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06/18/2009 - Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos released five players Thursday, including 29-year-old linebacker Boss Bailey.
Bailey, brother of Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey, played in only six games for Denver last season after spending his first five seasons with the Lions. Bailey recorded 40 tackles and battled an injury for most of the season.
The team also released linebacker Louis Green who played in 64 games with the club since 2003. He registered 43 total tackles in his time with the Broncos.
Also being released was safety Herana-Daze Jones. In addition, Denver waived running back Kestahn Moore and cornerback Rashod Moulton.
<< Boston and Ovechkin dominate NHL Awards night
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington left wing Alexander Ovechkin won
both the Hart Trophy and Lester B. Pearson award while Boston took home four
honors on Thursday as the National Hockey League saluted the best of the
2008-09
<< Stammen picks up first win as Nats shut out Yankees
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Craig Stammen pitched 6 1/3 innings of shutout
baseball for his first career win, and the Washington Nationals came away with
a road series victory over the New York Yankees after taking a 3-0 decision on
Thursda
<< Tataurangi leads by one in Arkansas
Fort Smith, AR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phil Tataurangi fired a slump-busting,
eight-under 62, that included a hole-in-one, Thursday to grab a one-stroke
lead after the opening round of the Fort Smith Classic.
Tataurangi, who has won on
<< Ovechkin wins second straight Hart
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Capitals left wing Alexander
Ovechkin won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player for the second
straight season.
Ovechkin, 23, captured the coveted award for the 2007-08 season
Pence and Astros slide past Texas >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hunter Pence belted the first pitch of the
eighth inning from Jason Jennings over the wall in center field, giving
Houston the lead, and the Astros beat Texas, 5-3, in the finale of a three-
game se
Florida gets past Boston in soaker-shortened game >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Uggla and Ronny Paulino homered in the
second inning, and the Marlins edged Boston, 2-1, in a rain-shortened contest
at Fenway Park.
Jorge Cantu singled for the Marlins to start the sixth inning. The
Young's four-hit effort keys D-Backs in win over Royals >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Young had four hits, including two
doubles and a triple, as the Arizona Diamondbacks pounded Kansas City, 12-5,
in the rubber match of a three-game interleague series.
The victory comes on the
Sun Devils storm back in grand fashion to eliminate Tar Heels >>
Omaha, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kole Calhoun blasted a game-tying grand slam in
the fifth and keyed an eight-run seventh with a two-run double, leading
Arizona State to a 12-5 drubbing of North Carolina, eliminating the
Tar Hee
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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