Busch allowed to finish season without primary sponsor
Autoracing Betting Lines
11/10/2011 - Avondale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Busch will be allowed to race in the final two events of the season, but will not be allowed to have his primary sponsor, M&Ms, on his race car.
NASCAR announced on Thursday that instead of M&Ms, Busch will have Interstate Batteries on his No. 18 Toyota.
The punishment stems from an incident in last Friday's Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway when he intentionally wrecked Ron Hornaday Jr.
The sanctioning body took initial action against Busch on Saturday by suspending him from the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series races at Texas. On Monday, he was fined $50,000 and placed on probation through the end of the year.
Busch fell from seventh to 11th in the Chase for the Sprint Cup point standings, as he became one of three drivers to be mathematically eliminated from championship contention. He is now 100 points behind leader Carl Edwards.
State College, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary will not only not be on the sidelines, but he will not even set foot inside Beaver Stadium for the Nittany Lions' next game. According to a release issued b
<< B's double up Oilers, push win streak to 4 games
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brad Marchand scored twice and Tyler Seguin
added a goal and an assist as Boston doubled up Edmonton, 6-3, at TD
Garden.
Milan Lucic, Jordan Caron and Johnny Boychuk also lit the lamp for the Brui
<< Woods shoots 67 to take lead Down Under
Sydney, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tiger Woods fired a five-under 67 Friday
to move into the lead after the morning wave finished two rounds at the
Australian Open.
Woods finished two rounds at nine-under-par 135 and led by one st
<< Chargers' McNeill carted off field
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Diego Chargers offensive tackle Marcus
McNeill was carted off the field of Thursday's game against the Oakland
Raiders after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit on a block attempt.
Chargers running ba
<< NFL Inactives (Thursday, November 10, 2011)
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of inactive
players for tonight's NFL game.
OAKLAND RAIDERS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS, 8:20 P.M. (ET)
Raiders- QB Jason Campbell, QB Terrelle Pryor, RB Darren McFadden, G Bruce
Campb
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jonathan Toews scored a pair of goals and added an assist, as the Chicago Blackhawks halted a three-game skid with a 6-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Andrew Brunette, Steve Montador, Patrick Ka
Kessel lifts Maple Leafs over Blues in shootout >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phil Kessel scored the lone shootout goal to
lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
Kessel added a goal during regulation for the Maple Leafs, who halted a two-
game skid.
No. 10 Virginia Tech takes down No. 20 Georgia Tech >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Logan Thomas threw three touchdown passes and
added two more scores on the ground, as 10th-ranked Virginia Tech moved one
step closer to an ACC Coastal Division crown with a 37-26 victory over No.
20 Geor
Versteeg's hat trick leads Panthers past Jets >>
Winnipeg, MB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kris Versteeg notched the first hat trick of
his career and added an assist as the Florida Panthers took a 5-2 victory over
the Winnipeg Jets at MTS Centre.
Mike Santorelli and Jason Garrison added goals fo
Gorges guides Habs to OT win over Phoenix >>
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Gorges scored the game-winning goal at
1:45 of overtime, sending the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Phoenix
Coyotes.
Gorges picked up a loose puck in the high slot and slapped one off the in
Pro Football Odds : NFC SOUTH BETTING ODDS
NFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with.
Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.
There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year.
Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City.
The Patriots will make NFL betting fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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Big 12 Conference betting odds
Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.
Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.