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11/03/2011 - Fort Worth, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas-native James Buescher claimed the pole for the WinStar World Casino 350k Camping World Truck Series race after topping points leader Austin Dillon in Thursday's qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway.
Buescher, who hails from nearby Plano, TX, turned a lap at 181.062 mph around the fast 1.5-mile track for his third career pole in the series. His maiden pole came at Texas in June. Buescher has yet to win a truck race.
Dillon will start alongside Buescher on the front row after posting a lap at 180.783 mph.
Blake Feese qualified third, while Sprint Cup Series regular Kyle Busch took the fourth spot. Busch has won the last two fall truck races at Texas.
Ricky Carmichael and Justin Lofton will start from row three, followed by Nelson Piquet Jr. and Ty Dillon, who is Austin's younger brother, in row four.
Ron Hornaday Jr. and his team owner, Kevin Harvick, will occupy the fifth row. Hornaday won this year's spring race here.
Dillon presently holds an 11-point advantage over Buescher. Hornaday and Johnny Sauter are both 15 points behind the leader. Sauter qualified 12th.
Tim Andrews, Norm Benning and Derek White failed to qualify.
Friday's 147-lap truck race at Texas is scheduled to start just after 8:00 p.m. (et).
<< Jets blank Islanders
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ondrej Pavelec stopped all 34 shots he faced
to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders at
Nassau Coliseum.
It was Pavelec's first shutout of the year and the seventh of his
<< Toronto rolls past Columbus
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Clarke MacArthur scored a pair of goals,
leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets
from Nationwide Arena.
John-Michael Liles and Joey Crabb scored the other goals,
<< Canada announces roster for WC qualifiers
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Canada manager Stephen Hart announced his 18-man
roster Thursday for two upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers, sticking with the
majority of the team that played in the country's recent matches.
Nineteen-year-old
<< Mexico leaves Marquez off roster
Mexico City, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mexico coach Jose Manuel de la Torre
left Rafael Marquez off the 20-man roster announced Thursday for an upcoming
friendly against Serbia.
Marquez, 32, is usually the captain for Mexico, but was n
Verlander named Player of the Year by peers >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander was
honored as Player of the Year in voting among his major league peers.
Verlander, also named the American League's Most Outstanding Pitcher, had a
career year a
Anderson leads by 3 in California >>
Desert Hot Springs, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stuart Anderson fired an eight-under
64 Thursday to grab a three-stroke lead after the opening round of the Desert
Dunes Classic.
Anderson claimed his fourth tour title earlier this year at the Can
Kallstrom signs two-year extension with Lyon >>
Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Midfielder Kim Kallstrom signed a two-year
contract extension with Lyon on Thursday as the Swedish international extended
his stay with the French club through the summer of 2014.
Kallstrom, 29, joined Lyo
Cullen leads Wild past Canucks >>
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Cullen scored two goals and added an
assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks
from Xcel Energy Center.
Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored and dished out two helper
Eastern Conference Playoff Betting Trends
We all know by now that the “public” loves to put their money on the FAVORITES and the OVERS. Just by taking a quick glance at Sportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends” it appears as is this tendency will continue as far as the Eastern Conference games are concerned. For the inaugural games of the first round, 69% of the early money is on Toronto -4.5; 59% of bettors prefer Chicago -4.5; 84% are backing Detroit -9; and 56% think Cleveland -11.5 is the way to go. As far as TOTALS are concerned, the only UNDER the “public” is backing is the Cleveland/ Washington game in which 83% are pounding the UNDER (190). Remember, there is no better way to predict a possible line change than by monitoring MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”. By determining who the “public” is backing, you can get the most ideal line for your bet. For example, if you are siding with the public you better place your bet before the line moves in the wrong direction. On the other side of the coin, if you prefer the team that the “public” is betting against; you might be able to get and extra ½ or even more by placing your bet a bit later. Under the “Betting Trends” section, Sportsbook.com also provides plenty of statistical data and trends in order for the bettor to make the most informed pick. Below are some extremely important trends for the first round opponents of the Eastern Conference match-ups, more can be found at MySportsbook.com
New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
Toronto was the most reliable covering team this season with a 48-33-1 ATS record but covered the OVER only 41.5% of the time.
The last 20 times these teams have played, the TOTAL has gone UNDER 16 times.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Toronto is 33-19 ATS including 17-9 at home.
New Jersey has covered four games in a row while Toronto has failed to cover their last four games.
When playing a team with a winning record during the second half of the season, New Jersey was just 5-13 ATS this season.
After scoring 105 points or more, Toronto has covered the OVER only 28% of the time this season.
Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls
Miami has failed to cover their last 7 games whereas Chicago has covered 6 out of their last 8 games.
Miami has covered the UNDER in four of their last five games whereas Chicago has covered the UNDER in five out of their last six.
When playing on Saturdays, Miami covered 80% of their games this season.
Away from home, Chicago is just 16-25 ATS this season.
At home, Miami covered the UNDER about 66% of the time whereas Chicago covered the UNDER about 61% of the time.
The last 13 times these teams have played each other, Chicago has covered 9 times.
In Miami’s last 11 road games, the UNDER covered 9 times.
Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons
Detroit has covered 5 out of their last 6 games.
Away from home, Detroit is 28-13 ATS but just 14-26-1 ATS at home.
At home, Orlando covered the UNDER 64% of the time while Detroit covered the UNDER in 63% of their away games.
The last five times these teams have played in Detroit, the OVER covered each time.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Detroit is 8-17-1 ATS at home but 17-9 ATS away.
Detroit covered the spread 5 out of the last 6 times they played Orlando.
After a Division game, Orlando covered the UNDER 87% of the time this season.
Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
In a home game where the TOTAL is between 190 and 194.5 points, Cleveland is 9-1 ATS this season.
Washington has covered the UNDER in their last 6 games and in 8 of their last 9 games.
The last 6 times these teams have played each other, the UNDER covered each time.
When playing on 3 or more days of rest, Washington is just 18-37 ATS since 1996.
Since 1996, Washington is 28-16 ATS versus Cleveland including 11-5 over the last 3 seasons.
In their last 7 road games, Washington is 6-1 ATS.
Versus Eastern Conference teams at home, Washington is just 6-18-2 ATS.
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