Ladies’ tennis is about as wide open right now as could be, as there are just a slew of different players that have a chance to beat the Wimbledon odds. We’re breaking it all down and making our Wimbledon picks for the big time event coming up at the end of June here at Bankroll Sports!

2011 Wimbledon Odds, Picks & Info
2011 Wimbledon Dates: Monday, June 20 – Sunday, July 3
2011 Wimbledon Location: All England Club, London, England
2011 Wimbledon Favorite: Maria Sharapova (+475)
Defending Wimbledon Champion: Serena Williams
2011 Wimbledon TV Coverage – Network: Tennis Network, NBC

It’s going to be oh so difficult to pick a winner for this event. The big question mark is whether or not Serena Williams (Current Wimbledon Odds: 4.80 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) is going to play in this event. Williams has won this event four times in her career, including against her sister, Venus, but both of them are really in some trouble in terms of injuries. The Williams sisters both sat out of the French Open for the first time in over a decade. Now, they’re both up in the air for the trip to the All-England Club, but at the end of the day, if these two end up playing, they’re both going to be lethal competitors. The Williams sisters have won a combined nine of the last 11 Wimbledon titles.

The favorite to win this event on the Wimbledon odds though, is the only woman in the middle to win this event that is playing in this field, Maria Sharapova (Wimbledon Lines: 4.75 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). The Russian beauty really had a great run at the French Open in spite of the fact that a number of different ladies took a big time shot at her at Roland Garros. Sharapova won this tournament in 2004, and she is still incredibly young at just 24 years old. There is still plenty of good tennis in this Russian’s body, and she is probably deservedly the favorite even though she isn’t going to be anywhere near the top seed in this event.

List Of Past Wimbledon Champions (Since 2000)
2010 Wimbledon Winner: Serena Williams
2009 Wimbledon Winner: Serena Williams
2008 Wimbledon Winner: Venus Williams
2007 Wimbledon Winner: Venus Williams
2006 Wimbledon Winner: Amelie Mauresmo
2005 Wimbledon Winner: Venus Williams
2004 Wimbledon Winner: Maria Sharapova
2003 Wimbledon Winner: Serena Williams
2002 Wimbledon Winner: Serena Williams
2001 Wimbledon Winner: Venus Williams
2000 Wimbledon Winner: Venus Williams

The woman of the hour after winning the French Open is going to be Na Li (Odds to Win the Wimbledon: 8 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Li had been a bridesmaid a number of times before in her career, but at 29 years old, she finally had the breakthrough and won the French Open this year. Now, with back to back Grand Slam finale appearances under her belt, Li is going to try her best to make a big time run at one tennis’ biggest stages at the All-England Club.

Perhaps the woman that is going to be the most dangerous at this event is Kim Clijsters (Current Wimbledon Odds: 8 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Clijsters came onto the scene again after taking some time off a few years ago, and all of a sudden, she was basically winning everything under the sun. Clijsters was definitely knocked out of the French Open a bit too prematurely. The Belgian has been a great hard court player over the years, but on the grass at the All England Club, she has yet to taste glory. Especially if the Williams sisters don’t play or aren’t fully healthy, this might be her best shot.

Wimbledon Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 6/14/11):
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Maria Sharapova 4.75 to 1
Serena Williams 4.80 to 1
Kim Clijsters 8 to 1
Na Li 8 to 1
Venus Williams 12 to 1
Caroline Wozniacki 12 to 1
Petra Kvitova 12 to 1
Victoria Azarenka 18 to 1
Vera Zvonareva 25 to 1
Andrea Petkovic 28 to 1
Samatha Stosur 35 to 1
Marion Bartoli 40 to 1
Sabine Lisicki 48 to 1
Daniela Hantuchova 50 to 1
Julia Goerges 50 to 1
Svetlana Kuznetsova 70 to 1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 75 to 1
Ana Ivanovic 80 to 1
Lucie Safarova 80 to 1
Jelena Jankovic 90 to 1
Yanina Wickmayer 100 to 1
Shuai Peng 100 to 1
Kaia Kanepi 100 to 1
Agnieszka Radwanska 120 to 1
Francesca Schiavone 125 to 1
Alisa Kleybanova 150 to 1
Dinara Safina 150 to 1
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 150 to 1
Jarmila Gajdosova 150 to 1
Aravane Rezai 200 to 1
Flavia Pennetta 200 to 1
Nadia Petrova 200 to 1
Shahar Peer 200 to 1
Tsvetana Pironkova 200 to 1
Bethanie Mattek Sands 200 to 1
Yaroslava Shvedova 250 to 1
Dominika Cibulkova 250 to 1
Ekaterina Makarova 250 to 1
Lucie Hradecka 250 to 1
Maria Kirilenko 300 to 1
Rebecca Marino 300 to 1
Agnes Szavay 350 to 1
Mirjana Lucic 500 to 1
Jie Zheng 600 to 1
Alexandra Dulghero 1,000 to 1
Patty Schnyder 1,000 to 1
Sara Errani 1,000 to 1
Iveta Benesova 1,000 to 1
Timea Bacsinkszky 1,000 to 1
Polona Hercog 1,000 to 1
Simona Halep 1,000 to 1
Anna Chakvetadze 1,000 to 1
Elena Vesnina 1,000 to 1
Vera Dushevina 1,000 to 1
Alona Bondarenko 1,000 to 1
Kimiko Date Krumm 1,000 to 1
Greta Arn 1,000 to 1
Gisela Dulko 1,000 to 1
Carla Suarez Navarro 1,000 to 1
Alize Cornet 1,000 to 1
Anabel Medina Garrigues 1,000 to 1
Virginie Razzano 1,000 to 1
Sorana Cirstea 1,000 to 1

2011 Ladies’ Odds To Win Wimbledon @ Bet Online Sportsbook (as of 6/14/11):
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Maria Sharapova 4 to 1
Serena Williams 4.50 to 1
Kim Clijsters 5.50 to 1
Na Li 6 to 1
Petra Kvitova 8 to 1
Venus Williams 9 to 1
Caroline Wozniacki 9 to 1
Vera Zvonareva 15 to 1
Victoria Azarenka 18 to 1
Samatha Stosur 25 to 1
Andrea Petkovic 25 to 1
Marion Bartoli 33 to 1
Julia Goerges 33 to 1
Francesca Schiavone 40 to 1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 40 to 1
Svetlana Kuznetsova 40 to 1
Agnieszka Radwanska 40 to 1
Daniela Hantuchova 50 to 1
Sabine Lisicki 50 to 1
Yanina Wickmayer 50 to 1
Jelena Jankovic 50 to 1
Ana Ivanovic 80 to 1
Lucie Safarova 100 to1
Shuai Peng 100 to 1
Kaia Kanepi 150 to 1
Jie Zheng 150 to 1
Nadia Petrova 150 to 1
Jarmila Groth 150 to 1
Maria Kirilenko 150 to1
Alisa Kleybanova 150 to1
Aravane Rezai 200 to 1
Tsvetana Pironkova 200 to 1
Shahar Peer 200 to 1
Dominika Cibulkova 200 to 1
Flavia Pennetta 200 to 1
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 200 to 1
Jarmila Gajdosova 250 to 1
Alexandra Dulgheru 250 to 1
Gisela Dulko 250 to 1

Two legs of the Grand Slam in tennis are said and done, and here at Bankroll Sports, we’re looking at the Wimbledon odds and making our free Wimbledon picks for the big time tournament at the All-England Club!

2011 Wimbledon Odds, Picks & Info
2011 Wimbledon Dates: Monday, June 20 – Sunday, July 3
2011 Wimbledon Location: All England Club, London, England
2011 Wimbledon Favorite: Roger Federer (+265)
Defending Wimbledon Champion: Rafael Nadal
2011 Wimbledon TV Coverage – Network: Tennis Network, NBC

Unless you are going to go off of the board, there are really only a handful of different tennis players that realistically have a chance of winning Wimbledon betting action this year. After all, just look back at the last eight Wimbledon champions… You’ll only see two names there.

The first is that of Roger Federer (Current Wimbledon Odds: 2.65 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Federer was a finalist at the French Open and pushed the champ to four sets before succumbing. What can we say about this man’s career? There’s pretty much nothing that he hasn’t accomplished in his time on the court. The Swiss master already has 16 career Grand Slam title under his belt, including six here at the All-England Club. Federer is going to most likely come out of the No. 3 hole in this tournament, but that isn’t going to stop him from making one heck of a charge towards the top of the charts when push comes to shove.

The only other man to win a Wimbledon during the reign of Federer here in Jolly Ol’ England is Rafael Nadal (Wimbledon Lines: 2.75 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Rafa won the second Grand Slam event this year at the French Open, which is nothing new considering the fact that he has only lost one match in seven years playing at Roland Garros. Save for 2009 when he was pushed to five epic sets by Federer in the finale, Nadal has been amazing here on these courts in England. Grass isn’t nearly his best surface, as demonstrated by the fact that he has 10 Grand Slam titles and six are on clay courts, but there clearly won’t be a match until at least the semifinals, and likely until the finals, if at all, in which the Spaniard is going to be an underdog.

List Of Past Wimbledon Champions (Since 2000)
2010 Wimbledon Winner: Rafael Nadal
2009 Wimbledon Winner: Roger Federer
2008 Wimbledon Winner: Rafael Nadal
2007 Wimbledon Winner: Roger Federer
2006 Wimbledon Winner: Roger Federer
2005 Wimbledon Winner: Roger Federer
2004 Wimbledon Winner: Roger Federer
2003 Wimbledon Winner: Roger Federer
2002 Wimbledon Winner: Lleyton Hewitt
2001 Wimbledon Winner: Goran Ivanisevic
2000 Wimbledon Winner: Pete Sampras

All eyes are going to be on Novak Djokovic (Odds to Win the Wimbledon: 3.65 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) as well in this tournament. Djokovic didn’t lose a match this year until the semifinals of the French Open again Federer, and that includes sweeping through the Australian Open for his second career Grand Slam victory. Djokovic is better served playing on hard courts, but considering how strong he has been this year on every surface that he has faced, we don’t know if we would want to bet against this man on the moon right now. Of the three biggest male players in tennis right now, this would probably be the one with the best Wimbledon odds.

And then there is Andy Murray (Current Wimbledon Odds: 6.85 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook)… We really feel bad for this Brit, because he seemingly always ends up as a semifinalist in these events, only to end up losing to either Nadal or Federer. Still, the UK hasn’t tasted glory of any kind in Wimbledon betting action since Jo Durie and Jeremy Bates won the mixed doubles tournament in 1987. There hasn’t been a single winner since Virginia Wade on the ladies’ side in 1977, and a man hasn’t won this event in the Open Era, dating back to 1968.

Wimbledon Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 6/14/11):
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Roger Federer 2.65 to 1
Rafael Nadal 2.75 to 1
Novak Djokovic 3.65 to 1
Andy Murray 6.85 to 1
Juan Martin del Potro 45 to 1
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 45 to 1
Tomas Berdych 70 to 1
Andy Roddick 70 to 1
Robin Soderling 75 to 1
John Isner 105 to 1
Milos Raonic 125 to 1
Richard Gasquet 175 to 1
Mardy Fish 250 to 1
Alexandr Dolgopolov 325 to 1
Philipp Kohlschreiber 325 to 1
Marin Cilic 350 to 1
Gael Monfils 350 to 1
Ivy Karlovic 425 to 1
David Nalbandian 500 to 1
David Ferrer 500 to 1
Lleyton Hewitt 500 to 1
Feliciano Lopez 525 to 1
Stanislas Wawrinka 600 to 1
Sam Querrey 625 to 1
Viktor Troicki 625 to 1
Jurgen Melzer 700 to 1
Nikolay Davydenko 750 to 1
Fernando Verdasco 800 to 1
Nicolas Almagro 875 to 1
Philipp Petzschner 875 to 1
Gilles Simon 900 to 1
Ivan Ljubicic 950 to 1
Tommy Robredo 1,000 to 1
Juan Monaco 1,000 to 1
Ernests Gulbis 1,000 to 1
Mikhail Youzhny 1,000 to 1
Juan Carlos Ferrero 1,000 to 1
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 1,000 to 1
Marcos Baghdatis 1,000 to 1
Michael Llodra 1,000 to 1
Albert Montanes 1,000 to 1
Thomaz Bellucci 1,000 to 1
Florian Mayer 1,000 to 1
Andrey Golubev 1,000 to 1
Sergiy Stakhovsky 1,000 to 1
Jarkko Nieminen 1,000 to 1
Xavier Malisse 1,000 to 1
Jeremy Chardy 1,000 to 1
Marcel Granollers 1,000 to 1
Denis Istomin 1,000 to 1
Thiemo De Bakker 1,000 to 1
Janko Tipsarevic 1,000 to 1
Victor Hanescu 1,000 to 1
Santiago Giraldo 1,000 to 1
Radek Stepanek 1,000 to 1
Kei Nishikori 1,000 to 1
Richard Berankis 1,000 to 1
Julien Benneteau 1,000 to 1
Florent Serra 1,000 to 1
Frederico Gil 1,000 to 1
Ilya Marchenko 1,000 to 1
Blaz Kavcic 1,000 to 1
Ivan Dodig 1,000 to 1
Grigor Dimitrov 1,000 to 1
Dudi Sela 1,000 to 1
Rainer Schuettler 1,000 to 1
Igor Kunitsyn 1,000 to 1
Lukasz Kubot 1,000 to1
Kevin Anderson 1,000 to 1
Adrian Mannarino 1,000 to 1

2011 Men’s Odds To Win Wimbledon @ Bet Online Sportsbook (as of 6/14/11):
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Novak Djokovic 1.60 to 1
Rafael Nadal 2 to 1
Roger Federer 2.25 to 1
Andy Murray 6 to 1
Juan Martin Del Potro 16 to 1
Robin Soderling 20 to 1
John Isner 40 to 1
Tomas Berdych 30 to 1
Richard Gasquet 50 to 1
Milos Raonic 50 to 1
Jo Wilfried Tsonga 66 to 1
Mardy Fish 80 to 1
Andy Roddick 80 to 1
Marin Cilic 80 to 1
Ivo Karlovic 100 to 1
Alexandr Dolgopolov 100 to 1
Gael Monfils 100 to 1
David Ferrer 100 to 1
Kevin Anderson 125 to 1
Sam Querrey 125 to 1
Lleyton Hewitt 125 to 1
Jurgen Melzer 150 to 1
Ivan Ljubicic 150 to 1
David Nalbandian 150 to 1
Philipp Petzschner 150 to 1
Fernando Verdasco 150 to 1
Ernests Gulbis 200 to 1
Marcos Baghdatis 200 to 1
Stanislas Wawrinka 200 to 1
Michael Llodra 200 to 1
Philipp Kohlschreiber 200 to 1
Radek Stepanek 200 to 1
Viktor Troicki 250 to 1
Mikhail Youzhny 250 to 1
Nicolas Almagro 500 to 1

NASCAR betting fans: We’re back with another fantastic race this weekend at infamous Poconos Raceway, as 43 of the best drivers in the world look to make for great 5-Hour Energy 500 picks!

2011 5-Hour Energy 500 Odds, Picks & Info
2011 5-Hour Energy 500 Date: Sunday, June 12th, 2011
2011 5-Hour Energy 500 Green Flag Time: 1:18 ET
2011 5-Hour Energy 500 Location: Poconos Speedway, Long Pond, PA
2011 5-Hour Energy 500 Favorite: Denny Hamlin (+450)
Defending 5-Hour Energy 500 Champion: Denny Hamlin
2011 5-Hour Energy 500 TV Coverage – Network: TNT

Normally, when it looks like a fish and it smells like a fish, it’s probably pretty darn fishy. On one glance, it doesn’t seem like there is any way in which Denny Hamlin (Current 5-Hour Energy 500 Odds: 4.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) should be the favorite of this race. After all, he ranks just No. 11 in the Sprint Cup standings coming into this week, and he only has two Top 5 finishes all season long. However, we need to dig a little bit deeper. The “Tricky Triangle” always provides us with some great moments in NASCAR betting action, as there are generally very few cautions and the racing is wide open. For whatever reason, Hamlin has really excelled in this type of race. He won this race last year, and he has four wins in his 10 races here in the Poconos… not to mention seven Top 5s and nine Top 10s. Needless to say, it would be quite shocking if Hamlin didn’t end up at least competing for the duration of this race.

Many expert NASCAR handicappers are forecasting a good day for Tony Stewart (5-Hour Energy 500 Lines: 9.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) as well. Stewart only has one Top 5 finish this year as well (not including the Sprint Cup All Star Race), but he too, has a great history here on the “Tricky Triangle.” Stewart has a win here in 2009, and it was his first as a driver/owner. Dating back to his days in the No. 20 Home Depot Pontiac, Stewart has finished in the Top 10 nine times in his last 10 races. Needless to say, he’ll be a force to be reckoned with in this one.

Carl Edwards (Odds to Win the 5-Hour Energy 500: 6.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) is always a threat to win these types of races, as the fewer cautions and fewer accidents there are in the race, the more dangerous that the No. 99 Ford is. Of course we know that the man that is just behind him in the points race, Jimmie Johnson (Current 5-Hour Energy 500 Odds: 7.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) will be a threat as well, and both of these drivers are, as always, ones that you are going to want to keep an eye on.

5-Hour Energy 500 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 6/9/11):
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Denny Hamlin 4.50 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 6.50 to 1
Carl Edwards 7.50 to 1
Kyle Busch 9.50 to 1
Tony Stewart 9.50 to 1
Kevin Harvick 11.50 to 1
Matt Kenseth 12.50 to 1
Jeff Gordon 13.50 to 1
Greg Biffle 14.75 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 14.75 to 1
Kurt Busch 25 to 1
Clint Bowyer 28 to 1
Jeff Burton 33 to 1
Kasey Kahne 33 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 40 to 1
Joey Logano 42 to 1
Mark Martin 42 to 1
Ryan Newman 42 to 1
Brian Vickers 42 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 42 to 1
Jamie McMurray 42 to 1
David Reutimann 55 to 1

2011 5-Hour Energy 500 Odds @ Oddsmaker Sportsbook (as of 6/9/11):
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Denny Hamlin 4 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 5 to 1
Carl Edwards 7 to 1
Kyle Busch 10 to 1
Tony Stewart 10 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 12 to 1
Jeff Gordon 12 to 1
Kevin Harvick 12 to 1
Matt Kenseth 15 to 1
Greg Biffle 15 to 1
Clint Bowyer 25 to 1
Kurt Busch 25 to 1
Kasey Kahne 30 to 1
Brian Vickers 40 to 1
Ryan Newman 40 to 1
Jamie McMurray 40 to 1
Jeff Burton 40 to 1
Joey Logano 40 to 1
Mark Martin 40 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 40 to 1
David Ragan 40 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 40 to 1
Brad Keselowski 50 to 1
Marcus Ambrose 50 to 1
David Reutimann 50 to 1
AJ Allmendinger 60 to 1
Paul Menard 75 to 1
Regan Smith 100 to 1
Bobby Labonte 500 to 1
Field (Any Other Driver) 200 to 1

If You Are Looking For More Information & Details on the NFL Supplemental Draft (Such As How Does The Supplemental Draft Work & When it Takes Place, Scroll To The Bottom of This Post For More Info

The Ohio State Buckeyes have been through quite a bit in this offseason. Before their bowl game, word broke that they were losing some of their star players to a five game suspension for this upcoming NCAA football betting season thanks to their connection with selling autographs and memorabilia while under scholarship at the university. Later on, it was determined that Head Coach Jim Tressel knew of these violations, and he was suspended by the university as well.

However, after a long offseason filled with tons of questions such as, “Why is Terrelle Pryor driving around in this luxury sports car?” Tressel resigned two weeks ago and stepped away from the university. The next shoe, likely not the last, came in the form of Pryor leaving the university after three years in Columbus.

The career for Pryor was always a high profile one. He was the top rated recruit in the country four years ago, and he was drawing the same type of attention that Tim Tebow did when he was with the Florida Gators. Instead of picking the Michigan Wolverines or the Oregon Ducks, Pryor decided to become a Buckeye and to play under the more pro-style system that Tressel had in place in Columbus.

Pryor won games — make no mistake about that. No, he never did win the Heisman Trophy, and no, he never went on to lead Ohio State to a National Championship, but he was a proven winner, and he has the skills to be a deadly quarterback professionally.

The question is where he’ll end up going. Pryor has a slew of options right now at his disposal, but none of them are remarkable. One of his options would be to go to the Canadian Football League, where the Saskatchewan Roughriders have claimed his negotiating rights. However, CFL training camps have already started, and the season starts in just three weeks. Pryor would also be battling with a proven quarterback in Darian Durant, who has the promise to take the Riders to the Grey Cup title after coming up just short in back to back seasons. Aside from that, the rules and quirks of the CFL take time to adjust to, and Pryor has had no experience whatsoever with anything anywhere near these rules in his football playing career.

The UFL is also a possibility. This is a league that has already drafted though, and all of the teams know who their quarterbacks are going to be. The pro to that is that Pryor would get to work on his NFL game, as the rules in this league are awfully similar to those of the NFL.

However, the most likely choice for Pryor at this point is to join the NFL’s Supplemental Draft, which typically is held right around this time each year.

Of course, the problem with doing any business right now with the NFL is that there are no operations going on at this point for the teams. There is no date set for a Supplemental Draft, and players that end up getting drafted from this day don’t typically end up ever making a roster.

How Does The NFL Supplemental Draft Work?

If you are wondering; What is the NFL Supplemental Draft?…and are curious as to how it works, here’s a brief crash course on how the NFL Supplemental Draft has worked in years past…

Players that did not file to be in the main NFL Draft can try to enter into the NFL Supplemental Draft the year in which they leave college. The reasons that players typically join the Supplemental Draft is because they had eligibility issues in college. Last year, Harvey Unga was the only player that was picked in the Supplemental Draft, and the only reason in which he joined was because the BYU Cougars kicked him out of school after the NFL Draft was already completed.  Normally, there are no big name players like Terrelle Pryor in the Supplemental Draft.

There are typically only a handful of players that are eligible to be drafted in the Supplemental Draft. This year, Janoris Jenkins of the Florida Gators is also likely going to be on the board for the Supplemental Draft, and both he and Pryor are likely to be picked at some point.

Teams are lined up in draft order as they were in the NFL Draft, and there are seven full rounds. You don’t have to make a selection. The mass majority of picks are passed. If you take a player when it’s your turn to draft, you lose that corresponding draft pick next year. In other words, if a player were to be taken in the fourth round of the Supplemental Draft, the team that drafted him would forfeit their fourth round draft pick in the next year’s draft.

There is no way that anyone would spend earlier than a third round pick on Pryor in all likelihood. Even if the Supplemental Draft does take place in the near future and the NFL season is played as scheduled, Pryor holds virtually no chance whatsoever at being able to get on the field. Not only does he clearly have some character issues and off the field problems, but he would have not picked up a football in over nine months. He’d have to adjust to the speed of the game and would need to get in line with his receivers.

It almost seems like the best case scenario for Pryor would be to take the entire year off, work with some trainers, and to get ready for the 2012 NFL Draft, where he can go through a regular combine and workout and be compared to the rest of the players that will be in his draft class.

Here at Bankroll Sports, we’ve always got our pulse on all of the best MLB betting action, and as a part of all of the action, we’re taking a look at the Top 10 money pitchers in the league through games ending June 4th.

1: Dillon Gee, New York Mets (8-0, +$876) – Is Gee that lucky or that good? The answer is probably a little from Column A and a little from Column B. Gee does have a 3.33 ERA, but he only has 39 strikeouts in 54 innings of work. He also has 20 walks. Still, the 25 year old righty has a bright future with the Mets, and he certainly knows that he isn’t goingt o get that much run support when he comes out to pitch. Gee also spent plenty of time in the New York bullpen this year, which also doesn’t give us all that much confidence that this is going to keep up.

2: Jason Marquis, Washington Nationals (8-3, +$809) – The Nats are finally getting their money’s worth on Marquis after bringing him in from the Colorado Rockies. Marquis had a disastrous year last year, going 2-9 with a 6.60 ERA, and this year, he is already 6-2. No, we aren’t all that impressed with a 4.13 ERA for Marquis, but he definitely continues to get the job done. Of course, it helps that in his last 10 starts, Marquis has gotten at least seven runs of support six times. The righty still has only started 24 games since coming to DC, something that concerns us for a man that had thrown at least 28 starts in his previous six seasons.

3: Aaron Harang, San Diego Padres (9-3, +$708) – The big right hander is absolutely loving his new digs at Petco Park, and he is putting up some phenomenal numbers this year. Harang has a 3.77 ERA, and he hasn’t had a loss since May 2nd. Amazingly, for as well as Harang has pitched at home, he hasn’t lost a start on the road this season. Three of his four starts on the road have been stellar, and the dud at the Colorado Rockies in which he allowed seven runs in 4.1 innings was overcome by his normally shoddy offense.

4: Kevin Correia, Pittsburgh Pirates (8-4, +$686) – We can’t even remember the last time that the Pirates had a pitcher in the Top 10 on the MLB lines this late in the season. Correia doesn’t get a lot of strikeouts (just 34 this season), but he does a great job keeping the ball on the ground and trusting the defense behind him. Correia has three straight wins, two of which came as underdogs, and he is about to notch his third straight season with double digits worth of wins.

5: Kyle McClellan, St. Louis Cardinals (8-2, +$590) – McClellan hadn’t started a game in his entire career before this year. We guess he has a newly found trade at this point. Manager Tony LaRussa really didn’t have a choice but to go with McClellan in his rotation this year when Adam Wainwright went down, and he certainly answered the bell. The righty is 6-2 with a 3.86 ERA. He’s on the DL now with a hip flexor injury, but when he comes back, we’d have no reason to believe that McClellan won’t be able to continue on his torrid pace in his first year as a starter.

6: Bruce Chen, Kansas City Royals (6-1, +$554) – We just don’t know how Bruce Chen continues to stick around in this league. He has been around since 1998, has bounced around to a million different franchises, and yet he already has the third most wins that he has ever had in a season in his career with four. Chen is on the DL right now, and when he comes back, we would be fading him on the MLB odds all the time until he and the Royals come back to earth.

7: Josh Tomlin, Cleveland Indians (8-3, +$552) – The Tribe are still in the driver’s seat in the AL Central, and Tomlin is a big part of the reason why. He has had back to back iffy starts against the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays, but both of those games were on the road. This year at home, Tomlin has been unhittable, and this is why he has a 3.27 ERA and a 7-2 record for the season.

8: Kyle Drabek, Toronto Blue Jays (8-4, +$526) – Drabek is one of the few pitchers that have stayed on this list as one of the best arms to make MLB picks with for the majority of this season. The problem that Drabek has right now is that he is coming off of the worst start of his career. He allowed four runs in just 0.2 innings against the Cleveland Indians in a 13-9 loss. However, he was on the heels of throwing 121 pitches, a career high against the Chicago White Sox the game before, so we tend to give him the benefit of the doubt.

9: Ian Kennedy, Arizona Diamondbacks (8-4, +$506) – Really, since allowing nine runs in just three innings against the St. Louis Cardinals back on April 14th, Kennedy has been fantastic, dropping his ERA down to just 3.16. He has 63 strikeouts against 22 walks this year, and as a result, he has a 6-2 mark. Kennedy is really one of the main reasons for which the D’Backs have come all the way back this season to compete in the NL West, and he needs to keep it up if they’re going to stay in it.

10: Jake Peavy, Chicago White Sox (4-0, +$505) – The last pitcher this year to have at least $500 worth of profits on the MLB lines is a man that has only had four starts under his belt. Peavy has been absolutely electric this year since coming back off of shoulder surgery. He has a 3.24 ERA in 25 frames, and he has a whopping K/BB ratio of 16/1. If Peavy can regain his form of the past with the San Diego Padres, the White Sox really might not be out of the AL Central race yet even though they still have a lot of work to do to get back anywhere near the top of the division.

NASCAR betting fans: We’re back with another fantastic race this weekend at infamous Charlotte Motor Speedway, as 43 of the best drivers in the world look to make for great STP 400 picks!

2011 STP 400 Odds, Picks & Info
2011 STP 400 Date: Sunday, June 5th, 2011
2011 STP 400 Green Flag Time: 1:15 ET
2011 STP 400 Location: Kansas Speedway ,Kansas City, KS
2011 STP 400 Favorite: Carl Edwards & Jimmie Johnson (+550)
Defending STP 400 Champion: Inaugural Race
2011 STP 400 TV Coverage – Network: Fox

Kansas Speedway hasn’t been open for all that many years, but there are definitely some trends that we can fall back upon when looking at the STP 400 odds even though this is the first June race on the calendar at this racetrack. The man that won the most recent race here in the Sunflower State is Greg Biffle (Current STP 400 Odds: 8.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Biffle not only won the lone race in Kansas last year, but he is also one of the three men that have ever won here more than once. For whatever reason, Biffle just seems to run well at this track, and he is definitely not one to overlook come Sunday’s big time race.

If there is a Toyota driver that is going to become the first to ever take the checkered flag on this racetrack in this one, it is Kyle Busch (STP 400 Lines: 8.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Granted, we know that Busch really had a tough run last week at the Coca-Cola 600, and all things considered, he really did have a terrible two weeks at Charlotte Motor Speedway if you want to count in the NASCAR Sprint All Star Race. Still, Busch is clearly the top Toyota driver in the field, and he is awfully close to locking up a spot in NASCAR’s edition of the playoffs this year as well. Busch has some great odds, and he very well could be the one to pave the way to Victory Lane in the inaugural STP 400.

Carl Edwards (Odds to Win the STP 400: 5.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) really didn’t have a great week at Charlotte last week, but at least he did leave Tobacco Road with a cool million bucks under his belt for his run at the All Star Race two weeks ago. The driver of the No. 99 Chevy knows that he has himself one heck of a lead in the Sprint Cup standings, and in all likelihood, no one is going to catch him in the regular season. Still, we know that the whole world is trying to get back on top, and there are a number of the elite drivers in this world, just like Edwards, who have never ultimately won titles in spite of the fact that they have had great careers. Edwards won’t want to take any chances going into the Chase for the Sprint Cup of not having that de facto “pole position” for the postseason.

The co-favorite with Edwards is seemingly a favorite each and every week. Jimmie Johnson (Current STP 400 Odds: 5.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) could once again be a factor in this one. However, there are definitely some issues to consider. He does have a win here at Kansas Speedway, unlike Edwards, but aside from that, he really hasn’t run all that well here. Johnson is also clearly going to be gunned at for the rest of the season, as everyone tries to get a leg up on him going into the Chase. This might not be the best time to invest in the No. 48 Chevy, especially now that he has dropped down to the third position in the Sprint Cup standings coming into this week’s race.

STP 400 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 6/2/11):
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Carl Edwards 5.50 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 5.50 to 1
Kyle Busch 8.50 to 1
Matt Kenseth 8.50 to 1
Greg Biffle 8.50 to 1
Denny Hamlin 11 to 1
Kevin Harvick 11 to 1
Tony Stewart 13 to 1
Jeff Gordon 14.50 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 20.50 to 1
Clint Bowyer 22 to 1
Kasey Kahne 22 to 1
Kurt Busch 28 to 1
Jeff Burton 28 to 1
Joey Logano 28 to 1
Mark Martin 38 to 1
David Ragan 38 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 40 to 1
Marcos Ambrose 55 to 1
Jamie McMurray 55 to 1
Martin Truex 55 to 1
Brian Vickers 55 to 1
David Reutimann 66 to 1
AJ Allmendinger 66 to 1

2011 STP 400 Odds @ Oddsmaker Sportsbook (as of 6/2/11):
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Carl Edwards 4.50 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 3 to 1
Greg Biffle 8 to 1
Kyle Busch 8 to 1
Denny Hamlin 10 to 1
Tony Stewart 10 to 1
Kevin Harvick 10 to 1
Jeff Gordon 12 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 20 to 1
Clint Bowyer 20 to 1
Kasey Kahne 25 to 1
Jeff Burton 30 to 1
Joey Logano 30 to 1
Kurt Busch 30 to 1
Mark Martin 30 to 1
Ryan Newman 40 to 1
Jamie McMurray 40 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 40 to 1
David Ragan 40 to 1
David Reutimann 50 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 50 to 1
Marcos Ambrose 50 to 1
Brian Vickers 50 to 1
AJ Allmendinger 50 to 1
Paul Menard 75 to 1
Regan Smith 100 to 1
Brad Keselowski 100 to 1
Bobby Labonte 100 to 1
Field (Any Other Driver) 100 to 1