No. 21 Oregon stomps Mercer
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12/24/2006 - Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Brooks scored a game-high 27 points as 21st-ranked Oregon defeated Mercer, 84-64, at McArthur Court.
Brooks was 10-of-20 shooting, but only 1-of-6 from three-point range. Maarty Leunen chipped in with 10 points and 18 rebounds and Bryce Taylor had 15 points for Oregon (11-0).
Adam Zahn had 15 points and 11 boards for the Ducks, who 43 percent from the field, but only 21 percent from beyond the arc. Oregon outrebounded Mercer 55-29.
James Florence led Mercer (5-6) with a team-high 19 points, but fouled out of the contest. Shaddean Aaron had 16 points and six rebounds.
Oregon jumped out of the gate early, going on a 20-10 run to open the game and took a 41-33 lead in halftime.
Mercer struggled behind the arc, shooting a dreadful 24 percent from beyond the three-point line. The Bears did however did get 17 points off the bench, compared to only 11 by Oregon.
The Ducks had no problems in the second half, as they maintained a commanding advantage throughout the game, leading 58-44 midway through the second half. Oregon extended the lead to 80-61 with just under two minutes remaining.
Game Notes
Mercer shot 77 percent from the foul line, while Oregon was only 55 percent from the charity stripe...The Ducks got 20 points off turnovers, while the Bears had 12.
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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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