Rodgers, Jackson help Packers edge Seahawks
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08/22/2010 - Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Rodgers threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 27-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in preseason action.
Rodgers completed 8-of-11 passes before giving way to Matt Flynn, who went 10- of-20 passing for 130 yards with an interception. Brandon Jackson ran for 80 yards and a score on 11 carries for the Packers, who lost to the Browns, 27-24, in their preseason opener.
Greg Jennings caught one pass for 56 yards, while Jermichael Finley had four receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown in the win.
Matt Hasselbeck threw for 127 yards and a score on 11-of-15 passes for Seattle, which has split its first two preseason games. Charlie Whitehurt came on in relief and completed 9-of-20 passes with one touchdown and two interceptions.
Leon Washington ran for 19 yards and a touchdown, while T.J. Houshmandzadeh had four catches for 60 yards in defeat. Deion Branch added an 11-yard touchdown catch for the Seahawks.
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chad Henne completed 11-of-14 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns, as the Miami Dolphins held on for a 27-26 preseason win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Henne took snaps for the majority o
<< Cowboys beat Chargers on late safety
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas' Tony Romo and San Diego's Philip
Rivers were each picked off during their first offensive series and the
Cowboys earned a sloppy 16-14 preseason win over the Chargers thanks to a late
safety.
<< Stanton leads Lions over Broncos
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Drew Stanton's 25-yard rushing touchdown with
just under two minutes remaining lifted the Detroit Lions over the Denver
Broncos, 25-20, in the second preseason game for each club at Invesco Field.
Stanto
<< Rodriguez's homer lifts Rays over A's
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sean Rodriguez hit a go-ahead, game-winning
two-run homer with two outs in the eighth, and the Tampa Bay Rays slipped past
the Oakland A's, 5-4, in the third of four games at Oakland Coliseum.
Rodriguez's
<< New York Jets 2010 Season Preview
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - To be a fan of the New York Jets is to be encoded with the
skepticism chip.
When you've hitched your wagon to an organization that has, for more than four
decades, taken two colossal steps back for every stride forward, de
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manny Ramirez was a non-factor in his return to the Los Angeles lineup, but the Dodgers got home runs from four different players, all on back-to-back occasions, in an 8-5 triumph over the NL Cent
White Sox earn late-night DH split with Royals >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juan Pierre drove in the go-ahead run with
a double in the top of the 10th inning, as the Chicago White Sox defeated the
Kansas City Royals, 7-6, to split a doubleheader at Kauffman Stadium.
In the first
FCS Season Preview: Big South >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stony Brook football coach Ray Priore says
his team's season-ending, 36-33 win over Big South Conference power Liberty
helped his program in a lot of different ways.
"Probably the most important way is the
Nonaka gets first Japan Tour win at Kansai Open >>
Kyoto, Japan (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shigeru Nonaka posted a two-under 68 on Sunday
to come from behind and get his first Japan Tour win at the Kansai Open Golf
Championship.
Nonaka finished at 11-under 269 and won by three strokes over Azuma
Rangers try for split of set with Orioles >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers have struggled versus the AL East this
season and will try to at least earn a split of their four-game series with
the last place Baltimore Orioles today at Camden Yards.
On Saturday, Josh Bell hit the fi
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Similar to a parlay, a teaser bet is a single bet that links together two or more individual wagers, but is different in that the point spread is adjusted to your advantage on each individual wager. In exchange for the points, you get less of a return on your bet compared to a parlay. For example, a 6-point teaser would move the line on a 7-point favorite from -7 to -1, meaning the team would have to cover 6 less points. Each of the individual wagers must win or the bet is a loss.These are the main types of sports bets available today. But as sports betting continues to grow, sportsbooks will continue to develop new and creative ways to bet. We’ll continue to track these changes to the sports gambling landscape, so check back often and we’ll tell you all about it!
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