by Big Al Staff
Monday, Jul 18, 2022The Monday sports card features the MLB Home Run Derby and Women’s EURO 2022 action.
Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby takes place on ESPN at 8 PM ET at Dodger Stadium. Eight competitors will take part in a quarterfinals bracket to determine the champion. The top seed is Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies. His odds are +300 to win the event (Home Run Derby odds from Caesars). He battles the eighth seed Albert Pujols. The Cardinals’ future Hall of Fame has +2000 odds to win.
Pete Alonso of the New York Mets is the second seed. The two-time Derby champion has +200 odds to defend his title from last year. He faces Ronald Acuna as the seventh seed in the first round. The Atlanta Braves slugger has +750 odds to win the event.
Corey Seager is the third seed. The Texas Rangers’ infielder is listed at +1000 to win the Derby. He duels against Juan Rodriguez, who slots in as the sixth seed. The Seattle Mariners’ rookie phenom has +1000 odds to win the event.
The fourth seed is Juan Soto. The Washington Nationals’ slugger has +600 odds to win the Derby. He goes against Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Guardians. The fifth seed in this event has +1600 odds to win.
The winner of the Schwarber/Pujols quarterfinal faces the winner of the Soto/Ramirez quarterfinal. The other semifinal features the Alonso/Acuna winner against the Seager/Rodriguez survivor.
The group stage of the Women’s Euro 2022 concludes with two matches in Group D at 3 PM ET. Iceland plays France at New York Stadium in Rotherham. France has already clinched first place in Group D by obtaining six points with two victories. The French women opened the competition with a 5-1 victory against Italy on July 10th. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Belgium on July 14th. They have scored seven goals and conceded only twice. The Icelandic women need a result with two points from two draws in the group. They opened their tournament with a 1-1 draw against Belgium on July 10th before settling for a 1-1 draw with Italy on July 14th. They have scored two goals and conceded two goals. Iceland advances to the knockout stage with a victory. France is a -1.5 goal line favorite with the total set at 2.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
Italy plays Belgium on ESPN at Manchester City Academy Stadium in Manchester. The Italian women only have one point in group play from their 1-1 draw with Iceland. They have scored two times and given up six goals. The Belgium women has only one point from their draw with Iceland. They have scored two goals and allowed three goals. An outright winner in this match will advance to the knockout stage unless Iceland upsets France. Belgium advances to the knockout stage with a draw by winning the goal differential tie-breaker against Italy only if Iceland loses to France. Only two teams from each group qualifies for the quarterfinals that start on Wednesday. Italy is a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.
Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby takes place on ESPN at 8 PM ET at Dodger Stadium. Eight competitors will take part in a quarterfinals bracket to determine the champion. The top seed is Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies. His odds are +300 to win the event (Home Run Derby odds from Caesars). He battles the eighth seed Albert Pujols. The Cardinals’ future Hall of Fame has +2000 odds to win.
Pete Alonso of the New York Mets is the second seed. The two-time Derby champion has +200 odds to defend his title from last year. He faces Ronald Acuna as the seventh seed in the first round. The Atlanta Braves slugger has +750 odds to win the event.
Corey Seager is the third seed. The Texas Rangers’ infielder is listed at +1000 to win the Derby. He duels against Juan Rodriguez, who slots in as the sixth seed. The Seattle Mariners’ rookie phenom has +1000 odds to win the event.
The fourth seed is Juan Soto. The Washington Nationals’ slugger has +600 odds to win the Derby. He goes against Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Guardians. The fifth seed in this event has +1600 odds to win.
The winner of the Schwarber/Pujols quarterfinal faces the winner of the Soto/Ramirez quarterfinal. The other semifinal features the Alonso/Acuna winner against the Seager/Rodriguez survivor.
The group stage of the Women’s Euro 2022 concludes with two matches in Group D at 3 PM ET. Iceland plays France at New York Stadium in Rotherham. France has already clinched first place in Group D by obtaining six points with two victories. The French women opened the competition with a 5-1 victory against Italy on July 10th. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Belgium on July 14th. They have scored seven goals and conceded only twice. The Icelandic women need a result with two points from two draws in the group. They opened their tournament with a 1-1 draw against Belgium on July 10th before settling for a 1-1 draw with Italy on July 14th. They have scored two goals and conceded two goals. Iceland advances to the knockout stage with a victory. France is a -1.5 goal line favorite with the total set at 2.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
Italy plays Belgium on ESPN at Manchester City Academy Stadium in Manchester. The Italian women only have one point in group play from their 1-1 draw with Iceland. They have scored two times and given up six goals. The Belgium women has only one point from their draw with Iceland. They have scored two goals and allowed three goals. An outright winner in this match will advance to the knockout stage unless Iceland upsets France. Belgium advances to the knockout stage with a draw by winning the goal differential tie-breaker against Italy only if Iceland loses to France. Only two teams from each group qualifies for the quarterfinals that start on Wednesday. Italy is a -0.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.
