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09/03/2010 - Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver Broncos linebacker Elvis Dumervil will be placed on injured reserve and miss the entire 2010 season after undergoing surgery last month to repair a torn pectoral muscle.
Friday, Dumervil posted a message to his Twitter followers to confirm that he will not take the field during the upcoming season.
"To all my fans, thanks for all the support and kind words but this season for me is over due to my injury that occur during training camp," Dumervil stated.
The fifth-year pro led the league in sacks last year with 17 and added 49 tackles over 16 games, including 14 starts. The injury occurred just 13 days after Dumervil signed a six-year contract extension thought to be worth $61.5 million with between $41 million and $43 million in guarantees.
Since being taken in the fourth round of the 2006 draft by Denver, the Louisville product has racked up 43 sacks and 129 tackles with one interception and 10 forced fumbles.
<< Garcia beats Reds again as Cardinals end skid
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jaime Garcia kept an unbeaten streak against
Cincinnati intact with 6 2/3 effective innings and Jon Jay set the tone with a
first-inning triple and run scored, as St. Louis slowed the Reds' roll with a
3-2 win
<< Bodine's fuel holds up for Kentucky win
Sparta, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Todd Bodine overcame a spin and then conserved
enough fuel at the finish to pull off a stunning victory in the Built Ford
Tough 225 Camping World Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway.
Bodine, the curren
<< Dodgers' activate Padilla from DL
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers activated
pitcher Vicente Padilla from the 15-day disabled list on Friday prior
to the opening of a weekend set with division rival San Francisco.
The veteran ri
<< Rays down O's to keep pace in AL East
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Crawford went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a
run scored, as the Tampa Bay Rays beat Baltimore, 4-1, in the opener of a
three-game series at Camden Yards.
Evan Longoria, Ben Zobrist and Reid Brignac
Hardy, Span help Twins rally past Rangers >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - J.J. Hardy and Denard Span had run-scoring
singles in the seventh inning to put Minnesota in front, and the Twins held on
for a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series.
The bat
Rhymes helps Tigers beat Royals in extras >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Will Rhymes' two-run triple in the 11th
highlighted the four-run inning, and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas
City Royals, 9-5, in the first of three games at Kauffman Stadium.
Ryan Raburn adde
Nadal, Murray cruise into third round in New York >>
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal and fourth-
seeded Andy Murray were a pair of easy straight-set winners on Friday in
second round action at the 2010 U.S. Open.
Nadal needed 2 hours, 44 minutes to p
French solid as Mariners down Indians >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luke French tossed seven one-hit frames and
Franklin Gutierrez drove in the only run as Seattle blanked Cleveland in a 1-0
final at Safeco Field.
French (4-4) produced a second straight winning turn on
MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.
As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).
Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.
Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.
*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers
By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."
While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."
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