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08/29/2009 - Montreal, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marcos Ambrose prevailed during wet conditions to win Saturday's qualifying for the NAPA Auto Parts 200 Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Ambrose turned a lap at the 2.71-mile, 14-turn street course at 80.905 m.p.h. in his No.47 JTG/Daugherty Racing Toyota for his second career Nationwide pole. His first pole came in October 2007 at Memphis.
The Aussie won the Nationwide road course event at Watkins Glen, NY earlier this month. He finished third in last year's race at Montreal.
Carl Edwards will start alongside Ambrose after securing the outside pole at 80.116 m.p.h.
Canadian Ron Fellows, the defending race winner, qualified third, and road- racing expert Boris Said took the fourth spot. Brad Coleman completed the top- five.
Jacques Villeneuve qualified sixth, followed by Justin Marks, Antonio Perez, Andrew Ranger and Paul Menard.
Current points leader Kyle Busch will start 12th. Busch holds a 248-point advantage over Edwards.
Two drivers failed to qualify -- Daryl Harr and Morgan Shepherd.
Qualifying was delayed for one hour due to inclement weather. NASCAR instructed teams to bolt rain tires on their cars prior to the session.
Last year, NASCAR ran its first-ever national series points event in the rain, but weather conditions deteriorated to the point where the race was cut 26 laps short of the 74-lap distance.
The weather forecast for Sunday's race, which is scheduled to start around 2:30 p.m. (et), calls for scattered showers with a 40 percent chance of rain.
<< Brees, Saints destroy Raiders
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Drew Brees threw two touchdowns and the New
Orleans Saints crushed the Oakland Raiders, 45-7, in preseason action.
Brees went 14-for-17 with 179 yards while P.J. Hill had 83 yards and two
touchdowns
<< USC WR Johnson fractures collarbone
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - University of Southern California junior
wide receiver Ronald Johnson suffered a fractured left collarbone during
Saturday's scrimmage at the LA Coliseum and is expected to be sidelined for
the nex
<< Toronto FC earns key road point at Seattle
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie goalkeeper Stefan Frei had five saves to
post his fifth shutout Saturday, helping Toronto FC earn a key road point with
a 0-0 tie against Seattle Sounders FC at Qwest Field.
Toronto (8-8-7), which wasted
<< Price pitches Rays past Tigers
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Crawford knocked in an insurance run in
the ninth and David Price turned in 7 1/3 strong innings as Tampa Bay edged
Detroit, 3-1, in the second contest of four from Comerica Park.
Price (7-6) scatter
Red Sox demote Tazawa, make other moves >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox on Saturday made several
roster moves, the most notable of which was optioning pitcher Junichi Tazawa
to Single-A Fort Myers in the Gulf Coast League.
Tazawa, the highly touted rookie
D'Backs recall OF Young, place C Snyder on DL >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled
outfielder Chris Young from Triple-A Reno and placed catcher Chris Snyder on
the 15-day disabled list prior to Saturday's game with the Astros.
Young was optio
Chiefs QB Cassel exits with leg injury >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt
Cassel left Saturday's preseason game against Seattle with a left leg injury.
Cassel, who signed a lucrative contract after being acquired in an offseason
trade
Verdasco captures Pilot Pen title >>
New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded Fernando Verdasco took down
sixth-seeded Sam Querrey in the title match Saturday night to capture the
$750,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
Verdasco of Spain dis
In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
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After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.
Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.
Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.
So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.
In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.
For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.
The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.
The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.
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