02/24/2007 - Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andy Roddick and Andy Murray both won their quarterfinal matches on Friday at the $665,000 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, setting up the second semifinal encounter between the two in as many weeks.
The top-seeded Roddick got by Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7); while the third-seeded Murray downed Austria's Stefan Koubek, 6-3, 6-2.
Roddick, the U.S. Open runner-up and former world No. 1, won this tournament in 2002 and was the runner-up in 2003. Now the American will face Murray again, trying to avenge last Saturday's semifinal loss to the Brit in San Jose. Murray went on to win the event for a second straight year.
After breezing through the opening set, Roddick was able to save four set points in the second against Lu, improving his record to 20-4 in Memphis.
Defending champion Tommy Haas was an easy quarterfinal winner Friday. The second-seeded Haas humbled rising American Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-2 without even facing a break point at The Racquet Club of Memphis, where the German star has now won his last eight matches. Haas topped Swede Robin Soderling in last year's finale here and also captured this event back in 1999.
The world No. 9 Haas' semifinal opponent on Saturday will be fourth-seeded American Mardy Fish, who was leading Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-2, 4-1 when the Russian retired due to a viral illness.
The 2007 Memphis champ will pocket $156,550.
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Marana, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tiger Woods' streak of seven consecutive PGA
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Nick O'Hern re-lived history on Friday as he eliminated Woods in the th
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line coach.
Nickerson, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, played 16 NFL seasons w
<< Edwards earns truck pole in California
Fontana, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nextel Cup regular Carl Edwards grabbed the
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in 40.8
Okafor, Bobcats top Sixers >>
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Charlotte beat Philadelphia, 102-87, tying a franchise record with its
fourth
Knicks edge Bucks on controversial foul >>
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Pistons rally to top Magic >>
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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.
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