability to finish more fights there as opposed to controlling the fights from that position as dos Anjos does. I’d give the edge in stand up to Etim as well, but I expect most of the fight will take place on the mat with Etim gaining the victory.

The remaining fight on the main card for UFC: Invincible in Abu Dhabi is Kendall Groves against Mark Munoz. While I like Munoz and I think -160 for him as opposed to Groves at +130 is a fair line for this match up, I’m favoring Groves. While Munoz is a top-level wrestler, I expect Groves’ reach and jiujitsu will ultimately earn him the victory on Saturday night. I’m sticking by my pick from last week and restating that I like Groves.

My quick picks for the rest of the UFC 112: Invincible card on Saturday are Davis, Gunderson, Osipczak, Johnson, Veach and Madsen. The only thing I’ve got to say about those is that Madsen better pull it off.

Good luck with your MMA picks.

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Liverpool vs Benfica Live Streaming, Score & Predictions – Europa League

Watch Liverpool vs Benfica Live Streaming @ Sportsbook: The Europa League quarterfinals match between Liverpool and Benfica will take place at Anfield on Thursday 8 April 2010, kick-off set for 8:05 PM. Portuguese side Benfica’s visit to Anfield is relevant because is not an event like the other matches that Liverpool have played in this season. There is an undeniable sense of urgency that simply was not present in any other recent match. It surely goes beyond the so called race for the fourth spot in the EPL, it means to rescue some prestige at the European level.

Liverpool and Benfica go through different realities. Benfica Portuguese table is comfortable leading the championship of their country and come from winning 2-1 in the first leg, while Liverpool is in its worst crisis in 10 years.

Although Liverpool is the favourite for winning this first edition of Europa League, Benfica played really well in the first leg and the Portuguese may aim now for a draw at Anfield, a result which will bring them into the semifinals.

With the planning for next season already in motion what is critical right now is Liverpool’s basically last chance to put forth a quality performance and progress to the title game in the Europa League. Again, maybe not something that carries much weight for the fans but the chance to be one of only eight teams left playing in the continental competitions is nothing to complain about, although the Europa League is not to be compared with the quality of the Chamipons League.

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Atlético Madrid vs Valencia Live Streaming, Match Preview & Score

Watch Atlético Madrid vs Valencia Live Streaming Online@ Sportsbook : The quarter final match in Europa League between Atlético Madrid and Valencia will kick off on April 8, 2010 at 20:05 UK.

There are millions of fans waiting for the next match of UEFA Europa League, and here it is, the football match and you can Watch Atletico Madrid vs Valencia live stream online free kick off is scheduled on Thursday, April 8, 19:45 CET. Enjoy with the live score, Atletico Madrid vs Valencia preview, recaps and highlights here.

Atletico thought to have been the hardest to score twice leading to Valencia in the first leg. But Valencia’s strong recovery is finally picking up the zero before the 2nd leg in Madrid. 10th in La Liga, Atletico approximate gently European markets which are only 5 points. Very comfortable at home, Atletico has won his last 5 league matches at the Vicente Calderon with a convincing 4-1 victory against same Valencia last February 28.

The quarter finals is still very open the score after the first leg of parity. During the 2 previous rounds, Valencia had released sensitive situations after the matches go wrong negotiated. Since the 1/16th final of the 5 games played Atletico Europa League for 4 including 2 draws at home. This match will be the 4th year of confrontation between these two teams with an advantage so far toAtletico (1 win, 2 draws). Moreover, during their last 4 encounters since 2008 to Vicente Calderon, Atletico has won 4 times.

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Manchester United vs Bayern Munich Live Streaming & Match Preview

Watch Manchester United vs Bayern Munich Live Streaming at Sportsbook Online: The quarter final 2nd leg match between Manchester United and Bayern Munich will kick off on 7th April 2010, 19:45 GMT in Manchester.  

Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal insists Manchester United are still the favourites to progress from their Champions League quarter-final despite the German side going into Wednesday night's second leg with a 2-1 lead.

Only seven days ago Manchester United were sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League table and were red-hot favourites to progress to the semi-final of the Champions League.

Earlier to the first leg of Manchester United’s Champion League there will be the quarter final fight against Bayern Munich, much of the conversation wandered around the proficient final of 1999, which the Red Devils alleged in dramatic situations. Unfortunately, for Sir Alex’s Ferguson’s men, by the time it has moved 22:35 last week in Munich, the media were considering over a diverse showing. This time United have the good chance to take revenge tomorrow against Bayern.

The hosts looked good value for their victory in the Allianz Arena, but Van Gaal feels his side remain underdogs for the return match at Old Trafford.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is refusing to rule out naming Rooney on the bench, as his 34-goal striker looks to overcome the ankle injury he suffered in the final moments of United's first leg defeat seven days ago.

Over the last five years, with the European pedigree there is only the defeat by Barcelona and there may be slight suspect over the experienced English side to remain with full confidence of the midweek test.

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Bordeaux vs Lyon Live Streaming Online, Match Preview and Predictions

Watch Bordeaux vs Lyon Live Streaming Online @ Sportsbook Online: The quarterfinal 2nd leg match between Bordeaux ands Lyon will kick off on 7 April, 2010, 19:45 GMT at Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France.

Lyon will be without Lisandro López and Sidney Govou, both suspended for their second leg against fellow Ligue 1 side Bordeaux. In their absence, OL will have one major advantage over the Girondins: two goals.

Bordeaux has been on an unbeaten streak in the Champions League before losing the first leg at Lyon. They were leading Ligue 1 until losing Saturday but do have several matches in hand. Lyon currently lead Ligue 1 but only on goal differnce. The two teams are very familiar with each other and there won’t be many surprises.

Pedigree, recent form and a two-goal advantage from the first leg suggest Olympique Lyon will knock out Girondins Bordeaux on Wednesday to advance to the last four of the Champions League.

Lyon, who won 3-1 at home last week after an exciting first leg of the all-French quarter-final clash, have greater experience of European battles and boosted their morale by winning 2-1 at Stade Rennes on Saturday to go top in Ligue 1.

Olympique Lyon Coach Claude Puel said, "I am not and we are not looking beyond this game - we must play a return match. Both teams want to qualify. We have to be efficient and play well to qualify."

Lyon have one foot into the semifinals with their performance in the first leg but if they look to far ahead, Bordeaux could surprise them. This doesn’t seem likely as Lyon should be focused and have shown their ability to play a defensive match.

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CSKA Moscow vs Inter Milan Live Streaming, Score and Match Preview

CSKA Moscow vs Inter Milan Live Streaming Online at Sportsbook Online: The second leg of Champions League match between Inter Milan and CSKA Moscow will kick off on April 6, 2010 at Luzhniki Stadium. The match will commence at 17:30 UK.

The Champions League rolls around once more and Inter travel to Moscow for the quarter-final second leg against CSKA. The Italian champions hold a 1-0 lead going into the game at the Luzhniki Stadium.

The first leg of the tie was very uneventful for the first 45 minutes. CSKA was very organized defensively and Inter struggled to break them down. Inter’s best chance of the half came on Goran Pandev’s blast from 25 yards out that narrowly missed its mark.

Going into the match Inter welcome back ‘Super’ Mario Balotelli who was also included and scored in the weekend’s 3-0 victory over Bologna. The 19 year-old striker had been in a well-publicised spat with the club and Jose Mourinho, but he has since apologised so should find a place on the bench in Moscow.

Inter dominated the possession and had three times as many shots on goal as CSKA did. CSKA will hope that their home field advantage will help them level the score in the second leg.

CSKA on the other hand are playing in their first ever Champions League quarter-final, though they will be confident they can overturn the 1 goal deficit. Though they will have to do it without the aforementioned Krasic and Aldonin, who are both suspended for the match after picking up bookings in the first leg.

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Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals NHL Live Streaming, Live Score

Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals Live Streaming @ Sportsbook Online:  The match-up between Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals will kick off on April 5, 2010 at 7 pm.

A strong final week of the season should be enough to put the Boston Bruins in the playoffs for the third straight year. That won't be easy with two road games left against the league-best Washington Capitals.

The Washington Capitals are solid 61.9 percent favorites over the Boston Bruins. The Capitals are favored partly because they have a +4 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 34 shots on goal vs 30 shots for the Bruins. The Capitals goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 91.2% compared to the Bruins goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 90.1%.

Boston looks to tighten its grip on a postseason spot and win its fifth straight on the road Monday night against the Eastern Conference champion Capitals.

The Bruins opened the season against the Capitals on Oct. 1, and Washington rolled to a 4-1 win as Alex Ovechkin and Brooks Laich each collected two goals and an assist.

Despite struggling offensively again, the Bruins picked up a huge two points with a 2-1 overtime victory over Toronto on Saturday night behind another strong performance from emerging star Tuukka Rask. Miroslav Satan scored his second goal of the game with 1:35 left in the extra session and Rask stopped 27 shots as Boston won its fourth in a row on the road.

Records: Boston 36-30-12, 84 points; Washington 51-15-12, 114 points

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Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Live Streaming Online

Watch Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Live Streaming @ Sportsbook Online: The match-up between Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals will kick off on April 5, 2010 at 1.05 pm.

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals enter the 2010 season on opposite ends of the spectrum. The Phillies (93-69) won the National League pennant last season after cruising to a NL East Division title, edging out the Marlins by 6 games. The Nationals (59-103) on the other hand, enter 2010 after finishing with the worst record in baseball for two consecutive seasons.

Both teams made strides that they feel proud of this offseason, and both have left their fan base feeling they will make the step to the next level in 2010. The Phillies replaced Cliff Lee, an ace in his own right, with Roy Halladay, a man who has arguably been the best pitcher in baseball for the last decade. The club also bolstered their defense by adding Placido Palanco, giving them arguably the best infield in baseball. The Phillies are trying to recapture the World Championship.

The Nationals made moves of their own, bringing in starting pitching and bullpen help. Washington looks to improve the leagues worst pitching staff and defense. The club allowed a league-high 143 errors last season with a league low .977 fielding percentage. The pitching staff struck out a league-low 911 batters while walking a league-high 629. The Nationals are looking to make the move towards respectability.

The Nationals enter today's game with a seven-game win streak extending from the end of last season, leaving them three shy of their franchise record for consecutive wins.

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Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Live Stream – NBA Predictions

Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Live Stream @ Sportsbook: The match-up between Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers will kick off on April 02, 2010 at 7 pm.  The countdown to the playoffs is on and with just 7 games remaining on the Heat's schedule, tonight's game in Indiana could end up being their most difficult.

The Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers both enter April playing their best basketball of the season.

While the Heat will try to carry their strong play deep into the playoffs, the Pacers' sudden surge is too little, too late.

Miami looks to extend its season-high winning streak to seven and move closer to a postseason berth Friday night when it visits an already-eliminated Indiana team seeking its seventh victory in eight games.

Despite trailing 8th place Toronto by 9½ games, the Pacers are playing some very good basketball of late.  They have won 6 of their last 7 games against mostly poor teams, but they do have wins over Utah and Charlotte in the last couple weeks.

The Miami Heat are slight 50.2 percent favorites over the Indiana Pacers. The Heat are shooting 44.1 percent from the field and the Pacers are forecasted to shoot 42 percent. The Heat have the rebounding advantage at 46.5 to 41.3. Turnovers are pretty even with the Heat projected for 13.3 turnovers vs. 12.6 for the Pacers. The Heat are making 4.8 three pointers on 34.4 percent from three point range. The Pacers are making 8.1 three pointers on 36.7 percent.

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Chicago Bulls vs Washington Wizards NBA Live Streaming & Preview

Chicago Bulls vs Washington Wizards Live Streaming @ Sportsbook: The match-up between Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards will kick off on April 02, 2010 at Verizon Center Stadium, USA.

The Chicago Bulls have taken advantage of a lighter stretch in their schedule to stay alive for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Confidence.

Eastern Conference rivals that are trying to make some headway towards the future duke it out at the Verizon Center on Monday night. That's where the Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls will engage in a battle.

Before the slate becomes more challenging, the Bulls on Friday night visit the last-place Washington Wizards, who look to record back-to-back wins for the first time since mid-February.

Chicago (35-39) is two games behind Toronto for the final postseason berth. The Raptors, who are idle Friday, own the tiebreaker and will host the Bulls on April 11.         

Following a 10-game losing streak, the Bulls have won four of their last six to stay close to Toronto in the standings. The victories all came against teams with records at or below .500.

However, Chicago has split two games against Washington (22-52) this season with each team victorious at home. The Bulls are looking to avoid another setback in the nation's capital especially since this is one of two remaining games against opponents with losing records.

Chicago has had to contend with injuries recently, although that situation seems to be getting better. Joakim Noah continues to improve after being limited over the last month because of plantar fasciitis, and Luol Deng - out the last 11 games with a calf strain - is expected to return either Friday or Saturday against Charlotte, according to the Bulls' official Web site.

Chicago is also optimistic that Kirk Hinrich, who sat out the second half of the Bulls' 111-105 loss to Phoenix on Tuesday with a sprained ankle, will be available to face Washington.

Derrick Rose and Flip Murray each scored 23 points in the loss as Chicago gave up 14 3-pointers.

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