09/30/2008 - Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Buffalo Sabres forward Paul Gaustad is expected to miss the next three to four weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb.
The 26-year-old Gaustad has played in parts of four seasons with the Sabres, tallying career-highs with 10 goals and 36 points in 82 games last season.
In 215 career games, Gaustad has 28 goals and 82 points, all with the Buffalo organization.
<< Raptors sign Sampson
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Raptors have added free-agent power
forward/center Jamal Sampson. Per team policy, financial details were not
disclosed.
Sampson, a five-year veteran, has spent time with Denver, Sacra
<< AFC East: Recapping the Wild Jets-Cardinals Tilt
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When Sunday's crazy affair between the Jets and Cardinals
finally careened to a halt, the best you could say about it was that it was a
weird game between two weird teams.
We doubt there has ever been a football game, on a
<< White Sox, Twins clash to decide AL Central crown
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox will meet in a
one-game tiebreaker this evening at U.S. Cellular Field to determine the
American League Central title.
Chicago, which was swept in a three-game set by the Twins las
<< Top-seed Wozniacki advances in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of
Denmark highlighted Tuesday's first-round winners at the $175,000 Japan
Open Tennis Championships.
Wozniacki rallied to top Argentina's Gisela Dulko in three sets, 4
Nishikori moves on in Tokyo >>
Tokyo, Japan (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Local favorite Kei Nishikori outlasted
American Robert Kendrick in three sets to reach the second round at the
$869,000 Japan Open Tennis Championships.
The 18-year-old Japanese Nishikori topp
Top-seeded Wozniacki advances in Tokyo >>
Tokyo, Japan (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of
Denmark highlighted Tuesday's first-round winners at the $175,000 Japan
Open Tennis Championships.
Wozniacki rallied to top Argentina's Gisela Dulko in
Report: Al Davis finally ready to fire Kiffin >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis is
reportedly prepared to fire second-year head coach Lane Kiffin on Tuesday.
According to the Oakland Tribune, Davis was interviewing candidates to
repl
Skinner, Speed replace Allmendinger in No.84 >>
Mooresville, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Despite finishing a career-best ninth last
Sunday at Kansas, AJ Allmendinger is out at Red Bull Racing as Mike Skinner
and Scott Speed will replace him in the No.84 Toyota for the remainder of the
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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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