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09/26/2009 - Dover, DE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Busch will start on the pole for Saturday's Dover 200 Nationwide Series race after topping the speed charts in qualifying at Dover International Speedway.
Busch, the current points leader, turned a blazing lap around the one-mile track at 154.110 m.p.h. (23.360 seconds) in his No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota for his third pole of the season and the 18th of his Nationwide career. He started on the pole and won the fall race here one year ago.
"The [car] has been good this weekend, and we just have to make sure we keep it that way throughout this race," Busch said. "We've got 200 laps, and anything can happen. We've seen it here before, especially with us this year. It seems like our late restarts are our Achilles' heal."
In May, Busch appeared to be on his way to another victory at Dover, but a late-race tangle with his JGR teammate Joey Logano cost him the win. Brad Keselowski went to Victory Lane, while Busch ended up with a 17th-place finish after cutting a tire during the incident.
Busch qualified more than two miles per hour faster than his closest competitor, Carl Edwards, who will start on the outside pole. Busch holds a 201-point lead over Edwards.
Mike Bliss qualified third, followed by Sprint Cup Series regulars Denny Hamlin and Scott Speed.
Ryan Newman, Steve Wallace, John Wes Townley, Dennis Setzer and Reed Sorenson completed the top-10.
J.C. Stout was the only driver who failed to qualify.
Today's 200-mile is scheduled to begin around 3:30 p.m. (et).
<< AL West-leading Angels continue series with A's
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Angels try to move closer to securing their
third straight American League West title this evening when they continue
their three-game set with the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium.
The Halos did not help
<< Rangers continue to chase playoff hopes in clash with Rays
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers still have their sights set on the
postseason. Unfortunately, though, time is starting to run out on them.
Tonight, the Rangers try to keep their fleeting hopes alive when they continue
their three-game s
<< D-Backs send Haren to the hill against Padres
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Haren hoped to be pitching Arizona into the playoffs.
Instead, he is just trying to get the club out of the National League West
basement.
Haren will try to win at least 15 games for a third straight year this evening
<< Wainwright goes for 19th win for playoff-hopeful Cards vs. Rockies
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Rockies would probably have no issues with facing the
Cardinals in the playoffs. National League Wild Card-leading Colorado aims for
an eighth straight win over NL Central-leading St. Louis tonight in the
continuation of
Great Britain & Ireland takes commanding lead >>
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell ran their
record to 3-1 as Great Britain & Ireland took a commanding seven-point lead
Saturday at The Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros.
The talented duo won two
Nuggets add F Graham >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Nuggets signed forward Joey Graham to
their training camp roster, the team announced on Saturday.
Graham has spent four seasons in the NBA -- all with Toronto -- since being
drafted 16th overall
Panthers to be without Diggs on Monday >>
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Panthers will play Monday
against the Dallas Cowboys without linebacker Na'il Diggs because of a rib
injury.
Diggs was hurt in the first half of last week's 28-20 loss at Atlanta and
Bucs release McCoy; promote Urrutia >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released linebacker
Matt McCoy and have promoted wide receiver Mario Urrutia from the practice
squad to the active roster.
McCoy played the first two games of the season, prim
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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