08/16/2008 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with an irritated disc.
The move is retroactive to August 13.
The 32-year-old native of Japan is hitting .285 with five home runs, 28 RBI and 19 stolen bases in 85 games for Houston in 2008. It is his second stint on the DL this season, after sitting out in early July with a strained right hamstring.
To fill the open roster spot, the Astros purchased the contract of infielder J.R. House from Triple-A Round Rock. House is batting .303 with 17 homers and 55 RBI in 119 games for the Express this season.
<< Traore's late winner helps Nice down Nancy
Nice, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mahamane Traore scored in the 90th minute to
give Nice a 2-1 win over Nancy on Saturday at Municipal du Ray in the second
Ligue 1 contest for both teams.
Loic Remy opened the scoring for Nice 34 minutes i
<< Marlins bring up C Lo Duca from minors
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins purchased the contract of
veteran catcher Paul Lo Duca from Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday.
Lo Duca, 36, was signed to a minor league contract by the Marlins on August 9,
and had a .42
<< De Jonge maintains lead at Xerox Classic
Rochester, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brendon De Jonge shot a three-under 67 on
Saturday to maintain his lead at the Xerox Classic at Irondequoit Country
Club.
Through 54 holes, De Jonge stands at 12-under 198 and is three ahead of
Jonathan F
<< Del Potro routs Haas to reach DC final
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro continued
his sizzling play of late with an easy straight-set victory over Germany's
Tommy Haas in the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
The second-seeded d
Edwards scores another win for Roush at Michigan >>
Brooklyn, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Edwards won the Carfax 250 Nationwide
Series race at the Michigan International Speedway Saturday. The No.60
Roush Fenway Racing Ford driver crossed the finish line 0.364 seconds
ahead o
Proud Spell edges Music Note in Alabama Stakes >>
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Proud Spell got the best of 2-5
favorite Music Note to capture Saturday's $600,000 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga.
The two fillies are considered two of this year's best three-year-old females
in trai
Bradford, Jarosch share lead at Montreal Open >>
Ile Bizard, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American George Bradford and Barrett Jarosch
of Canada both shot a one-under 70 on Saturday and share the lead at the
Montreal Open at The Champions Course at Saint-Raphael Golf Club.
After 54 holes, B
Pettersson leads Wyndham by two shots >>
Greensboro, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Pettersson carded a four-under 66
Saturday to maintain his lead after three rounds of the Wyndham Championship.
Pettersson, who set the new 36-hole scoring record here and matched the PGA
Tour's record
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While the NFL is the sport wagered on the heaviest, college football betting lines has become more and more popular as people realize it’s a game that can be beat. The NCAA football season gets longer each year with the addition of numerous bowl games and with that comes more opportunities for more money in your pocket, if handled correctly.
Betting on college football is not the same as with the NFL, so make sure you separate the two. Because of the vast number of teams, the parity between college football programs is slight and thus, you are going to see some high numbers in the NCAA. Teams favored by more than 40 points are not uncommon especially early in the season when teams playing their non-conference schedules.
The best advice when trying to tackle these enormous spreads and is to just stay away. A team that is favored by 40 points is favored by that many for a reason while teams getting 40 points are bad enough that they shouldn’t be touched. Set yourself a spread limit. Getting rid of these games will cut down on the number of contests that you need to handicap while staying away from backdoor or front-door covers.
What is a backdoor and front-door cover you ask? A backdoor cover is a team that is getting beat by more than the spread, but scores late to get within that number thus covering the spread. A front-door cover is just the opposite where the favorite scores late and covers the number they are favored by.
These front-door and backdoor covers are common when second and third string players enter games in college football and it can be the worst nightmare for some bettors. These players can also be your best friend, but ask any bettor and he will give you more instances on losing in this situation than winning. It just seems to work out that way even though everything evens out in the end.
College football betting has some of the softest lines of any sport and it’s being able to find these lines that will make you a successful college football handicapper. The NFL and NBA have the tightest lines around and while those sports can be beat by looking at situations and systems, college football doesn’t quite work that way. It’s much more manual, but when done correctly, it’s much more gratifying as well.
Getting into the nuts and bolts of college football means looking at the many stats in order to beat the number. As opposed to pro football, college football is less dependent on situations and angles and more on certain statistics. Rushing offense and defense, pass efficiency offense and defense and turnover margins are huge. These are vital in the NFL, but even more so when it comes to college football.
Being able to run the ball in college football has always been a key factor in the overall success of a team. The same adage also goes for teams who have the ability to stop the run. Putting these two factors together can produce some positive results in a team’s record both straight up and against the spread. These numbers show huge differences in teams and the spread may not take those into effect, which is where the value comes into play.
Passing yardage numbers both for and against can be a misinterpreted statistic. However, pass efficiency has always been one of the best ways to look at a teams’ passing game ability both offensively and defensively. But is it really a true indication of how they perform? I wouldn’t say so since they are raw passing numbers with nothing else taken into consideration.
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