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03/02/2010 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tottenham has confirmed that a scan has shown that Tom Huddlestone suffered damage to the ligaments in his right ankle during Sunday's 2-1 victory against Everton.
The former Derby County midfielder will now be seen by ankle specialists who will decide on the best course of rehabilitation.
Huddlestone had to be stretchered off the pitch during Sunday's game at White Hart Lane and was replaced by Younes Kaboul after being brought down by Everton's John Heitinga in the 52nd minute.
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp now has a central midfield headache as Jermaine Jenas is set to undergo surgery on Wednesday while Aaron Lennon and David Bentley are both currently injured
Redknapp said after the victory against Everton that lifted his side back up to fourth in the table: "We're going to miss Tom - he's a top player for us.
"He makes us play and he's a great passer and we needed that when we were going through that dodgy little spell. It was important we tried to get hold of the ball.
"We don't know how bad his injury is at the moment but it doesn't look good. He'll have a scan and we'll see how it is but we're running out of central midfield players - we've only got three anyway.
"It's not an ideal situation and it's an area we've been light on all season really."
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
<< 2011 Pro Bowl to be played before Super Bowl XLV
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National Football League announced on
Tuesday that the 2011 Pro Bowl, which is to return to Honolulu after a one-
year absence, will be once again played the week before the Super Bowl.
The decisio
<< RSL releases pair of veterans, pair of rookies
Sandy, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Salt Lake waived midfielder/forward Rachid
El Khalifi and forward Abe Thompson and released rookie defenders Kris
Banghart and Justin Davis from its preseason camp, the Major League Soccer
club an
<< Liverpool's Skrtel could miss rest of season
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel could
struggle to return to first-team action before the end of the season after
being told he faces an eight-week lay-off with a broken metatarsal.
He suffered the
<< Flyers D Parent activated off IR, returns Tuesday
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Flyers activated defenseman Ryan
Parent from injured reserve on Tuesday, and will return to action Tuesday as
the club faces the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Parent had successful surgery in late Jan
Jags bring back WR Williamson >>
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to terms
with wide receiver Troy Williamson on a contract Tuesday. Terms of the deal
were not disclosed.
Williamson, who was acquired by Jacksonville from Minnesota
Schalke signs teenage midfielder Matip >>
Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Schalke signed teenage midfielder
Joel Matip to a 3 1/2-year contract Tuesday.
Matip, 18, made his Bundesliga debut in November and has played 12 matches. He
has two goals. He could earn his first
This Week in Auto Racing March 5 - 7 >>
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NASCAR returns to the East Coast, as the
Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series tackle one of the fastest tracks on
the circuit.
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Flyers G Emery to have season-ending hip surgery >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Flyers announced on
Tuesday that goaltender Ray Emery will have season-ending surgery to repair
damage to his right hip.
The club had placed Emery, who has not skated since Febr
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
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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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