Bayne claims first Nationwide win at Texas
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11/05/2011 - Fort Worth, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ninth months after his surprise victory in the Daytona 500, Trevor Bayne captured his first Nationwide Series race win by taking Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge in dramatic fashion at Texas Motor Speedway.
Bayne passed his Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards for the lead just after the final restart with six laps remaining in the 300-mile race. He then held off a hard-charging Denny Hamlin during the last three laps for his first win in his 77th Nationwide start.
Hamlin, substituting for Kyle Busch in Joe Gibbs Racing's No.18 Toyota, had to start from the rear of the field due to a driver change. Earlier in the day, NASCAR suspended Busch from this weekend's Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series races at Texas following his retaliation against Ron Hornaday Jr. in Friday night's Camping World Truck Series event here.
Edwards, who had dominated the race with 157 laps led, wound up finishing third. Clint Bowyer and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top-five.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s sixth-place finish coupled with a ninth-place run for Elliott Sadler allowed Stenhouse to increase his points lead to 17 over Sadler.
Just two races remain -- Phoenix (November 12) and Homestead (Nov. 19).
Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Regally Ready, ridden by Corey Nakatani, took the lead on the turn and went on to win Saturday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs. Sent off as the 2-1 favorite in the 14-h
<< No. 15 Michigan State tops Minnesota
East Lansing, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Le'Veon Bell rushed for a pair of
touchdowns, including the deciding score early in the fourth quarter, as No.
15 Michigan State got past Minnesota, 31-24, at Spartan Stadium.
Kirk Cousins pass
<< Breeders' Cup Sprint goes to Amazombie
Louisville. KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Amazombie took the lead late down the
stretch and gave jockey Mike Smith his 14th Breeders' Cup win in Saturday's
$1.5 million Breeders' Cup Sprint. The five-year-old covered the six-furlongs
in 1:09
<< Browns RB Hillis out vs. Texans
Berea, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis has
been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Houston Texans.
Hillis was limited in practice on Thursday but was expected to start before
re-injuring his hamst
<< Wrote wins Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - European invader Wrote broke free down the
stretch to capture Saturday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at
Churchill Downs. The two-year-old colt went 1:37.41 for the mile on a firm
turf co
Morgantown, WV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dominique Brown ran for a three-yard touchdown with 1:50 remaining and the Louisville Cardinals hung on for a 38-35 upset of the 24th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers. The Cardinals took a 38-28 lea
No. 18 Georgia routs New Mexico State >>
Athens, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Murray threw for 238 yards and five
touchdowns to five different receivers as No. 18 Georgia roughed up New Mexico
State, 63-16, at Sanford Stadium.
Chris Conley led the way with 126 yards on f
Newcastle edges Everton to remain unbeaten >>
Newcastle, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Taylor's 29th-minute volley was the
match-winner, as Newcastle remained unbeaten through 11 English Premier League
matches with a 2-1 win over Everton on Saturday at St. James' Park.
John Heitinga's
Iowa upsets No. 13 Michigan >>
Iowa City, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marcus Coker ran for two touchdowns and
Michigan's four shots at the end zone in the final 16 seconds failed, as Iowa
held on to top the No. 13 Wolverines, 24-16, at Kinnick Stadium.
Michigan trailed
Dortmund pummels Wolfsburg to extend run >>
Dortmund, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mario Gotze scored twice, Shinji Kagawa
had a goal and two assists, and Borussia Dortmund pummeled Wolfsburg, 5-1, on
Saturday at Signal Iduna Park to run its Bundesliga unbeaten run to six games.
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Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com
In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
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