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08/22/2010 - Pittsford, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two members of Buffalo's 2010 draft class will not see the field this season, as the club placed wide receiver Marcus Easley and linebacker Danny Batten on injured reserve late Sunday.
"Obviously it's not what we wanted, but it's just something that had to be done looking at the long term prognosis for both of them," Bills head coach Chan Gailey said.
Easley was selected in the fourth round and Batten the sixth. Both players suffered significant injures on August 2.
Batten sustained a severe shoulder injury that had his arm in a sling for two weeks. It is uncertain if he will have surgery.
Easley suffered a knee injury that required surgery this past week. Gailey never provided a timetable on a possible return for Easley following the surgery.
"They were both going to miss a significant part of (the season)," Gailey said. "We just couldn't see time-wise that it was going to benefit them to try to make it back this year."
<< Angels put Izturis on DL
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim placed
infielder Maicer Izturis on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday with
inflammation and soreness in the lower region of his right shoulder.
This is the t
<< Rain postpones play in New Haven
New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Persistent rain forced the postponement of
six first-round matches Sunday at the $750,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final
hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
Donald Young was leading Stephane Robert, 2-1, and Ev
<< Power dominant at Sonoma, increases points lead
Sonoma, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One year after his serious crash at Infineon
Raceway nearly ended his IZOD IndyCar Series career, Will Power put on a
dominating performance to win the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at this 2.303-mile
road co
<< Miyazato goes wire-to-wire at Safeway Classic
North Plains, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ai Miyazato closed with an even-par 72
Sunday to win the Safeway Classic by a single stroke.
Miyazato, who won for the fifth time in 2010, finished at 11-under-par 205. It
was the first time she has won in
Favre plays one series as Vikings fall to 49ers >>
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brett Favre made his preseason debut but
it was San Francisco that took the win as the 49ers defeated the Minnesota
Vikings, 15-10, in preseason action.
After two weeks of reports that Favre informe
Falcons trade OL Ojinnaka to Patriots >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Falcons have reportedly traded
offensive lineman Quinn Ojinnaka to the New England Patriots for an
undisclosed draft pick.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution, which cites the Falcons
Report: Haynesworth diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert
Haynesworth is reportedly suffering from a mild case of rhabdomyolysis.
The Washington Post reported Sunday night that Haynesworth was sidelined last
week with
Cowboys' Sensabaugh out at least three weeks >>
Oxnard, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Cowboys starting strong safety Gerald
Sensabaugh will miss the next 3-to-4 weeks with a subluxation in his left
shoulder.
Sensabaugh suffered the injury during Saturday's 16-14 preseason win ove
The most popular sports to bet on are NFL and college football along with NBA and NCAA basketball. There are multiple betting opportunities within those sports, beginning with the basic wager on a game’s outcome (also called betting the side). College Football Point spreads are used in both football and basketball in an attempt to even the attractiveness of each team in a match-up. ( See our article detailing how and why point spreads are made)
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Another bet across all major team sports including football, basketball, baseball, and hockey involves wagering on the amount of scoring in a game, called an Over/Under total. For example, the Over/Under total on Super Bowl XXXIX was 48, which means a bettor could wager whether there would be more or less than 48 points scored by both teams combined in the game.
The final score of Super Bowl XXXIX was 24-21; the scoring of both teams added up to 45, which means the game went Under . So Under bettors won, and Over bettors lost.
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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