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11/11/2007 - Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gabriele Sandri, a 25-year-old Lazio fan was shot and killed by a policeman on Sunday as rival fans clashed, which set off violence and protests outside of stadiums and police stations.
According to police, the shooting was accidental, and occurred when Lazio and Juventus supporters were fighting at a restaurant.
Vincenzo Giacobbe, the police in chief in Arezzo, where the incident took place said in a statement, "It was a tragic error. Our agent intervened to prevent the scuffles between two small groups of people from degenerating. "I express my deep grief and sincere condolences to the family of the victim."
According to police, Sandri was inside a car full of Lazio fans when an officer opened fire to stop the fights. The officer said that he fired up into the air, but the situation will now be left up to investigators.
The incident set off a series of events around Italy that disrupted the normal Sunday soccer schedule. Lazio's contest with Inter Milan was postponed, while AC Milan's game at Atalanta was suspended after less than 10 minutes because Atalanta supporters were attempting to break down a glass barrier that kept them off the field.
The other five games were started 10 minutes late, but were able to be completed.
<< Clippers host LeBron, Cavs in LA
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Clippers will try to bounce back from their
first loss of the season when they host LeBron James and the Cleveland
Cavaliers tonight from the Staples Center.
Los Angeles opened the season with fo
<< Pistons square off with winless Sonics
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle SuperSonics will try to avoid the worst start
in franchise history when they welcome the Detroit Pistons this evening to
KeyArena.
The Sonics are 0-2 on a three-game homestand and suffered a 103-101 lo
<< Spurs welcome Bucks to AT&T Center
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The defending-champion San Antonio Spurs will shoot for
their third straight win when they host the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at the
AT&T Center.
San Antonio is 5-1 on the season and handed the New Orleans Hornets
<< Rockets hit the road to Charlotte
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Rockets are off to a promising start and will
open a brief two-game road trip tonight against the Charlotte Bobcats.
Houston is 5-1 so far this year and has posted consecutive wins, including a
104-88 vict
Denver's Cutler active, Henry out >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler
is active and will start Sunday's game against Kansas City while running back
Travis Henry is out with a knee injury.
Cutler was listed as probable all week du
Hearts hammers Aberdeen >>
Edinburgh, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hearts put together one of its best
efforts of the season on Sunday at Tynecastle Stadium as the club cruised past
Aberdeen 4-1.
Goals from Andrew Driver and Andrius Velicka inside of 14 minutes put
Bollinger to get start for Vikings >>
Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Vikings will start their
third different quarterback this season Sunday. Brooks Bollinger takes the
place of Tarvaris Jackson, who left last week's contest against the San Diego
Chargers with a
Avalanche rocking at home >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche are making Denver a tough place to
play for teams in the NHL.
Heading into play on Sunday, the Avalanche own the best home record in the
Western Conference at 8-1-0. Only Eastern Conference resident
Underdog 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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