Federer, Nalbandian to meet in Basel final

Tennis Betting Lines

10/25/2008 - Basel, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roger Federer cruised past Spain's Feliciano Lopez in straight sets on Saturday to advance to the final of the Swiss Indoors tournament, where he will meet second-seeded Argentine David Nalbandian on Sunday.

Federer, the top seed and two-time defending champion in his hometown, nailed 15 aces and won 28-of-31 first service points to oust the unseeded Lopez 6-3, 6-2. The Swiss superstar improved to 7-0 against Lopez, and has won 16-of-19 sets with the Spaniard after his 62-minute win in Saturday's semifinal.

Lopez upended two Americans -- eighth-seeded Mardy Fish in the second round and fourth-seeded James Blake in the quarterfinals -- to set up his first matchup with Federer since last year's Madrid Masters.

Second-seeded David Nalbandian edged third-seeded Juan Martin del Potro, also in straight sets, in Saturday's other semifinal. Nalbandian avenged his straight-set loss to del Potro in the third round of last week's Madrid Masters with his 6-4, 6-4 win.

Nalbandian, the Stockholm Open champ two weeks ago and the 2002 champion here, will play in his fourth Basel final. The 26-year-old, who finished runner-up in 2003 and 2004, converted 3-of-5 break point opportunities to down the 20- year-old del Potro. Nalbandian improved to 22-4 all-time in Basel, and is looking for his third ATP title of the year.

Federer is gunning for his 57th career title and fourth of 2008. He lost to Andy Murray in the semifinals last week at the Madrid Masters.

The 2008 Basel champ will take home a first prize of $186,000.

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Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds

Will he or won't he?  Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.

Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.

"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."

Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.

Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns.

But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches.

Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback.  It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips.

Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date.
Arizona Cardinals 60-1


Atlanta Falcons 50-1


Baltimore Ravens 15-1


Buffalo Bills 50-1


Carolina Panthers 18-1


Chicago Bears 10-1


Cincinnati Bengals 15-1


Cleveland Browns 100-1


Dallas Cowboys 15-1


Denver Broncos 15-1


Detroit Lions 100-1


Green Bay Packers 50-1


Houston Texans 100-1


Indianapolis Colts 6-1


Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1


Kansas City Chiefs 30-1


Miami Dolphins 40-1


Minnesota Vikings 75-1


New England Patriots 10-1


New Orleans Saints 18-1


New York Giants 20-1


New York Jets 30-1


Oakland Raiders 100-1


Philadelphia Eagles 18-1


Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1


Saint Louis Rams 60-1


San Diego Chargers 6-1


San Francisco 49ers 75-1


Seattle Seahawks 20-1


Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1


Tennessee Titans 40-1


Washington Redskins 50-1

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