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<< Staal's goal leads Penguins over Thrashers
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jordan Staal scored the game-winning goal in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Atlanta Thrashers, 2-1, moving into a tie with the New Jersey Devils for the top spot in the

<< Raptors release F Tucker
Toronto, Ontario (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Raptors released rookie forward P.J. Tucker on Saturday. Tucker, Toronto's second round pick (35th overall) in the 2006 NBA Draft, had appeared in 17 games for the Raptors, averaging 1.

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Clearwater, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phillies starting pitcher Freddy Garcia, acquired in an offseason trade with the White Sox, has been diagnosed with mild tendonitis in his right bicep, the team announced on Saturday. Garcia departed

<< Weight powers Blues past Red Wings
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Doug Weight scored the lone tally of a bizarre shootout, as the St. Louis Blues beat the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, at Joe Louis Arena. In the second round of the shootout, Weight's wrist shot slid between the pa

After 13 years, Kendall nearing another win >>
Broussard, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Skip Kendall claimed two Nationwide Tour wins in 1994. After 13 years and a string of second-place finishes on the PGA Tour, he is finally staring down No. 3. Consistency has been the name of the game. The

Afflalo, Bruins surge past Kansas to reach Final Four >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arron Afflalo scored 24 points, and UCLA earned its second consecutive trip to the Final Four by beating Kansas, 68-55, in the West Regional final. Afflalo went 10-of-15 from the field for the second

Ochoa leads Safeway by four strokes >>
Superstition, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lorena Ochoa shot a three-under 69 in the third round Saturday to take a four-shot lead at the Safeway International. In the morning, Ochoa played the final four holes of her second round and made two bird

Hurricanes hold off Sharks >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andrew Ladd notched his first two-goal game of the season as Carolina held off a late rally to post a 6-4 win over San Jose at RBC Center. Scott Walker posted three assists for the Hurricanes, who have w

FOOTBALL BETTING LINES

Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.

New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.

His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.

HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.

The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.

RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.

First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.

The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.

These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.

New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.

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