08/24/2008 - Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Cowboys starting left guard Kyle Kosier could reportedly miss six weeks with an injury to his right foot.
The Dallas Morning News reported Sunday that Kosier has a hairline fracture in his right foot, which is also sprained. He suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Dallas' 23-22 win over the Houston Texans on Friday.
The six-foot-five, 305-pound Kosier had started 32 straight games for Dallas. The Cowboys signed the Arizona State product in March 2006, and he hasn't missed a game since joining the team.
<< Mears joining RCR in 2009, Bowyer switching teams
Bristol, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Team owner Richard Childress announced changes
within his organization for the 2009 season Saturday at the Bristol Motor
Speedway. Casey Mears will drive the No.07 Chevrolet starting next year, while
Clint B
<< Fenin salvages draw for Eintracht
Cologne, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Martin Fenin scored in the 81st minute to
help Eintracht earn a 1-1 draw against Koln at Rhein Energie Stadion on
Sunday.
Milivoje Novakovic put Koln ahead 1-0 in the 33rd minute, but the hosts mis
<< Deco helps Chelsea slip past Wigan
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Deco scored his second goal in as many
games for Chelsea on Sunday, leading the Blues to a 1-0 win over a stubborn
Wigan side at the JJB Stadium.
The Portuguese playmaker scored the lone goal of
<< Red Sox place P Aardsma on DL
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox placed pitcher David
Aardsma on the 15-day disabled list Sunday, retroactive to August 21, with a
right groin strain.
The 26-year-old had been on the DL with the same injury from Ju
Falcons sign TE Pollard, release Cooper >>
Flowery Branch, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Falcons signed veteran tight
end Marcus Pollard on Sunday and released tight end George Cooper.
Pollard, 36, was signed by New England as a free agent in April, but released
by the Patriots
Bengals' Palmer on schedule for opener >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer
underwent a brief procedure Sunday for treatment of a nose injury he suffered
in the team's preseason game versus New Orleans.
Palmer played the first half in
Report: Giants' Umenyiora done for season >>
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants defensive end Osi
Umenyiora will miss the entire 2008 season after injuring his left knee in
Saturday's 10-7 preseason loss to the New York Jets, according to a report in
the New
Giants' Umenyiora done for season >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants defensive end
Osi Umenyiora will miss the entire 2008 season after injuring his left
knee in Saturday's 10-7 preseason loss to the New York Jets.
Umenyiora had to be
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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