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02/18/2007 - Edmonton, Alberta (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Edmonton Eskimos have signed free agent defensive backs Omarr Morgan and Stanford Samuels.
Morgan, a BYU product, has spent his entire seven-year career with Saskatchewan and has been a CFL All-Star three times since his rookie campaign in 2000.
Last season, Morgan recorded 52 defensive tackles and five special teams tackles in 17 games.
Samuels, who played his college ball at Florida State, spent the last two seasons in Winnipeg. He posted 89 defensive tackles, ten pass knockdowns, one quarterback sack and two forced fumbles in 29 games with the Blue Bombers. He also has five interceptions for 61 yards and two fumble returns for 49 yards and a touchdown.
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Signed defensive backs Omarr Morgan and Stanford Samuels.
<< Creamer back in winner's circle
Oahu, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paula Creamer returned to the winner's circle on
the LPGA Tour Saturday when she holed a long birdie putt on the 17th hole to
capture the SBS Open at Turtle Bay.
"I'm glad I won and it's a relief off my should
<< Toronto honors '67 Cup team; downs Edmonton
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mats Sundin and John Pohl each had a pair of
goals, as the Toronto Maple Leafs hung on to beat the Edmonton Oilers, 4-3, at
Air Canada Center.
Andrew Raycroft stopped 28 shots for Toronto, which has won
<< Tenkrat's goal lifts Bruins over Sabres in eighth round of shootout
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Petr Tenkrat scored in the eighth round of the
shootout to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres at
HSBC Arena.
In the eighth round, Jochen Hecht had an opportunity to put Buffalo ahe
Wild spoil Forsberg's Music City debut >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It was Peter Forsberg's first game in a
Nashville uniform, but Marian Gaborik scored the game winner for Minnesota to
lead the Wild to a 4-1 win over the Predators at Gaylord Entertainment Center.
Fors
Ferrero to meet Canas in final of Brasil Open >>
Costa do Sauipe, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seed Juan Carlos Ferrero will
meet unseeded Argentine Guillermo Canas for the title at the $456,000 Brasil
Open after both men won two matches on Saturday.
Rain on Friday forced both playe
No. 13 Texas A&M holds off Oklahoma State >>
Stillwater, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Takia Starks hit a jumper with 0.3 seconds
remaining to help No. 13 Texas A&M down Oklahoma State, 62-60.
After a timeout, A'Quonesia Franklin killed most of the remaining time before
getting the ball to
Stanford routs No. 15 Oregon >>
Stanford, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brook Lopez scored a career-high 26 points and
pulled down nine rebounds, leading Stanford over 15th-ranked Oregon, 88-69, at
Maples Pavilion.
Lawrence Hill added 15 points and four blocks shots for the Car
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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