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01/19/2007 - Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Greg Paulus scored 17 points, and the 14th- ranked Duke Blue Devils cruised to a 62-40 thrashing of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
Josh McRoberts scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Blue Devils (15-3, 2-2 ACC), who had lost two of three entering the game. Gerald Henderson, DeMarcus Nelson, and Jon Sheyer added nine points each for Duke.
Kyle Visser scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Demon Deacons (9-8, 1-4), who have lost three straight. Ishmael Smith scored nine points for Wake Forest.
The Demon Deacons were helpless offensively against the Blue Devils, shooting only 33.3 percent (16-of-48) from the field, and 27.3 percent (3-of-11) from behind the three-point arc.
Wake Forest trailed in double figures for the entire second half. The Demon Deacons were able to cut to within 12 with just under eight minutes left, but the Blue Devils closed the game with a 16-6 stretch, pushing the final margin of victory to 22 points.
Wake Forest only trailed 20-17 after a Visser layup with 6:54 left in the first half, but Duke pulled away, closing out the half with a 15-4 run, taking a 35-21 lead into the intermission.
Game Notes
Duke improved to 155-75 in the overall series, winning for the 10th straight game at Duke...Duke won despite turning the ball over 15 times, and shooting only 31.6 percent (6-of-19) from behind the arc.
<< Lady Vols trounce Mississippi State
Knoxville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sidney Spencer scored a game-high 18 points
and also pulled down seven rebounds as fourth-ranked Tennessee trounced
Mississippi State, 73-44, in a Southeastern Conference matchup at
Thompso
<< Diamondbacks ink P Davis
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Diamondbacks inked pitcher Doug
Davis on a three-year contract on Thursday. Per team policy, terms of the
contract were not disclosed.
The 31-year-old Davis was acquired along with left-han
<< Verplank stumbles late; share Hope lead with Rose
Palm Springs, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Verplank found water with his second
shot on his final hole Thursday and that led to a closing bogey. With that
bogey, Verplank dropped into a share of the lead with Justin Rose after two
rounds
<< Shaq postpones return
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat were expecting the return of
center Shaquille O'Neal when they welcomed the Indiana Pacers to South Beach,
but the center postponed his return for at least two more games.
O'Neal has played
Islanders down Flyers; Forsberg gets 600th assist >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Sillinger had a goal and an assist,
to lead the New York Islanders past the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-2, at Wachovia
Center.
Miroslav Satan added two assists and Rick DiPietro made 29 saves for
Semin, Clark lead Caps past Hurricanes >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alexander Semin and Chris Clark each scored
two goals to lead Washington over Carolina, 5-2, at the RBC Center.
Alexander Ovechkin extended his point streak to eight games with a tally for
the Capitals, w
Top-ranked Duke downs NC State >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lindsey Harding and Brittany Mitch led a
balanced Duke scoring attack with 10 points each, as the top-ranked Blue
Devils defeated NC State, 65-51.
Abby Waner and Wanisha Smith each had nine poi
Huet continues strong play as Montreal downs Thrashers >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cristobal Huet continued his dominance of
Atlanta this season, turning aside 44 shots as Montreal eased past the
Thrashers, 4-1.
In three games against Atlanta, each of which were Canadien vict
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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New York, NY – October 3, 2007 – The dress rehearsal is over! The NHL preseason has ended and now that fans have had a glimpse of what is to come it is time to hit the book! Stanley Cup odds are live at MySportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino.
The Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings remain on top of the odds charts after an impressive start in the preseason. Betting lines opened for both teams at 6-1 in June. Since then the Sens have fallen to 7-1 and the Red Wings are now caught in a pack including the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes, the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim Ducks, all at 10-1.
MySportsbook.com has also posted props on each team’s point total for the regular season. The Senators lead the charge at 108.5 followed by the Ducks at 106.5. Detroit will attempt a repeat for the prize as the Red Wings are deadlocked with the Predators at 104.5 a piece. The temporary loss of highly touted rookie Evgeni Malkin puts a lot of pressure on the stick of assistant captain Sidney Crosby - his lowly Pittsburgh Penguins are listed at 71.5.
Even if bettors are not brave enough to put their money on the underdog, an early bet on the favorites at sportsbook.com tends to produce bigger payouts than a mid-season wager. Placing a $1,000 bet last summer on the Detroit Red Wings or Ottawa Senators would have paid out to $8,000 and $10,000 respectively, opposed to a $2,500 or $3,000 payout at the beginning of the playoffs.
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NHL Regular Season Points - Team Must Play 82 Games
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