08/26/2008 - Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Next year's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona will have a new format. NASCAR officials announced Tuesday the pre-season, non-points race at the Daytona International Speedway will feature the top-six teams from Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and Toyota, based on the final 2008 car owner points. The field will no longer be based on the previous year's pole winners.
The race distance will also increase from 70 to 75 laps on the 2.5-mile tri- oval. The race will consist of two segments, 25 and 50 laps. A 10-minute pit stop between segments will allow crews to work on cars and perform functions they would normally do during a regular pit spot in a Sprint Cup Series event. Changing of springs, shocks absorbers or rear-ends will not be permitted.
Starting positions will again be determined by a blind draw. The Budweiser Shootout at Daytona is scheduled for February, 7, 2009.
<< Colts' Manning ready to practice
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indianapolis Colts superstar quarterback
Peyton Manning was activated off the physically unable to perform list
Tuesday.
Manning had been on the PUP list since training camp opened after underg
<< Penn State names Clark starting quarterback
State College, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Penn State named senior Daryll Clark
its starting quarterback for the team's season opener against Coastal Carolina
on Saturday.
Clark beat out highly-regarded sophomore Pat Devlin. Devlin is also
<< Sorenson joining Gillett Evernham Motorsports
Statesville, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced
Tuesday that Reed Sorenson has signed a multi-year contract to join the team,
starting with the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
"I'm pretty pumped up ab
<< Va. Tech goes with Glennon at QB, redshirts Taylor
Blacksburg, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Virginia Tech head football coach Frank
Beamer named senior Sean Glennon starting quarterback for the 2008 season on
Tuesday.
Glennon beat out sophomore Tyrod Taylor for the job. Beamer said Tuesday
QB Edwards returns to practice for Bills >>
Orchard Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Buffalo Bills starting quarterback Trent
Edwards returned to practice on Tuesday after missing a week with a thigh
contusion.
The second-year quarterback missed Buffalo's 20-7 exhibition w
Cleveland's Jurevicius placed on PUP list >>
Berea, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Browns put wide receiver Joe
Jurevicius on the physically unable to perform list Tuesday.
With this move, the 33-year-old is ineligible for the first six weeks of the
NFL season.
Jurevic
Cottagers sign Dutch starlet >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fulham have agreed a deal with Fortuna
Sittard to sign Danny Hoesen, according to the Dutch teenager.
Hoesen, 17, was invited to London for a trial by Cottagers boss Roy Hodgson
earlier in the summ
Benitez keen to strengthen Liverpool side >>
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has
revealed he is "working hard" on improving his squad following reports that he
is close to signing Albert Riera from Espanyol.
The 26-year-old Spain winger has be
Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.
World Series odds
Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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Is there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
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