No. 3 Connecticut dismantles No. 14 Georgetown
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02/11/2012 - Storrs, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 23 points, as No. 3 Connecticut dismantled No. 14 Georgetown, 80-38, on Saturday.
Bria Hartley added 18 points and Tiffany Hayes had 12 for the Huskies (23-2, 11-1 Big East), who shot 62.5 percent in the second half. They have won 11 straight games.
Rubylee Wright and Sugar Rodgers scored 10 points apiece to pace the Hoyas (19-6, 8-4), who saw their four-game win streak come to an end.
Georgetown was up 12-11 near the midway point of the opening half, but Connecticut scored 13 straight points to grab control. Mosqueda-Lewis had six points during the burst and Hartley added a three-point play, as the Huskies grabbed a 24-12 lead.
They were up 31-18 at the half and the advantage reached 20, 42-22, on another Hartley three-point play early in the second.
The Huskies were not tested the rest of the way, as the lead ballooned to 44. They got 34 points from their bench and earned their 27th straight win over the Hoyas.
Pebble Beach, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Charlie Wi posted a bogey-free, three- under 69 Saturday to maintain his three-stroke lead after three rounds of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Wi, who will go for his first PGA Tour win on Sunday, fini
<< Montana's Gregorak elevated to defensive coordinator
Missoula, MT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - University of Montana assistant football
coach Ty Gregorak was promoted to defensive coordinator, Grizzlies third-year
head coach Robin Pflugrad announced Saturday.
Gregorak, 33, rejoined the Montana program
<< Plumlees dominate as Duke routs Maryland
Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miles Plumlee scored 13 points and pulled down a
career-high 22 rebounds as No. 10 Duke defeated ACC-rival Maryland, 73-55, at
Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday.
Plumlee became the first Duke player to gra
<< Hymn Book captures Donn Handicap
Hallandale Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hymn Book, making his 2012 debut,
outfought Mission Impazible down the stretch to win Saturday's $500,000
Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park. The six-year-old gelding covered the 1 1/8-
miles i
<< Morgan's late heroics lift U.S. past New Zealand
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Morgan scored twice in the final minutes to
cap a 2-1 comeback win for the U.S. women's national team against New Zealand
in a friendly on Saturday.
The Americans dominated play in the first half but were
Omaha, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Ragland had 24 points and six assists, as Wichita State downed No. 17 Creighton, 89-68, on Saturday. Ben Smith added 22 points while Toure' Murry and Demetric Williams had 11 apiece for the Shockers
Alabama suspends three players >>
Baton Rouge, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alabama has suspended three players,
including leading forward JaMychal Green, for a violation of team rules.
Green, who leads the Crimson Tide in scoring at 14.1 points per contest and in
rebounding
France tops Canada to take lead in Davis Cup >>
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra took
down Canadians Daniel Nestor and Milos Raonic in straight sets, 7-6 (7-1),
7-6 (7-2), 6-3 to give France a 2-1 edge in the third rubber of a best-of-
five tie
Spartans snap Ohio State's long home win streak >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adreian Payne scored a team-high 15 points as
No. 11 Michigan State handed third-ranked Ohio State its first home loss in
almost two years with a 58-48 decision at Value City Arena.
Keith Appling added 14
Baylor thumps Texas A&M to stay perfect >>
Waco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brittney Griner dropped in a game-high 21 points
to go with 10 rebounds and six blocks as top-ranked Baylor took care of
business with a 71-48 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday.
Odyssey Sims finishe
MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
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).
Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.
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."
While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."
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