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Blue Jays hit four homers in win over O'sBaseball Betting Lines05/29/2010 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vernon Wells broke a tie game in the eighth inning by crushing a Jason Berken offering deep off the facade under the upper deck in left field, as Toronto pulled out a 5-2 win over Baltimore. Toronto came into the game with a league-leading 81 home runs and added four to that total with Lyle Overbay hitting two and Aaron Hill adding a solo shot. Brett Cecil (5-2) won his third consecutive start behind eight stellar innings, allowing just two runs on four hits while striking out seven for the Blue Jays, who have won the first two meetings of this three-game set and improved to 5-0 against the Orioles this year. Berken (0-1) took the loss behind Chris Tillman, who was called up from Triple-A Norfolk to make his season debut and yielded six hits and two runs -- both on homers -- in 5 2/3 innings. Nick Markakis went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Baltimore's fourth straight loss. With one down and the scored tied in the eighth, Wells hammered a 2-2 breaking ball for his 13th home run of the season and a 3-2 Blue Jays lead. Berken was pulled after yielding a two-out single to Alex Gonzalez, and Overbay greeted Alberto Castillo with his second home run of the game for a little breathing room for Kevin Gregg, who closed the door in the ninth for his 13th save of the season. Overbay, mired in an 0-for-17 slump coming in, hit a liner in the second that barely cleared the center-field wall for a 1-0 edge. Cecil faced the minimum through 5 2/3 innings before Cesar Izturis doubled to right field to start a two-out rally in the sixth. Julio Lugo and Markakis each followed with run-scoring hits through the left side of the infield. Baltimore's 2-1 lead didn't last long, as Hill homered to left on Tillman's first pitch of the bottom half. Game Notes The Blue Jays set a club record for home runs in one month (50), breaking the mark of 48 they hit in June, 2000...Tillman, who made 12 starts for Baltimore last year, was 5-4 with a 3.12 earned run average with Norfolk this season. He threw a no-hitter against Gwinnett on April 28...Toronto has won seven straight against Baltimore at home...Overbay last hit two home runs in a game on September 6, 2008 against Tampa Bay.
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MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting. "They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over." Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.) According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26. As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines). Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday. Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind. *UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007 New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results. "We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games." While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season." About MySportsbook.com Sports Casino Poker To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Master Card needs.
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