NRL (rd 9)
for May 13
Manly Sea
Eagles v Sydney Roosters, Brookvale Oval, Monday, May 13, 7pm AEST
On a rare
Monday night of action in both the AFL and NRL, the spotlight north of the border
is on Brookvale Oval for the clash between the Sea Eagles and Roosters. The Sea
Eagles – NRL premiers just two years ago – look every bit the premiership
contender again this season and showed that they still boast tremendous depth
after overcoming injury and suspension woes to break a 16-year hoodoo at WIN
Jubilee Stadium last week.
In team
changes, Manly welcomes Steve Matai back from suspension this week with Tom
Symonds back to the bench. Brett Stewart was named in the 17 earlier this week
before scans confirmed he would be ruled out for a month. No official
announcement has been made as to who will play fullback although Jorge Taufua
filled in admirably in the win over the Dragons. For the Roosters, Sam Moa’s
knee injury sees Martin Kennedy move into the starting side up-front with
Frank-Paul Nuuausala coming into the 17 on the bench.
The edge
defence will be crucial for both sides in this one. The Roosters boast a
seriously imposing back row with Sonny Bill Williams on the right, Mitch Aubusson
on the left and Luke O’Donnell and Aidan Guerra coming off the bench. They will
take plenty of stopping, but so will Manly with Anthony Watmough in top form
and Justin Horo looking like a new man this season on the left fringe. –
Preview with thanks to Ben Blaschke, NRL.com
Suggested
bets: Sea Eagles +2 (one unit @ $1.91) LOSE, game total -34 (two units @ $1.91) WIN (4-16)
AFL (rd 7)
for May 13
St Kilda v
Carlton, Etihad Stadium, Monday, May 13, 7.40pm AEST
Monday
night footy returns for 2013 featuring two sides seemingly headed in opposite
directions. Alarm bells have to be ringing in the Saints camp after a fifth
loss for the season against Collingwood on Friday night.
Their
experienced players are struggling for form and the new guard just aren’t
making an impact. St Kilda’s only win has come over Greater Western Sydney with
other losses to Gold Coast, Richmond, Essendon and the Sydney Swans making up
their season to date.
Meanwhile,
the Blues have put together three wins in a row to make their disappointing
start to the season a distant memory. They are up and about behind the work of
their fleet footed forwards and ability to win the contested footy. The Saints
lose Justin Koschitzke and Sam Gilbert for this one, while Carlton have Andrew
Carrazzo and Matthew Kreuzer back tonight.
Suggested
bets: Carlton -23.5 (two units @ $1.91) LOSE, game total -197.5 (two units @ $1.91) WIN (77-68)
Horse
racing: Horsham (Vic – abandoned), Dubbo (NSW)
Harness
racing: Yarra Valley (Vic), Menangle (NSW), Albion Park (Qld), Globe Derby
(SA), Hobart (Tas), Pinjarra (WA)Greyhound racing: Albion Park (Qld), Angle Park (SA), Ballarat (Vic), Bathurst (NSW), Bulli (NSW), Cranbourne (Vic), Launceston (Tas), Northam (WA), Shepparton (Vic)
After a
tough Saturday and a day to lick our wounds, it’s back to the grind with just
the one provincial meeting scheduled after the Horsham meeting was abandoned.
The weather looks good for the meeting at Dubbo, where the track is rated a
good (3).
Race 5 is
the Sam’s Fence Hire Class 3 Hcp over 1600m, in which we’ve settled on the top
weight #1 Akamas as our best of the day. Greg Ryan will carry 58kg from barrier
10 but we don’t expect that to be much of a problem for this 3yo gelding, which
has chalked up two wins, two seconds and a third from nine starts.
Trained by
Luke Griffith at Scone, Akamas won impressively last Monday at Quirindi over
the same distance and looks ideally placed to make it successive wins here. We’ll
also be keeping a close eye on #2 Jolly Joker (ed: won @ $6.70!) in race 1 – he rates well and
should fill one of the top two placings.
Suggested
bet: Dubbo R5 #1 Akamas WIN (three units) 1st ($3.10)
Harness
racing tip: Globe Derby R1 #8 Carbohydrate (win) 1st ($1.20)
Greyhound
racing tip: Shepparton R10 #2 Arizona Dozer (win) 1st ($1.20)
MLB for
May 13
Los
Angeles Angels (14-22) @ Chicago White Sox (14-20), U.S. Cellular Field,
Chicago, IL, Monday, May 13, 10.05am
Sunday
night is supposed to be the marquee match-up, but instead, the Los Angeles
Angels have been the biggest disappointment of the season from any fans
perspective. They’re nine games behind the Texas Rangers in the AL West and have
been so bad that they’re actually on a three-game winning streak and find
themselves in that position!
While Josh
Hamilton and Albert Pujols are terribly out of form, Mike Trout is starting to
shake out of his sophomore slump. In his past
eight games, he’s 12 for 34 with 3 HR and 8 RBI. Trout is coming off of a 2 for
4 performance on Sunday with 1 HR and 2 RBI and the Halos have to feel good
about his progress. It appears that the Angels will go as far as Trout takes
them.
This game
could come down to the pitching as both starting pitchers can shutdown any
offence in the majors. While Chris Sale has been sailing along, C.J. Wilson
came up with a huge 12-strikeout performance in his last outing against Houston.
This game appears pretty even so we’ll take the value about the underdog.
Suggested
bet: Angels WIN (two units @ $2.17) LOSE (0-3)
Other tips
Brewers
WIN @ Reds LOSE (1-5)
Blue Jays
@ Red Sox +9 WIN (12-4)
Padres WIN
@ Rays LOSE (2-4)
Yankees
WIN @ Royals WIN (4-2)
Rockies
WIN @ Cardinals WIN (8-2)
Orioles @
Twins -8 WIN (6-0)
Rangers
-1.5 @ Astros WIN (12-7)
Marlins @
Dodgers WIN WIN (3-5)
Athletics
@ Mariners -8 WIN (1-6)
Phillies @
Diamondbacks WIN LOSE (4-2)
NHL
playoffs for May 13
Eastern
Conference quarter-finals, game 7: Detroit Red Wings @ Anaheim Ducks, Honda
Center, Anaheim, CA, Monday, May 13, 12.05pm (series tied at 3-3)
A cracking
playoff series gets an appropriately grand finale when Anaheim hosts Detroit in
Game 7. Although the Ducks and Red Wings could be stressed by this test, most
are treating it as an opportunity and a reward for nearly two weeks of
exhausting work.
After four
overtime games, several clutch goals and plenty of wild momentum swings, the
second-seeded Ducks have one last chance to finish off the resilient Red Wings,
who have one final opportunity to nudge past the talented Pacific Division
champions.
The Ducks
are playing the fifth Game 7 in the franchise's two-decade history, but just
the second at home. Anaheim's most recent Game 7 was in 2009 at Detroit, where
the Red Wings eliminated the eighth-seeded Ducks.
Detroit is
playing Game 7 for the 23rd time in its much longer franchise history, but
nearly all of those decisive games were at home. The Wings are just 2-4 in a
Game 7 on the road but fancy their all-star veterans to be the deciding factor here.
Suggested
bet: Red Wings WIN (two units @ $2.15) WIN, game total -5 (two units @ $1.77) PUSH (3-2)
Other tips
ECQF6:
Capitals @ Rangers WIN WIN -5 WIN (3-2)
ECQF6:
Bruins @ Maple Leafs WIN WIN +5 LOSE (3-2)
NBA
playoffs for May 13
Western
Conference semi-finals, game 4: San Antonio Spurs @ Golden State Warriors,
ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA, Monday, May 13, 4.05am (Spurs lead 2-1)
Will he or
won’t he? Stephen Curry never surfaced during the portion of Golden State’s
light shoot around open to reporters at the team's downtown Oakland
headquarters, sounding alarm bells regarding his nagging left ankle injury.
The
Warriors said X-rays on Curry’s ankle were negative and no MRI exam was
scheduled. Curry told a pool reporter in the afternoon that he’s hopeful to
play – though remained murky about how much or how well – and is officially a
game-time decision for this critical Game 4 tilt of the Western Conference semi-finals.
The
Warriors led for 95 of 106 minutes in the first two games, leaving San Antonio
with a disappointing split after blowing a 16-point lead in the final four
minutes of Game 1 to lose in double overtime. Curry and backcourt teammate Klay
Thompson took turns with scintillating shooting displays before both went cold
in Game 3 for the first time. We say Curry plays and the Warriors win at
coin-flip odds.
Suggested
bets: Warriors WIN (two units @ $1.91) WIN, game total -198 (two units @ $1.91) WIN (87-97)
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