The Coca-Cola 600 betting odds have Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, and Denny Hamlin the favorites. The Indy 500 betting lines Helio Castroneves, Scott Dixon, Will Power, and Dario Franchitti are the leaders.
Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Drivers take to the track at Indianapolis, Charlotte, and Istanbul, while the White Sox take on the Rays, and the Phillies battle the Marlins.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
The American League schedule for Sunday has Oakland at Detroit, Cleveland at the Yankees, Baltimore at Toronto, Kansas City at Boston, Seattle at the Angels, Texas at Minnesota, and the White Sox at Tampa Bay. Chicago has Jake Peavy (3-4, 6.05 ERA) as their probable pitcher for Sunday, with the Rays sending James Shields (5-2, 2.99 ERA) to the mound. Righthander Peavy faced the Rays back on April 22, getting knocked around for seven earned runs on seven hits over just 4 1-3 innings in a loss. Righthander Shields also took to the hill on April 22, securing the victory over the White Sox after giving up just two earned runs on six hits in his seven innings pitched.
Over in the National League on Sunday it'll be Houston at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at Atlanta, the Mets at Milwaukee, St. Louis at the Cubs, the Dodgers at Colorado, Washington at San Diego, Arizona at San Francisco, and Philadelphia at Florida. Jamie Moyer (5-4, 4.55 ERA) is scheduled to take on Anibal Sanchez (4-2, 3.23 ERA) in that Phillies/Marlins matchup. Lefthander Moyer lost to the Marlins back on April 17, surrendering five earned runs on six hits over six innings of work (and striking out seven batters). Righthander Sanchez faced the Phillies in his April 16 outing, giving up five earned runs on eight hits over his six innings of work in a defeat, and fanning one.
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Roaring around the track . . .
The Sprint Cup Series takes the track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday for the Coca-Cola 600. Jimmie Johnson, who has struggled lately but won the NASCAR Banking 500 at Charlotte last October, is sitting as the +300 sportsbook favorite for Sunday's race, with Kyle Busch (+500), Kurt Busch (+700), Jeff Gordon (+800), and Denny Hamlin (+800) behind him. Defending champ David Reutimann is set at +3000.
Formula 1 has the Turkish Grand Prix on tap for Sunday, with Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel (7/5) and Mark Webber (9/4) sitting as the oddsmakers' top choices. Fernando Alonso, who sits in third place in the drivers championship behind Vettel and Webber, is tied with Lewis Hamilton at 11/2 odds to take the checkered flag in Turkey. Jenson Button, who won in Turkey last year, is at 12/1 odds to repeat that win.
As well, the Indianapolis 500 is set for Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, with Helio Castroneves sitting atop the sportsbooks' list as the +250 favorite. Scott Dixon (+350), Ryan Briscoe (+400), and Dario Franchitti (+400) round out the top tier of contenders for IndyCar's marquee event, with Will Power just behind that group at +600 odds. Danica Patrick sits as a +3000 underdog to claim the Indy 500 on Sunday.
Rounding out the Roundup . . .
Finally, there are three games on the WNBA's schedule for Sunday, with Connecticut at Washington, Atlanta at Los Angeles, and Seattle at San Antonio. The Storm have started the season at 4-1 straight-up but just 2-3 against-the-spread; Seattle was defeated 84-75 by Chicago in their last game, with Lauren Jackson scoring 15 points.
