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03/07/2009 - Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Busch will start on the pole for Saturday's American Commercial Lines 200 Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Busch, who also won the pole for the Truck Series event two weeks ago at California, turned in a lap of 31.428 seconds (176.403 m.p.h.) to capture the top starting position at Atlanta in his No.51 Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota.
"The Miccosukee Toyota was awesome today," Busch said. "Qualifying seemed to bode well for us, and hopefully the race will too here later."
Busch recorded his fourth career pole in the series. He is the only driver with multiple truck victories at Atlanta, posting three wins here.
After winning at California, Busch grabbed the series points lead, as he holds a five-point advantage over Todd Bodine.
Rick Crawford, who will become the first driver to make his 300th career start in the series, secured the outside pole with the second-best lap of 31.509 seconds.
"If you start on the front row for your 300th start, that's pretty good," Crawford said.
Kevin Harvick qualified third, followed by Bodine and Ron Hornaday Jr.
Dennis Setzer, JR Fitzpatrick, Mike Skinner, Colin Braun and Max Papis completed the top-10.
All 36 drivers who participated in qualifying will be in the race.
Qualifying was delayed almost an hour due to fog and mist at the 1.54-mile track.
The 200-mile race is scheduled to begin around 2:00 p.m. (et).
<< Bobcats try to stay on winning path at New York
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Charlotte Bobcats will shoot for a franchise-record
sixth straight win tonight when they kick off a quick two-game road trip
against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Charlotte kept its winning streak intac
<< Xavier can clinch outright A-10 title with win at Richmond
Richmond, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With the top-seed in the upcoming Atlantic 10
Tournament already locked up, the 17th-ranked Xavier Musketeers take aim at
the outright regular season crown as they tangle with the Richmond Spiders at
the Robins C
<< Huskies sniffing around first outright league title since 1953
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 16th-ranked Washington Huskies will try to
wrap up the outright Pac-10 Conference regular season title today, as they
host bitter rival Washington State at Bank of America Arena in Seattle.
With a win over
<< Memphis takes aim at third straight perfect C-USA slate
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The fifth-ranked Memphis Tigers will attempt to
clinch their third consecutive perfect Conference USA regular season in
today's finale against the Tulane Green Wave.
After going 16-0 in C-USA play in both 2006-
Hertha remains on top after Voronin's hat trick >>
Cottbus, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andriy Voronin provided all three goals as
Hertha Berlin stayed on top of the Bundesliga table with a 3-1 win over
Energie at Stadion der Freundschaft on Saturday.
Cagdas Atan fired the home side
Twins lock up Baker for four years >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with
pitcher Scott Baker on a four-year, $15.25 million contract on Saturday, with
a club option for the 2013 campaign.
The 27-year-old Baker had a breakout season in
No. 3 Pitt downs No. 1 UConn >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sam Young had 31 points and 10 rebounds,
as third-ranked Pittsburgh downed top-ranked Connecticut in a Big East
showdown at Petersen Events Center.
Levance Fields overcame a bruised tailbone t
Wizards make a stop in Dallas; Howard out >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The lowly Washington Wizards resume a four-game road trip
Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
Washington has lost the first two tests of the trek and four straight overall,
including a 100-78
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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