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05/03/2010 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Northeastern men's basketball coach Bill Coen has signed a multi-year contract extension.
Coen has guided the Huskies to a record of 66-62 during his four-year tenure, which includes postseason appearances in each of the last two seasons. Northeastern reached the quarterfinals of the CBI in 2009 and this spring earned a berth in the NIT.
"Coach Coen has been a terrific coach and educator to our student-athletes over the last four seasons," said Northeastern athletic director Peter Roby. "His efforts in guiding our student-athletes to success both on and off the court embody the type of program we want here at Northeastern. We are thrilled to be able to keep him in the Husky family for the long term future."
The Huskies are 39-26 over the past two seasons, including a mark of 20-13 in 2009-10. Northeastern nearly pulled off a first-round upset of Connecticut in the first round of the NIT, falling 59-57.
<< Injured Stricker to miss Players Championship
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - World No. 3 Steve Stricker has
withdrawn from this week's Players Championship due to a right shoulder
injury.
Stricker last attempted to play two weeks ago at the Zurich Classic,
<< Sonic youth
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rory McIlroy would have to wait two days to properly
celebrate the defining round of his young career.
Had he been at home in Northern Ireland, he might have popped a cork Sunday
night. Standing in the sun in Charlotte, ho
<< Shin takes over top spot in women's world rankings
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jiyai Shin was victorious on the Japan
LPGA Tour over the weekend and that helped her take over the top spot in the
women's world golf rankings.
Shin takes over the top spot from the retiring Lorena
<< Blackhawks aim to rebound in Game 2 vs. Canucks
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The second-seeded Chicago Blackhawks will try to bounce
back from a blowout loss in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals,
when they host the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 tonight at United Center.
The Blackhawks a
Diamondbacks recall Valdez to start against Astros >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled right-hander
Cesar Valdez from Triple-A Reno to make his major league debut in Monday's
series opener at Houston.
The 25-year-old Valdez went 1-1 with a 3.80 earned run a
Red Stars grab first win of season >>
Cambridge, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Red Stars claimed their first win
of the season on Saturday at Harvard Stadium as Casey Nogueira and Cristiane
scored second-half goals in a 2-0 win over the Boston Breakers.
Following a score
ISU's Boozer to leave team after arrest >>
AMES, Iowa (AP) -Iowa State reserve guard Charles Boozer says he's leaving the team to seek treatment for unspecified problems.Boozer was arrested over the weekend after a woman told police he slapped and kicked her.Police say Boozer was charged wit
AL West: Mariners' rotation getting healthy, bats still cold >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The imposing starting rotation which Seattle Mariners
general manager Jack Zduriencik dreamt up this offseason is nearly in place.
Former Cy Young winner Cliff Lee, acquired in an offseason trade from
Philadelphia, made h
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.
MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
Well, not quite $1 million, but MySportsbook.com is offering a 75% rebate for Kentucky Derby lines. Check out the exclusive horse racing bonus for all the details.
According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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