Sports Betting News: NFL Team History | NFL Football Betting | College Football Betting | Baseball Betting | Basketball Betting | College Basketball Betting | Hockey Betting | Golf Betting | Tennis Betting | Auto Racing Betting | Horse Racing Betting | Soccer Betting
03/03/2008 - Lisbon, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portuguese club Belenenses was issued a six-point deduction by the Portuguese Professional Soccer League on Monday after it was discovered that the club fielded an ineligible player.
The incident occurred on January 13 in a game against Naval when Belenenses played Cameroon international Albert Meyong despite the fact that he had already played for two other teams this season, which is a violation of FIFA rules.
The rule states that a player cannot play competitively for more than two clubs between July 1 and June 30 the following year. Meyong had already played for Spanish sides Levante and Albacete in that time span.
Naval lodged the protest to the disciplinary committee after the game, claiming that Meyong should not have been eligible because he had already played for two other teams.
Meyong was making his debut for Belenenses when he scored on a penalty kick against Naval.
Belenenses received a three-point deduction and lost an additional three points from the game with Naval, which they won 2-1. Naval was given three points from that game, which moves them three places up the standings, and now leaves both teams level on points with 23.
<< Ex-Bears QB Griese headed back to Tampa Bay
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bears have reportedly eliminated
one of their options at quarterback, sending Brian Griese to the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers for a late-round draft choice.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the
<< North Carolina back atop men's basketball poll
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - North Carolina has returned to the top of the
Associated Press men's college basketball poll.
The Tar Heels, who held the lofty ranking for the first 10 weeks of the
season, edged Memphis, UCLA and
<< Ochoa strengthens lead over Sorenstam in rankings
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lorena Ochoa kicked off her 2008 season
with an 11-shot win over Annika Sorenstam at the HSBC Women's Champions
tournament, strengthening her lead in the world rankings.
Ochoa, the two-time rei
<< Tough stretch for Jazz
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Utah Jazz (38-22) are in first place in the
Northwest Division, 2 1/2 games ahead of the second place Denver Nuggets. They
are scheduled to play 13 of their final 22 games at home.
Utah has a tough stret
Pyro set to light it up in Louisiana Derby >>
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pyro, winner of the Risen Star Stakes,
heads a field of nine for Saturday's $600,000 Louisiana Derby at the Fair
Grounds. The 1 1/16 mile race is a major event on the way to the Kentucky
Derby.
Syracuse's Goehring named AHL Player of the Week >>
Springfield, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The American Hockey League announced today
that Syracuse Crunch goaltender Karl Goehring has been named the Rbk/AHL
Player of the Week for the period ending March 2, 2008. Goehring stopped 131
of 136 shots in
Kobe, Andre Miller chosen for NBA's weekly honor >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was
selected as the Western Conference's top player for the week ending March 2,
while Philadelphia guard Andre Miller earned the Eastern Conference honor.
Bryant,
Patriots and Moss close to new deal >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New England Patriots and star wide receiver
Randy Moss are reportedly on the verge of a new contract.
The Boston Globe reported on its website that the sides have agreed to a
three-year, $27 million
“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.
To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your football wagering needs. Mysportsbook.com online sportsbook accepts Visa and Mastercard credit cards.
Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com
In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
With Friday -105 juice on Basketball betting, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on all of the “March Madness” action. Don’t forget to monitor who the public is backing at MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”. By doing so, you have the best chance of predicting a possible line change, thus getting the best value for your wager.
To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards
Sports Betting News: NFL Team History | NFL Football Betting | College Football Betting | Baseball Betting | Basketball Betting | College Basketball Betting | Hockey Betting | Golf Betting | Tennis Betting | Auto Racing Betting | Horse Racing Betting | Soccer Betting