Eastern Illinois RB Williams sidelined
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08/24/2010 - Charleston, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eastern Illinois starting tailback Mon Williams will miss the team's season opener at Iowa because of a knee injury suffered in preseason camp.
Williams will miss 2-3 weeks because of a sprained cruciate ligament suffered during a practice on Aug. 18, the school announced. Williams rushed for 870 yards and nine touchdowns last year in his first season after transferring to EIU from the University of Florida.
EIU also announced it has added transfer running back Jake Walker from the University of Toledo. He is a redshirt sophomore who was listed as the No. 3 running back on the Rockets' depth chart prior to making the transfer.
Walker will be eligible to compete for Panthers in the Sept. 4 game against Iowa.
Marseille, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marseille and French striker Loic Remy was cleared to play Tuesday, just days after the Ligue 1 club discovered the 23-year-old had a heart problem. Marseille acquired Remy from Nice last week and, a
<< USA Basketball sets roster for Worlds
Athens, Greece (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - USA Basketball announced Tuesday its final
12-man roster for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
The roster is made up entirely of NBA stars and includes: Chauncey Billups
(Denver Nuggets); Tyson Chand
<< Nashville give Hornqvist three-year deal
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Nashville Predators signed forward
Patric Hornqvist to a three-year deal worth $9.25 million on Tuesday.
Last season, the 23-year-old led the Preds with 30 goals and tied Steve
Sullivan for
<< Bobcats officially sign Kwame Brown
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Charlotte Bobcats made it official on
Tuesday by signing free agent center Kwame Brown, which reunites the former
No. 1 pick and new team owner Michael Jordan.
Terms of the contract were not disclo
<< Wozniacki, Clijsters are top seeds for U.S. Open
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last year's runner-up Caroline
Wozniacki has been installed at the top seed for the U.S. Open, which will
commence Monday in New York. Reigning champion Kim Clijsters is the second
seed at
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics called up outfielder Matt Carson for the fourth time this season on Tuesday and optioned outfielder Travis Buck back to Triple-A Sacramento. Carson hit .195 over 16 games during his p
Bengals' Ochocinco reportedly fined for tweeting >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad
Ochocinco has reportedly been fined $25,000 by the NFL for posting Twitter
messages during Friday's preseason contest versus Philadelphia.
Per the league's
Colorado to play at Columbus in 2011 >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ohio State football announced on Tuesday
that it will pay the University of Colorado $1.4 million to play in Columbus
next season.
"This will be a great contest between two outstanding BCS teams that
Vikings WR Rice could miss half the season; Javon Walker signed >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl wideout
Sidney Rice could miss half the 2010 season after undergoing hip surgery.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Rice visited the Steadman Clinic in
Vail, Co
Calgary signs DB Carroll >>
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Calgary Stampeders agreed to terms with
former NFL defensive back Ahmad Carroll to a contract on Tuesday.
Details of the contract were not disclosed, per team policy.
The 27-year-old was taken with t
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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