McMurray holds off Busch for Atlanta Nationwide win
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09/04/2010 - Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamie McMurray won his first Nationwide Series race in nearly six years by taking Saturday's Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
McMurray, who won the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the Sprint Cup Series this season, passed Brad Keselowski after the final restart with 23 laps remaining. He then held off a hard-charging Kyle Busch in the closing laps for his eighth career Nationwide win, but his first since November 2004 at Darlington. His first career win in the series came in 2002 at Atlanta.
Busch was attempting to win his record 11th Nationwide race of the season.
Carl Edwards finished third, followed by Kevin Harvick, who won this race last year, and Matt Kenseth.
Keselowski, who did not pit during the final round of stops, wound up finishing 12th. His lead is now 332 points over Edwards.
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wide receiver Troy Williamson and safety Gerald Alexander were among the notable players cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday, as the team reduced its roster to 53 players. Williamson, the No. 7 ove
<< Seahawks cut Houshmandzadeh, 20 more
Renton, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Veteran wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh was
given the boot by the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday after spending just one
season with the team.
The release of Houshmandzadeh came amid several moves by the Seahawk
<< Bears Release 21, including two '09 third-rounders
Lake Forest, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias and
defensive lineman Jarron Gilbert, a pair of third-round draft choices of the
Chicago Bears in 2009, were released by the team as part of their Saturday
"cut-down day" maneuve
<< Thrashers sign veteran F Modin
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Thrashers appear to have signed
veteran forward Fredrik Modin.
TSN of Canada on Saturday quoted the Swedish paper Aftonbladet as saying it's
a one-year deal, but no terms of the deal were discl
<< Bengals acquire safety Nelson from Jaguars
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - On NFL cut-down day, the Cincinnati Bengals
made a move to bolster their defensive backfield by acquiring safety Reggie
Nelson from Jacksonville.
The Bengals sent cornerback David Jones to the Jaguars in
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Chiefs traded veteran safety Jarrad Page to the New England Patriots for an undisclosed draft pick. Page started in 39 of the 53 games he played in for the Chiefs over the first four
O's down Rays to give Showalter 900th win >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nick Markakis smashed a two-run homer and
Matt Wieters supplied a two-run double, as the Baltimore Orioles beat Tampa
Bay, 8-4, in the middle installment of a three-game series at Camden Yards.
Jeremy
Schulz grabs three-stroke lead at First Tee Open >>
Pebble Beach, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ted Schulz fired a eight-under 64 at
Pebble Beach on Saturday to grab a three-stroke lead after two rounds of the
First Tee Open.
Schulz, who is making his 12th Champions Tour start of the year, completed
Phils score twice in seventh to squeeze past Brewers >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Braun's throwing error in the bottom
of the seventh allowed the Phillies to score the go-ahead run, as Philadelphia
got past Milwaukee, 5-4, in the second test of a three-game series at Citizens
Bank Pa
Chiefs release 13, including Morgan; Leggett and Urban to IR >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Safety DaJuan Morgan was among the most
prominent players released by the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, as the team
reduced its roster to the 53-player maximum.
Morgan played in 28 games as a Chief after
2007 NFL Football Betting Preview
“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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Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com
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