The San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Overstock.com Coliseum in an interleague contest.

The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Matt Cain in this game. Cain has a 6-4 record and a 3.61 ERA this season.

It'll be Trevor Cahill toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Righthander Cahill is 6-5 with a 3.42 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 103-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 7.

The Giants were a 4-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at -113 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Current streak: San Francisco has lost 3 straight games. Oakland has won 4 straight games.

Team records: San Francisco: 39-32 SU Oakland: 32-40 SU

San Francisco most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Minnesota are 2-4 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3

Oakland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing NY Mets are 4-2 After playing San Francisco are 4-6 After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 14 of San Francisco's last 17 games when playing on the road against Oakland San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Francisco's last 15 games San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Oakland's last 17 games when playing at home against San Francisco Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Next up: San Francisco home to Minnesota, Tuesday, June 21 Oakland at NY Mets, Tuesday, June 21

Interleague Play Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics

By Richard Gardner

The very unique Strikeforce World Grand Prix, a single-elimination tournament among eight heavyweight fighters, continues on Saturday night at American Airlines Arena in Dallas with two bouts: Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum and Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers.

These two bouts are the final two quarterfinal fights. Antonio Silva awaits the Overeem-Werdum winner while Sergei Kharitonov will fight the Barnett-Rogers victor later this year. All eight competitors in this tournament felt that the true top-ranked heavyweight in the world would be the victor, regardless of the UFC. But all of the fighters remaining think that winning would open the door to a bout with current UFC heavyweight kingpin Cain Velasquez. This wouldn?t have been possible before the UFC and Strikeforce joined forces at the start of 2011.

"If I would win the tournament, I personally ? and I believe many fans with me ? would love to see the [winner] of the tournament against the UFC champion, Cain Velasquez," Overeem said recently.

Bettors at Bodog are all over Overeem (34-11-1) so far. The current Strikeforce champion (his belt isn?t technically on the line in this tournament) opened as the -270 favorite but has been bet down to -500 by taking nearly 80 percent of the action on the moneyline. Overeem has secured 33 of his 34 career victories via stoppage. While Overeem hasn?t technically been beaten since a loss to Kharitonov in September 2007 in a K-1 fight (he was part of a no contest decision against Mirko Filipovic in September 2008) he did lose to Werdum in a PRIDE fight back in 2006 via second-round decision.

And Werdum (11-2) has looked very impressive in his past three bouts, beating Mike Kyle by submission, Silva by unanimous decision and a huge upset of Fedor Emelianenko by a shocking first-round submission last June. Werdum opened at +210 for this fight and now is +300. He is 3-0 when he opens as the underdog at Bodog while Overeem is 5-0 when he opens as the betting favorite. Approximately 56 of parlays on this bout are still live.

Meanwhile, in the other main card bout, Barnett, a former UFC heavyweight champion, faces Rogers. Barnett became the youngest UFC champion in history at age 24 when he scored a second-round TKO on MMA legend Randy Couture in March 2002. Barnett (21-5) hasn't fought in the U.S. since failing a drug test in 2009 that forced the cancellation of an Affliction event that was to have been headlined by Barnett vs. Emelianenko. Overall Barnett has won six in a row since a loss to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at PRIDE Shockwave in 2006.

Rogers (11-2) has won 10 of his bouts by knockout and carries a notable victory over Jon Murphy because that was the first MMA bout to be shown on U.S. network television. His most impressive performance to date had to be a 22-second destruction of former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski in June 2009. However, Rogers has dropped two of three bouts since ? the losses coming to Emelianenko and Overeem. Only one of Rogers? career fights has gone the distance.

Barnett opened as the -300 favorite but has been bet to -365 as he has taken more than 56 percent of the action on the moneyline. Rogers opened at +240 and now is at +285. Barnett is 5-0 when he opens as the betting favorite at Bodog, while Rogers is 2-2 when opening as the underdog. A little more than 50 percent of the parlays on this bout are still live.

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The Chicago White Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Chase Field.

The White Sox will give the ball to starter John Danks in this one. Lefthander Danks is 2-8 this season with a 4.54 ERA.

It'll be Zach Duke toeing the rubber for the Diamondbacks in this contest. Lefthander Duke is 1-1 with a 4.56 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.

In their last action, Chicago was a 4-1 loser on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on Arizona at -130 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Current streak: Chicago has lost 3 straight games. Arizona has won 2 straight games.

Team records: Chicago: 33-38 SU Arizona: 39-32 SU

Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Arizona are 1-6 After playing Arizona are 3-3 After a loss are 5-5

Arizona most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-2 After playing Chi White Sox are 2-4 After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games Chi White Sox are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games on the road Chi White Sox are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Arizona The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games at home Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Arizona is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox Arizona is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games at home

Next up: Arizona home to Chi White Sox, Sunday, June 19

Interleague Play Preview: Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

The Texas Rangers and the Atlanta Braves will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Turner Field in an interleague contest.

The Rangers will give the ball to starter Matt Harrison in this one. Lefthander Harrison is 5-6 this season with a 3.31 ERA.

It'll be Derek Lowe toeing the rubber for the Braves in this contest. Righthander Lowe is 3-5 with a 4.02 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 112-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total is sitting at 8.

Last time out for Texas, they were a 6-2 winner as they battled the Braves on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -114 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Team records: Texas: 37-34 SU Atlanta: 39-32 SU

Texas most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Atlanta are 3-7 After playing Atlanta are 4-6 After a win are 6-4

Atlanta most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Texas are 6-4 After playing Texas are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider: Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Atlanta Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Texas Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas

Next up: Atlanta home to Texas, Sunday, June 19

Play Preview: Texas Rangers vs. Atlanta Braves

BCS Games
Date	Game	Location	TV	Time	Matchup
Jan. 9	BCS Title	New Orleans, La.	ESPN	8:30 p.m.	BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Jan. 5	Fiesta	Glendale, Ariz.	ESPN	8:30 p.m.	Big 12 Champion vs. BCS
Jan. 4	Orange	Miami, Fla.	ESPN	8 p.m.	ACC Champion vs. BCS
Jan. 3	Sugar	New Orleans, La.	ESPN	8:30 p.m.	SEC Champion vs. BCS
Jan. 2	Rose	Pasadena, Calif.	ESPN	5 p.m.	Big Ten Champion vs. Pac-12 Champion
Non-BCS Games
Jan. 7	BBVA Compass	Birmingham, Ala.	ESPN	1 p.m.	SEC No. 8/9 vs. Big East No. 5/C-USA
Jan. 6	Cotton	Arlington, Tex.	FOX	8 p.m.	Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC
Jan. 2	Outback	Tampa, Fla.	ABC	1 p.m.	Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC
Jan. 2	Gator	Jacksonville, Fla.	ESPN2	1 p.m.	Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. SEC No. 6
Jan. 2	Capital One	Orlando, Fla.	ESPN	1 p.m.	Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Jan. 2	TicketCity	Dallas, Tex.	ESPNU	Noon	Big Ten No. 7 vs. C-USA
Dec. 31	Chick-fil-A	Atlanta, Ga.	ESPN	7:30 p.m.	ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5
Dec. 31	Liberty	Memphis, Tenn.	ABC	3:30 p.m.	C-USA No. 1 vs. Big East/SEC No. 8/9
Dec. 31	Kraft Fight Hunger	San Francisco, Calif.	ESPN	3:30 p.m.	Pac-12 No. 6 vs. Army*
Dec. 31	Sun	El Paso, Tex.	CBS	2 p.m.	ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4
Dec. 31	Meineke Car Care of Texas	Houston, Tex.	ESPN	Noon	Big 12 No. 6 vs. Big Ten No. 6
Dec. 30	Insight	Tempe, Ariz.	ESPN	10 p.m.	Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4/5
Dec. 30	Music City	Nashville, Tenn.	ESPN	6:40 p.m.	ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7
Dec. 30	Pinstripe	New York, N.Y.	ESPN	3:20 p.m.	Big 12 No. 7 vs. Big East No. 4
Dec. 30	Armed Forces	Fort Worth, Tex.	ESPN	Noon	BYU* vs. C-USA
Dec. 29	Alamo	San Antonio, Tex.	ESPN	9 p.m.	Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-12 No. 2
Dec. 29	Champs Sports	Orlando, Fla.	ESPN	5:30 p.m.	Big East No. 2 vs. ACC No. 3
Dec. 28	Holiday	San Diego, Calif.	ESPN	8 p.m.	Pac-12 No. 3 vs. Big 12 No. 5
Dec. 28	Military	Washington D.C.	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	ACC No. 8 vs. Navy*
Dec. 27	Belk	Charlotte, N.C.	ESPN	8 p.m.	Big East No. 3 vs. ACC No. 5
Dec. 27	Little Caesars	Detroit, Mich.	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	MAC No. 2 vs. Big Ten No. 8
Dec. 26	Independence	Shreveport, La.	ESPN2	5 p.m.	MWC No. 3 vs. ACC No. 7
Dec. 24	Hawaii	Honolulu, Hawaii	ESPN	8 p.m.	WAC vs. C-USA
Dec. 22	Maaco	Las Vegas	ESPN	8 p.m.	MWC No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 5
Dec. 21	Poinsettia	San Diego, Calif.	ESPN	8 p.m.	MWC No. 2 vs. WAC
Dec. 20	Beef O'Brady's	St. Petersburg, Fla.	ESPN	8 p.m.	Big East No. 6 vs. C-USA
Dec. 17	New Orleans	New Orleans, La.	ESPN	9 p.m.	Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA
Dec. 17	Humanitarian	Boise, Idaho	ESPN	5:30 p.m.	MAC No. 3 vs. WAC
Dec. 17	New Mexico	Albuqurque, N.M.	ESPN	2 p.m.	MWC No. 4/5 vs. Pac-12 No. 7/WAC
TBA	GoDaddy.com	Mobile, Ala.	ESPN	TBA	MAC No. 1 vs. Sun Belt No. 2

* - If BYU is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Armed Forces Bowl. If Navy is bowl-eligible it will play in the Military Bowl. If Army is bowl-eligible, it will play in this year's Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. If not, an ACC team will be selected.

2011-12 NCAA Bowl Schedule

The fans at Safeco Field will be treated to a interleague game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Seattle Mariners when they take their seats on Friday.

The Phillies will give the ball to starter Roy Oswalt in this one. Righthander Oswalt is 4-4 this season with a 3.14 ERA.

It'll be Michael Pineda toeing the rubber for the Mariners in this contest. Righthander Pineda is 6-4 with a 2.72 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total is sitting at 6½.

Philadelphia won its last outing, a 3-0 result against the Marlins on June 16. Bettors who backed the Phillies at -225 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Seattle won its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Angels on June 15. Bettors who backed the Mariners at -115 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Current streak: Philadelphia has won 7 straight games.

Team records: Philadelphia: 44-26 SU Seattle: 35-34 SU

Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Seattle are 2-4 After playing Florida are 8-2 After a win are 7-3

Seattle most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Philadelphia are 5-1 After playing LA Angels are 4-6 After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Seattle Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia Seattle is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia

Next up: Seattle home to Philadelphia, Saturday, June 18

MLB Interleague Play Preview: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Seattle Mariners

The San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Overstock.com Coliseum.

The Giants will give the ball to starter Tim Lincecum in this one. Righthander Lincecum is 5-5 this season with a 3.41 ERA.

Starting this game for the Athletics will be Graham Godfrey. The righthander has a 10.39 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 151-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 7.

In their last action, San Francisco was a 3-2 loser on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on Arizona at -135 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Last time out for Oakland, they were an 8-4 winner as they battled the Royals at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at -142 were rewarded, while the 12 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Current streak: Oakland has won 2 straight games.

Team records: San Francisco: 39-30 SU Oakland: 30-40 SU

San Francisco most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Arizona are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3

Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 9-1 Before playing San Francisco are 3-7 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Francisco's last 15 games when playing on the road against Oakland San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Oakland's last 15 games when playing at home against San Francisco Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Oakland's last 23 games when playing San Francisco Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

Next up: Oakland home to San Francisco, Saturday, June 18

MLB Interleague Play Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics

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Toronto Raptors 150/1

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Odds to win the 2011 Heisman Trophy

Andrew Luck (QB Stanford) 9/2

Landry Jones (QB Oklahoma) 13/2

Marcus Lattimore (RB South Carolina) 7/1

Denard Robinson (QB Michigan) 15/2

LaMichael James (RB Oregon) 15/2

Trent Richardson (RB Alabama) 12/1

Justin Blackmon (WR Oklahoma State) 15/1

Kellen Moore (QB Boise State) 15/1

Knile Davis (RB Arkansas) 15/1

Ryan Broyles (WR Oklahoma) 15/1

Robert Griffin III (QB Baylor) 20/1

Chris Polk (RB Washington) 25/1

Roy Finch (RB Oklahoma) 30/1

Brandon Weeden (QB Oklahoma State) 32/1

Case Keenum (QB Houston) 35/1

Darron Thomas (QB Oregon) 35/1

Kirk Cousins (QB Michigan State) 35/1

Michael Floyd (WR Notre Dame) 40/1

Matt Barkley (QB USC) 45/1

Nick Foles (QB Arizona) 45/1

Russell Shepard (WR LSU) 50/1

Aaron Murray (QB Georgia) 55/1

E.J. Manuel (QB Florida State) 60/1

John Brantley (QB Florida) 60/1

Ryan Tannenhill (QB Texas A&M) 60/1

Tyler Wilson (QB Arkansas) 70/1

Danny O'Brien (QB Maryland) 75/1

Dayne Crist (QB Notre Dame) 75/1

Taylor Martinez (QB Nebraska) 75/1

Alshon Jeffery (WR South Carolina) 80/1

James White (RB Wisconsin) 80/1

Montee Ball (RB Wisconsin) 80/1

Robert Woods (WR USC) 80/1

Michael Dyer (RB Auburn) 85/1

David Wilson (RB Virgina Tech) 90/1

Geno Smith (QB West Virginia) 90/1

Marcus Coker (RB Iowa) 90/1

Dan Persa (QB Northwestern) 95/1

2011 Heisman Trophy - Will a defensive player win the 2011 Heisman Trophy?

Yes 10/1

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Odds to win the 2011 College World Series

Virginia +350

Vanderbilt +375

Florida +400

South Carolina +600

North Carolina +700

Texas +850

Texas A and M +1100

California +1200

Odds to win the 2011 College World Series Bracket #1

Vanderbilt +180

Florida +185

North Carolina +300

Texas +425

Odds to win the 2011 College World Series Bracket #2

Virginia +140

South Carolina +200

Texas A&M +350

California +450

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