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07/21/2009 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - British Columbia quarterback Jarious Jackson, Calgary linebacker Dwaine Carpenter, Hamilton kicker Nick Setta and BC split back Paris Jackson were named the CFL's top players for the third week of the season.
Jarious Jackson received offensive honors after taking over for the injured Buck Pierce in the Lions' 40-22 win over Edmonton. Jackson completed 19-of-28 passes for 362 yards and four touchdowns in BC's first victory of the season.
Carpenter took home the defensive player of the week accolades with two fumble recoveries, one for a touchdown, with one sack and three tackles in the Stampeders' 44-9 rout of Toronto.
Setta was selected as the top special teams player after scoring 13 points in the Tiger-Cats 25-13 victory over Winnipeg. The kicker converted on 3-of-4 field goal attempts, including makes of 32, 36 and 42 yards.
Rounding out the top players was Paris Jackson, who grabbed the Canadian Player of the Week award. He had nine catches for 126 yards and a score in BC's win over Edmonton.
<< Chicago's Blanco earns MLS Player of the Week
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Fire midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco
was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 18.
Blanco came on in the 60th minute and sparked the Fire with a goal and an
assist in Chica
<< Schmidt next on Manny's path
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manny Ramirez doesn't keep track of the Hall of Famers he
passes on the all-time home run list. He said so himself.
Whether he cares or not about baseball's history Ramirez is passing great
sluggers such as Jimmie
<< Nichols among those added to Payton Award watch list
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Record-setting Eastern Washington
quarterback Matt Nichols is one of four players added to the updated watch
list for the Walter Payton Award, bestowed annually upon the top player in
FCS.
This marks the
<< LeGree heads latest Buchanan watch list release
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark LeGree, the record-setting free
safety from Appalachian State, heads up the latest group of players added to
the watch list for the 2009 Buck Buchanan Award, presented to the top
defensive player in FCS.
Thrashers re-sign D Valabik >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed defenseman
Boris Valabik to a multi-year contract on Tuesday. Financial terms were not
disclosed, per team policy.
The 23-year-old registered five assists to go along w
Brewers' hitting coach Sveum suspended >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brewers hitting coach Dale Sveum has been
suspended by Major League Baseball for three games and fined an undisclosed
amount for inappropriate and aggressive actions toward the umpires after
Sunday'
St.Louis Rams >>
Signed wide receiver Brooks Foster.
Penguins ink G Brent Johnson >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins signed goaltender
Brent Johnson to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Financial details were not
disclosed.
The 32-year-old netminder appeared in 21 games with Washington last s
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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