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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Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
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It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
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