08/18/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia 76ers and restricted free agent forward Andre Iguodala have agreed to a new contract.
Multiple sources, including a report on Philly.com, on Sunday stated that Philadelphia and the 24-year-old first round draft pick have signed a deal that would pay him $80 million over six years.
An official announcement from the team is expected on Monday.
A former first-round selection, Iguodala averaged 19.9 points and 5.4 rebounds in 82 games last season and helped the 76ers reach the playoffs for the first time in three years.
Iguodala was the ninth overall selection in the 2004 NBA Draft. He played two seasons at Arizona and was an All-Pac 10 honoree during his sophomore campaign when he averaged 12.9 points, 8.4 boards and 4.9 assists per game.
<< Orlovsky helps Lions down Bengals
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Orlovsky connected on 11-of-22 passes
for 137 yards and had a 10-yard touchdown run to lead the Detroit Lions in a
27-10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in the second preseason test for
both sq
<< Rays hold off Rangers
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Kazmir was convincing on the mound,
while B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena both homered to lead the Tampa Bay Rays in a
7-4 victory over the Texas Rangers in the finale of a three-game set.
Kazmir (9-6)
<< McCown, Bucs beat Pats
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luke McCown went 7-for-10 with 79 yards and a
touchdown as the Tamp Bay Buccaneers downed the New England Patriots, 27-10,
in preseason action.
Earnest Graham had a one-yard touchdown run while Michael
<< Hamels makes it happen as Phils edge Pads
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cole Hamels got his first win in a month
and a half to help the Philadelphia Phillies take a 2-1 win in the conclusion
of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
Hamels (10-8) g
United's Carrick out of England squad with injury >>
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United midfielder Michael
Carrick will miss England's friendly against the Czech Republic on Wednesday
with an ankle injury.
Carrick had been named in coach Fabio Capello's 23-man squa
City striker Bojinov to miss six months >>
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester City striker Valeri
Bojinov's injury jinx has struck again after he picked up a serious ankle
injury before Sunday's Premier League opener with Aston Villa.
The 22-year-old Bu
Dortmund suffers double injury blow >>
Dortmund, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Borussia Dortmund are facing an early
season injury headache after losing goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller and defender
Dede during their opening 3-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen.
Weidenfeller was stretcher
Hamburg adds Petric from Dortmund >>
Hamburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hamburg have completed the signing of
Croatia striker Mladen Petric from Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund.
Petric, 27, has joined for a fee of around $7.5 million with Mohamed Zidan
heading in
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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