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Gonzalez advances to quarters in ChileTennis Betting Lines02/03/2010 - Santiago, Chile (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Fernando Gonzalez moved into the quarterfinals with a straight-set victory in second-round action on Wednesday at the $450,000 Movistar Open tennis event. The Chilean favorite Gonzalez handled Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain 6-4, 6-3 in just over one hour. Gonzalez is the reigning two-time champion and a four- time overall titlist at this clay-court event. Gonzalez fired eight aces and won 86 percent of points on his first serve to secure his spot in the quarters. In last year's finale in Vina del Mar, "Gonzo" beat Argentine Jose Acasuso. Gonzalez also titled at this event in 2002, 2004 and 2008. In other second-round action on Day 3, Spanish veteran Alberto Martin handled Brazil's Ricardo Mello 6-3, 6-4, Brazilian qualifier Joao Souza beat Spaniard Pere Riba 6-4, 6-4, and Spain's Marcel Granollers grounded Poland's Lukasz Kubot 6-4, 6-2. Martin will battle Souza in Friday's quarterfinals, while Granollers will play Gonzalez. The 2010 Movistar winner will collect $68,450.
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Big 12 Conference betting odds Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State Work left to do: Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on. Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough. Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.
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