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07/07/2010 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arsenal have strengthened their defensive ranks by signing Laurent Koscielny from French side Lorient for an undisclosed fee.
The 24-year-old, who joins on a long-term deal, shot to prominence last term as he made 40 appearances for Lorient, helping them to a seventh-place finish in Ligue 1.
Born in France, Koscielny qualifies for Poland as a result of his family roots and Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is delighted to have him on board.
Speaking to the club's official website, Wenger said: "Koscielny is a central defender with great ability who performed extremely well last season for Lorient.
"We identified him as a very strong center half, who has made big progress very quickly.
"He has shown he is mentally strong, he's a fighter and a very strong competitor. Koscielny is a great addition to our squad."
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<< Caps lock up D Schultz
Arlington, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals signed restricted
free agent defenseman Jeff Schultz to a four-year contract on Wednesday.
Schultz, 24, appeared in 73 games for the Caps last season, registering three
goals and
<< Toldo announces retirement
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Long-serving Inter Milan goalkeeper Francesco
Toldo has decided to retire with immediate effect.
The 38-year-old former Italy international had been at Inter since 2001 but
found first-team opportunities
<< Dante inks new Monchengladbach deal
Monchengladbach, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Borussia Monchengladbach have
handed a contract extension to Brazilian defender Dante.
The 26-year-old center back joined the Bundesliga side from Standard Liege in
January 2009 and is now u
<< Osorio leaves Stuttgart for Mexico
Monterrey, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mexico defender Ricardo Osorio has left
Stuttgart after signing for Monterrey on a free transfer.
The 30-year-old played in all four of El Tri's matches in South Africa and
will now return to his ho
Bosh to join Wade in Miami >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - While LeBron James is set to unveil which
team he'll play for next on Thursday, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are set to
team up together with the Miami Heat.
The free agent duo declared their intention
Vieira announces international retirement >>
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Patrick Vieira announced on Wednesday
that his international career with France is over.
Vieira was capped 107 times for Les Bleus in his 13-year international career,
but after being left off of th
Houston INF Blum has surgery >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Astros infielder Geoff Blum underwent
arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow Wednesday morning and will miss the
next 2-to-4 weeks.
The operation, performed by Dr. Tom Mehlhoff at Texas Orthop
Panthers sign D-men >>
Sunrise, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Panthers signed defenseman Nathan
Paetsch to a one-year contract and re-signed blueliner Jason Garrison to a
two-year deal on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old Paetsch has seven goals and 35 assi
“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.
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.
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.
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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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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