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01/20/2012 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians acquired right-hander Kevin Slowey and cash considerations from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for pitcher Zach Putnam.
Slowey was dealt by Minnesota to Colorado last month and quickly agreed to a one-year contract with the Rockies to avoid arbitration.
The 27-year-old went 0-8 with a 6.67 ERA for the Twins last season and missed significant time with an abdominal strain. He won 13 games in 2010.
Slowey has compiled a 39-29 record with a 4.66 ERA in 100 career contests (90 starts) for Minnesota.
Putnam, 24, made his major league debut for the Indians in 2011, going 1-1 with a 6.14 ERA in eight relief appearances.
<< Nationals give 1B/OF Morse extension
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals agreed to a
multi-year contract extension with first baseman/outfielder Michael Morse on
Friday, avoiding salary arbitration.
Morse, 29, batted .303 with 31 home runs and
<< Ravens S Reed probable for Sunday
Owings Mills, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed is listed
as probable for Sunday's AFC Championship at New England due to a left ankle
injury.
He was a full participant in Friday's practice after being limited the l
<< Gladbach downs Bayern to open second half
Monchengladbach, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Monchengladbach pulled within one
point of Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich on Friday, as Marco Reus notched his
11th goal and Patrick Herrmann added a brace in a 3-1 win at Borussia-Park.
Reus sc
<< Brady's name removed from injury report
Foxboro, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
was removed from Friday's injury report and was a full participant in practice
for a second straight day.
He sat out Wednesday's practice to rest a lingering
United acquires midfielder Cruz from Dynamo >>
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.C. United acquired midfielder Danny Cruz
from the Houston Dynamo on Friday in exchange for a partial allocation.
Cruz, 22, was selected in the third round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, and made
51 appearan
Celtic goes for 12th straight win vs. St. Mirren >>
Paisley, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - There seems to be no stopping Celtic at
the moment.
The Hoops have won 11-straight league games to improve to 56 points on the
season and overtake Rangers for first place in the Scottish Premier
Dempsey, Wambach win U.S. awards >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - U.S. Soccer named forward Clint Dempsey as the
2011 Male Athlete of the Year on Friday, and forward Abby Wambach as the 2011
Female Athlete of the Year.
Dempsey, who previously won the award in 2007, become
Rangers sign Hawpe to minor league deal >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers signed first
baseman/outfielder Brad Hawpe to a minor league deal that includes an
invitation to the team's spring training camp.
Hawpe spent the 2011 campaign wit
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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