Notre Dame beats DePaul
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12/31/2008 - Rosemont, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luke Harangody posted game-highs with 26 points and 16 rebounds as seventh-ranked Notre Dame cruised past DePaul, 92-82, in the Big East opener for both schools at Allstate Arena.
Zach Hillesland picked up 17 points for the Irish (10-2, 1-0 Big East), winners of four straight games. Tory Jackson added 12 points and seven assists.
Mac Koshwal was strong with 26 points and 11 boards for the Blue Demons (8-6, 0-1), losers in two of three. Dar Tucker added 24 points and Jabari Currie poured in 15.
An early 10-5 burst by the Irish provided a 14-9 lead on a three from Kyle McAlarney. Matija Poscic hit a jumper for a three-point game then Tucker drained a trey on DePaul's next possession to make it 16-14.
Notre Dame seized control of the contest from there, exploding at a 14-5 pace to take a 30-19 lead with 9:21 left in the half on a Luke Zeller three. DePaul only got within five briefly but the Irish finished with a 15-7 run to lead 47-34 at halftime.
A Currie layup brought the Blue Demons within nine early in the second half, but the Irish quickly opened up a 12-point edge, 60-48, with 11:59 to play on a running layup from Ryan Ayers.
It was 78-65 for the visitors as Harangody sank a pair from the line with 5:13 remaining and DePaul finally ran out of steam, coming only as close as nine in the final minutes before succumbing.
Game Notes
Notre Dame has won eight of the last 10 meetings and improved to 4-11 all-time at Allstate, formerly known as the Rosemont Horizon...Ayers posted 14 points and McAlarney picked up 13 for Notre Dame...Poscic had eight points and five rebounds for DePaul.
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2007 NFL Football Betting Preview
“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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