07/19/2008 - Baltimore, MD (Baseball Betting) - The Orioles and Rockies exchanged minor league infielders on Saturday, with Baltimore acquiring Juan Castro and Colorado netting Mike McCoy.
Baltimore selected Castro's contract from Triple-A Norfolk and outrighted infielder Freddie Bynum to its minor league affiliate to make room for the veteran.
Throughout parts of 14 seasons, Castro has spent time with the Dodgers, Twins and Reds, who released him earlier this year before he signed a minor league contract with the Rockies. Castro has hit .230 in 930 career games, but went hitless in 10 at-bats for Cincinnati prior to his release.
McCoy, who was acquired via trade with the St. Louis Cardinals in March, hit .276 in 53 games with Norfolk, while Bynum struggled to a .179 average in 40 games with the Orioles this season.
In other moves, the O's activated pitcher Randor Bierd from the disabled list and placed pitcher Greg Aquino on the 15-day DL.
Bierd was put on the disabled list on May 2, retroactive to April 30, with right shoulder impingement. He allowed three runs in 13 1/3 innings of work before the setback, and registered a 2.77 earned-run average in 11 rehab outings before being activated.
Aquino has a left hamstring strain and will be placed on the DL retroactive to July 13. He has posted a 12.54 ERA in nine games with the big club this season.
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While the NFL is the sport wagered on the heaviest, college football betting lines has become more and more popular as people realize it’s a game that can be beat. The NCAA football season gets longer each year with the addition of numerous bowl games and with that comes more opportunities for more money in your pocket, if handled correctly.
Betting on college football is not the same as with the NFL, so make sure you separate the two. Because of the vast number of teams, the parity between college football programs is slight and thus, you are going to see some high numbers in the NCAA. Teams favored by more than 40 points are not uncommon especially early in the season when teams playing their non-conference schedules.
The best advice when trying to tackle these enormous spreads and is to just stay away. A team that is favored by 40 points is favored by that many for a reason while teams getting 40 points are bad enough that they shouldn’t be touched. Set yourself a spread limit. Getting rid of these games will cut down on the number of contests that you need to handicap while staying away from backdoor or front-door covers.
What is a backdoor and front-door cover you ask? A backdoor cover is a team that is getting beat by more than the spread, but scores late to get within that number thus covering the spread. A front-door cover is just the opposite where the favorite scores late and covers the number they are favored by.
These front-door and backdoor covers are common when second and third string players enter games in college football and it can be the worst nightmare for some bettors. These players can also be your best friend, but ask any bettor and he will give you more instances on losing in this situation than winning. It just seems to work out that way even though everything evens out in the end.
College football betting has some of the softest lines of any sport and it’s being able to find these lines that will make you a successful college football handicapper. The NFL and NBA have the tightest lines around and while those sports can be beat by looking at situations and systems, college football doesn’t quite work that way. It’s much more manual, but when done correctly, it’s much more gratifying as well.
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Being able to run the ball in college football has always been a key factor in the overall success of a team. The same adage also goes for teams who have the ability to stop the run. Putting these two factors together can produce some positive results in a team’s record both straight up and against the spread. These numbers show huge differences in teams and the spread may not take those into effect, which is where the value comes into play.
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