10/06/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fresh off a 56-0 victory over Hofstra, James Madison solidified its No. 1 ranking in The Sportsbook Betting Lines FCS Top-25 poll. The Dukes (5-1) received 104 of 111 first-place votes and 2,793 points.
JMU held the top position for the second week in a row after Appalachian State and James Madison had lost while No. 1 in the previous two weeks.
Appalachian State (3-2) used a 48-21 victory over Southern Conference rival The Citadel to further engrain itself at No. 2. The Mountaineers received four first-place votes and 2,558 points.
McNeese State (3-1) moved up one spot to third after a wild, triple-overtime, 46-44 victory over South Dakota State. The Cowboys were given one first-place vote.
New Hampshire (4-0) advanced one slot to No. 4 during an off week. The Wildcats picked up two first-place votes.
Richmond, Elon, Cal Poly and Wofford also moved up one place apiece to the fifth through eighth places in the poll, while Villanova was one of the biggest risers this week, skyrocketing from 14th to ninth. Northern Iowa remained 10th.
The second 10 is headed up by North Dakota State, which broke a two-game losing streak with a 35-27 victory over Southern Illinois and jumped from 17th to 11th.
Montana fell from third to 12th with its 45-28 loss to Weber State, while Massachusetts moved from 18th to 13th with its 17-7 triumph against Delaware.
Central Arkansas and Liberty also made big improvements in the poll. UCA vaulted from 19th to 14th and Liberty rose from 20th to 15th. Southern Illinois plummeted from 13th to 16th, while Western Illinois hopped from 21st to 17th.
Northern Arizona moved six places from 24th to 18th, Jacksonville State leaped from 22nd to 19th and Furman dropped from 15th to 20th.
The final five teams in the poll were The Citadel, which fell from 12th to 21st, newcomer Weber State at 22, Eastern Washington, which tumbled from 11 to 23, Delaware, which slid from 16th to 24 and South Dakota State, which suffered a two-spot drop to 25th.
<< Griese questionable; Garcia could start
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Brian Griese is
considered questionable for this week's game against Carolina after sustaining
elbow and shoulder injuries Sunday against Denver.
Bucs coach Jon Gruden said he wo
<< Granollers upended in Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eighth-seeded Spaniard Marcel Granollers
was a first-round upset victim Monday at the $980,000 Stockholm Open.
Japanese wild card Kei Nishikori ousted Granollers in 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 come-from-
behind fashio
<< Tampa acquires D Krajicek from Vancouver
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman
Lukas Krajicek and forward Juraj Simek from the Vancouver Canucks for
defenseman Shane O'Brien and forward Michel Ouellet on Monday.
The 25-year-old Kr
<< New York safety Smith appealing suspension for hit on Boldin
Florham Park, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Jets safety Eric Smith has
appealed his one game suspension and $50,000 fine that the NFL levied on him
for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin
in the
Hurricanes sign LaCouture to one-year deal >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Dan
LaCouture to a one-year contract, assistant general manager Ron Francis
announced Monday.
The deal will pay LaCouture $475,000 if he is on the NHL roster
Mauresmo wins Moscow opener >>
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Monday's first-round winners at the $1.34 million Kremlin Cup.
The two-time major champion Mauresmo came from behind to beat fellow
Frenchwoman Alize C
Rams place TE McMichael on IR >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Rams have placed tight end
Randy McMichael on injured reserve because of a broken right tibia and
ligament damage.
McMichael was hurt in the Rams' last game on September 28 against
Columbus releases D Matvichuk from tryout contract >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Blue Jackets released defenseman
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LaDainian Tomlinson Favorite to be 2007 NFL MVP
With the first NFL preseason game less than two weeks away, it is time to start thinking about football once again at MySportsbook.com. Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson is currently the 5-1 co-favorite to win the award again alongside Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone after his all out assault on the record books last season. For those suffering from amnesia or were under a rock last football season, all L.T. did last season was set the NFL record for rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (31) and total points scored (186) to go along with his 1815 rushing yards and 508 receiving yards. At 6-1, Tom Brady is next in line which isn’t surprising considering all of the firepower the Pats added over the off-season. With the addition of Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker; it would be quite difficult for Brady’s numbers not to improve from last years 3529 yards and 24 touchdowns. There appears to be some decent value in Drew Bees at 10-1 considering he probably would have won the award last year if it wasn’t for L.T.’s record breaking season.
There is no reason to think the Saints will come back to earth this season and playing in a weak NFC, they should have as good a shot as any to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. At 15-1, Donovan McNabb could also be worth a look. Remember, many felt he was the MVP of the first half of the season before going down with a season ending injury. Reportedly, he is in great shape and well ahead of schedule to return to form. Also, he could have some added motivation to put up big numbers this season with the Eagles using their first pick in the draft on McNabb’s future successor Kevin Kolb.
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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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