08/24/2008 - Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - J.P. Losman threw for 108 yards on 13- of-19 passes and Terrence McGee highlighted a terrific defensive effort for Buffalo with a 68-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown, as the Bills downed the injury-plagued Indianapolis Colts, 20-7 in preseason action.
Losman started in place of Trent Edwards, who is nursing a thigh contusion, and regular contributor Lee Evans caught a game-high five balls for 44 yards for Buffalo (2-1). Xavier Omon rushed for a one-yard touchdown, and Rian Lindell made both of his field-goal attempts for the victors.
Colts (1-3) defensive stars Dwight Freeney and Bob Sanders made their preseason debuts in the club's opening game at Lucas Oil Stadium, but there was not much to cheer about for the home fans. Third-string quarterback Jared Lorenzen got the start, as Peyton Manning is still recovering from off-season knee surgery and Jim Sorgi sat out for precautionary reasons.
Lorenzen completed 7-of-11 passes for 52 yards, while Quinn Gray tossed four interceptions in the second half. Joseph Addai led Indy with 23 rushing yards on five carries and topped the team with three catches that went for 16 yards.
Lindell's 36-yard field goal opened the scoring midway through the opening quarter and Omon's plunge into the end zone was followed late in the second half by McGee scooping up an Addai fumble and sprinting for a defensive TD.
Though Quinn struggled throughout much of the second half, he hooked up with Devin Aromashodu on a 94-yard bomb just before the start of the final period.
Lindell's 44-yard kick accounted for the only score in the fourth quarter.
The Colts had nine total first downs compared to Buffalo's 18.
<< Kite comes from behind for Boeing win
Snoqualmie, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tom Kite fired a six-under 66 on Sunday to
come from behind and collect his first Champions Tour victory in two years at
the Boeing Classic.
Kite finished at 14-under-par 202 to win by two at the TPC Sn
<< Texans WR Williams has surgery, placed on IR
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Texans wide receiver Harry Williams
underwent surgery on Sunday to repair a fractured vertebra sustained in
Friday's preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys.
The procedure was performed
<< Lopez helps Mariners power past Athletics
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Felix Hernandez was solid in six innings and
Miguel Cairo had a double, a triple, drove in two runs and scored twice to
lead the Seattle Mariners in an 8-4 rout of the Oakland Athletics.
Hernandez (8-8)
<< Quintanilla's blast lifts Rockies over Reds in 12th inning
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Omar Quintanilla hit a game-ending home run in
the 12th inning to propel the Colorado Rockies to a 4-3 comeback victory over
the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Ubaldo Jimenez ha
Gutierrez keeps Tribe in win column over Texas >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Franklin Gutierrez drove in the game-winning
run in the ninth as the Cleveland Indians completed a three-game sweep of the
Texas Rangers with a 4-3 win.
After blowing a two-run edge in the eighth, Clevel
Colts C Saturday leaves game >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indianapolis Colts center Jeff
Saturday left Sunday's 20-7 preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills with an
apparent knee injury.
In the third quarter, Saturday appeared to get his leg rolled
Feliz wins it in extras as Phils down LA, inch closer to Mets >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pedro Feliz tied the game with a two-out
RBI single in the ninth inning and came through with a game-winning three-run
homer in the 11th, as the Philadelphia Phillies escaped with a 5-2 win over
the Los
Miami suspends seven players for season opener >>
Coral Gables, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miami starting quarterback Robert Marve
and six other Hurricanes have been suspended for Thursday's season opener
against Charleston Southern.
Marve, a redshirt freshman, who was announced as t
“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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