12/01/2008 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ken Dorsey will be the Browns starting quarterback when Cleveland travels to take on the Tennessee Titans next Sunday, while the team will be without both quarterback Derek Anderson and tight end Kellen Winslow.
Anderson is done for the season after an MRI exam Monday revealed a torn MCL in his left knee. The incumbent starter left Sunday's 10-6 loss to Indianapolis late in the fourth quarter. The injury won't require surgery but instead a brace will be used with an estimated recovery time of 4-to-6 weeks.
This after Brady Quinn's season was cut short because of a fractured right index finger. Quinn injured the finger in his second career start, a 29-27 victory over the Buffalo Bills on November 17. Anderson lost the starting job to Quinn after a 3-5 start to the season.
Winslow has been ruled out for Sunday's game with a high ankle sprain. There is no timetable for his return. The injury will require the use of a walking boot for up to a week.
Dorsey entered the game for Anderson on Sunday and proceeded to throw two incomplete passes and an interception that ended Cleveland's comeback bid. The brief stint under center was Dorsey's first this season with his last game action coming in 2006, which resulted in a single incompletion and a sack in limited time.
Prior to his tenure with the Browns, the Miami-Florida product appeared in 11 games over three seasons for the San Francisco 49ers, starting 10 of those contests. He completed 171-of-316 pass attempts for 1,712 yards with eight TD passes and 11 interceptions.
<< Kinnear and Newcastle have become a good match
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The abrupt resignation of manager Kevin
Keegan in September left some big shoes to be filled at Newcastle, and not too
many people were thrilled that Joe Kinnear would be the one attempting to fill
them.
<< Monmouth pair highlight Northeast Conference Teams
Somerset, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Monmouth running back David Sinisi and
defensive lineman Kevin Walsh highlight the 2008 Northeast All-Conference
teams.
Sinisi, a Walter Payton Award candidate, rushed for 1,674 yards and 22 scores,
averaging
<< UNC a unanimous No. 1; Syracuse, Baylor enter poll
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - North Carolina was again a unanimous pick as
the top-ranked college basketball team in the country, according to the latest
Associated Press poll released Monday.
The Tar Heels (7-0), coming off a title
<< Brewers offer arbitration to Sabathia, Sheets
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers have offered salary
arbitration to free agent pitchers C.C. Sabathia and Ben Sheets.
The decision to offer arbitration is mostly procedural, as both will likely
command multi-yea
Liverpool takes over top spot despite West Ham draw >>
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool moved to the top of the
Premiership table on Monday despite being held to a 0-0 draw by West Ham at
Anfield.
Liverpool entered the weekend level on points with Chelsea, but after
This Week in Golf - December 3rd through December 8th >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - PGA TOUR - PGA TOUR NATIONAL QUALIFYING
TOURNAMENT, PGA West (Nicklaus Tournament and TPC Stadium Courses), La Quinta,
California - The final stage of the PGA Tour's Q-School will be contested over
90 hole
Villanova's Drummond to transfer >>
Villanova, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Villanova junior center Casiem Drummond has
informed the coaching staff of his desire to transfer.
This season, the 6-foot-10 Drummond appeared in only two games, averaging 2.0
points and 2.5 rebounds in
Boston recalls Boychuk, Lashoff from Providence >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins recalled defensemen Johnny
Boychuk and Matt Lashoff from their American Hockey league affiliate, the
Providence Bruins, it was announced on Monday.
Boychuk, 24, has posted four goals
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
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