Maddux ends career-long 14-start winless streak against D-Backs
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San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Greg Maddux got his first win since May 10
and the San Diego Padres downed the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-5, in the opener
of a three-game set at Petco Park.
Maddux (4-8) got career win No. 350 on May 10, but was 0-5 in his previous 14
trips to the mound before this game. He went five-plus innings and was charged
with 11 hits and four runs along with four strikeouts.
Nick Hundley hit a three-run home run while Khalil Green added a two-run shot
for the Padres, who have won their last four games.
Chris Young smacked a two-run home run while Stephen Drew and Conor Jackson
each drove in a run for the Diamondbacks, who had a three-game winning streak
stopped.
Micah Owings (6-9) again struggled on the mound as he was shelled for eight
runs on six hits with a pair of walks in just three innings of work. Owings is
now 0-7 over his last 12 starts after starting the season 6-2 in his first 10
outings.
The Padres jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning as Jody Gerut worked
a two-out walk and came home when Greene followed with a shot over the left
field fence.
Arizona grabbed the lead in the third. Miguel Montero led off with single and
later went to third on a single from Owings. Drew brought home Montero with a
sacrifice fly to left and Young followed with a blast over the center field
wall for a 3-2 advantage.
However, San Diego got to Owings for six runs, all with two outs in the bottom
of the third to regain the lead. Brian Giles kept the inning alive with a walk
and moved to third on Adrian Gonzalez's double. Kevin Kouzmanoff brought home
both runners with a single to left and Gerut followed with a double to right
to score Kouzmanoff. After Greene was hit by a pitch, Hundley blasted the ball
into the left field stands for an 8-3 lead.
The Diamondbacks got a run back in the sixth. Chad Tracy led off with a single
and moved to second when Maddux was called for a balk. After Mark Reynolds
singled to put men on the corners, Maddux was lifted for Wilfredo Ledezma.
With Montero at the plate, Ledezma uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Tracy to
score and make it an 8-4 contest.
Mike Adams pitched a scoreless seventh inning for San Diego and Heath Bell
pitched the eighth, but he got into trouble.
Tracy lined out to start the frame, but Reynolds worked a walk and, after
Montero struck out, Alex Romero got on base when Edgar Gonzalez misplayed a
grounder. Augie Ojeda then drew a free pass to load the bases, but Bell got
Drew to ground out to first to end the inning.
Bryan Corey started the ninth to close out the game, but he gave up a leadoff
double to Young and, after Orlando Hudson flied out, Jackson punched a double
to score Young.
Trevor Hoffman, though, came out of the pen and got Tracy to strike out and
Reynolds to pop out and end the game and pick up his 22nd save of the season.
Game Notes
Arizona stranded 10 men on base in the game...Each team has won five games in
the season series...Maddux is 3-11 in 20 starts against the D'Backs...Owings
is 0-2 in six career appearances (five starts) against San Diego.
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St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have reportedly
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The St. Petersburg Times reports the 18-year-old Stamkos received the standard
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the mound for the first time in over a year as the team announced he will
start Thursday's game versus the Colorado Rockies.
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Delgado, Perez lead Mets over Marlins >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Delgado hit a two-run home run and the
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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the 2008 BCS National Championship odds.
A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.
As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).
Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.
Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.
*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for Bookmakers
By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."
While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."
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