11/28/2008 - San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Antonio guard Tony Parker made his triumphant return Friday night in the Spurs' 109-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, following a nine-game absence due to a left ankle sprain.
Parker originally suffered the injury in the first quarter of a November 7 99-83 loss to the Miami Heat. He was expected to be out approximately four weeks with a sprained left ankle after an MRI revealed a grade two ankle sprain.
He had 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting and totaled seven assists in a reserve role Friday night.
<< Iverson comes off bench to lead Pistons past Bucks
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Allen Iverson, despite not starting after
missing Detroit's practice on Thursday, scored a team-high 17 points to lead
the Pistons to a 107-97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Detroit head coach Michael C
<< Wade torches Suns in Marion's return to Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwyane Wade torched the Suns for a season-high
43 points on 15-of-24 shooting from the field, as the Miami Heat cruised to a
107-92 victory in Phoenix.
Udonis Haslem and Daequan Cook chipped in 16 and 15 poi
<< Young, Panthers knock out Red Raiders
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sam Young scored 24 points and pulled down eight
rebounds to pace fourth-ranked Pittsburgh to an 80-67 triumph over Texas Tech
in semifinal action of the Legends Classic at the Prudential Center.
DeJuan Blair
<< Gaustad helps Sabres defeat Pens
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Gaustad scored twice, including the game-
winner with 3:24 remaining in the third period, as the Buffalo Sabres rallied
to overtake the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, at HSBC Arena.
Drew Stafford registered
Parker returns as Spurs top Grizzlies >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tony Parker had 15 points and seven
assists in his first game back after missing nine tilts with a sprained
ankle to lead the Spurs in a 109-98 victory over the Grizzlies.
Parker originally
Sharks stay hot, crush Stars in Dallas >>
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Boyle scored twice and Ryane Clowe recorded
three assists, as the red-hot San Jose Sharks stomped the Dallas Stars, 6-2,
in a Pacific Division clash at the American Airlines Center.
Joe Pavelski had a g
Felton leads Bobcats past Pacers in OT >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Raymond Felton tied a career-high with 31
points to lead Charlotte to its first road win of the season, a 115-108
overtime triumph over the Indiana Pacers.
Emeka Okafor scored 13 and pulled down
Jazz give Kings a royal thrashing >>
Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mehmet Okur led eight Utah players in
double figures with 20 points and 12 rebounds, as the Jazz crushed the
Sacramento Kings, 120-94.
Deron Williams finished with 15 assists and 13 points f
“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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