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07/20/2010 - Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Panthers have signed third- round draft pick wide receiver Brandon LaFell.
LaFell, selected 78th overall out of Louisiana State, ranks second in school history with 25 touchdown receptions and third with 175 catches and 2,517 yards.
The 23-year-old totaled 792 yards on 57 receptions and scored 11 touchdowns as a senior. He ended his four-year tenure with the Tigers by recording at least one catch in each of his final 41 games and was a three-time All-SEC selection. He garnered first-team honors as a junior for racking up 929 yards on 63 grabs with eight TDs.
"He's a big, speedy receiver," Panthers coach John Fox said of LaFell, a 6-3, 206-pounder. "A lot of those guys have added some juice to that unit, and we'll see how they do when we start playing real football."
LaFell becomes the ninth of the Panthers' 10 draft choices to sign with only quarterback Jimmy Clausen, a second-round selection from Notre Dame, left as the lone remaining unsigned draftee.
<< Cubs recall P Stevens, option Atkins
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs promoted pitcher Jeff Stevens
from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old joins the big club for the third time this season and has
pitched to a 5.71 earned run average without recordi
<< Defending champ Davydenko advances at Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seed and defending champion Nikolay
Davydenko advanced with an easy second-round victory on Tuesday at the German
Open Tennis Championships, on a day which saw nearly every other seeded player
fall.
<< Bulls pull off sign-and-trade for C.J. Watson
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bulls have acquired guard C.J.
Watson from Golden State in a sign-and-trade deal that netted the Warriors a
second-round draft pick.
An official Bulls blog on the team's website confirmed the
<< Petkovic advances in Austria
Bad Gastein, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending champion Andrea Petkovic of
Germany was among the first-round winners Tuesday at the Gastein Ladies tennis
tournament.
Petkovic, this year's top seed, cruised to a 6-4, 6-0 victory ove
Suns add Babby to front office >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns introduced Lon Babby as the
organization's next president of basketball operations at a news conference on
Tuesday.
Babby joins the Suns as the successor to Steve Kerr, whose contract was
Indians activate SS Cabrera after two-month DL stint >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians activated shortstop
Asdrubal Cabrera from the disabled list after he missed two months with a
broken left forearm.
Cabrera, who had originally been expected to return to the l
Bucs sign second round pick DT Price >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed on a four-year
contract with defensive tackle Brian Price, one of the team's 2010 second-
round picks on Tuesday.
Financial terms of the deal were not announced.
"I'm gl
Orioles demote Tillman again >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Orioles optioned pitcher
Chris Tillman back to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday.
Tillman was 1-4 with a 7.92 earned-run average in six starts over two stints
with the Orioles this sea
Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com
In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
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