Ravens take advantage of miscues to down Houston
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01/15/2012 - Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Turnovers can be the ultimate difference maker.
The Baltimore Ravens scored 17 points off four Houston giveaways and emerged with a 20-13 victory over the Texans in an AFC divisional playoff game Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.
The Ravens are headed to the AFC championship game for the third time in franchise history and first since the 2008 season. They will travel to Foxboro next Sunday to meet the Patriots, who dismantled Denver on Saturday night in a 45-10 rout.
Joe Flacco threw two first-quarter touchdown passes for Baltimore, which notched its second postseason home win. The AFC North champs only previous playoff victory at home was a 21-3 wild-card win over Denver on December 31, 2000, the first step on the road to winning Super Bowl XXXV.
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evgeni Malkin recorded a natural hat trick in the third period to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Malkin also had two assists while James Neal scored twice for the Pen
<< Packers' Joe Philbin will coach Sunday
Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Green Bay offensive coordinator Joe Philbin
will return to his coaching duties Sunday, when the Packers host the New York
Giants in an NFC Divisional playoff game at Lambeau Field.
Philbin had been away
<< NFL Inactives (Sunday, January 15, 2012)
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of inactive
players for today's NFL Divisional Playoff games.
NEW YORK GIANTS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS, 4:30 P.M. (ET)
Giants - RB Da'Rel Scott, WR Ramses Barden, T James Brewer, C Ji
<< Nats, Gonzalez agree on extension through 2016
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals and newly acquired
pitcher Gio Gonzalez agreed on a contract extension through 2016 on Sunday.
The deal for Gonzalez, who has acquired from Oakland as part of a six-player
trade o
<< Late surge helps Hoyas rout St. John's
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hollis Thompson scored 20 points, all in the
second half, and Jason Clark finished with 15, leading 11th-ranked Georgetown
to a 69-49 victory over St. John's at Madison Square Garden.
Clark also chipped in
Blacksburg, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Elizabeth Williams scored 20 points, pulled down seven rebounds and blocked four shots, as the seventh-ranked Duke Blue Devils handled the Virginia Tech Hokies, 61-34. Richa Jackson added 11 points for
Tennessee dominates Vanderbilt >>
Knoxville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shekinna Stricklen had 20 points to help No.
6 Tennessee take down No. 25 Vanderbilt, 87-64, at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Glory Johnson had 16 points and 13 rebounds while Meighan Simmons added 10
points f
Inter tops AC Milan for sixth straight win >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Welcome back, Inter Milan.
Diego Milito scored early in the second half, leading Inter Milan to a 1-0 win
over AC Milan at the San Siro on Sunday in Serie A.
Inter won its sixth straight league match, and fo
Griner's double-double helps Baylor stay perfect >>
Austin, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brittney Griner had 32 points, 13 rebounds and
three blocks, as the top-ranked Baylor Lady Bears remained perfect with a
77-59 victory over the Texas Longhorns.
Destiny Williams added 21 points and 14 b
Barca fends off 10-man Real Betis >>
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alexis Sanchez and Lionel Messi scored in
the closing stages, after Real Betis had a player sent off, as Barcelona beat
Real Betis 4-2 on Sunday at the Camp Nou in La Liga.
Xavi and Messi scored in a 2-m
FOOTBALL BETTING
After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.
Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.
Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.
So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.
In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.
For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.
The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.
The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.
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