08/14/2008 - Toronto, Ontario (Sportsbook Betting Lines) -
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS (2-5) AT WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (1-6)
DATE & TIME: Thursday, August 14, 8 p.m. (et).
GAME NOTES: It's not even the midpoint of the regular season and already the Winnipeg Blue Bombers find themselves in a must-win situation.
The Bombers find themselves last in the East Division standings and need to beat Hamilton in order to prevent falling two games behind the third-place Tiger-Cats.
Quarterback Kevin Glenn gets his first start in four games for the Bombers, whose lone win of the season came with backup Ryan Dinwiddie under center. Dinwiddie led Winnipeg to a 32-28 win over Calgary in his first career CFL regular season start but looked less than stellar in a 19-11 loss to Toronto and last week's 39-11 decision at the hands of Montreal.
Glenn should have both Terrance Edwards and Milt Stegall on the field this week. Also, Dominic Picard returns at center, which will help.
Should Winnipeg lose this game, the expectation is wholescale changes will occur as the Blue Bombers head into their bye week.
Hamilton, on the other hand, comes into this game following an impressive 45-21 win over the Toronto Argonauts.
Backup Richie Williams will make his third straight start at quarterback for Hamilton, replacing injured incumbent Casey Printers (thumb). Williams threw for 293 yards last week against Toronto, but also found the end zone on three touchdown passes, which just happen to be the Ticats' first TD receptions of the season.
Jojo Walker, replacing the injured Tony Miles, was Hamilton's leading receiver with five catches for 86 yards. Running back Terry Caulley, who started in place of Jesse Lumsden (ankle), rushed for 127 yards on 14 carries and had a touchdown.
More importantly, the Ticats didn't have any turnovers while forcing the Argos to turn the ball over four times.
The numbers: Winnipeg is 1-3 at home but 0-4 against East Division competition. Hamilton is 1-2 on the road and 2-2 against conference rivals.
Keys to the game: The Ticats go as their running game goes, and they showed last week against Toronto that Caulley is more than capable of carrying the load. Hamilton rolled up 210 yards rushing against Toronto, not a surprise really given the Argos came into the game last in the CFL in run yards allowed at more than 160 yards per game.
Hamilton leads the CFL in rushing, averaging more than 170 yards on the ground per game.
And Williams is a big part of that running attack, too. He rushed for 60 yards on eight carries against Toronto, using his mobility to get out of trouble whenever the pass rush got close.
But of more importance to Hamilton is that its offense plays better with Williams under center than it does with Printers. The unit scored 33 points in a loss to Montreal before exploding for 45 points against Toronto.
However, Winnipeg's offense is last in the CFL in scoring (17 points per game), second-last in total yards (348 per game) and last in rushing (64 yards per game). Hamilton counters with the league's last-ranked defense (417 yards per game) but the Bombers overworked unit is seventh (407 yards per game).
This should be a close game but Hamilton should have an edge with Williams.
Sportsbook Betting Lines Predicted Outcome: Hamilton 27, Winnipeg 25.
MONTREAL ALOUETTES (4-3) AT TORONTO ARGONAUTS (3-4)
DATE & TIME: Friday, August 15, 7:30 p.m. (et).
For the Toronto Argonauts, there's nowhere to go but up.
The Argos looked absolutely dismal in their 45-21 loss to Hamilton last week, especially in the second half when they were outscored 27-3. Toronto has looked terrible in the second half of its last three games, scoring a combined eight points over those six quarters.
Quarterback Kerry Joseph was 21-of-41 passing for 303 yards against Hamilton, but threw two interceptions. A lone bright spot for the Argos was Reggie McNeal, the club's No. 4 quarterback who was pressed into duty as a receiver due to injuries. McNeal had seven catches for 101 yards, both team highs.
But once again Toronto's stellar defense looked very vulnerable against the run, giving up over 200 yards on the ground to Hamilton, which was without its top tailback Jesse Lumsden.
And Montreal comes into the game with a stellar running back of its own. Avon Cobourne has run for over 500 yards this season and is threatening to become the first player in CFL history to accumulate 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season.
However, it's quarterback Anthony Calvillo who makes the offense tick. Calvillo has been sensational this season, standing second in the CFL with 2,269 passing yards and first with 17 touchdowns. He has also thrown just five interceptions in 266 passing attempts.
And Calvillo and Co. have made it a habit this season of playing with the lead. The Alouettes have outscored their opposition 70-7 in the first quarter so far this season.
Kerry Watkins has been Calvillo's favorite target this season. Watkins is third overall in the CFL in receiving with 36 catches for 568 yards and six touchdowns.
Kicker Damon Duval has been stellar, too. He booted a career-high six field goals in last week's 39-11 win over Winnipeg and is 22-of-23 field goals attempted this year. He's also leading the CFL in scoring with 92 points.
Defensively, the Alouettes have been solid, allowing just 23.4 points per game.
The numbers: Montreal is 2-1 at home and 4-0 within the East Division. Toronto is 1-3 on the road and 2-2 against conference rivals.
Keys to the game: Despite his brilliance this season, Calvillo has traditionally had his share of difficulties against Toronto's defense. And the expectation is the Argos will play much better defensively this week after their abysmal performance against Hamilton.
But Toronto can't allow Montreal to surge ahead early because the Argos' defense hasn't done well trying to play catchup. Granted, Joseph was able to rally the troops for a come-from-behind win over Edmonton earlier this season, but overall the Double Blue hasn't consistently shown it can come back.
Montreal is attempting to represent the East as the Grey Cup host this year and that road will go through Toronto as this marks the first of three head- to-head matchups between the two teams.
There's little doubt the Argos will play better this week, but they have to in order to have any chance of challenging Montreal for top spot in the division.
Sportsbook Betting Lines Predicted Outcome: Montreal 25, Toronto 20.
Last week's record: 3-1; Season record: 10-18.
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March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
Be sure to logon to MySportsbook.com to see check out all of the early lines and “March Madness” props. Also be sure to enter the “$10,000,000 Perfect Bracket Contest”. If someone has the skills to predict every winner, they will be set for life and walk away with $10,000,000. Even if no one can cash in on the Grand Prize, with a $35,000 guaranteed prize pool and a Mazda RX-8 to the first prize winner, Sportsbook.com’s bracket is a must for all “March Madness” fans.
MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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