Bears' Orton starts vs. Packers
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11/16/2008 - Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton started Sunday's 37-3 loss against Green Bay, despite an ankle injury that caused him to miss last week's loss to Tennessee.
Orton, though, went a measly 13-for-26 with 133 yards and had a fumble in the humiliating loss which put Chicago in a three-way tie in the NFC North with Green Bay and Minnesota.
He missed last Sunday's 21-14 loss to Tennessee after suffering the injury the previous week against Detroit, and was limited in practice this past week. It was initially thought the right ankle injury would keep him sidelined for up to a month.
Rex Grossman started last week against the Titans and threw for 173 yards with a touchdown and an interception, completing 20-of-37 passes in the 21-14 setback.
Orton has completed 164 of his 270 pass attempts for 1,910 yards with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions this season.
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shayne Graham's 47-yard field goal attempt with seven seconds left in overtime was wide right, and the Philadelphia Eagles and Cincinnati Bengals played to a 13-13 final, the first tie in the NFL sin
<< Cutler leads Broncos back past Falcons
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jay Cutler's nine-yard touchdown pass to
Daniel Graham in the latter half of the fourth quarter lifted the Denver
Broncos to a 24-20 come-from-behind win over the Atlanta Falcons.
Cutler completed
<< Live and let Addai: Indy RB helps Colts edge Texans
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joseph Addai rushed for 105 yards and a
touchdown, adding 48 yards and a receiving score on four catches, as
Indianapolis snuck past Houston, 33-27, at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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<< Jacobs, Bradshaw help Giants run over Ravens
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw
powered a Giants rushing attack that piled up 207 yards on the vaunted Ravens
run defense, as New York kept rolling with a 30-10 pounding of Baltimore.
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<< Kaka helps AC Milan keep pace with Inter
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kaka converted a penalty kick in the 15th
minute to give AC Milan a 1-0 win over Chievo at the San Siro on Sunday,
keeping the Rossoneri within one point of league-leaders Inter Milan.
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Andalusia, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lionel Messi and Seydou Keita scored in the second half as Barcelona topped Recreativo 2-0 on Sunday in Spain's La Liga to open a three-point gap atop the standings and extend its unbeaten streak to 16. B
Lyon edges Bordeaux to open seven-point lead >>
Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Karim Benzema and Kim Kallstrom scored in the
first half and Lyon held on for a 2-1 victory over Bordeaux on Sunday, a result
that may catapult the seven-time defending Ligue 1 champions to another title.
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Gators sink Braves with three-point show >>
Gainesville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Werner scored 17 points on 6-of-11
shooting to lead the Florida Gators to a convincing 81-58 victory over the
Bradley Braves in the 2008 O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic.
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Landry leads No. 25 Wisconsin past Long Beach State >>
Madison, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marcus Landry scored 23 points on 7-of-10
shooting, and 25th-ranked Wisconsin held on for a 68-61 win over Long Beach
State in the Badgers' season-opener.
Jason Bohannon scored 12 points, but made
Canes edge Bolts in SO; spoil Tocchet's debut behind the bench >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tuomo Ruutu scored the game-winner in the
shootout, as the Carolina Hurricanes handed Tampa Bay's new head coach Rick
Tocchet a loss in his coaching debut with a 3-2 win over the Lightning at the
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Academy Award Betting Odds for Best Picture Offer Great Value
If there is any category that is not an obvious win for any one nominee in this year's Academy Awards, it would be for Best Picture. Sure the Departed is a 5/7 favorite, but that's hardly anything when we look at Helen Mirren and her "out-of-reach" 1 to 40 odds (which means you would win a whopping $1 for every $40 bet).
For value, take a look at MySportsbook.com Oscars betting odds on my personal favorite, The Queen - a remarkable 12 to 1 long shot. The film hasn't won any pre-awards for Best Picture (compared to The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine), but there is a tremendous following and it is a strong enough film to warrant a surprise win.
TV Guide advises Oscar watchers should be cautioned not to discount the drama "Babel" with its strong social themes about overcoming communication gaps among people of different cultures.
"While 'Babel' lost several guild awards to 'Sunshine' and 'Departed,' it still enjoys loyal support, and historically Oscar voters favor dramas with social messages over comedies like 'Sunshine' and violent crime movies like 'Departed'."
"It hasn't done well in the guilds, which means there isn't much industry support," said Tom O'Neil of awards site TheEnvelope.com, "But several critics are expecting it to win, and that gets my attention." Babel had 7 to 2 odds at press time.
Who is to say independently produced Little Miss Sunshine won't be this year's Crash. Last year, Crash won for Best Motion Picture, shocking those who bet on gay cowboy flick, Brokeback Mountain, as the favorite to win.
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