NRL (rd 9)
for May 10
Rabbitohs
v Cowboys, ANZ Stadium, Friday, May 10, 7.35pm
Sitting on
the bottom rung of the top eight with four wins and four losses, Cowboys coach
Neil Henry will be well aware that his troops have played current top-eight
sides three times so far this season and have lost all three. Needless to say
they will need rapid and considerable improvement if they are to upset the
high-flying Rabbitohs.
Sitting
pretty alongside Melbourne at the top of the table with just one loss from
their first eight games, the Rabbitohs look a well-oiled unit this season as
rugby league’s most successful club continue their quest for a first premiership
in 42 years. If North Queensland find their best form, they are one side that
can certainly knock Souths off their perch – but they haven’t given any real
indication of that happening so far this season.
Last week’s
narrow win over battlers Parramatta won’t convince anyone that they have turned
the corner just yet – even if they have now won two in a row – and with Souths
having knocked over Manly and Brisbane in the past fortnight it’s hard to see
them falling short in this one too. – Preview courtesy of Ben Blaschke, NRL.com
Suggested
bet: Rabbitohs -9.5 (three units) WIN (28-10)
Other tip:
Wests Tigers +6 LOSE v Sharks -40 WIN (6-30)
AFL (rd 7) for May 10
Geelong v Essendon (Etihad
Stadium, Friday, May 10, 7.50pm AEST)
It’s first versus second as the only two remaining
undefeated sides clash in the match of the round. Michael Hurley, Jake
Carlisle, Dustin Fletcher, Jason Winderlich and Dyson Heppell all return for
the Bombers while the Cats lose Joel Corey from their best XXII.
The Bombers
have answered every call this season but their numbers dropped off last week
against GWS and this is their toughest test to date. The Cats have lost this
fixture just twice in the past 12 meetings, with high scores a common feature
when these two sides play.
Suggested bet:
Game total +205.5 LOSE (113-85)
Horse
racing: Geelong (Vic), Albury (NSW), Coffs Harbour (NSW), Ipswich (Qld)
Harness
racing: Gold Coast (Qld), Melton (Vic), Port Pirie (SA), Wagga Wagga (NSW), Newcastle
(NSW), Gloucester Park (WA)
Greyhound
racing: Casino (NSW), Mt Gambier (SA), Bendigo (Vic), The Gardens (NSW),
Ipswich (Qld), Geelong (Vic), Wentworth Park (NSW), Mandurah (WA), Winnellie
Park (NT)
South-eastern
Australia’s never-ending autumn continues today with warm and sunny conditions
the order of the day. Racing today at Geelong is on the synthetic track, which
is rated a good (3). Our focus is on race 7, the A & L Windows & Doors
0-68 Handicap over 2200 metres.
After running
a gallant third in his last run at Geelong, #3 Wairoa looks poised to collect a
fifth win in his 18 starts. The form out of that race has been franked with Escado
winning the SA Derby last Saturday and Aurum Spirit saluting at Geelong last
Sunday. #5 Hold True looks the logical challenger, and these two should fill
the top two placings.
Suggested
bet: Geelong R7 boxed exacta 3,7 LOSE
Other tips
Geelong R4
#6 Oceanographer (win) 1st ($2.20)
Albury R4
#2 Frog Hollow (win) LOSE (3rd)
Albury R5
#10 Ima Cool Cugat (E/W) LOSE (U/P)
Coffs
Harbour R9 #7 Gunfire Point (E/W) 3rd ($3.00)
Harness
racing tip: Melton R4 #5 Jamies Boy (win) LOSE (2nd)
Greyhound
racing tip: The Gardens R10 #2 Belfast Kaiser (win) LOSE (U/P)
MLB for
May 10
Philadelphia
Phillies (16-19) @ Arizona Diamondbacks (19-15), Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ,
Friday, May 10, 11.40am
Patrick
Corbin is among the best pitchers in the NL, a status Cole Hamels is trying to
re-establish. The Arizona
Diamondbacks will try to win for the seventh straight time with
Corbin (6-0 when pitching as a favourite this season) on the mound when they
face Hamels and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies in the opener of this
four-game set.
Corbin
(4-0, 1.80 ERA) is among the league leaders in wins and ERA after going 6-8
with a 4.54 ERA and one save in 22 games (17 starts) as a rookie last year. The
left-hander was spotted a six-run lead in the second inning on Saturday, and
cruised through seven while yielding one run and five hits with seven
strikeouts to win 8-1 at San Diego.
Hamels
(1-4, 4.34), a three-time All-Star and 2008 World Series MVP, may feel the same
way after compiling a 2.31 ERA and holding opponents to .171 average over his
last five starts. However, he has just a 1-2 record to show for it since he's
been backed by an average of 2.1 runs.
Suggested
bet: Diamondbacks WIN (three units @ $1.88) WIN (1-2)
Other tips
Athletics
@ Indians WIN WIN (2-9)
Yankees
WIN @ Rockies WIN (3-1)
Royals @
Orioles WIN LOSE (6-2)
Tigers @
Nationals WIN WIN (4-5)
Twins @
Red Sox -1.5 LOSE (5-3)
Blue Jays
WIN @ Rays LOSE (4-5)
Angels @
Astros +9 WIN (6-5)
Braves @
Giants WIN LOSE, +7.5 WIN (6-3)
NHL playoffs for May 10
Eastern
Conference quarter-finals, game 5: New York Islanders @ Pittsburgh Penguins, CONSOL
Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Friday, May 10, 9.10am (series tied at 2-2)
We’re
loving this series and it’s just been made more intriguing with a change in the
Pittsburgh net. Penguins coach Dan Bylsma insists he still believes in
Marc-Andre Fleury, but that didn't stop him making a switch he hopes will shift
momentum in Pittsburgh's highly entertaining but slightly bewildering
first-round playoff series with the New York Islanders.
Tomas
Vokoun will get the start in net for the Penguins in Game 5 on Thursday, a move
necessitated by three straight shaky performances by Fleury and Vokoun’s
eye-popping numbers against the Islanders this season.
New York
looked to be little more than a speed bump for Pittsburgh after the Penguins
rolled to a 5-0 win in Game 1. Yet the Islanders have bounced back to win two
of the last three while pumping 16 goals by Fleury. New York’s dominant
performance in third period of Game 4 allowed the Islanders to escape what
would have been a 3-1 hole.
The longer
things go, the more Pittsburgh hopes its star-studded roster dotted with
Stanley Cup winners and Cup-hungry veterans will get into a rhythm. We smell
some panic in the Penguins camp, and can’t help but take some of the excellent
value about the Islanders.
Suggested bet: Islanders +1.5 (two units @ $1.62) LOSE, Islanders WIN (one unit @ $2.90) LOSE, game total -6 (one unit @ $1.91) WIN (0-4)
Tips
ECQF5:
Senators @ Canadiens -5 (3-1) LOSE (6-1)
WCQF5:
Wild @ Blackhawks -1.5 (1-3) WIN (1-5)
Note: no NBA playoff games are scheduled for today
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