Kirilenko rolls; Benesova ousted in Estoril

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05/06/2009 - Estoril, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning champion Maria Kirilenko was an easy second-round winner, while top-seeded Czech Iveta Benesova went by way of the upset Wednesday at the $220,000 Estoril Open.

The second-seeded Russian Kirilenko drubbed Argentine Maria Emilia Salerni 6-3, 6-0, while the 2008 Estoril runner-up Benesova gave way to Slovakian Jarmila Groth 7-5, 6-4 on the red clay at National Stadium. Kirilenko defeated Benesova in last year's finale here.

Kirilenko's quarterfinal opponent on Thursday will be last week's Fes runner- up and fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova, who slipped past Hungarian Melinda Czink 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 on Day 3. Makarova is seeded sixth here.

Meanwhile, third-seeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea handled Estonian Maret Ani 7-5, 6-2; fourth-seeded German Sabine Lisicki topped Russian qualifier Elena Bovina 6-4, 7-5; seventh-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer pasted Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-4, 6-1; and eighth-seeded Anna-Lena Groenefeld grounded fellow German Kristina Barrois 6-4, 6-4.

One other second-rounder saw Belgian Yanina Wickmayer fight back to beat Belarusian Olga Govortsova 0-6, 6-2, 6-2.

The other quarters will pit Cirtsea against Wickmayer, Lisicki versus her countrywoman Groenefeld and Peer against Groth.

The 2009 Estoril champ will collect $37,000.

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“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.

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