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U.S. names Davis Cup squad for semisTennis Betting Lines09/05/2008 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The USTA and captain Patrick McEnroe announced that the defending champions named world No. 8 Andy Roddick, No. 9 James Blake and the doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan to represent the U.S. in the 2008 Davis Cup semifinals. The U.S. will face Spain on a temporary outdoor red clay court constructed in Madrid's Plaza de Toros Las Ventas from September 19-21. It will be a best-of- five affair. This is the 11th straight time that the U.S. has used this same lineup -- a record for the American team. Should the United States defeat Spain, it would travel to Russia or Argentina for the Davis Cup final, to be held November 21-23. Argentina hosts Russia in the other semifinal this month. The Spanish team should be highlighted by world No. 1 and reigning Wimbledon, four-time French Open and Olympic champion Rafael Nadal. The United States and Spain will meet for the ninth time in their history and for the fifth time since 2000. The Americans are 5-3 against Spain, winning the last meeting in a 2007 World Group quarterfinal in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Roddick is currently enjoying a career-best nine-match winning streak in Davis Cup and has a 29-9 record since joining the team in 2001, which places him third all-time in singles victories for the U.S. team. Blake has a 20-9 overall record in Davis Cup (17-8 in singles, 3-1 in doubles), having represented the United States in 15 ties over the past seven years. The twin Bryans are 14-2 in their Davis Cup doubles. Established in 1900, Davis Cup is the world's largest annual international men's team competition, with 127 nations competing this year. The U.S. leads all nations with its 32 titles.
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Big 12 Conference betting odds Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State Work left to do: Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on. Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough. Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.
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