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Lions welcome Roughriders to Empire FieldFootball Betting Lines07/07/2010 - Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Having avenged their difficult loss to Montreal in last year's Grey Cup meeting, the Saskatchewan Roughriders now turn their attention to the British Columbia Lions for the lone contest between undefeated programs in the second week of the CFL's 2010 campaign at Empire Field. Saskatchewan, which suffered a painful 28-27 loss to the Alouettes in the 2009 title game, came out on the winning side of a thrilling 54-51 final in this year's opener versus Montreal. In a game that was the highest-scoring opening day game of all-time and was the third-highest scoring contest in league history overall, the Roughriders nearly cost themselves the game yet again when they were flagged for too many men on the field. However, this time around Saskatchewan did not go away quietly as Darian Durant's three-yard pass to Weston Dressler in overtime proved to be the game winner after the Roughriders defense held Montreal to a field goal in the second OT. Durant, who has his team atop the power rankings entering the second week of the campaign, connected on 30-of-44 passes for an astounding 478 yards and five touchdowns and just as importantly, did not throw a single interception. Dressler, appearing in his first game since suffering a broken leg last season, reeled in 10 balls for a game-high 154 yards. Rob Bagg stretched his four catches into another 121 yards and a score, while Andy Fantuz had two TD catches as he set up the Roughriders for a shot at overtime and then hit the end zone first in the bonus frame. Running back Wes Cates tacked on a game- high 112 yards rushing, his effort alone topping that of the entire Montreal contingent. Add to that another 52 yards on five carries for Durant and it was easy to see how Saskatchewan finished with an astounding 641 yards of total offense. Even though the Saskatchewan defense gave up 417 yards of offense and allowed Montreal quarterback Anthony Calvillo to connect on four touchdowns, in the end the Roughriders played big when it meant the most. As for the Lions, it was their defense that came ready to play versus Edmonton on the road last Sunday as they limited Ricky Ray to just 229 yards passing and sacked the quarterback a total of five times in order to keep him off balance. The offense for British Columbia didn't exactly shine, but at least the squad could lean on kicker Paul McCallum who knocked through all six of his field goal attempts and his lone extra point as he alone outscored the Eskimos in their 25-10 decision. Running back Jamal Robertson carried the ball just 11 times for the program, yet still finished with a game-high 168 yards and a score for BC. Robertson added three pass receptions as well, yet those he stretched for just two net yards. Last season Robertson was a solid performer in the league as he gained not only 1,031 yards rushing but another 482 yards on 59 receptions as well. Casey Printers, one of several players to handle some of the quarterbacking duties for the Lions last season, completed 20-of-34 pass attempts for 218 yards in an effort to keep the ball moving for the British Columbia offense. An overlooked source of offense for a number of years now, Printers has thrown a total of just 18 touchdowns since his standout year of 2004 when he threw for more than 5,000 yards and 35 scores. With the offense in somewhat of disarray in 2009, the Lions had to settle for just under 24 ppg, which had them placed sixth in the league ahead of only Winnipeg and Toronto, two teams which finished a combined 10-26. Unfortunately for the Lions this season they will have to find a replacement for Martell Mallett who, after placing fourth in the league in rushing with 1,240 yards and was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie of the Year in 2009, signed with the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Last season, Durant placed second in the league in passing touchdowns for the Roughriders with a total of 24, but he was also charged with a season-high 21 interceptions and that is an area that he'll have to guard against this year as defenses aim to put him in challenging positions. These teams met a total of four times last season, with each taking a pair of meetings at home. The Roughriders logged a couple of close calls (28-24 and 33-30 in overtime) on their field, and the Lions put up a 35-20 triumph in early August and then followed that up with a 19-16 victory the first week of October. As a result of the split, Saskatchewan leads the series by a count of 88-76-4, accounting for regular season matchups dating back to 1954. Assuming that the offensive outburst by the Roughriders was no fluke and that the team can come back with the same sort of intensity it showed in the second half of its win over Montreal, expect to see Saskatchewan come away with the convincing win, even on the road, this weekend.
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American Idol Betting Odds: Season 6 The online gambling websites are in the process of deciphering each American Idol contestant and his or her chances of winning Season 6 to come up with the early American Idol betting lines. Tim Dalton of MySportsbook.com has been locked away in a soundproof room coming up with all the latest tallies, we are told. "American Idol has become one of the most significant betting events of the year," claims Jack Black of MySportsbook.com. "Last year, millions were bet during the season across the globe, not just in America.It's tough early on since we really do not have a glimpse as to how well each of these individuals will perform solo on a week-to-week basis. It's like Week 1 of the NFL. Pre-season means nada! We do know the 24 finalists however. Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24. He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway. He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien. Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was. And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition. He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice! People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way. "Blake Lewis should go far because of his uniqueness and looks. He's the boy next store with a twist - he beat boxes. But on top of this, he's a great singer, and I adore him," Payton O'Brien relayed. Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes. "I love the fact that there is a Korean American on the show and he is bound to get more Asians tuning into the show," Woo said from her Miami Beach estate. "There has never been a major presence of Asian-Americans on American Idol in the past. He's a hottie with a nice voice so that should help to take him far. Expect heavy betting action from the Asian community." Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts) And the others: Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far. MySportsbook.com is offering a 20% signup bonus with an initial deposit (i.e. open your American Idol betting account with $300, receive another $60 in which to bet with). Last two contestants will be? 1 Male/1 Female +100 (a $10 bet pays $10 plus your initial $10) 2 Males +170 (a $10 bet pays $17 plus your initial $17) 2 Females +130 (a $10 bet pays $13 plus your initial $10) MySportsbook.com is an online sportsbook accepts Visa Credit Cards and online sportsbook accepts Mastercard Credit Cards for easy American Idol betting lines. 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 To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards |
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