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07/10/2010 - Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ian Kennedy pitched into the sixth inning for his first victory in nearly two months as Arizona held off the Florida Marlins, 5-4, in the third portion of a four-game series.
Kennedy (4-7), who had lost five times in his previous eight starts, including four in a row, surrendered five hits and two runs over 5 1/3 innings. He also had two walks and five strikeouts. It was the right-hander's first victory since May 19 against San Francisco.
Chris Snyder belted a two-run homer and Mark Reynolds added a solo shot for the Diamondbacks, who won for just the second time in eight games.
Mike Stanton homered for Florida, which failed to build on a 3-2 win from Friday.
Nate Robertson (6-7) permitted six hits and five runs over six innings to suffer the loss.
The Diamondbacks started the ninth inning with a three-run lead, but Chad Qualls nearly coughed up the advantage. Cody Ross reached first on the pitcher's error and Stanton doubled to left field. Pinch-hitter Ronny Paulino grounded a two-run single up the middle, but Juan Gutierrez came in and shut the door for his second save. Pinch-hitter Wes Helms popped up for an out behind the mound and Chris Coghlan grounded into a 3-6-1 double play to end the game.
<< Braun leads Chivas USA to road win against K.C.
Kansas City, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Justin Braun scored two goals in the second
half as Chivas USA defeated the Kansas City Wizards, 2-0, on Saturday night at
CommunityAmerica Ballpark for its first MLS victory in more than two months.
Braun
<< Rockies surge to sixth straight win
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Gonzalez and Melvin Mora belted home
runs in support of Jason Hammel's 6 1/3 sturdy innings in Colorado's 4-2 win
over San Diego in the middle test of a three-game series.
Brad Eldred added a hom
<< Tillman shines as Orioles top Lee in Rangers' debut
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Tillman overshadowed the much-
anticipated Rangers debut of Cliff Lee with 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball, and
the Baltimore Orioles recorded their first road series win of 2010 with a 6-1
victory
<< Posey stays hot, keys late rally for Giants
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Buster Posey singled in the go-ahead run
during a rally in the seventh inning and added a two-run homer in the ninth,
as the Giants upended the Washington Nationals, 10-5, to win for the fifth
time in
Columbus earns draw at Houston >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - William Hesmer posted his sixth shutout of the
season as the Columbus Crew earned their sixth result in seven road games with
a 0-0 tie Saturday against the Houston Dynamo at Robertson Stadium in MLS.
Columbus
Davis leads offensive charge in A's rout of Angels >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rajai Davis' grand slam capped an eight-run
third inning as the Oakland Athletics clobbered the LA Angels of Anaheim,
15-1, in the second of a three-game set.
Davis finished 4-for-5 with five RBI, two
BC QB Printers leaves game >>
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - British Columbia Lions starting quarterback
Casey Printers suffered an apparent right hamstring injury in the final minute
of the first half of Saturday's game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Printers
Lopez's slam in eighth boosts Mariners over Yankees >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Lopez's grand slam in the eighth inning
backed a strong start from Felix Hernandez as the Seattle Mariners took a 4-1
win over the New York Yankees in the third of a four-game set.
Hernandez (7-5) wen
MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.
As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).
Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.
Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.
*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers
By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."
While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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