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Lions welcome Roughriders to Empire FieldFootball Betting Lines07/07/2010 - Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Having avenged their difficult loss to Montreal in last year's Grey Cup meeting, the Saskatchewan Roughriders now turn their attention to the British Columbia Lions for the lone contest between undefeated programs in the second week of the CFL's 2010 campaign at Empire Field. Saskatchewan, which suffered a painful 28-27 loss to the Alouettes in the 2009 title game, came out on the winning side of a thrilling 54-51 final in this year's opener versus Montreal. In a game that was the highest-scoring opening day game of all-time and was the third-highest scoring contest in league history overall, the Roughriders nearly cost themselves the game yet again when they were flagged for too many men on the field. However, this time around Saskatchewan did not go away quietly as Darian Durant's three-yard pass to Weston Dressler in overtime proved to be the game winner after the Roughriders defense held Montreal to a field goal in the second OT. Durant, who has his team atop the power rankings entering the second week of the campaign, connected on 30-of-44 passes for an astounding 478 yards and five touchdowns and just as importantly, did not throw a single interception. Dressler, appearing in his first game since suffering a broken leg last season, reeled in 10 balls for a game-high 154 yards. Rob Bagg stretched his four catches into another 121 yards and a score, while Andy Fantuz had two TD catches as he set up the Roughriders for a shot at overtime and then hit the end zone first in the bonus frame. Running back Wes Cates tacked on a game- high 112 yards rushing, his effort alone topping that of the entire Montreal contingent. Add to that another 52 yards on five carries for Durant and it was easy to see how Saskatchewan finished with an astounding 641 yards of total offense. Even though the Saskatchewan defense gave up 417 yards of offense and allowed Montreal quarterback Anthony Calvillo to connect on four touchdowns, in the end the Roughriders played big when it meant the most. As for the Lions, it was their defense that came ready to play versus Edmonton on the road last Sunday as they limited Ricky Ray to just 229 yards passing and sacked the quarterback a total of five times in order to keep him off balance. The offense for British Columbia didn't exactly shine, but at least the squad could lean on kicker Paul McCallum who knocked through all six of his field goal attempts and his lone extra point as he alone outscored the Eskimos in their 25-10 decision. Running back Jamal Robertson carried the ball just 11 times for the program, yet still finished with a game-high 168 yards and a score for BC. Robertson added three pass receptions as well, yet those he stretched for just two net yards. Last season Robertson was a solid performer in the league as he gained not only 1,031 yards rushing but another 482 yards on 59 receptions as well. Casey Printers, one of several players to handle some of the quarterbacking duties for the Lions last season, completed 20-of-34 pass attempts for 218 yards in an effort to keep the ball moving for the British Columbia offense. An overlooked source of offense for a number of years now, Printers has thrown a total of just 18 touchdowns since his standout year of 2004 when he threw for more than 5,000 yards and 35 scores. With the offense in somewhat of disarray in 2009, the Lions had to settle for just under 24 ppg, which had them placed sixth in the league ahead of only Winnipeg and Toronto, two teams which finished a combined 10-26. Unfortunately for the Lions this season they will have to find a replacement for Martell Mallett who, after placing fourth in the league in rushing with 1,240 yards and was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie of the Year in 2009, signed with the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Last season, Durant placed second in the league in passing touchdowns for the Roughriders with a total of 24, but he was also charged with a season-high 21 interceptions and that is an area that he'll have to guard against this year as defenses aim to put him in challenging positions. These teams met a total of four times last season, with each taking a pair of meetings at home. The Roughriders logged a couple of close calls (28-24 and 33-30 in overtime) on their field, and the Lions put up a 35-20 triumph in early August and then followed that up with a 19-16 victory the first week of October. As a result of the split, Saskatchewan leads the series by a count of 88-76-4, accounting for regular season matchups dating back to 1954. Assuming that the offensive outburst by the Roughriders was no fluke and that the team can come back with the same sort of intensity it showed in the second half of its win over Montreal, expect to see Saskatchewan come away with the convincing win, even on the road, this weekend.
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half. Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout. Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper". 22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night. Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good. Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig". Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards. |
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