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10/29/2011 - Martinsville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Persistent rain at Martinsville Speedway forced NASCAR to cancel Saturday's qualifying session and therefore set the starting field for the Tums Fast Relief 500 -- the seventh race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship -- based on points.
Carl Edwards, the current points leader, will start on the pole, while Matt Kenseth, who is second in points, will start alongside his Roush Fenway Racing teammate on the front row for Sunday's 500-lap race. Edwards presently holds a 14-point advantage over Kenseth.
"I think qualifying is one of the most important parts of this race, and it's no secret that has been a tough thing for me and Matt as well," Edwards said. "I think it's the best case for us that we get to start on the front row, and I think even better is the pit stall selection."
Sprint Cup Series teams did not practice on Friday due to inclement weather. Rain continued to be an issue early Saturday morning, but the weather improved later in the day to fit in qualifying for the Camping World Truck Series race, followed by practice for Sprint Cup, which began at noon (et).
NASCAR officials opted to call off qualifying to allow Sprint Cup teams some practice on the 0.526-mile track.
Brad Keselowski will start third, followed by Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick.
Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon will roll off sixth through 10th, respectively.
Dennis Setzer and Derrike Cope did not qualify.
The 500-lap race at Martinsville is scheduled to start just after 1:30 p.m. (et).
<< Mets name Tom Goodwin first base coach
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Mets named Tom Goodwin their
first base coach Saturday.
The 43-year-old Goodwin spent the past four seasons in the Boston Red Sox
organization.
Goodwin played 14 seasons in the big
<< Garcia surges into lead in Spain
Sotogrande, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sergio Garcia will look to make it two in
a row for the first time in his career.
Garcia carded a four-under 67 Saturday to grab a two-stroke lead after three
rounds of the Andalucia Masters.
The Spani
<< Tsonga, del Potro to battle for Vienna title
Vienna, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seeds Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and former
U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro will meet in the final at the Erste
Bank Open.
The second-seeded del Potro got Saturday's semifinal action started
<< Angels name Dipoto as new GM
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim named Jerry
Dipoto as their new general manager on Saturday.
Dipoto, who signed a five-year contract, replaces former general manager Tony
Reagins, who resigned on September
Cowboys waive RB Choice >>
Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Cowboys waived running back
Tashard Choice on Saturday, more than 24 hours prior to a key NFC East contest
in Philadelphia on Sunday night.
The 26-year-old has been bothered by shoulder
Crafton tops in truck qualifying at Martinsville >>
Martinsville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Crafton will start on the pole for
Saturday's Kroger 200 Camping World Truck Series race after setting a new
track qualifying record at Martinsville Speedway.
Crafton turned a lap at 96.352
Donald to miss HSBC Champions >>
Shanghai, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - World No. 1 Luke Donald announced on
Saturday that he will skip next week's WGC-HSBC Champions to be with his wife
for the birth of the couple's second child.
Donald won the PGA Tour money title
Van Persie fires Arsenal past Chelsea >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A hat trick from Robin van Persie inspired
Arsenal to a 5-3 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, handing the
Blues a second successive defeat.
Chelsea dropped a 1-0 contest at QPR last week
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.
MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.
Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.
Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.
After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.
Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.
Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.
If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.
Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.
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