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08/04/2010 - Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Darren Helm to a two-year contract on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old collected 11 goals and 24 points in 75 regular-season games, adding one goal in limited action during 12 playoff contests.
All but one point during his NHL career came last season. He picked up one assist in 16 games in 2008-09, and went scoreless in seven appearances in 2007-08.
However, Helm has accumulated seven goals and 10 points in 53 playoff games over the last three years, reaching a high of four tallies in 23 games two seasons ago.
<< Rodriguez finally hits 600th HR in Yankees win
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Rodriguez at last hit his 600th career home
run, as the New York Yankees avoided getting swept by taking a 5-1 victory
over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Rodriguez, who hit No. 599 on July 22 against Kans
<< Zambrano to take open spot in Cubs rotation
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs announced Carlos Zambrano will
return to the starting rotation next Monday against the San Francisco Giants,
taking the spot held by the injured Carlos Silva.
An irregular heartbeat has cau
<< Zenit completes signing of Alves from Porto
St. Petersburg, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Porto defender Bruno Alves
completed a move to Russian side Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday that will
cost Zenit $29 million.
The 28-year-old Alves helped Porto capture four league
<< Sens sign Hale, Lessard
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman David
Hale and forward Francis Lessard to one-year, two-way contracts on Wednesday.
Hale spent last season with the Tampa Bay Lightning, collecting four assists
in 39
Chicago's Floyd named AL Pitcher of the Month >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago White Sox right-hander Gavin Floyd was
named the American League Pitcher of the Month for July.
Floyd went 3-1 in five July starts with a minuscule 0.80 earned-run average.
Over 33 2/3 innings, Flo
Union host Crew in desperate need of points >>
Chester, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Crew travel to take on the
expansion Philadelphia Union in a mid-week Major League Soccer fixture at PPL
Park on Thursday night.
Both teams are coming off disappointing league results thi
Bruins name former rival Jarvis assistant coach >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins hired Doug Jarvis as an
assistant coach on Wednesday.
Jarvis spent four seasons, from 2005-09, as an assistant with the Montreal
Canadiens, Boston's perennial rival, including par
Rays' Davis named top AL rookie for July >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Wade Davis has
been selected as the American League's top rookie for the month of July.
Davis led all rookies with four wins during July as he went 4-0 with a 3.03
earned run
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.
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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