Wichita State downs Illinois State, claims MVC crown
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02/22/2012 - Normal, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Ragland paced four Wichita State players in double figures with 14 points as the Shockers took down Illinois State by a 68-55 count on Wednesday to lock up the Missouri Valley Conference title.
Garrett Stutz had a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds, while Ben Smith and Demetric Williams chipped in with 11 points apiece for Wichita State (25-4 15-2 MVC), which has won seven straight contests.
Bryant Allen dropped in a game-high 17 points for the Redbirds (17-12, 8-9), who received nine points and eight rebounds from John Wilkins in defeat. Illinois State has lost three of its last four games.
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jae Crowder scored 27 points, Darius Johnson- Odom had 21 and No. 10 Marquette handed Rutgers its sixth straight loss on Wednesday night, 82-65. Vander Blue added 10 points for the Golden Eagles (23-5, 12-3 B
<< Thunder top Celtics for 11th straight home win
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Russell Westbrook scored 31 points,
dished out six assists and pulled down five rebounds, as the Oklahoma City
Thunder held off the Boston Celtics, 119-104.
Kevin Durant added 28 points, nine bo
<< Magic beat Nets for 9th straight time
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwight Howard had 20 points and 17 rebounds, but
the Orlando Magic may have made their biggest run of the game with him on the
bench Wednesday night in a 108-91 win over the New Jersey Nets.
Orlando beat New J
<< Balanced Knicks ease past shorthanded Hawks
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeremy Lin netted 17 points and dished out
nine assists as the New York Knicks eased past the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks,
99-82, at Madison Square Garden.
Steve Novak also scored 17 points for New York, wh
<< Michalek, Sens beat Ovechkin-less Caps
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Milan Michalek tallied twice to lead Ottawa past
Washington, 5-2, at Scotiabank Place.
Erik Karlsson picked up a goal and two assists for the Senators, who have won
four in a row and five of their last six.
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seed and world No. 5 David Ferrer easily dispatched Argentina native Facundo Bagnis on Wednesday at the Copa Claro tennis event. Ferrer, who was the runner-up at this event two years
Rockets hand 76ers a 5th straight loss >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston's Luis Scola had 19 points and 10
rebounds in Wednesday's 93-87 win over the 76ers.
Kevin Martin scored 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and Kyle Lowry
finished with 13 for the Rockets,
Noah's triple-double leads Bulls past Bucks >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joakim Noah recorded his first career triple-
double with 13 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, as the Chicago Bulls
cruised past the Milwaukee Bucks, 110-91.
Carlos Boozer added 20 points and seven
Ridnour lifts Minnesota over Utah >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luke Ridnour finished with 17 points, none
bigger than his floater at the final buzzer, lifting the Timberwolves to a
100-98 comeback victory over the Jazz at Target Center on Wednesday.
With seven t
Bruins hang rare home regulation defeat on Blues >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brad Marchand scored twice as Boston doubled
up St. Louis, 4-2, at Scottrade Center.
Chris Kelly and Milan Lucic each posted a goal and one assist for the Bruins,
who had lost three of four coming in.
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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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