07/23/2008 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Chargers released veteran wideout Eric Parker on Wednesday.
Parker spent each of his six NFL seasons with San Diego, racking up 187 catches for 2,586 yards and 11 touchdowns in 62 games. After a 2006 campaign which saw him set career-highs with 57 receptions and 725 yards, Parker suffered a foot injury which required surgery and caused him to miss all of 2007.
With Chris Chambers acquired from the Dolphins last season, plus a receiving corps that includes veterans Malcolm Floyd and Kassim Osgood along with Vincent Jackson, Parker was apparently expendable.
<< Rams DT Wroten suspended for one year
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Rams defensive tackle Claude Wroten
has been suspended by the NFL without pay for the entire 2008 season due
to another violation of its Substance Abuse Policy.
Wroten, out of Louisiana Sta
<< Celtics re-sign Eddie House and Tony Allen
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics re-signed two pieces of
their championship team Wednesday, agreeing to terms with guards Eddie House
and Tony Allen.
According to the Boston Herald, both contracts are for close to $2
<< Holliday leads Rockies past Dodgers
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Holliday drove in a pair of runs to lead
the Colorado Rockies in a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the finale
of their three-game series.
Holliday finished 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, w
<< Posey signs with Hornets
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Hornets signed free agent
guard/forward James Posey on Wednesday. Per club policy, terms of the deal
were not released.
The 31-year-old Posey played last season for the Boston Celtic
Cubs activate Soriano, Eyre; option Hoffpauir, Hart >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs activated outfielder Alfonso
Soriano and left-handed pitcher Scott Eyre from the 15-day disabled list on
Wednesday.
The All-Star outfielder returns to action exactly six weeks to the day
Medalist McCloskey advances at Girls' Junior >>
West Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Medalist Lisa McCloskey easily dispatched
Christine Song on Wednesday to move into Thursday's second round of match play
at the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship.
There were three weather delays on Wednesda
Braves' Jones leaves with hamstring injury >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones
left Wednesdays game against the Florida Marlins in the fourth inning with an
apparent left hamstring injury.
The All-Star grounded to third base and grabbed the
Saints extend WR Colston through 2011 >>
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Saints and wide receiver
Marques Colston agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2011
season Wednesday.
The seventh round pick in the 2006 draft has grossly outperfor
“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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MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.
Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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