Colts LB Brackett ruled out for playoff tilt with San Diego
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01/02/2009 - Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indianapolis Colts linebacker and defensive captain Gary Brackett has been ruled out for Saturday night's wild card playoff tilt with the San Diego Chargers due to a lingering right leg injury.
Brackett originally suffered the fibula injury November 30 in a 10-6 win against Cleveland and has been sidelined since. He had started all 12 games to that point and recorded 99 tackles over that span.
The Colts have two other starters banged up coming into Saturday, as right guard Mike Pollak (ankle) and defensive lineman Eric Foster (finger) are listed as questionable.
Cornerback Keiwan Ratliff (groin), guard Jamey Richard (ankle) and wide receiver Pierre Garcon (knee) are also questionable.
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with infielder Tony Clark on a one-year contract Friday. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed. The 36-year-old Clark, who began last season with the
<< Cardinals' Boldin expected to play vs. Falcons
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona wide receiver Anquan Boldin is listed
as questionable for Saturday's home playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons,
but is still expected to play.
Boldin did not play in the final two regular sea
<< Trio of Falcons defensive linemen questionable vs. Cardinals
Flowery Branch, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atlanta Falcons defensive ends
John Abraham and Jamaal Anderson, and defensive tackle Grady Jackson were all
listed as questionable for Saturday's playoff contest against the Arizona
Cardina
<< Eagles CB Samuel and RB Westbrook questionable
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Asante
Samuel missed practice on Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's
game wild card game against the Minnesota Vikings with a hip injury.
Running back B
<< Marlins add Proctor to bullpen
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins signed reliever Scott
Proctor to a one-year contract.
According to the Miami Herald, the deal is worth $750,000, with an additional
$250,000 in performance incentives and is awai
Waco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zam Fredrick's layup with five seconds left was the difference, and the South Carolina Gamecocks recorded an impressive 85-84 road victory over the 19th-ranked Baylor Bears. Fredrick had 19 points, while De
Chargers' Tomlinson, Gates questionable for Colts game >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Chargers are dealing with
injuries to two of their most potent offensive weapons, as running back
LaDainian Tomlinson and tight end Antonio Gates are questionable for
Saturda
Cavs C Ilgauskas to miss at least two weeks >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas
will miss at least two weeks, and could be out longer, because of a small
fracture in his left ankle.
Ilgauskas injured the ankle in a December 10th contes
Wade, Bryant named NBA Players of the Month >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade and
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant were named Eastern and Western Conference
Players of the Month, respectively, for the games played in December.
Wade led the
Kentucky rallies late to top East Carolina, capture Liberty Bowl >>
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ventrell Jenkins' 56-yard fumble return with
3:02 remaining in the game lifted the Kentucky Wildcats to a 25-19 come-from-
behind victory over the East Carolina Pirates in the Liberty Bowl.
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Betting the NFL preseason
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.
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