08/25/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vijay Singh was a playoff winner at the first FedEx Cup Playoffs event, The Barclays, but remained fifth in this week's Official World Golf Rankings.
Sergio Garcia lost to Singh in the playoff and stayed fourth, while Kevin Sutherland also fell in the extra session. Sutherland rose 43 places to No. 57.
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and two-time 2008 major winner Padraig Harrington held their spots from last week, followed by Garcia and Singh.
Henrik Stenson kept his sixth place, while Stewart Cink and Ernie Els switched places from last week with the American going to seventh and Els falling to No. 8.
Geoff Ogilvy and Steve Stricker rounded out the top 10.
Adam Scott came in 11th, followed by Lee Westwood, who moved up one from last week. Jim Furyk also rose one thanks to Justin Rose dropping to 14th. K.J. Choi remained in 15th.
Anthony Kim and Kenny Perry were 16th and 17th, respectively. Miguel Angel Jimenez climbed to 18th and Trevor Immelman fell to No. 19. Rory Sabbatini completed the top 20.
Darren Clarke's second win of the year on the European Tour, the KLM Open vaulted him up 34 positions to No. 56.
<< Twins acquire P Guardado
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins strengthened their bullpen
Monday, acquiring pitcher Eddie Guardado from the Texas Rangers in exchange
for minor league pitcher Mark Hamburger.
The 37-year-old Guardado appeared in 55
<< ChiSox activate Crede
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago White Sox third baseman Joe Crede has
been activated off the 15-day disabled list.
Crede had been sidelined since July 22 with back lumbar inflammation.
In 90 games entering Monday's action against
<< San Diego Chargers 2008 Season Preview
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In a way, you could say that the Spanos family, along with
partner-in-crime and Chargers general manager A.J. Smith, were vindicated in
2007.
After that group elicited widespread criticism for their ouster of Marty
Schott
<< Kansas City Chiefs 2008 Season Preview
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When the Kansas City Chiefs got out to a surprise 4-3 start
last season, there was suspicion that the team's overachievement wouldn't last
long.
Then again, Herm Edwards' squad had already won a two-touchdown stunner over
Dolphins name Pennington starter >>
Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Dolphins made it official on Monday and
selected Chad Pennington as their starting quarterback.
Pennington was signed by the Dolphins just a few days after his release from
the New York Jets, who h
Mavs re-sign Devean George >>
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks re-signed veteran swingman
Devean George on Monday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team, but the Dallas Morning News
reported last week that George agreed to a two-year p
Baltimore Ravens 2008 Season Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It's a new era for the Baltimore Ravens, on multiple
fronts.
Gone after nine seasons is head coach Brian Billick, who lifted the young
organization to near-immediate heights by winning a Super Bowl in his second
season, o
Reds' Cueto will miss next start with elbow strain >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto will
miss his next scheduled start with a strained right elbow.
The rookie right-hander departed from Sunday's 4-3 loss against the Colorado
Rockies after three inn
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.
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