Boston's Pedroia has surgery
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09/03/2010 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has undergone successful surgery on the navicular bone of his left foot.
Pedroia had a screw inserted on Friday to promote healing of the fracture, which occurred June 25 in San Francisco when he fouled a ball off the foot.
The procedure was performed by Dr. George Theodore and Dr. Tom Gill at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Pedroia returned from a stint on the 15-day disabled list in August, but appeared in only two games before it was determined that the foot had not fully healed.
The 2008 AL MVP batted .288 with 12 homers and 41 RBI in 75 games this season.
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Steelers released 10 players on Friday, getting an early start on personnel moves in advance of the NFL's 6 p.m. (et) Saturday deadline to reduce rosters to 53 players. The players released were tight
<< White Sox activate Thornton from DL
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox have activated reliever
Matt Thornton from the 15-day disabled list.
Thornton had been on the DL since August 18 with left elbow inflammation. He
is 3-4 with a 2.66 earned run average
<< Marlins recall Leroux, Cousins
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins announced Friday the recall
of pitcher Chris Leroux and outfielder Scott Cousins from Triple-A New
Orleans.
Leroux has spent parts of 2010 and 2009 with the Marlins, pitching in 19 t
<< Houston tries to build momentum against San Jose
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The playoff hopes of the Houston Dynamo
continue to slip away as the club gets set to host the San Jose Earthquakes on
Sunday at Robertson Stadium.
Houston snapped a 10-game winless skid with a 4-3 wi
<< DeWitt, Soriano both homer as Cubs top Mets
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Blake DeWitt's three-run homer in the sixth
provided the difference, and the Cubs began a weekend series against the Mets
with a 7-6 victory at Wrigley Field.
DeWitt hit his fourth home run in just 30 game
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ilya Kovalchuk will finally join the New Jersey Devils after his re-submitted contract was reportedly approved by the National Hockey League. Additionally, according to TSN of Canada, the league and the NH
Dillon takes pole for Kentucky truck race >>
Sparta, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie Austin Dillon will start on the pole for
Friday's Built Ford Tough 225 Camping World Truck Series race after edging
Johnny Sauter by the slimmest of margins in qualifying at Kentucky Speedway.
Dillon
Cook returns from DL to start for Rockies >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies have activated pitcher
Aaron Cook from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Friday's series
opener at San Diego.
Cook missed 27 games while sidelined with a sprained right big
Padres recall Russell >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres have recalled right-
hander Adam Russell from Triple-A Portland.
It will be Russell's fourth stint with the Padres this season. In six games
earlier this year, the 27-year-old ga
Cardinals release 16 players >>
Tempe, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Cardinals pared down their roster on
Friday, releasing 16 players ahead of Saturday's deadline to reduce the active
roster to 53 players.
The club announced the release of the following players: l
2007 NFL Football Betting Preview
“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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