07/25/2008 - Winnipeg, MB (Football Betting) - Ryan Dinwiddie connected with Romby Bryant on a 35-yard touchdown pass with 20 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to an exciting 32-28 win over the Calgary Stampeders.
Dinwiddie completed 24-of-39 passes for 450 yards for the Blue Bombers (1-4), who captured their first win of the 2008 season in the final minute after they had briefly lost the lead 32 seconds earlier. Bryant caught six passes for 152 yards and Terrence Edwards had seven receptions for 143 yards in the win.
Henry Burris ended 31-of-44 for 386 yards and three touchdowns for the Stampeders (3-2), who entered the game as winners of two straight. Ken-Yon Rambo caught nine passes for 133 yards while Nik Lewis added seven receptions for 84 yards and two touchdowns for Calgary.
Calgary took a 28-25 lead with 52 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. An 11- play, 75-yard drive culminated in a six-yard TD pass from Burris to Jeremaine Copeland, who was wide open in the back of the end zone due to blown coverage by the Winnipeg backfield.
The Bombers took the ensuing kickoff back to the 44-yard line. On first down, a screen pass to Charles Roberts was good for 13 yards and Dinwiddie then found Arjei Franklin over the middle for a big gain. The Bombers were within field goal range and needed three points to force overtime, but instead opted to try for the winning score.
With enough time to go for the end zone once before the field goal attempt, Dinwiddie tossed a perfect pass that Bryant caught in the front right corner of the end zone next to the pylon with 20 seconds to play. Bryant snuck behind Calgary defender Brandon Browner and brought the ball in as he was falling to the ground for the winning score.
A last gasp attempt by Burris was knocked down in the final seconds.
The Blue Bombers held a 5-0 lead thanks to a pair of singles and a 24-yard field goal by Alexis Serna before a touchdown early in the second quarter gave the hosts a 12-0 lead.
A five-play, 69-yard drive was highlighted by a nice touch pass from Dinwiddie to Bryant, who snared the ball in the midst of traffic and took it to the five-yard line. Two players later, Graeme Bell ran into the end zone from one yard out with 11:23 on the clock.
But Calgary answered on the ensuing possession and answered with a 69-yard scoring drive of its own, this one included six plays. From the 13-yard line, Burris dropped back and connected with Lewis in the end zone. The Bombers challenged the catch, but the call stood.
After a Stamps single, the teams traded field goals -- a 30-yarder by Serna and a 45-yard boot by Sandro DeAngelis -- and went into the locker rooms with the hosts leading, 15-11.
Two field goals by Serna and one off the foot of DeAngelis provided all the scoring in a mostly defensive third quarter before a 30-yard scoring strike from Burris to Lewis with 8:01 to go in the fourth gave Calgary a 22-21 edge.
The combination of a Winnipeg single and a 45-yard field goal by Serna in the latter stages of the final stanza moved the Bombers ahead, 25-22.
Game Notes
Franklin finished with 92 receiving yards...Lewis now has five TD catches this season...Winnipeg outgained the Stamps in total yards, 531-423...Dinwiddie, a product of Boise State, made his second career start -- his first was in last year's Grey Cup when he replaced the injured Kevin Glenn. The Bombers lost 23-19 to Saskatchewan in that title game...Calgary RB Joffrey Reynolds, who entered the game leading the CFL in rushing, was held to 35 yards on eight carries.
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American Idol Betting Odds: Season 6
The online gambling websites are in the process of deciphering each American Idol contestant and his or her chances of winning Season 6 to come up with the early American Idol betting lines.
Tim Dalton of MySportsbook.com has been locked away in a soundproof room coming up with all the latest tallies, we are told. "American Idol has become one of the most significant betting events of the year," claims Jack Black of MySportsbook.com. "Last year, millions were bet during the season across the globe, not just in America.It's tough early on since we really do not have a glimpse as to how well each of these individuals will perform solo on a week-to-week basis. It's like Week 1 of the NFL. Pre-season means nada!
We do know the 24 finalists however.
Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24. He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway. He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien.
Brandon Rogers - Who?
Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition. He should go a good distance.
Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was. And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition. He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice! People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way.
"Blake Lewis should go far because of his uniqueness and looks. He's the boy next store with a twist - he beat boxes. But on top of this, he's a great singer, and I adore him," Payton O'Brien relayed.
A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”
Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes.
"I love the fact that there is a Korean American on the show and he is bound to get more Asians tuning into the show," Woo said from her Miami Beach estate. "There has never been a major presence of Asian-Americans on American Idol in the past. He's a hottie with a nice voice so that should help to take him far. Expect heavy betting action from the Asian community."
Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts)
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Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter
The girls
"Melinda Doolittle has one of the best voices," says MySportsbook.com Reporter and an acclaimed dancer in her own right, Destiney Lewis. "It is great to see a back up singer step out like she has. The girl needs to gain more confidence but that can also be a positive. I think she will go far."
Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.
"Single mom Lakisha Jones I suspect will be a pretty big favorite entering Week 1 of the competition," says Destiny Williams. Jones is an excellent singer and down to earth. "She'll have a wide appeal," echoed O'Brien.
Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.
Amy Krebs - a powerful singer.
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Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
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Leslie Hunt
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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.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
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