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Report: Nets agree to trade Carter

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06/25/2009 - Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets have reportedly agreed to ship star forward Vince Carter to the Orlando Magic.

The Newark Star-Ledger reported on Thursday that New Jersey has agreed in principle to deal Carter for guards Rafer Alston and Courtney Lee along with forward Tony Battie.

The deal will apparently allow the Nets to clear almost $18 million of cap space for the 2010-11 season and ships the 32-year-old North Carolina product back to his home state of Florida.

In addition, a separate deal will send swingman Ryan Anderson to Orlando for the Magic's trade exception.

Carter spent almost five years with the Nets, after coming over in a blockbuster deal from Toronto early in the 2004-05 season.

He averaged 20.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 80 games last season for New Jersey, and has racked up 23.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game over 777 contests since beginning his NBA career with the Raptors in 1998.

Alston came to the Magic from Houston late last season and combined for 12.0 points and 5.1 assists in 77 games split between Orlando and the Rockets.

Battie finished his fourth season with Orlando with 4.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per contest in 77 games.

Lee, the Magic's 22nd-overall pick in 2008 out of Western Kentucky, completed his rookie season with 8.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in 77 contests.

Both Alston and Battie are in the final years of their contracts, and are set to make $5.25 million and $6.2 million, respectively. Carter is due to bring in $16.1 million for the upcoming season and $17.5 million for 2010-11.


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2007 NFL Football Betting Preview


“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.

New York Giants betting lines

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.

Dallas Cowboys betting lines

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.

Oakland Raiders betting lines

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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MySportsbook.com Releases World Series Championship Lines

New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox early favorites to win 2008 World Series
The Major League Baseball season starts this weekend and MySportsbook.com, a leading online sportsbook for over 8 years, is the first to offer baseball sports betting lines on who will win the 2007 World Series.

"The World Series is the biggest baseball event in the sports betting world and MySportsbook.com is excited that we are first to market with betting lines on every team," says Tim Dalton, Marketing Director, MySportsbook.com. "We are getting things ready for a great baseball season and our members are looking forward to our Player Payback Bonuses, as well as Dime Lines, all season long."

Going in to this weekend, MySportsbook.com's favorites to win the World Series are the New York Yankees at 7-2 and last year’s winners the Chicago White Sox at 9-2.

"These betting lines are ripe for the picking," Dalton added, "baseball fans know that the season is long and many factors, including players staying healthy, will affect these Future odds as the baseball season progresses. Betting on your favorite team in the beginning of the season could prove quite lucrative. We are seeing examples of this right now in the NCAA College Basketball Tournament with a lucky few that placed pre-season bets on George Mason to win it all. Anything can happen."

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