10/10/2008 - Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown, and linemen Ikechuku Ndukwe and Vernon Carey were each fined $10,000 by the NFL on Friday.
The penalty came down from the league for an end zone dance the trio performed in this past Sunday's 17-10 win over San Diego. They were celebrating a five- yard TD run by Brown in the second quarter that proved to be the decisive score.
<< Stroud grabs first at Texas Open
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Stroud fired a six-under 64 on Friday
to move atop the leaderboard after the second round of the Texas Open at La
Cantera.
Stroud finished 36 holes at 10-under 130 and is two shots ahead in this,
<< Lions QB Kitna doubtful for Sunday
Allen Park, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna missed
his third straight practice on Friday with a bad back, leaving his status for
Sunday's showdown with the Minnesota Vikings up in the air.
Kitna, officially list
<< McMurray wins pole for Nationwide race at Lowe's
Concord, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamie McMurray will start on the pole for
Friday night's Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race at the Lowe's Motor
Speedway. The No.17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford driver grabbed the top starting
spot wi
<< Pacers trade F Williams to Mavs, extend Foster
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Indiana Pacers traded forward
Shawne Williams to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, in exchange for swingman
Eddie Jones, two future second-round draft picks and cash.
Indiana also extended th
Bolts' Chambers doubtful for Sunday >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Diego Chargers wide receiver Chris
Chambers is listed as doubtful for Sunday's pivotal home matchup with the New
England Patriots with a sprained ankle.
Chambers was injured in last Sunday's 17-1
Saints' Colston questionable, Shockey doubtful for Sunday >>
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Orleans star wide receiver Marques
Colston and tight end Jeremy Shockey are close to returning to the playing
field as each have not been officially ruled out for Sunday's home game
against
Rodgers rests again, but he's ready for Sunday >>
Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers
didn't throw at practice for a third straight day, but a sprained right
shoulder isn't expected to prevent him from starting Sunday's game at Seattle.
Rodg
Myers, Victorino pace Phils to 2-0 NLCS lead >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shane Victorino and the hot-hitting Brett
Myers combined to drive in seven runs, as the Philadelphia Phillies downed the
Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-5, in Game 2 of the National League Championship
Series.
Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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