Berdych and Youzhny to play for Munich title

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05/09/2009 - Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic and Russia's Mikhail Youzhny won semifinal matches Saturday and will play for the title on Sunday at the BMW Open.

The fourth-seeded Berdych earned a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory over France's Jeremy Chardy, while Youzhny rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 triumph over German wild card Daniel Brands.

Berdych will play in a final for the first time this year and will try to improve upon his career mark of 4-4 in ATP title matches. He was 1-1 last year, losing in Bastad and winning in Tokyo in October.

This year had been a struggle for Berdych, as he had not been past the fourth round in any tournament before this week.

On Saturday, Berdych had his serve broken just once and fired 10 aces. He will try to become the first Czech player to win in Munich since Jiri Novak in 2001.

Youzhny will play in his second Munich final, having lost to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in the 2007 title match. Like Berdych, Youzhny is also 4-4 in ATP finals. The last of his four titles came in January 2008 in Chennai.

Brands had Youzhny on the ropes Saturday, but could not convert any of the four break point chances he had in the eighth game of the third set. Youzhny managed to hold serve for 4-4, then broke Brands' serve in the next game before holding his own to close it out.

Youzhny owns a 5-3 career record against Berdych, including a semifinal win at this event in 2007. The two will meet for the third time in 2009, having split the first two. Youzhny won a first-round match in Marseille back in February and Berdych returned the favor a month later in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Both went three sets.

Sunday's winner will collect a first prize of $95,000.

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Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.

Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.

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Super Bowl XLIII isn't even a week old yet and oddsmakers have already released Super Bowl XLIV odds.

Despite the Pittsburgh Steelers winning Super Bowl 43, the New England Patriots are 8/1 favorites to win Super Bowl 44.

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With their 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, the Steelers became the latest NFL champion. But believe it or not, oddsmakers from online sports book MySportsbook.com don't have the Steelers the favorites to win Super Bowl XLIV next season.

That honor belongs to the New England Patriots, who are 8/1 favorites to win despite not even qualify for the postseason in 2008. The Pats also have a major decision to make regarding what to do with Matt Cassel, who played well in Tom Brady's (knee surgery) absence last year but is also a free agent this offseason.

Ironically, the Steelers aren't even oddsmakers second choice to win Super Bowl 44, as the Dallas Cowboys are listed right behind the Patriots at 9/1 despite not making the playoffs themselves. Clearly oddsmakers think the public will hop back on the Cowboys' bandwagon considering the immense talent they have and the opening of a brand new stadium.

After Dallas, then comes Pittsburgh at 10/1, but they share those odds with the New York Giants, who won Super Bowl XLII. The Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers round out the top six teams at 12/1, while the Baltimore Ravens (14/1), Tennessee Titans (16/1), Carolina Panthers (18/1) and Philadelphia Eagles (18/1) complete the top 10.

The NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals got no love from oddsmakers as they were established as a 30/1 long shot to win next year's Super Bowl. They share those same odds with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers – two teams that didn't even qualify for the postseason. Other long shots are the Kansas City Chiefs (100/1), Detroit Lions (100/1), St. Louis Rams (75/1) and Oakland Raiders (75/1).

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New England Patriots 8/1

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New York Giants 10/1

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Indianapolis Colts 12/1

San Diego Chargers 12/1

Baltimore Ravens 14/1

Tennessee Titans 16/1

Carolina Panthers 18/1

Philadelphia Eagles 18/1

New Orleans Saints 20/1

Atlanta Falcons 25/1

Denver Broncos 25/1

Green Bay Packers 25/1

Jacksonville Jaguars 25/1

Minnesota Vikings 25/1

New York Jets 25/1

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Chicago BearS 30/1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30/1

Buffalo Bills 35/1

Houston TexaNS 35/1

Miami Dolphins 35/1

Washington Redskins 35/1

Seattle SeahawkS 50/1

Cleveland Browns 55/1

Cincinnati Bengals 60/1

San Francisco 49ers 60/1

Oakland Raiders 75/1

St. Louis Rams 75/1

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