11/15/2008 - Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees have sold the contract of pitcher Darrell Rasner to a team in Japan's Central League, according to a report by ESPN.
The report states that the contract was sold to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles for $1 million, and Rasner is expected to sign a two-year contract with the team.
Rasner's agent said that he requested the deal after the pitcher went 5-10 with a 5.40 earned run average in 113 1/3 innings for the Yankees last season. A former second-round pick of the Montreal Expos in 2002, the 27-year-old Rasner is 9-15 with a 5.00 ERA in four seasons with the Yankees and Washington Nationals.
<< Devils survive last-second goal to upend Caps in shootout
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zach Parise scored the winning goal in the
shootout and the New Jersey Devils, who surrendered the tying goal to
Alexander Ovechkin with one second left in regulation, recovered to beat
Washing
<< Mizzou clinches spot in Big 12 title game
Ames, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chase Daniel completed 32-of-40 passes for 328
yards and two touchdowns, as 12th-ranked Missouri defeated Iowa State, 52-20,
to clinch the Big 12 North title and a spot in the conference championship
game.
<< Roy leads Blazers past T-Wolves
Minnesota, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Roy led the way with 24 points, and
the Portland Trail Blazers overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat the
Minnesota Timberwolves, 88-83, at Target Center.
Greg Oden added a career-high 1
<< No upset this time: Trojans pull away to down Stanford
Stanford, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Sanchez threw two touchdown passes and
the Trojan ground game amassed 282 yards as sixth-ranked Southern California
shook off a slow start with 28 second-half points to spoil the Stanford
Cardina
Arenas leads Alabama past Mississippi State >>
Tuscaloosa, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Javier Arenas' exploits on special teams,
which included an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown, helped top-ranked
Alabama overcome a rather anemic offensive effort in the Crimson Tide's 32-7
victory
Cavs' Wallace plays against Jazz despite left knee contusion >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Cavaliers forward/center Ben
Wallace underwent an MRI exam on Friday and the results came back negative,
and he played in Saturday's 105-93 victory against Utah despite a left knee
contusi
Rockets swat Hornets >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Yao Ming scored 21 points, and Tracy McGrady
added 18 points and nine rebounds as Houston beat New Orleans, 91-82.
Luis Scola contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Ron Artest ended with
10 points a
Allen lifts Celtics over Bucks in OT >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ray Allen finished with 27 points and made
four key free throws late in overtime, as the Boston Celtics pulled out a
102-97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Paul Pierce led Boston with 28 points -- inclu
Is there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com
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