Chakvetadze-Schiavone will open up 45th Fed Cup final

Tennis Betting Lines

09/14/2007 - Moscow, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When the 45th Fed Cup final commences on Saturday, Russian Anna Chakvetadze will battle Italian Francesca Schiavone in the opening singles rubber in Moscow. The heavily-favored Russians and defending champion Italians will decide the 2007 champion in a best-of-five tie at Small Sports Arena.

The 20-year-old Chakvetadze is excited to be first up for the formidable Russians.

"It's good I'm playing first, I will be full of energy," Chakvetadze said. "I'm excited because this is my first Fed Cup final and I want to show my best tennis this weekend."

The Chakvetadze-Schiavone encounter will be followed by a bout between Russian U.S. Open runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova and Italy's Mara Santangelo.

On Sunday, the reverse singles will pit the world No. 2 Kuznetsova against Schiavone and the fifth-ranked Chakvetadze versus Santangelo. The tie is scheduled to come to a close with a doubles rubber between a Russian tandem of Nadia Petrova and Elena Vesnina and an Italian pairing of Santangelo and Roberta Vinci on the indoor hardcourt at "Luzhniki." Schiavone is Italy's highest-ranked player, at No. 25 in the world.

The 2004 U.S. Open champion and 2006 French Open runner-up Kuznetsova was last week's runner-up at the 2007 U.S. Open, while Chakvetadze reached the semifinals a week ago before losing to Kuznetsova, in New York.

The Russians are captained by Shamil Tarpischev, while the Italians, who also have Flavia Pennetta at their disposal, are skippered by Corrado Barazzutti.

Russia is a perfect 3-0 all-time against the Italians, including a victory in the first round of World Group play in 2005. The Russians are a dominant 9-2 in 11 rubbers, dating back to 1968. The two nations have never met beyond the second round, until this year.

Italy captured its first-ever Fed Cup in its first-ever final when it topped host Belgium 3-2 in last year's title bout. The Russians won this event in 2004 and '05 and are 2-4 in their all-time finals.

Casnioonnet Tennis Betting News

<< Around the FCS: It's Primetime for top teams in FCS
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It's just week three of the college football season and already we've seen an FCS team (Appalachian State) playing an "Instant Classic" on ESPN Classic. We've watched Northern Iowa not just beat, but beat

<< Reality check: Germany held to scoreless draw by England
Shanghai, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After setting a record with 11 goals in its opening match, Germany was held to a 0-0 draw by England on Friday. Germany had scored a goal in its last 11 World Cup games, the third longest streak eve

<< North Korea grounds Super Falcons
Chengdu, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyong Hwa Kim and Kum Suk Ri scored as North Korea cruised to a 2-0 win over Nigeria on Friday, proving its tie against the United States on Tuesday was no fluke. Kim and Ri scored four minutes apart in the

<< Davenport stuns Jankovic in Bali
Bali, Indonesia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Serbian Jelena Jankovic was upset by new mom and former world No. 1 American Lindsay Davenport in Friday's quarterfinal action at the $225,000 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic

<< Woods closes gap at Tour Championship
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tiger Woods closed the gap a bit on Friday morning as he polished off a six-under-par 64 to complete the first round at the Tour Championship. Darkness halted play on Thursday, but a nearly three-hour

Rockies try and keep playoff hopes alive in opener with Fish >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies just split a four-game set in Philadelphia and will try to inch closer to the top of the NL wild card standings in the first of three straight games against the Florida Marlins tonight at Coors Field.

O's begin series north of the border with Jays >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Slumping rookie right-hander Jesse Litsch will try for his first win since August 23 and just his second since late July tonight when the Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game series with the visiting Baltimore Orioles at Roger

Tigers start crucial trip in Minnesota >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers start up a crucial six-game road trip this evening with the first of three straight contests with the division-rival Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome. Detroit currently trails the New York Yankees by 3

Sabathia shoots for win No. 18 in first of three versus Royals >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - C.C. Sabathia will try to become the latest pitcher to join this season's 18-win club when the Cleveland ace leads the Indians in tonight's opener of a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals from Jacobs Field. Sab

Thome goes for history against Angels >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago slugger Jim Thome will attempt to become the 23rd player in major league history to reach the 500 home run mark when the White Sox begin a three-game series with the visiting Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim tonight at

Sportsbook accepts U.S. credit cards

Sportsbooks That Take US Credit Cards for NFL football betting

Sportsbooks that take credit cards are not always easy to come by....Everything from credit card companies denying gambling transactions to the fear of chargebacks by customers has slowed down sportsbook credit card transactions by a high percentage.

There are however still sportsbooks that take credit cards.

When using your credit card it is highly recommended that you try either: MySportsbook.com or Sportsbooks.com. Both sportsbooks have a high rate of accepting credit cards and will save you the time and hassle of looking around the web to make a credit card transaction.

Furthermore, Sportsbooks.com is one of the oldest sportsbooks on the web and Sportsbook offers security in that they are the biggest online sportsbook in the world! Publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange, they are ROCK SOLID!

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.

The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.

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

This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.

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

The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason. 

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

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your football wagering needs. Mysportsbook.com online sportsbook accepts Visa and Mastercard credit cards.