Cilic sneaks into BWM quarters

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05/06/2010 - Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Croat Marin Cilic was a hard-fought second-round winner Thursday at the clay-court BMW Open, a French Open tune-up.

The Aussie Open semifinalist Cilic had to come from behind to beat German crowd favorite Simon Greul 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 7-5 at MTTC Iphitos. Cilic topped another German, Michael Berrer, here on Wednesday.

Cilic needed 2 hours, 31 minutes to hold off a game Greul, who could manage only one break of serve in the tough setback.

The world No. 11 Cilic will face sixth-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in Friday's quarterfinals. Almagro held off South African Kevin Anderson 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5) on Day 5 here.

Two other seeds reached the round of eight, as fourth-seeded former champion Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany drilled Spaniard Santiago Ventura 6-2, 6-1 and fifth-seeded former Aussie Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis handled Swiss Marco Chiudinelli 6-3, 6-4.

Kohlschreiber and the Cypriot Baghdatis will do battle here on Friday.

The other quarterfinals will pit second-seeded 2009 Munich runner-up Mikhail Youzhny against Czech Jan Hajek and third-seeded and defending BMW titlist Tomas Berdych versus German Philipp Petzschner. Berdych beat Youzhny in last year's finale here. Youzhny was also a runner-up at this event in 2007, losing to Kohlschreiber.

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Super Bowl XLIV Odds

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).

To see a complete list of all the team's odds to win Super Bowl XLIV, check below.

NFL TEAM FUTURE ODDS TO WIN SUPER BOWL XLIV

New England Patriots 8/1

Dallas Cowboys 9/1

New York Giants 10/1

Pittsburgh Steelers 10/1

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

Arizona Cardinals 30/1

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

Detroit Lions 100/1

Kansas City Chiefs 100/1

Odds as of: 2/2/09

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