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10/18/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The seven thoroughbreds trained by suspended conditioner Patrick Biancone that have been pre-entered for this year's Breeders' Cup races have been transferred to Francois Parisel. The transfer request was made Thursday to Breeders' Cup Senior V.P. of Operations, Pamela Blatz-Murff.
As part of an agreement with the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority, Biancone is to serve a six-month suspension beginning November 1. He will be unable to apply for a trainer's license for an additional six months. Biancone is being disciplined for the possession of cobra venom, a prohibited substance.
The horses that will run in next week's Breeders' Cup races at Monmouth Park will not bear Biancone's name as trainer.
Parisel has been a long-time assistant for Biancone and a private trainer at Buckram Oak Farm. He also ran a string of horses for trainer Niall O'Callaghan at Churchill Downs.
<< Around FCS: Taking Another Look At San Diego
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Long after most of the FCS world was
safely tucked into bed on Saturday night, San Diego was putting the finishing
touches on a rather impressive 59-19 victory over Drake in a Pioneer Football
League showdown
<< Kaymer matches low round on European Tour this year
Vilamoura, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Martin Kaymer, a European Tour rookie,
matched the lowest round on tour this year Thursday with an 11-under-par 61
and owns the first-round lead at the inaugural Portugal Masters.
Kaymer, a favorit
<< Nationals retain coaching staff
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals announced
Thursday that they will retain their entire coaching staff despite a
disappointing 2007 season.
Pitching coach Randy St. Claire, hitting coach Lenny H
<< MLS inks Revs' Joseph, Heaps to contract extensions
Foxborough, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Soccer's The New England
Revolution announced Thursday that all-star midfielder Shalrie Joseph and
defender Jay Heaps have signed contract extensions with the league to continue
playing
Kidd's MRI confirms strained lower back >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd
underwent an MRI Thursday that confirmed a strained lower back.
After the MRI, Kidd was administered an epidural to help reduce inflammation
surrounding the dis
Nuggets sign G Wilks >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Nuggets signed veteran guard Mike
Wilks Thursday.
The 5-foot-10 Wilks averaged 3.6 points and 1.7 assists in 47 games with
Seattle last season.
In five career seasons, with stints in
Canadian International and E.P. Taylor Stakes on for Sunday >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 70th running of the $2 million Canadian
International has attracted a field of 12 turf runners and the $1 million E.P.
Taylor Stakes has a field of 10 fillies and mares set to compete on the grass
Sunday
Torre back as Yankees skipper >>
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Torre will return to manage the New York
Yankees in 2008.
The Newark Star Ledger is reporting that Torre is in Tampa, Florida to
finalize the deal and the team will make it official with a Thursd
Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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