The USA vs. Ghana World Cup match sees the United States as a rare case of a favorite in the Round of 16.
Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Uruguay takes on South Korea and the United States battles Ghana in World Cup matchups, while the Mets play host to Minnesota.
Chasing the World Cup . . .
The Round of 16 begins at the World Cup in South Africa on Saturday, with Uruguay vs. South Korea and the United States vs. Ghana. Uruguay won Group A with seven points, and they're -120 favorites against South Korea (+350), which finished second in Group B with four points.
Draw odds for that match are +230. The United States is favored at +135 over Ghana after they won a tiebreaker atop Group C with England with five points. Ghana, which finished second in Group D with four points, is the +200 underdog with draw odds of +220. Winners of those two games go to the quarterfinals. At press time the Uruguay vs. South Korea score has Uruguay up 1-nil in the 65th minute.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
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The Mets will send Johan Santana (5-4, 3.31 ERA) to the mound on Saturday afternoon as they continue their interleague series against the Twins and Carl Pavano (8-6, 3.64 ERA). Lefthander Santana will be looking to bounce back from a loss to the Yankees in his last outing; Santana gave up four earned runs on eight hits over his six innings of work in that contest, and fanned just three. Righthander Pavano dominated the Phillies in his last start, allowing just one run on four hits over nine innings pitched.
Also on the MLB schedule for Saturday: San Diego at Florida, St. Louis at Kansas City, Houston at Texas, Washington at Baltimore, Philadelphia at Toronto, Arizona at Tampa Bay, Seattle at Milwaukee, Detroit at Atlanta, the Yankees at the Dodgers, Cleveland at Cincinnati, the Cubs at the White Sox, Colorado at the Angels, Pittsburgh at Oakland, and Boston at San Francisco. Clay Buchholz (10-4, 2.47 ERA) will take on Joe Martinez (0-1, 4.91 ERA) in that BoSox/Giants matchup. Righthander Buchholz has won seven of his last eight starts, allowing no more than three runs in any outing.
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Rounding out the Roundup . . . Finally, there's just one game on the WNBA schedule for Saturday with Minnesota at San Antonio. The Lynx (5-9 straight-up, 7-7 against-the-spread) have won three straight games, beating New York 75-68 on the road last time out. Minnesota guard Candice Wiggins is out for the season with a ruptured achilles tendon. The Silver Stars (4-7 SU, 4-6-1 ATS) were bounced 82-61 on the road by Seattle last time out. Becky Hammon and Chamique Holdsclaw each scored 12 points for San Antonio that game.
