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10/20/2007 - Martinsville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Skinner held off three-time series champion Jack Sprague over the final 60 laps and captured Saturday's Kroger 200 Craftsman Truck Series race at the Martinsville Speedway. The No.5 Toyota crossed the finish line two lengths ahead of Sprague.
The victory was Skinner's fifth of the season and 24th of his truck career.
"For us to get the sweep at Martinsville is pretty awesome," said Skinner.
Sprague brought the 36-truck field to the green flag for 200 laps of short track racing. Sprague quickly built his lead to five lengths after just 10 laps. By lap 24 the margin was up to 1.118 seconds and still climbing, at least until the first caution flag.
Sprague elected to pit on the first caution flag and came out third behind two drivers who didn't come in for fuel. Terry Cook and Scott Lynch took the restart in first and second, respectively.
However, Lynch got spun just a couple of laps later and Sprague was up to second place. They restarted on lap 41 and Sprague took a quick look to the inside, but got back into line behind Cook.
On lap 53, points leader Ron Hornaday Jr. was knocked towards the inside wall, but he managed to save it and only lose a couple of positions. Meanwhile, Skinner was moving towards the front passing Travis Kvapil for third place.
Johnny Benson and Regan Smith brought out the fourth caution flag of the afternoon to slow the race on lap 64.
Cook, who apparently was not planning on making any stops, was still the leader as the field passed the 100-lap mark.
Just past that point, Sprague began to pressure Cook. And Skinner was right behind Sprague and beginning to pressure the second-place car. But just as it was getting interesting, Dario Franchitti was spun by Dennis Setzer to bring out a caution flag.
They restarted on lap 116 and Cook, Sprague and Skinner got a great jump on the field. Sprague got underneath Cook on lap 120 and when they got back to the stripe in was Sprague back in the lead, but seconds earlier another caution flag had come out negating the pass.
On lap 136 Skinner slipped underneath Sprague for second place just as Sprague was knocking Cook out of the way to take the lead. Cook fell all the way to fifth.
"When Jack and Terry got together...it opened the door for me," said Skinner.
With 60 laps to go it was Skinner, Sprague, Rick Crawford and Matt Crafton. The restart came with 44 laps to go and off went Skinner, at least until Jacques Villeneuve was sent into the wall, hard, by Clint Bowyer and Jason Leffler to bring out another yellow flag. More caution flags slowed the race, one involving Kyle Busch and Cook.
Finally with about 30 laps to go we got to see some green flag laps. Five laps anyway, before Travis Dassow spun. It took a while to clean the track of oil and the race restarted with 10 laps remaining. Just three laps later, the red flag came after a multi-truck crash on the frontstretch.
The green flag dropped for the final time with three laps to go. Skinner held off Sprague, but Hornaday Jr. made another patented great restart and jumped from fourth to third as they saw the white flag.
Skinner maintained his lead on Sprague, but the big battle was between Crafton and Hornaday Jr. The No.33 Chevy took the outside line, kept his foot on the pedal and grabbed third place on the final lap.
Skinner's win gives him an 11-point lead over Hornaday Jr. (3,383 - 3,372) heading to next Saturday's race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
<< Nuggets suspend Smith for three games
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Nuggets have suspended guard J.R.
Smith for the first three games of the regular season for conduct detrimental
to the team, the club announced Saturday.
"I take full responsibility for my actio
<< Roma, Napoli play to thrilling 4-4 draw
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Napoli's Marcelo Zalayeta capped a great day
with a goal in the 84th minute Saturday to end a thrilling 4-4 draw with Roma
in the highest scoring match in Serie A this season.
Ezequiel Lavezzi opened the s
<< McCoy, No. 19 Longhorns down Baylor
Waco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colt McCoy completed 25-of-34 passes for 293 yards
with a touchdown as 19th-ranked Texas defeated Baylor 31-10 in a Big 12
matchup at Floyd Casey Stadium.
Vondrell McGee ran for 57 yards and a score, wh
<< Wilson finds Hall all day as Crimson Tide blitz Vols
Tuscaloosa, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.J. Hall caught a school-record 13 passes
for 185 yards and two touchdowns, as the Alabama Crimson Tide knocked off the
20th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers, 41-17, in a Southeastern Conference matchup
at Brya
Kite and O'Meara share lead at Oak Hills >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tom Kite and Mark O'Meara are tied for the
lead after Saturday's second round of the AT&T Championship at Oak Hills.
Kite fired a six-under 65 in round two, while O'Meara, the overnight leader,
only man
Kessel's shootout tally sends Bruins over Rangers >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phil Kessel scored the lone goal of the shootout
to lift the Boston Bruins to a 1-0 victory over the New York Rangers at TD
Banknorth Garden.
With Manny Fernandez stopping all three Rangers in the shootou
Top-ranked Buckeyes hold off Spartans >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Wells rushed for a career-high 221 yards
and a touchdown as Ohio State began its reign as the top-ranked team in the
country with a 24-17 win over Michigan State.
Todd Boeckman completed 15-of-23 pas
Mountaineers smash Mississippi State >>
Morgantown, WV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Patrick White threw for a pair of touchdowns
and ran for another score as ninth-ranked West Virginia beat Mississippi
State, 38-13, in an interconference tilt at Milan Puskar Stadium.
White finished w
Will Ohio State continue to run the table in College Football betting odds?
MySportsbook.com favors Buckeyes, Fighting Irish and Golden Bears in this weekend's big games.
NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.
Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.
Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.
Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.
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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.
As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.
Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.
Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.
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