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05/18/2010 -
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -Lakers center Andrew Bynum says the swelling in his injured right knee has decreased.
Yet the Lakers still had concern Tuesday about the 7-footer's knee after his third straight quiet playoff game.
Bynum had four points and four rebounds in 19 minutes during Los Angeles' 128-107 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference finals opener Monday night.
Bynum says his knee feels fine now, but he has just 10 total points and three blocked shots in the Lakers' last three games. He scored 17 points and blocked four shots in Game 2 of Los Angeles' second-round series against Utah.
The Lakers discovered a small tear in Bynum's meniscus during the first round. Bynum said last week the injury was getting worse.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
<< Providence dismisses leading scorer Peterson
Providence, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Providence forward Jamine Peterson has been
kicked off the men's basketball team for an unspecified violation of team
rules.
Peterson was the team's leading scorer as a sophomore in 2009-10, averagi
<< World Cup 2010 Preview: Has Spain shed underachievers label?
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Over the years, Spain's national team has
developed a reputation for looking like world beaters in the group stage of
the World Cup, only to come up small once they entered the knockout stage.
And the
<< Del Neri ready for Juve task
Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Newly-installed Juventus coach Luigi Del Neri
admits that he faces a major rebuilding job at the Serie A giants.
Del Neri guided Sampdoria to fourth place in the Italian top-flight this
season, three
<< World Cup 2010 Preview: Brazil must deal with favorites label
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Having been a part of three World Cup
teams himself, Brazil manager Dunga knows all too well the expectations that
come with being a member of Brazil's national team.
They are expected to win every
This Week in Auto Racing May 21 - 23 >>
Concord, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It's an "all-star" weekend in Charlotte, as
Sprint Cup Series teams dash for a lot of cash at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The Camping World Truck Series also will race in Charlotte, while
qualifi
Pit crews play bigger roll in NASCAR all-star race >>
Concord, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Saturday, May
22. Race: NASCAR Sprint All- Star Race. Site: Charlotte Motor Speedway. Track:
1.5-mile oval. Start time: 9:00 p.m. (et), [Sprint Showdown - 7:30 p.m. (et)].
Laps: 10
Busch and Hornaday Jr. look forward to Charlotte battle >>
Concord, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck. Date:
Friday, May 21. Race: North Carolina Education Lottery 200. Site: Charlotte
Motor Speedway. Track: 1.5-mile oval. Start time: 8:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 134.
Miles: 201. 2009 w
Shorter schedule and new format for Indy 500 qualifying >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: IZOD IndyCar. Date: Saturday, May
22, Sunday May 23. Race: Qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. Site:
Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Track: 2.5-mile oval. Start Time: 11:00 a.m.
(et), Saturday; noon (et
Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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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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