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04/29/2010 - South Orange, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seton Hall basketball player Herb Pope was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after collapsing during an afternoon workout session.
The Newark Star-Ledger reported he was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital and underwent testing. No further details have been released.
Pope led the Big East in rebounding with 10.7 per-game last season, along with 11.5 points and 2.0 assists. He then declared for the NBA draft but did not hire an agent.
The 6-8 transfer forward from New Mexico State has experienced multiple issues in his life. While at New Mexico State, Pope was shot in March 2007 after leaving a party. Also, in the final game of the 2009 season against Texas Tech -- a first round matchup of the National Invitational Tournament -- Pope was ejected after punching a player twice below the belt.
<< Pachuca wins CONCACAF Champions League
Pachuca, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pachuca topped fellow Mexican club Cruz
Azul in the CONCACAF Champions League final on Wednesday night with a
stoppage-time goal, 1-0.
Edgar Benitez scored in the third minute of stoppage time
<< Cardinals send Braves to eighth straight loss
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jaime Garcia pitched seven shutout innings,
and the St. Louis Cardinals extended Atlanta's losing streak with a 6-0 win
over the Braves at Busch Stadium.
Garcia (2-1) allowed only four hits and a wal
<< Fear the Deer: Bucks steal Game 5 in Atlanta to take series lead
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Salmons scored eight of his 19 points
during a huge fourth-quarter run as the Bucks rallied for a 91-87 win over
Atlanta to grab the lead after five games of their Eastern Conference
quarter
<< Leake pitches Reds past Astros
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Rolen drove in two runs and Mike Leake
tossed seven solid innings as the Cincinnati Reds took the second game of a
three-game set from the Houston Astros, 6-4, at Minute Maid Park.
Drew Stubbs adde
Orioles minor leaguer Tillman tosses no-hitter >>
Lawrenceville, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Orioles minor leaguer Chris Tillman
tossed a no-hitter for Norfolk Wednesday night in a 6-0 Triple-A win over the
Gwinnett Braves.
Tillman walked one batter and had six strikeouts, throwing 63
Sharp-shooting Nuggets topple Jazz to stave off elimination >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points and pulled
down 11 rebounds, as the hot-shooting Denver Nuggets beat Utah, 116-102, to
force a sixth game in their Western Conference quarterfinal series.
Chauncey Billu
Sabres retain coach Ruff for 1 more season >>
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -The Buffalo Sabres have picked up the one-year option on head coach Lindy Ruff's contract, which means he will be back for a 13th season.Sabres minority owner Larry Quinn announced the move during a news conference Thursday, thre
Yanks to face highly-touted Matusz in finale with O's >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie left-hander Brian Matusz can pitch the Baltimore
Orioles to their first series win of the season this evening, when they play
the rubber match of their three-game series with the New York Yankees at
Camden Yards.
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MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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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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