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Arizona State names Erickson new head coachNCAA Football Betting Lines12/11/2006 - Tempe, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona State made it official on Monday, announcing Dennis Erickson as the school's new head football coach. Word first leaked out last week when Rob Spear, athletic director of Idaho, where Erickson coached last season, told the Idaho Statesman that the former two-time Pac-10 coach of the year would leave the school to take over the job with the Sun Devils. Erickson, who will make his third coaching stop in the Pac-10, spent just this past season at Idaho in his second stint with the school. The Vandals went just 4-8, including 3-5 in the Western Athletic Conference, losing their final five games of the season. In 1982, Erickson began his long head coaching career at Idaho, reviving the school's program during a four-year stay. From there, he coached at Wyoming, Washington State, and Miami-Florida, where he won two national championships. He also coached at Oregon State and went to three bowl games in four years. "Dennis Erickson has proven both on the national level and in the Pac-10 that he can compete and win against the best," said Arizona State vice president of athletics Lisa Love. "When you start looking at his accomplishments, what stands out is his big-game experience. He has been to the top of the college football world with two national titles at a proven national power in south Florida, and then took a program that had not had a winning season in three decades on the other side of the country to a Bowl Championship Series win. He coached in one of the nation's best rivalry games when it was at its highest level. He has had great success against the nation's top-ranked teams and also handled the pressure of being No. 1." Erickson also spent six years coaching in the NFL, four with the Seattle Seahawks (1995-98) and two with the San Francisco 49ers (2003-04). Erickson's successes in the college ranks at Idaho, Wyoming, Washington State, Miami and Oregon State are documented in his record of 148-65-1. Of his 18 college teams, 14 competed in a postseason game. Erickson will replace Dirk Koetter, who was fired as head football coach of the Sun Devils on November 26. Arizona State will play Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve in Honolulu, and Koetter will coach the Sun Devils in that game.
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It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007. As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season. Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises. Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres. Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your hockey betting needs. MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet. Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots. Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your NFL football betting needs. |
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