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08/02/2010 - Concord, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NASCAR multi-team owner Jack Roush was upgraded to fair condition Sunday evening at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Roush Fenway Racing released an update on Roush's condition on Monday. The 68- year-old is recovering from facial injuries he sustained in a plane crash last week in Oshkosh, WI. There has been no timetable set for his release from the hospital.
Roush was involved in a crash while attempting to land his plane at Wittman Regional Airport. He had flown to Oshkosh for the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual AirVenture air show.
On Sunday, Roush's driver, Greg Biffle, snapped a 64-race winless streak in the Sprint Cup Series at Pocono Raceway. Biffle also gave Ford its first victory of the season.
<< BoSox place Cameron on DL
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox placed outfielder Mike
Cameron on the 15-day disabled list Monday and recalled outfielder Daniel Nava
from Triple-A Pawtucket.
Cameron, whose move is retroactive to July 31, has been battling
<< Li, Goerges roll in Copenhagen openers
Copenhagen, Denmark (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded Li Na of China and recent
Bad Gastein champion Julia Goerges were a pair of first-round winners Monday
at the $220,000 e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open.
The world No. 11 Aussie Open semifin
<< Redskins' Haynesworth again unable to complete conditioning test
Ashburn, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert
Haynesworth failed to complete a conditioning test on his third attempt Monday
morning.
Haynesworth has been on the sidelines for 'Skins practice since failing
<< Time to take the danger zone out of Pocono
Long Pond, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Track officials at Pocono Raceway might have
breathed a sigh of relief after Elliott Sadler walked away from one of the
most vicious accidents in NASCAR history, but it's now evident that safety
improvements mus
Castroneves penalized for post-race outburst at Edmonton >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The IZOD IndyCar Series on Tuesday handed
driver Helio Castroneves a $60,000 fine and placed him on probation for the
remainder of the season following his post-race altercation with officials
last mo
Cardinals agree to terms with first-round pick Williams >>
Tempe, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Cardinals and defensive tackle Dan
Williams, the team's first-round pick in the 2010 draft, have agreed to terms
on a five-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Williams, the 26th o
Sabres sign defenseman Morrisonn >>
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Buffalo Sabres have agreed to terms
with defenseman Shaone Morrisonn on a two-year contract.
No terms of the deal were announced.
The 27-year-old Morrisonn scored one goal and added 12 assists in
Vanderbilt's Caldwell has interim tag removed >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vanderbilt has reportedly removed the interim
tag from head football coach Robbie Caldwell's title.
The Tennessean said that Vanderbilt Vice Chancellor David Williams II
announced the move Monday a
Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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The AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East.
Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around.
The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
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