Rochestie stars as Cougars topple 20th-ranked Bruins
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02/21/2009 -
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Taylor Rochestie scored 14 of his career-
high 33 points in the final four minutes of a frenetic finish at Pauley
Pavilion, as Washington State unexpectedly upended 20th-ranked UCLA, 82-81.
The upset was the Cougars' second ever victory at UCLA in 52 games.
Rochestie's heroics included a 5-for-7 effort from three-point land and a
perfect 10-for-10 performance at the free throw line.
Klay Thompson recorded 15 points, five rebounds and five assists for WSU
(14-13, 6-9 Pac-10), which had lost five of six coming in. Aron Baynes and
Caleb Forrest chipped in 13 and 12 points, respectively, in the conquest.
Nikola Dragovic deposited a career-high 23 points thanks to five three-
pointers for UCLA (20-7, 9-5), which fell to 14-2 at home this season. Darren
Collison logged 20 points and eight assists, while Alfred Aboya donated 13
points and 11 boards in the Bruins' third loss in four games.
Neither team led by more than five points in the early going of the second
half, but Washington State's 12-1 run capped emphatically by a Baynes dunk had
the visitors up 65-57 with 6 1/2 minutes remaining.
Collison and Josh Shipp made it a four-point game with buckets on back-to-back
possessions, but Rochestie spotted up from five feet from behind the arc on
the left wing and drilled a huge three-pointer for a 70-63 edge at the four-
minute mark.
Shipp pulled the Bruins within five a little later with a basket and had a
chance to make it a one-possession game following a steal. The senior missed
an uncontested layup, though, and Rochestie hammered home a three-ball in
transition for a 73-65 edge with 2:18 showing.
Rochestie tipped in his own miss between Dragovic and Collison three-pointers
to keep it a two-possession game. The senior then turned the ball over
following the latter trifecta, but Thompson blocked Collison's layup attempt
on the break.
Collison's three-pointer on UCLA's next touch hit all iron with a minute to
play, and WSU hit 7-of-8 free throws to stay ahead despite the Bruins keeping
it close with baskets on four consecutive possessions.
Dragovic's trey made it an 82-81 game with 4.9 seconds on the clock and Nikola
Koprivica missed both free throws to give the Bruins a fleeting chance at the
buzzer, but their final heave fell well short.
The Cougars shot a stellar 17-of-25 from the floor in the opening half and
held a 29-21 lead near the midway point. UCLA managed to get to the stripe,
making 14-of-18 free throws to counter WSU's streaky shooting, and the
rivals were deadlocked at 42-all at the intermission.
Game Notes
UCLA still leads the all-time series, 94-14...Shipp finished with 14 points,
while Dragovic added four steals in the loss...WSU shot 58.8 percent for the
game compared to UCLA's 52.7 percent effort from the floor.
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Betting the NFL preseason
Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
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Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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