2010 Conference USA Tournament Preview
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03/09/2010 -
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For the first time in five years, someone
other than Memphis is the top seed in the Conference USA Tournament, as the
Texas-El Paso Miners won the regular-season title with a 15-1 finish. Winners
of 14 straight games, the Miners captured their first-ever C-USA regular-
season title and a first-round bye.
Memphis meanwhile, was denied its fifth title in a row, but didn't fall far,
finishing second in the league at 13-3. UAB and Marshall also earned first-
round passes after identical 11-5 showings, with the Blazers taking the third
seed and the Thundering Herd the fourth.
Tulsa, the host of this event, is the fifth seed and final team with a winning
league record at 10-6. The sixth seed went to Southern Miss, which posted a
level 8-8 mark within the conference. The final six teams also had losing
marks in league play and were seeded based on their finishes.
The team that emerges with the title gets to represent the conference in the
NCAA Tournament.
Getting the 15th annual C-USA Tournament started on Wednesday is the seventh-
seeded Houston Cougars and 10th-seeded East Carolina Pirates. The Cougars are
paced by the nation's leading scorer in Aubrey Coleman, who averages 26.0
ppg. Houston, which won the lone regular season meeting with East Carolina,
went 7-9 in conference play this season. The Cougars are 8-12 all-time in this
tourney, reaching the finals in 2007. On the flip side, East Carolina posted
just a 4-12 league mark, and the Pirates are 0-6 all-time in the SBC
Tournament.
First-round play will continue with the sixth-seeded Southern Miss Golden Eagles clashing with the 11th-seeded Tulane Green Wave. The Eagles won both
regular-season meetings with Tulane and have won two straight games heading
into the postseason. USM is 9-12 all-time in this tourney and still in search
of its first finals appearance. For Tulane, it has won four straight first-
round games in the C-USA Championship, helping the program to a 7-14 all-time
mark. The Green Wave however, possess the conference's second worst regular-
season record at 3-13.
The fifth-seeded Tulsa Golden Hurricane host the 12th-seeded Rice Owls in the
third game on Wednesday. The host school has appeared in the last eight
championship games, so that is certainly good news for Tulsa. The Hurricane
have appeared in each of the past two championship games, coming up short both
times against Memphis. Tulsa took the only meeting with Rice during the
regular season after defeating the Owls in the quarterfinals of last year's
event. Speaking of Rice, it won just one of 16 league games and brings a
seven-game slide into the postseason.
The first round comes to a close with the ninth-seeded UCF Knights taking on
the eighth-seeded SMU Mustangs. The Ponies went 7-9 during the regular season
in conference action, while the Knights finished 6-10. SMU, which has improved
its win total by five games this season, captured the lone meeting during the
season with the Knights. Both clubs are just 1-4 all-time in this event, so
this is a good chance for one program to make a little noise.
The quarterfinal round begins on Thursday, as second-seeded Memphis awaits the
winner of the East Carolina/Houston matchup. After four straight regular-
season titles, including three consecutive perfect campaigns, the Tigers
settled for a second place finish under first-year head coach Josh Pastner.
Memphis came on strong down the stretch and the team is now in search of its
fifth straight title in this event. Memphis, which is the only active member
to have captured the C-USA Tournament, has won 15 of its last 16 games in this
tourney.
The third-seeded UAB Blazers will take the floor in the second quarterfinal
round game against either Tulane or Southern Miss. For the sixth time in seven
years, the Blazers finished in the top four of the C-USA standings, although
they dropped their last two games. Still, UAB is 23-7 overall and even spent
time in the Top 25 this season. The Blazers are 13-14 all-time in the C-USA
Championship, reaching the finals on two occasions.
The quarterfinals continue when the fourth-seeded Marshall Thundering Herd
square off against the victor of the Rice/Tulsa pairing. With a 23-8 mark,
Marshall recorded its highest win total since the 1987-88 season. The Herd
also earned its first tourney bye since joining the league in 2005. Marshall
however, has won just once in four prior appearances in this event.
The top-seeded Texas-El Paso Miners will make their first appearance in the
final game of the quarterfinals against the survivor of the UCF/SMU contest.
The 21st-ranked Miners are just one of three teams in C-USA history to win 15
league games, as they earned their first outright conference title since
1986-87. This is the fifth C-USA Tournament appearance for UTEP, which reached
the semifinals in 2006 and 2008.
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“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.
New York Giants betting lines
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.
Dallas Cowboys betting lines
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.
Oakland Raiders betting lines
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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American Idol Betting Season 6 Strategies
It's that time of year folks. Betting on American Idol Season 9. And we have plenty of American Idol Season 6 strategies appearing below. With the Top 24 finalists revealed, online gambling sites will be offering betting odds on each of them, including MySportsbook.com.
No other “event” has been growing as fast as wagering on American Idol. It has turned into a huge betting event with reasonably high limits and all sorts of profit-making potential for sharp bettors. Last year, MySportsbook.com experienced unprecedented traffic as a result of the American Idol betting craze.
Every week there will be odds to win American Idol, various elimination props and contestant versus contestant match-ups at the MySportsbook.com website.
Whether a fan of America’s top-rated show or watching only because of a wife or girlfriend, here are some of basic strategies to use when betting American Idol.
Odds to Win
There are a few things to consider when looking for the right win bet. First off, remember that this bet is for the long haul. Many people make the mistake of picking the performer who sang the best the previous week. This strategy leads to an underlay situation – betting a price, which is less than what it should be.
All Idol contestants struggle at some point in the competition, so you should always look for value. In last year’s competition alone, two performers who had some of the best performances early in the series were subsequently bet down to low prices - Lisa Tucker and Ace Young. After just a few weeks, Tucker had already been eliminated, while Young quickly became a huge long shot to win America’s largest talent search.
A better strategy is to look for performers who don’t necessarily get the praise from the judges, but show flashes of the talent necessary to go the distance.
Another important thing to remember when betting any contestant to win is the demographic breakdown of the voters, the viewing public and potential future CD purchasers. Unlike sporting events, American Idol is not decided on the field of play – it’s decided by the American public under the guiding influence of the shows producers.
Understand that the great state of Alabama has a mighty edge when it comes to American Idol.
Therefore, to be successful betting on American Idol, put any personal opinions or prejudices aside and think like the majority of the voting public. Remember that the typical voter is young, female and quite often, Southern.
If a contestant cannot appeal to this demographic, no matter how much talent he or she possesses, they’ll struggle for votes. Looks, demeanor and charisma are extremely important. And it’s no coincidence that every Idol winner so far has hailed from a Southern state.
Elimination Props
Every week MySportsbook.com anticipates offering a prop on who’ll be eliminated from the show each Wednesday night. A suggestion to handicap this is to gauge an overall feel for who’s the least popular contestant left in the competition. Generally the least popular performers have recently appeared in the bottom three and will have been the target of repeated criticism from the judges.
Last year, resources included dialidol.com and votefortheworst.com. Dialidol.com measures the volume of each contestant’s voting line. While by no means a perfect science, it does give a good indication of who is generating votes and who isn’t. Meanwhile, votefortheworst.com is a site that attempts to build support for the worst competitor to keep them in the competition for ‘entertainment’ value. The site has a proven track record of keeping performers around who most feel should have been voted off a long time ago.
Contestant vs. Contestant Match-ups
The best strategy for doing well on match-ups is to assess how close either of the contestants is to being eliminated. If neither is expected to be voted off of the show in the coming weeks, the value is almost always on the underdog. If both are expecting an imminent exit in the near future, the favorite in the match-up might offer value.
Watch for American Idol betting odds on each of the contestants shortly and good luck with these American Idol betting strategies.
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