Bears' Orton to start vs. Packers
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11/16/2008 - Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton will start Sunday's game against Green Bay, despite an ankle injury that caused him to miss last week's loss to Tennessee.
Orton missed last Sunday's 21-14 loss to Tennessee after suffering the injury the previous week against Detroit, and was limited in practice this past week. It was initially thought the right ankle injury would keep him sidelined for up to a month.
Rex Grossman started last week against the Titans and threw for 173 yards with a touchdown and an interception, completing 20-of-37 passes in the 21-14 setback.
Orton started the first eight games for the Bears, who enter the weekend tied with Minnesota for first place in the NFC North at 5-4. He has completed 61.9 percent of his passes for 1,777 yards with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions this season.
Hamilton, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Hartley's 86th-minute goal helped Celtic claim a 2-1 win over Hamilton at New Douglas Park on Sunday, restoring the Hoops four-point lead over Rangers at the top of the table. The match started
<< Thrashers aim for club-record win streak in Philly
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Thrashers will shoot for the first six-game
winning streak in franchise history when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers
for tonight's battle at the Wachovia Center.
Atlanta beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes
<< Lightning visit 'Canes in first game without Melrose
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will play their first game since
the shocking firing of head coach Barry Melrose when they visit the Carolina
Hurricanes for today's Southeast Division matchup at RBC Center.
The Lightning made the
<< Kings, Ducks clash in Anaheim
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Kings will try to get back on the winning
track tonight, when they visit the Anaheim Ducks for a battle with their
Pacific Division rivals at the Honda Center.
The Kings had won a season-high four games bef
<< Sharks pay visit to Chicago
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The powerful San Jose Sharks will aim for their ninth
victory in 11 games when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks for this evening's
matchup at the United Center.
The Sharks lead the NHL with 29 points and ended a two-game
Singapore (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeev Milkha Singh closed with a two-under 69 Sunday to come from behind and win the Singapore Open. Singh completed the tournament at seven-under-par 277, one stroke clear of a pair of major champions.
NFL Inactives (Sunday, November 16, 2008) >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of inactive players
for today's NFL games.
DENVER BRONCOS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1:00 P.M. (ET)
Broncos - S Marlon McCree, CB Champ Bailey, RB Selvin Young, RB Alex Haynes, LB
D.J.
Pens deal Sydor to Stars for Boucher >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman
Philippe Boucher from the Dallas Stars for veteran defenseman Darryl Sydor on
Sunday.
Boucher has three assists in 16 games with the Stars this season, his si
Tampa made a mess of Melrose situation >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It took just 16 games for Tampa Bay
general manager Brian Lawton to decide that he'd seen enough of Barry Melrose
as the Lightning's head coach.
Sixteen games? I know it's hardly a shocking occurrence when
Giants K Carney inactive vs. Ravens >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Giants kicker John Carney was inactive
for New York's game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
Carney, the league's oldest player at 44, joined the defending Super Bowl
champions prior to the
Super Bowl 2009 Betting
Super Bowl 2009 Betting propositionsUnderdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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