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08/23/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atlanta Braves infielder Omar Infante was named the National League Player of the Week for the period ending August 22.
Over seven games during the week, the 28-year-old batted .433, which was good for third-highest in the NL, and led MLB with nine runs scored. The 2010 All- Star also tied for the league lead with three homers, and his .900 slugging percentage was best among all NL hitters.
Infante, who had hits in every game played during the week and totaled four multi-hit contests, extended his hitting streak to 11 straight games.
His standout performance came in Sunday's 16-5 demolishing of the Chicago Cubs, registering his first-ever two home run game and tying a career-high with four runs batted in.
It was Infante's first career weekly honor, helping the Braves stay 2 1/2 games ahead of Philadelphia in the NL East.
Other nominees for the weekly award included rookie teammates Mike Minor and Jason Heyward, Milwaukee's Ryan Braun and Casey McGehee, Cincinnati's Jay Bruce, Brandon Phillips, and Bronson Arroyo, Washington's Ian Desmond, San Diego's Adrian Gonzalez and Jon Garland, Cubs' Aramis Ramirez, Mets' Jose Reyes and Johan Santana, Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins and Roy Oswalt, Cardinals' rookie Jaime Garcia and Dodgers' Ted Lilly.
<< Collins signs with Bears at QB
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -The Chicago Bears have added a lot of experience at quarterback with one moveThe Bears have signed 38-year-old Todd Collins, who's played for Washington, Kansas City and Buffalo. He is expected to battle the injured Caleb Han
<< Cubs activate C Soto from DL among several moves
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs activated catcher Geovany
Soto from the 15-day disabled list among several roster moves on Monday.
The 27-year-old backstop was put on the DL on August 10 with a sprained right
shoulder
<< Wozniacki tops Zvonareva in Montreal finale
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - U.S. Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki
defeated Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva to capture the title at the rain-
plagued $2 million Rogers Cup event.
The second-seeded Wozniacki whipped the eight
<< Woods and Nordegren officially divorced
Panama City, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren have
divorced.
They will share custody of their two children, acording to a release posted
Monday on the golfer's website.
Lawyers for both sides confirmed th
Dementieva wins Pilot Pen opener >>
New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two-time Grand Slam runner-up Elena
Dementieva was among Monday's opening-round winners at the $600,000 Pilot Pen
Tennis event, a final hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
The fourth-seeded Dementieva flew past
Rangers activate Harden for Monday start >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers activated pitcher Rich
Harden off the 15-day disabled list to start Monday's game against the Twins.
Harden has been sidelined since a 2 1/3-inning start against the Athletics on
Augus
City dispatches Liverpool >>
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Tevez scored two second-half
goals as Manchester City recorded a comfortable 3-0 win over Liverpool at
Eastlands on Monday.
Gareth Barry put City in front in the 13th minute, and Teve
Power conquered the courses, but can he survive the ovals? >>
Sonoma, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Will Power has undoubtedly established himself as
the king of the road/street courses in the IZOD IndyCar Series this year, but
can the Team Penske driver hang on to win the series championship with the last
four r
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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