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01/23/2007 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a minor league contract with veteran reliever Rudy Seanez. The Los Angeles Times reported that the deal could be worth up to $1.2 million if he meets performance incentives.
Seanez, who will reportedly receive a base salary of $700,000 if he makes the team out of spring training, started the 2006 campaign with the Boston Red Sox, but was released in August after going 2-1 with a 4.82 ERA in 40 games. San Diego then signed him and he made eight appearances for them in September and one in the playoffs.
The 38-year-old right-hander was also being pursued by the Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies. Seanez also pitched for the Dodgers from 1994-95.
In 429 career games, with Cleveland, San Diego, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Texas, Boston, Kansas City and Florida, Seanez has a career record of 30-23 with a 4.21 ERA.
<< Roddick routs Fish to reach Aussie semifinals
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andy Roddick continued his push to a
possible first Australian Open title with a swift 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over
fellow American Mardy Fish in the quarterfinals.
The sixth-seeded Roddick dominated
<< Kobe's 42 paces Lakers over Warriors
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kobe Bryant poured in 42 points on 11-
for-22 shooting, as Pacific Division rivals battled with the Los Angeles
Lakers holding off the new-look Golden State Warriors, 108-103, at the Staples
Center.
<< Invasor and Bernardini highlight 2006 Eclipse Award winners
Beverly Hills, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 36th annual Eclipse Awards proved to
be the most anticipated edition. The drama that has surrounded Kentucky
Derby winner Barbaro gave the awards added attention.
Held in Beverly Hills and hoste
<< Bibby, Kings rally past Nets
Sacramento, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Bibby scored Sacramento's final 15
points, hitting the go-ahead jumper with 10.3 seconds left, as the Kings
completed a rally from a 20-point third quarter deficit for an 88-87 win over
the New
Sixers finish homestand against Hornets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia 76ers wrap up a three-game homestand this
evening when they welcome the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets to the
Wachovia Center.
Philadelphia is 1-1 on the homestand and just 2-8 over its last 10 games.
Arenas, Wizards try to cool off the Suns >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns shoot for their 14th straight win
when they open a five-game road trip tonight against the Washington Wizards at
the Verizon Center.
Phoenix, which is two wins shy of tying its franchise best winning strea
Mavericks try to stay hot in Orlando >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The red-hot Dallas Mavericks go for their eighth straight
win when they visit the Orlando Magic tonight at TD Waterhouse Center.
This is the first of two meetings between the clubs this season. Dallas is
scheduled to hos
Hawks fly into the Windy City >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks play the second of a four-game road
trip when they visit the Chicago Bulls tonight at the United Center.
Atlanta enters the contest on a two-game losing streak. Matt Carroll poured in
22 points as Charl
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.”
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