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03/01/2007 - Sacramento, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Martin scored 36 points to lead Sacramento over Charlotte, 135-120, at ARCO Arena.
Mike Bibby added 30 points and was 7-of-10 from beyond-the-arc for the Kings, who have won two of their past three games. John Salmons chipped in with 15 points, five rebounds and five assists, while Brad Miller finished with 14 points and six rebounds.
Gerald Wallace tallied 31 points with six boards and nine assists for the Bobcats, who lost three consecutive games. Raymond Felton added 22 points, while Matt Carroll had 19 points.
Sacramento entered the fourth quarter with a eight-point lead and continued to keep the Bobcats at arm's length. Bibby stuck consecutive threes to give the Kings a 118-106 cushion with 4:25 left.
Then, Francisco Garcia hit a pair of free throws and Bibby stuck yet another three to make it 123-108 and seal the game.
The Kings took a slim 31-28 advantage after the opening stanza and extended their lead to four, 62-58, at intermission.
Sacramento continued to extend its lead in the third quarter and took a 96-88 edge into the final frame.
Game Notes
Sacramento is 17-12 at home this season...The Bobcats are just 9-20 on the road this season...The Kings finished a sizzling 14-of-22 from three-point range and shot 63 percent for the game.
<< Melzer, Verdasco notch wins in Vegas
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fourth-seeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer and
fifth-seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco were among Wednesday's round-robin
winners at the $416,000 Tennis Channel Open.
Melzer opened his week with a 6-4,
<< Jones, Maryland down Duke
Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Maryland moved from the proverbial bubble to
NCAA Tournament sleeper in a matter of four days, as Mike Jones scored 25
points in a 85-77 victory over 14th-ranked Duke.
After struggling to find an id
<< Boozer, Jazz rout Grizzlies
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Boozer scored 24 points and grabbed 16
rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to an easy 104-88 win over the Memphis
Grizzlies at the FedExForum.
Matt Harpring added 25 points and Mehmet Okur chipp
<< Paul, Hornets sting Hawks
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Paul posted 24 points and 13
rebounds, as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets got their sixth straight
win at home with a 107-100 win over the Atlanta Hawks at the Ford Center.
Devin Bro
Flames edge Wild in shootout >>
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jarome Iginla scored the only goal of the
shootout to lead the Calgary Flames over the Minnesota Wild, 2-1, at the
Pengrowth Saddledome.
Robyn Regehr scored for the Flames, winners of three straight
Dumont's goal sends Predators past Sharks >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - J.P. Dumont netted the game-winner in the
fourth round of the shootout to lift the Nashville Predators past the San Jose
Sharks, 4-3.
After Ryane Clowe missed wide on San Jose's first attempt, Alexander
Kennedy tops crowded Johnnie Walker leaderboard >>
Phuket, Thailand (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Australian Brad Kennedy carded a seven-
under-par 65 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the
Johnnie Walker Classic. There are 25 players within four shots of the
Kennedy
Opening week in Arena Football >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The AFL on ESPN era kicks off this Sunday,
March 4, with two marquee matchups at 12:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
ArenaBowl XX Champion Chicago Rush begin its first title defense after
an improbable season-ending, six-ga
Kansas City, MO - Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now.
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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
Patriots made him their franchise player, meaning his salary for this season will be about $15 million.
New head coach Todd Haley, taking over for Herm Edwards after a 2-14 season, refused to name a starter at any position during offseason workouts. But it was obvious to everyone the team belonged to Cassel.
"I go out there each and every day with that focus that I'm the starter," Cassel said during a June minicamp. "Competition brings out the best in everybody."
The signing will come as welcome news to Cassel's new coaches and teammates. Amiable and hardworking, online football betting he appeared to win over everyone at minicamp.
"I think he's got some unique leadership qualities. I think his teammates like him and have respect for him. I think he's doing a pretty good job on the field, too," Haley said last month. "He's doing everything that I'm asking him, that our coaches are asking him to do. I don't have one single complaint how he's carrying himself."
After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
"He has a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence. It's good for us," said Darling. "We trust in him that he's going to go out there and lead us all the way."
nse to accommodate his specific abilities.
Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
"Since Matt arrived in Kansas City, he has embraced the team and the community," Pioli said. "His work ethic, his ability and competitive presence is what we expect from our players."
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“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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