08/25/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vijay Singh was a playoff winner at the first FedEx Cup Playoffs event, The Barclays, but remained fifth in this week's Official World Golf Rankings.
Sergio Garcia lost to Singh in the playoff and stayed fourth, while Kevin Sutherland also fell in the extra session. Sutherland rose 43 places to No. 57.
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and two-time 2008 major winner Padraig Harrington held their spots from last week, followed by Garcia and Singh.
Henrik Stenson kept his sixth place, while Stewart Cink and Ernie Els switched places from last week with the American going to seventh and Els falling to No. 8.
Geoff Ogilvy and Steve Stricker rounded out the top 10.
Adam Scott came in 11th, followed by Lee Westwood, who moved up one from last week. Jim Furyk also rose one thanks to Justin Rose dropping to 14th. K.J. Choi remained in 15th.
Anthony Kim and Kenny Perry were 16th and 17th, respectively. Miguel Angel Jimenez climbed to 18th and Trevor Immelman fell to No. 19. Rory Sabbatini completed the top 20.
Darren Clarke's second win of the year on the European Tour, the KLM Open vaulted him up 34 positions to No. 56.
<< Twins acquire P Guardado
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins strengthened their bullpen
Monday, acquiring pitcher Eddie Guardado from the Texas Rangers in exchange
for minor league pitcher Mark Hamburger.
The 37-year-old Guardado appeared in 55
<< ChiSox activate Crede
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago White Sox third baseman Joe Crede has
been activated off the 15-day disabled list.
Crede had been sidelined since July 22 with back lumbar inflammation.
In 90 games entering Monday's action against
<< San Diego Chargers 2008 Season Preview
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In a way, you could say that the Spanos family, along with
partner-in-crime and Chargers general manager A.J. Smith, were vindicated in
2007.
After that group elicited widespread criticism for their ouster of Marty
Schott
<< Kansas City Chiefs 2008 Season Preview
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When the Kansas City Chiefs got out to a surprise 4-3 start
last season, there was suspicion that the team's overachievement wouldn't last
long.
Then again, Herm Edwards' squad had already won a two-touchdown stunner over
Dolphins name Pennington starter >>
Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Dolphins made it official on Monday and
selected Chad Pennington as their starting quarterback.
Pennington was signed by the Dolphins just a few days after his release from
the New York Jets, who h
Mavs re-sign Devean George >>
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks re-signed veteran swingman
Devean George on Monday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team, but the Dallas Morning News
reported last week that George agreed to a two-year p
Baltimore Ravens 2008 Season Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It's a new era for the Baltimore Ravens, on multiple
fronts.
Gone after nine seasons is head coach Brian Billick, who lifted the young
organization to near-immediate heights by winning a Super Bowl in his second
season, o
Reds' Cueto will miss next start with elbow strain >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto will
miss his next scheduled start with a strained right elbow.
The rookie right-hander departed from Sunday's 4-3 loss against the Colorado
Rockies after three inn
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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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.
A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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