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Arizona State among teams advancing to CWSCbaseball Betting Lines06/14/2010 - Tempe, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona State, UCLA, Florida State, South Carolina and TCU all won Sunday to advance to the College World Series. Drew Maggi belted a two-run homer in the top of the 12th inning to lift the Sun Devils, the top national seed, to a 7-5 win over Arkansas, sweeping the Tempe Super Regional. The Sun Devils were a strike from winning the game in regulation, but Brett Eibner smacked a solo homer on a 1-2 pitch from Jordan Swagerty in the ninth inning to the game. The Gamecocks earned their ninth trip to the CWS thanks to a 10-9 win over Coastal Carolina to capture the Myrtle Beach Super Regional in two contests. Christian Walker's two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning proved to be the difference for South Carolina. The Seminoles secured their 20th berth in the CWS with a 7-6 win over Vanderbilt in the deciding Game 3 of the Tallahassee Super Regional. Sherman Johnson drove in four runs, but Florida State had to survive a three-run ninth inning by the Commodores to grab the win. TCU punched its first-ever ticket to Omaha with a 4-1 victory over Texas to win the Austin Super Regional in the deciding third game. Aaron Schultz belted a two-run homer and Kyle Winkler threw 7 2/3 shutout innings for the Horned Frogs, who will play Florida State in their first game in the College World Series. Rob Rasmussen threw a two-hit complete game, and UCLA advanced to the College World Series for the first time since 1997 with an 8-1 win over Cal State Fullerton Sunday night. It was the deciding third contest of the Los Angeles Super Regional. The Bruins will head to Omaha and will play Florida in their first game. Oklahoma forced a decisive Game 3 in the Charlottesville Super Regional with a 10-7 win over Virginia Sunday. Cody Reine drove in five runs off two homers for the Sooners. The series will be decided Monday night. Clemson and Alabama will battle Monday afternoon for the title at the Clemson Super Regional. The Tigers scored six runs in the first inning and nine more in the sixth, on the way to a 19-5 rout Sunday to force the decisive third game. The Tigers, led by four RBI from Richie Shaffer and Brad Miller, totaled 20 hits and were 10-for-18 with runners in scoring position.
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How did changes to college football betting rules affect bettors?The 2007 college football rules changes that were implemented to shorten games are now history. The NCAA rules committee did what they set out to do; games were cut by an average of 14 minutes per game last season. There were also, on average, 14 fewer plays per game. We’ll get into how that did (or didn’t) affect games in regards to the pointspread a bit later. While the NCAA rules committee may have had the betterment of the game in mind, they'll now “turn back the clock” for next season. Two key rules have now been overturned by the NCAA committee for the 2007 season, something definitely for the better. For those of you who may not remember what those rules actually were, let us refresh your memory. 1) The first one was actually starting the clock on a kickoff as soon as the kicker touched the ball rather than waiting until the returner touched it. The problem here was near the end of the half (or game), if the team leading was kicking off, they could milk the clock by intentionally running offsides and then re-kicking. They could run 10-15 seconds off the clock each play while taking just five-yard penalties each time. They could run the clock down and simply cause the half (or game) to end on a kickoff, keeping the opposing offense off the field. In 2007, the clock will now start when the returner touches the ball as it had before last season. 2) The second rule dealt with starting the clock after a change of online football betting possession rather than waiting until the ball was snapped. This took a lot of time off the clock throughout the game as teams changed possession, however it caused the most problems late in games (or halves). Rather than huddling up and calling a play, the offensive team would have to rush onto the field as the clock started. This was a definite disadvantage to a team that was trying to come from behind late in the game. This year the clock will start on a change of possession, after the ball is snapped. How did those rules affect the college game last year and will it make a difference this year when it comes to the pointspread? We commonly heard two theories when it came to these changes. First, it would affect scoring negatively. Second, it would hurt favorites as they would have less time and fewer plays to cover the number. Did the rules hurt scoring? Yes. It seemed obvious that shortening the game by what amounted to 14 plays would push scoring downward. That was the case last year. Of the 119 Division 1A teams, 69 squads scored fewer points in 2007 than they did in 2005. Just 48 teams had a higher PPG scoring average and two stayed the same. Almost 59 percent of the teams in college football last year had a lower PPG average than they did in 2005. Expect more scoring in 2007 as we revert back to the old rules. Did the rules hinder favorites from covering the number in 2007? Not really. Last year the favorites posted an overall spread record of 336-350-16 (48.9 percent). The year before, favorites were 316-326-13 (49.2 percent). In 2004, the favorites were 316-339-2 (48.2 percent). In fact, college football favorites have been above 50 percent for the season just once in the last seven years (in 2003). Last year’s numbers fell right in line with where they have been historically. How about big favorites? The rules must have hurt them? Maybe a little bit. Double-digit favorites last year came in at a 47.8 percent clip compare with an average of just over 50 percent over the last seven years. Since 1980, favorites of -10 or more have covered at exactly a 50 percent clip (measured over 6,716 games). Even bigger favorites must have struggled? Not really. In fact, it was just the opposite. Favorites of three TD’s or more were 59-54-2 last year (52.2 percent). Since 2000, those same favorites (-21 or higher) hit at 51.3 percent and since 1990 came in a clip of 50.3 percent. Stepping it up a notch to four TD favorites or higher, we actually see they've covered at a much better rate last season than before. Last year, favorites of -28 or more were 31-21-1, or almost 60 percent. Historically, four-TD-or-higher favorites have come in at a 50.7 percent spot since 2000 and only 48.9 percent since 1990. The “perceived” problem with the favorites covering at a reduced rate really never came to fruition. Bottom line is, there might be some more scoring in 2007, but no real revelations when it comes to finding any pointspread golden nuggets. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your bet on college football needs. Mysportsbook.com online sportsbook accepts Visa and Mastercard credit cards.
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