05/05/2010 -
Piscataway, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rutgers has called a news conference for
3:15 p.m. (et) on Thursday, when the Scarlet Knights are expected to introduce
Robert Morris' Mike Rice as their new head basketball coach.
Rice led the Colonials to a Northeast Conference title and a NCAA Tournament
appearance in 2009. The Colonials nearly upset Villanova in the first round.
He tallied a record of 73-31 in three seasons at Robert Morris.
Fred Hill, the former Rutgers head coach, resigned in April stemming from an
incident where he yelled obscenities at Pittsburgh coaches during a home
baseball game. The school later reached a financial settlement with the former
coach.
Hill finished 47-77 in his six seasons with the Scarlet Knights and a dismal
13-57 mark in Big East Conference play.
Allsopp, Hamid lead D.C. over K.C. for first win >>
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Danny Allsopp scored twice and 19-year-old
goalie Bill Hamid won his first MLS start, leading D.C. United to its first
win of the year, 2-1 over the Kansas City Wizards on Wednesday at RFK Stadium.
Unit
Morton hurls Pirates to second-straight win over Cubs >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Charlie Morton threw six-plus effective
innings for his first win of 2010 and Garrett Jones drove in two runs in
Pittsburgh's 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Ryan Church homered for a second cons
Goats embarrass Revs at Gillette Stadium >>
Foxborough, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jesus Padilla scored two goals and Justin
Braun added a goal and two assists to lead Chivas USA to a dominating 4-0 win
over the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night.
The Revs co
Bruins on verge of sweep after Game 3 win >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Blake Wheeler notched a goal with one
assist while Mark Recchi added a key power-play score as Boston dispatched
Philadelphia, 4-1, in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series from
Wachovi
Bradley asks for help from Mariners' management >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Outfielder Milton Bradley, sometimes a
lightning rod for controversy, has asked the management of the Seattle
Mariners for help after he was pulled from the game by manager Don Wakamatsu
in Tues
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Is there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
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