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02/21/2012 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Georgetown University football coach Kevin Kelly announced Tuesday that Vinny Marino has joined the staff as the offensive coordinator.
Marino has 20 years of coaching experience, including the last six as Columbia's offensive Coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
"Vinny comes very highly recommended from people that I know and respect in the business," Kelly said. "He really is the total package and fits all of the criteria we were looking for in a coordinator. He has experience and success as an offensive coordinator, he's done an excellent job tutoring quarterbacks and has an extensive background of recruiting at academic institutions."
A graduate of Connecticut, Marino was an assistant coach with the Huskies. He also has been a college assistant at Rhode Island, Richmond, Holy Cross and Bowdoin.
<< Sporting, U.S. defender Onyewu suffers knee injury
Lisbon, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sporting Lisbon and U.S. defender Oguchi
Onyewu has suffered a torn ligament in his right knee and will be sidelined
two months, the Portuguese club announced Tuesday.
The 29-year-old Onyewu was injur
<< Auburn's Fortner to resign at season's end
Auburn, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Auburn women's basketball coach Nell Fortner
will resign as head coach at the end of the 2011-12 season, the university's
director of athletics Jay Jacobs announced on Tuesday.
Fortner has served as the te
<< Former Fiesta Bowl director pleads guilty
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The former longtime executive director of the
Fiesta Bowl has pled guilty to a felony count of solicitation to commit fraud
schemes.
John Junker, who was fired in March 2001 after a probe uncovered a schem
<< Dundee United thumps 10-man Kilmarnock
Dundee, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Daly converted a penalty for his 13th
goal following the sending off of Liam Kelly and Dundee United rolled to a 4-0
win over short-handed Kilmarnock on Tuesday in the Scottish Premier League.
Daly's
Almagro stays hot in Buenos Aires; Ferrer rolls into round two >>
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fresh off his title in Sao
Paulo last week, reigning Buenos Aires champion Nicolas Almagro continued his
winning ways Tuesday with a first-round victory at the Copa Claro tennis
event.
Lecavalier has broken hand, out indefinitely >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will have to continue
their playoff push without captain Vincent Lecavalier, who will be sidelined
indefinitely due to a non-displaced fracture in his right hand.
Lecavalier sat out
No. 12 Florida clamps down in second half, beats Auburn >>
Gainesville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kenny Boynton scored 20 points and No. 12
Florida pulled away in the second half to beat Auburn, 63-47, on Tuesday.
Bradley Beal and Erving Walker added 13 points apiece for the Gators (22-6,
10-3 SEC
Seton Hall upends No. 9 Hoyas >>
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jordan Theodore scored a career-high 29 points
on Tuesday, leading Seton Hall to a 73-55 toppling of No. 9 Georgetown.
Herb Pope added 12 points, while Brandon Mobley and Fuquan Edwin both had 10
for the P
Eastern Conference Playoff Betting Trends
We all know by now that the “public” loves to put their money on the FAVORITES and the OVERS. Just by taking a quick glance at Sportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends” it appears as is this tendency will continue as far as the Eastern Conference games are concerned. For the inaugural games of the first round, 69% of the early money is on Toronto -4.5; 59% of bettors prefer Chicago -4.5; 84% are backing Detroit -9; and 56% think Cleveland -11.5 is the way to go. As far as TOTALS are concerned, the only UNDER the “public” is backing is the Cleveland/ Washington game in which 83% are pounding the UNDER (190). Remember, there is no better way to predict a possible line change than by monitoring MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”. By determining who the “public” is backing, you can get the most ideal line for your bet. For example, if you are siding with the public you better place your bet before the line moves in the wrong direction. On the other side of the coin, if you prefer the team that the “public” is betting against; you might be able to get and extra ½ or even more by placing your bet a bit later. Under the “Betting Trends” section, Sportsbook.com also provides plenty of statistical data and trends in order for the bettor to make the most informed pick. Below are some extremely important trends for the first round opponents of the Eastern Conference match-ups, more can be found at MySportsbook.com
New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
Toronto was the most reliable covering team this season with a 48-33-1 ATS record but covered the OVER only 41.5% of the time.
The last 20 times these teams have played, the TOTAL has gone UNDER 16 times.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Toronto is 33-19 ATS including 17-9 at home.
New Jersey has covered four games in a row while Toronto has failed to cover their last four games.
When playing a team with a winning record during the second half of the season, New Jersey was just 5-13 ATS this season.
After scoring 105 points or more, Toronto has covered the OVER only 28% of the time this season.
Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls
Miami has failed to cover their last 7 games whereas Chicago has covered 6 out of their last 8 games.
Miami has covered the UNDER in four of their last five games whereas Chicago has covered the UNDER in five out of their last six.
When playing on Saturdays, Miami covered 80% of their games this season.
Away from home, Chicago is just 16-25 ATS this season.
At home, Miami covered the UNDER about 66% of the time whereas Chicago covered the UNDER about 61% of the time.
The last 13 times these teams have played each other, Chicago has covered 9 times.
In Miami’s last 11 road games, the UNDER covered 9 times.
Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons
Detroit has covered 5 out of their last 6 games.
Away from home, Detroit is 28-13 ATS but just 14-26-1 ATS at home.
At home, Orlando covered the UNDER 64% of the time while Detroit covered the UNDER in 63% of their away games.
The last five times these teams have played in Detroit, the OVER covered each time.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Detroit is 8-17-1 ATS at home but 17-9 ATS away.
Detroit covered the spread 5 out of the last 6 times they played Orlando.
After a Division game, Orlando covered the UNDER 87% of the time this season.
Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
In a home game where the TOTAL is between 190 and 194.5 points, Cleveland is 9-1 ATS this season.
Washington has covered the UNDER in their last 6 games and in 8 of their last 9 games.
The last 6 times these teams have played each other, the UNDER covered each time.
When playing on 3 or more days of rest, Washington is just 18-37 ATS since 1996.
Since 1996, Washington is 28-16 ATS versus Cleveland including 11-5 over the last 3 seasons.
In their last 7 road games, Washington is 6-1 ATS.
Versus Eastern Conference teams at home, Washington is just 6-18-2 ATS.
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