Ravens WR Stallworth breaks foot, out two months
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08/28/2010 - Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Donte' Stallworth broke his foot in Saturday's preseason game against the Giants and will miss up to eight weeks after undergoing surgery.
Stallworth, who according to the Baltimore Sun suffered the injury returning a punt, signed a one-year contract with the Ravens in the offseason after serving a season-long suspension in 2009 in the wake of a DUI manslaughter charge.
The 29-year-old University of Tennessee product has 296 receptions for 4,383 yards with 32 touchdowns in his NFL career. His best season came in 2005 with New Orleans when he caught 70 passes for 945 yards and seven touchdowns, the year before he signed with the Eagles as a free agent.
Commerce City, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Conor Casey had a goal and two assists in the first 23 minutes and the Colorado Rapids defeated the short-handed Houston Dynamo, 3-0, on Saturday in Major League Soccer at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Case
<< Cardinals hold off Bears
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derek Anderson and Matt Leinart each tossed a
touchdown as the Arizona Cardinals downed the Chicago Bears, 14-9, in the
third preseason game for both teams.
Anderson went 7-for-12 for 94 yards while Le
<< McCown burns Bucs as Jags claim first preseason win
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luke McCown threw the game-winning touchdown
pass and Josh Scobee booted four field goals as Jacksonville came from behind
to beat Tampa Bay, 19-13, at Raymond James Stadium.
David Garrard played deep into
<< Carolina downs Titans as offense continues to struggle
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Goodson returned a kickoff 91 yards for
a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to give the Carolina Panthers a 15-7
win over the Tennessee Titans in the third preseason game for each club.
Matt Moor
<< Chacin, Gonzalez pace Rockies over Dodgers
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jhoulys Chacin tossed seven innings of one-run
ball and Carlos Gonzalez powered the Rockies' offense in a 5-3 victory over
the Dodgers.
Gonzalez tripled and hit a two-run homer for the Rockies, winners in
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lorenzo Cain's RBI single in the 11th inning lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second contest of a three-game set. With Wilfredo Ledezma (0-1) on the m
Arizona pummels struggling Giants >>
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Reynolds and Adam LaRoche each
homered and Daniel Hudson continued to impress with seven sturdy innings as
Arizona downed San Francisco, 11-3, in the second of three meetings at AT&T
Par
Millwood dominant as O's blank Angels >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Bell hit a two-run homer and Kevin
Millwood pitched his best game of the season, as the Baltimore Orioles shut
down the Angels, 5-0, in the second test of a three-game series.
Millwood (3-14) ga
Dixon's late score lifts 49ers over Raiders >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Dixon's one-yard touchdown run late in
the fourth quarter helped the San Francisco 49ers take a 28-24 win over the
Oakland Raiders in the third preseason game for both squads.
Dixon finished the ga
Arnaud leads Kansas City to 2-0 win at L.A. >>
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Davy Arnaud had a goal and an assist to lead the
Kansas City Wizards to a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night
in Major League Soccer at The Home Depot Center.
Arnaud scored his third goal of th
MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.
As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).
Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.
Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.
*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers
By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."
While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."
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