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01/18/2012 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former champions Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer coasted into the third round of the Australian Open -- one of them without hitting a shot.
Nadal, the No. 2 seed, fought off eight aces and beat error-prone Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday, while the third-seeded Federer moved on after his opponent, Andreas Beck, pulled out of their match with a bad back.
No. 8 seed Mardy Fish of the United States was upset, while seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych and No. 11 seed Juan Martin Del Potro were winners.
Federer, a four-time champion, said Beck greeted him in the locker room and said he was in a lot of pain after his first-round match Monday against Eric Prodon.
"I didn't know anything about it. It came as a surprise," said Federer. "He said he had a lot of painkillers and pain in the last match. I guess it's the smart decision for him to take."
Federer, who last won the year's first grand slam event in 2010, was coming off a win over Alexander Kudryavtsev on Monday.
Nadal, after beating Alex Kuznetsov in the first round, fired 36 winners in his match against Haas, who committed 38 unforced errors. Nadal, who defeated Federer in the 2009 final, converted six of his 10 break point opportunities.
Fish was knocked off in the first big upset of the tournament, falling in straight sets to Alejandro Falla 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 7-6 (8-6). The first and third sets both took over an hour to play. Fish was done in by 58 unforced errors, but didn't make any excuses.
"He's a good player," Fish said.
Berdych beat Olivier Rochus 6-1, 6-0, 7-6 (7-4) and Del Potro topped Blaz Kavcic 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 during Wednesday's 16-match schedule on the men's side.
Federer, meanwhile, said he felt bad for the fans who came out to watch his match and was looking forward to working off the unused energy in practice Thursday.
"I'll just relax this afternoon and have an intense hit tomorrow," Federer said.
<< Wozniacki, Clijsters, Li advance at Aussie Open
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki,
reigning champion Kim Clijsters and last year's runner-up Li Na were each
straight-sets winners Wednesday in the second round of the Australian Open.
Wozniac
<< Kings drop Canucks in shootout
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Richards scored the game-winning goal in
the third round of the shootout, sending the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2
victory over the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.
Richards picked up the puck
<< Jazz race past shorthanded Clippers
Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Millsap scored 20 points, leading
the Jazz to a 108-79 pasting of the shorthanded Clippers on Tuesday.
C.J. Miles added 19 points and Devin Harris had 13 for the Jazz, winners of
three straight
<< Red Wings top Stars in SO
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jiri Hudler scored the game-winning goal in the
second round of the shootout, sending the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over
the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center.
Hudler moved in slowly, deked bac
No. 19 Creighton seeks redemption in visit to Missouri State >>
Springfield, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hoping to exact some revenge for their only
Missouri Valley Conference loss of the season, the 19th-ranked Creighton Blue
Jays have come to Springfield to tangle with the Missouri State Bears.
Creighton has
Hoosiers visit Huskers in Big Ten bout >>
Lincoln, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Making their first trip to Lincoln in 70 years,
the 11th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers will play a Big Ten Conference game against
the Nebraska Cornhuskers tonight at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Indiana had been c
Texas visits No. 25 Kansas State >>
Manhattan, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 25th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats look to
turn their fortunes around, as they return home to take on the Texas Longhorns
in Big 12 action this evening at Bramlage Coliseum.
Frank Martin's Wildcats have tu
TCU takes shot at No. 14 UNLV >>
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 14th-ranked UNLV Runnin' Rebels try to
shake off their loss in the Mountain West Conference opener over the weekend
and get back on track tonight as they entertain the TCU Horned Frogs at the
Thomas & Ma
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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