Dallas Sports Fan – Mavs Bring Home Title, Rangers Slumping Ahead Of Interleague Play
June 16, 2011 by Guest Contributor · Leave a Comment
Dallas’ possible NHL trades aren’t even on the radar right now in the city, as the Mavericks have completely taken the spotlight over due to their massive win in the NBA Finals, and the basketball team has even allowed the Rangers to struggle relatively quietly this week, although Texas will have to snap out of it.
The Mavericks exorcised their demons from the 2006 Finals, defeating Miami in six games and clinching the series on the road in South Beach with a brilliant team performance. Dirk Nowitzki was named the Finals MVP and had another big fourth quarter, but he was awful in the first half of Game 6, and he was carried by the likes of Jason Terry and J.J. Barea. The Mavericks proved that you need more than three good players in order to win it all, and their rotation was deeper and stronger than Miami’s. It’s always good to see guys like Nowitzki, Terry, Jason Kidd and Shawn Marion finally get their rings, and some people who make NFL picks would compare it to John Elway finally receiving a ring in Denver, especially Nowitzki and Kidd, who will probably end up in the Hall of Fame for their storied careers, and this is the icing on the cake. Now, the Mavericks have to stave off complacency if they want to repeat, because the Heat are going to be coming on strong, and they’ll have to deal with a tough West as the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City will surely be up for another challenge.
Those who make baseball betting picks have watched the Rangers drop four straight ahead of Thursday afternoon’s meeting with the Yankees in New York, and Texas will be looking to avoid a three-game sweep after losing the first two games by matching 12-4 scores. Ahead of that series, the Rangers dropped three of four in Minnesota, but they’re still a game ahead of Seattle as they begin interleague play this weekend. The Rangers wrap up their road trip with a three-game set in Atlanta to take on the Braves, and then they finally return home next week to host their National League rivals from Houston, and Texas has to right the ship because not only is Seattle hot on their heels, but the Los Angeles Angels are always lurking in the background. The season is starting to heat up and the Rangers are going to be the only story in town, so they won’t be able to struggle without criticism now that the NBA season is over. Still, the Rangers aren’t going anywhere, and they should be able to turn it around to recover some faith from sports betting players.
Dallas Sports Fan – Mavericks In Battle With Heat, Rangers Still Atop Of AL West
June 9, 2011 by Guest Contributor · Leave a Comment
While Belmont betting players in the Dallas area are likely preparing for the final jewel in the Triple Crown on Saturday at Belmont Park, a lot of people will be focused on the NBA Finals, where Dallas is locked in a tense showdown with Miami. In baseball action on the diamond, Texas is steadily maintaining a small cushion at the top of the American League West.
The Mavericks are tied at two games apiece heading into their crucial Game 5 meeting with the Heat at American Airlines Center in Dallas, and this rematch from the 2006 Finals has been everything that you could hope for, and a little more. Dallas needed a furious comeback to steal Game 2 in Miami, before losing another two-point battle in Game 3 at home. Game 4 will be known as the “Nowitzki Flu Game”, as Dirk Nowitzki had a high fever and a sinus infection, but still managed to score 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter of a three-point victory to knot the series. This matchup has all the intensity and drama of a WWE Raw episode, as there has been some trash talk off and on the court, and now that it is essentially a best of three, expect things to get even hotter. The Mavericks have their last home game of the season on Thursday night, before heading to Miami for Game 6 on Sunday, and if necessary, Game 7 will be on Tuesday, also in Miami.
The Rangers have a 2.5-game lead in the American League West ahead of Thursday’s series opener in Minnesota, and MLB betting players have watched them flex their muscles over the past week as Texas went into Cleveland and swept the Indians, who are starting to come back to earth. Still, in a matchup of division leaders, Texas was dominant, outscoring the Indians 24-6, while shutting them out in the last two games of the series. The Rangers then returned home to lose two of three against Detroit, which showed that they really put a lot of energy into the Cleveland series, but a 7-3 win in the finale was encouraging. As was said before, the Rangers will be in Minnesota for four games beginning on Thursday, before moving on for a three-game series with the Yankees in New York. The Twins are starting to awake from their early-season slumber, so the Rangers shouldn’t take them lightly, and of course, it’s always an occasion when they meet the Yankees, and that series should be the one that gets the most attention in your sports betting book next week.
Dallas Sports Fan – Mavericks Surprising, Rangers Slumping, Cowboys Come Up With A Good Draft
May 5, 2011 by Guest Contributor · Leave a Comment
While 2011 Kentucky Derby betting takes place this weekend, there is definitely lots of action elsewhere for Dallas-area players to focus their attentions, such as the Mavericks, who have the defending champions from Los Angeles on the ropes. Texas has gone cold, allowing the Angels to catch up, and the Cowboys had a quiet, but solid, draft.
If someone who predicted NBA scores would have told you that the Mavericks would win the first two games of their second-round series with the Lakers in Los Angeles, you probably would have thought they were crazy. But here the Mavericks are, heading home to Dallas with a 2-0 series lead, and they’ve shown something that a lot of people didn’t think they had: heart. First, they closed out Portland in a very hostile environment, then they bounced back from a 16-point deficit in Game 1 against the Lakers to come away with a two-point win. Then in Game 2, the Mavericks started hot and finished strong in a 12-point win, frustrating the Lakers and in particular, Ron Artest, who clotheslined J.J.Barea and will miss the third game due to suspension. The Mavericks have held the Lakers to just under 41% from the field over the first two games of the series, and they’ve taken Pau Gasol out of the offense, which piles pressure on Kobe Bryant. Dirk Nowitzki has averaged 26.0 points and 10.5 rebounds and has definitely gotten the better of his matchup with Gasol. The series shifts to Dallas on Friday and Sunday, and if they have to go back to Los Angeles, that will go on Tuesday.
The Rangers have had a tough week on the road, dropping three of four in Oakland, and they’re going into Thursday’s finale in Seattle with a split of the first two games. In those six games, the Rangers scored three runs or less in three of the games, losing all three, so it’s obvious that they miss the injured Josh Hamilton. Texas is now tied in the MLB standings with the Los Angeles Angels at the top of the American League West, and they’ll return home on Friday to try to get back on track, starting with a three-game set against New York, who won two of three in the Bronx in the first series. Then, the Rangers will welcome the Athletics to town.
The Cowboys picked three offensive linemen in last week’s draft as they look to do a better job of protecting quarterback Tony Romo, who missed most of last year with a broken collarbone. USC’s Tyron Smith was the first-round pick, and he is incredibly athletic for a man his size. The Cowboys used to be known for their strength up front, and they’re looking to Smith to help them towards that level again, and an improved offensive line is definitely a good way to boost your sports betting odds.
Dallas Sports Fan – Mavs Prepare For Playoffs, Stars Come Up Short, Rangers Lose MVP
April 15, 2011 by Guest Contributor · 1 Comment
Even those who are betting online for Kentucky Derby odds can respect how things are going for the three Dallas-area sports teams who are in action…well, at least two of them. The Mavericks are preparing for the Derby equivalent of the NBA season, or better yet, the Belmont Stakes as the playoffs are a grueling marathon. The Stars came up limp down the stretch and someone had to pay for it, and the Rangers suffered a big injury to their leading thoroughbred.
The Mavericks turned things around from a four-game skid to a four-game winning streak to end the regular season, beating the Clippers, Phoenix, at Houston in overtime, and a blowout at home over New Orleans in the finale to take the third spot in the Western Conference. The Mavericks will now face Portland in the first round of the playoffs, and the two have split four meetings during the regular season, with the home team winning each time, which bodes well for the Mavericks. Dallas has to slow down LaMarcus Aldridge, who averaged 27.8 points against the Mavericks. However, Dallas should still be considered sizable favorites to move onto the second round. Game 1 goes on Saturday night at American Airlines Center.
The Stars made one final push for the last spot in the NHL playoffs out West, winning four in a row at Anaheim, at home against Columbus and Colorado, and then they went to Colorado and won to set up a meeting with Minnesota, who were well out of the playoff picture. Chicago had lost to Detroit earlier in the day, and the Stars only had to win in Minnesota to punch their postseason ticket. But the Wild conjured up the spirit of the old North Stars and dropped Dallas 5-3 to send them packing, and Coach Marc Crawford was handed his pink slip as the Stars have now missed the playoffs in three straight seasons, two under Crawford, so now the hunt for a new leader in Dallas begins.
The Rangers have continued to light up the MLB early-season slate, winning two of three in Baltimore, then they dropped two of three in Detroit against the Tigers, losing both of their games by a single run. But that’s not the biggest story as reigning American League MVP Josh Hamilton is out for 6-8 weeks with a broken arm that he suffered while sliding into home plate as he was sent home by third-base coach Davey Anderson on a pop-up, a move Hamilton called “stupid”. Hamilton has since apologized to Anderson for his remarks, and now the Rangers will set out upon filling the void left by their slugger. This week’s schedule will see the Rangers in New York for an ALCS rematch against the Yankees, then they return home for a series against their AL West rivals from Los Angeles, so it’s a big week for their sports betting odds.
Dallas Round-Up – Cowboys Finally Win, Mavs Streaking, Rangers Begin Lee Chase
November 19, 2010 by Matt Lawrence · Leave a Comment
There was a high pay per head price for tickets to last weekend’s Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito fight, which is probably the best action in Cowboys Stadium yet this season. But the Cowboys finally made a change and ended up with a victory, which is a start. Meanwhile, the Mavericks are off to a fast start, while the Rangers are trying to hold onto their ace, among others.
Dallas Cowboys
NFL betting players were wondering how long it would take Jerry Jones to put Wade Phillips out of his misery, and the writing was on the wall after a 45-7 humiliation at Green Bay. Phillips was out the next day, making offensive coordinator Jason Garrett the interim head coach. Garrett’s first order of business was to institute a dress code and have the players practice in pads. The extra intensity must have worked as the Cowboys came out on fire in a 33-20 win on the road against the New York Giants in a game that wasn’t even that close. Dez Bryant had his first 100-yard game, and the defense forced three turnovers in their best performance in weeks. The talent has always been there, but the Cowboys actually cared this week, and that’s all it takes. They’ll have to bring that same attitude into Week 11, when they welcome an improved Detroit team to Dallas early on Sunday afternoon.
Dallas Mavericks
The Mavericks have won seven of their first nine games ahead of Wednesday’s meeting with the Hornets in New Orleans, and the Hornets will have their stingers out after the Mavericks became the first team to beat them. Dallas ended the Hornets’ unbeaten run at eight games with a 98-95 win on Monday night at home, getting 26 points from Jason Terry. That was the third straight game in which Dirk Nowitzki wasn’t the leading scorer, and that bodes well for the Mavericks’ NBA betting odds because we all know Nowitzki can score at will. If this keeps him fresher for the playoffs, the season will be a success. The Mavericks have won four straight going into their Wednesday showdown with New Orleans, then they’ll host Chicago on Friday, head to Atlanta on Saturday, followed by another back-to-back when they welcome Detroit on Tuesday, then travel to Oklahoma City on Wednesday.
Texas Rangers
Texas closer Neftali Feliz was named the American League Rookie of the Year after a phenomenal 40-save performance, and the Rangers are officially in offseason mode. The first order of business is to re-sign ace Cliff Lee, who has no shortage of suitors, including the deep-pocketed New York Yankees, who could barely hit Lee in the ALCS. They also are trying to re-sign slugger Vladdy Guerrero, and word is the Rangers are after catcher Victor Martinez to upgrade that position. If they can pull off this trio of signings, look for the Rangers near the top of next year’s betting odds.
2010 ALCS Preview Rangers vs Yankees
October 14, 2010 by Matt Lawrence · Leave a Comment
After dispatching the Rays in the first round of the 2010 MLB Playoffs, the Texas Rangers will face the New York Yankees in the 2010 ALCS. Both line ups are loaded with talent and both have capable pitching staffs. As a Rangers fan I am not used the restrictions that MLB puts in place to make you buy their stupid At Bat application if you want to listen to the games at work (without a radio). Usually I listen to radio over the web, but not during the playoffs, how dare anyone listen to their team over the internet with out paying Bud Selig and the MLB buffoons $10 – $20. MLB has even gone so far as to tell the tenants of the Rangers outfield office suites that they have to pay extra to use them during the playoff games, read more on that: Texas Rangers Suites. Enough about MLB’s iron fist, let’s preview the TV Channel, Game Information and pitching match ups between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees in the 2010 ALCS.
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Texas Rangers Schedule 2009 | June
June 2, 2009 by Matt Lawrence · 1 Comment
The Rangers continued their winning ways in May, posting a 20 and 9 record and holding on to the number 1 spot in the AL West. The Texas Rangers will face the Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Dodgers in June. This stiffer competition will be a good month to use as a barometer for how good this team actually is. To begin June the Rangers will go on the road to play the Yankees and then the Red Sox. Josh Hamilton had an MRI Monday 6/1, and the Texas Rangers are waiting to see the results. Hopefully Hamilton does not end up on the DL for the second time this season.
AL West Standings (last updated 7/2/2009 @ 8:27AM CDT)
- 1.) Los Angeles Angels
- 2.) Texas Rangers – 0.5 games back
- 3.) Seattle Mariners – 3.0 games back
- 4.) Oakland Athletics – 9.5 games back
Texas Rangers TV Schedule and Tickets
Most of the Rangers games will be on Fox Sports Southwest, although some are on My27 and KDFI. If you are interested in going to one of the games in June click on the Buy Tickets Link next to the matchup.
