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07/26/2010 - Gstaad, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former top-10 Frenchman Richard Gasquet reached the second round, while fifth-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo came up a first-round loser Monday at the Swiss Open.
The seventh-seeded Gasquet grounded Uzbekistanian qualifier Farrukh Dustov 6-3, 6-4, while Robredo was sent packing by Portuguese Frederico Gil 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 on the clay courts at Roy Emerson Arena. Gasquet captured this event back in 2006.
The Swiss faithful were treated to a pair of wins on Day 2, as wild card Michael Lammer handled Jamaican Dustin Brown 7-5, 7-5 and wild card Alexander Sadecky overcame fellow countryman qualifier Yann Marti 7-5, 1-6, 6-0.
Additional opening-round wins came for Austrian qualifier Andreas Haider- Maurer and German Daniel Brands. Haider-Maurer's second-round opponent will be recent Stuttgart champion Albert Montanes, this week's fourth seed, while Brands should have his hands full with Gasquet in his next outing.
This week's top seeds are Russian Mikhail Youzhny, Spaniard Nicolas Almagro and Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci, who beat German Andreas Beck in last year's Gstaad title match.
<< NHLPA files grievance against NHL over Kovalchuk
TORONTO (AP) -The National Hockey League Players' Association has filed a grievance over the league's rejection of the contract between Ilya Kovalchuk and the New Jersey Devils.The league rejected the landmark 17-year, $102 million contract last wee
<< CP3 summit in New Orleans
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Hornets have prepared for
their scheduled sit-down with All-Star guard Chris Paul by fending off the
latest flurry of trade calls received from teams salivating over adding the
game's best pur
<< Two giants might actually meet
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A few weeks ago, at the post position draw
for the Delaware Handicap, the discussion around the table was about the hoped-
for meeting between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta.
Since neither champion was ente
<< Canucks sign LW Raymond to two-year deal
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks on Monday avoided
arbitration with Mason Raymond, signing the left winger to a two-year
contract.
Raymond, 24, enjoyed a breakout season in 2009-10, setting personal bes
Lightning name Tod Leiweke CEO >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Lightning chairman and governor Jeff
Vinik announced Monday that Tod Leiweke has been named the team's chief
executive officer.
Officially, Leiweke becomes the CEO of Tampa Bay Sports and Ent
NHLPA files grievance on behalf of Kovalchuk >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ilya Kovalchuk's free agency saga took another
turn on Monday when the NHL Players' Association filed a grievance on behalf
of the Russian superstar who had his 17-year, $102 million contract with New
Jersey
Vick cleared to play by NFL >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Vick is clear to play this season,
the NFL announced Monday.
Posting on his Twitter account, league spokesman Greg Aiello said in regard to
Vick, "there has been no change in his playing status. Be
Rachel Alexandra gains spot in poll after Monmouth victory >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra
moved into third in the latest NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll. The four-year-
old filly advanced one position following a win Saturday at Monmouth Park.
Owned b
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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