White Sox pick up Jackson from Arizona
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07/30/2010 -
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox have acquired pitcher
Edwin Jackson from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for pitchers Dan
Hudson and David Holmberg.
Jackson was in his first year with Arizona after being acquired from Detroit
in a three-team deal that included the New York Yankees last December.
The 29-year-old right-hander is just 6-10 with a 5.16 earned run average in 21
starts this season. However, his crowning achievement came on June 25 against
Tampa Bay when he threw the second no-hitter in Arizona history.
Jackson has a career mark of 44-49 with a 4.74 ERA in 160 games, including 131
starts, in eight big league seasons with the Dodgers, Rays, Tigers and
Diamondbacks.
After a 14-win season for the Rays as part of their American League pennant
season in 2008, Jackson was shipped to Detroit and had his best year in 2009.
He was 13-9 with a 3.62 ERA in 33 starts and earned his first All-Star nod.
Hudson was considered one of Chicago's top prospects and was recalled earlier
this month after a record of 11-4 with a 3.47 earned run average in 17 starts
for Triple-A Charlotte. He has made three starts for the Sox this season,
posting a record of 1-1 with a 6.32 earned run average.
The 23-year-old right-hander has made nine big league appearances, including
five starts, and has a mark of 2-2 with a 4.72 ERA. He was 30-13 with a 2.90
ERA in 57 games from 2008-10 in the minors.
Holmberg, just 19 years old, has compiled a record of 3-3 with a 4.02 ERA in
21 games, including 14 starts, during his two seasons in Chicago's minor
league system. The lefty was selected by the White Sox in the second round of
last year's draft.
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Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.
As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).
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Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.
*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers
By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."
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