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12/24/2006 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of the players placed on the inactive squad for this week's NFL games.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS, 8:00 P.M. (ET)
Chiefs - 3rd QB Brodie Croyle, RB Michael Bennett, CB Marcus Maxey, LB Rich Scanlon, G Tre Stallings, DT Tim Sandidge, OT Kyle Turley, DE Jimmy Wilkerson
Raiders - 3rd QB Aaron Brooks, WR Randy Moss, RB LaMont Jordan, CB Tyrone Poole, G Brad Badger, G Corey Hulsey, WR Jerry Porter, TE James Adkisson
<< No. 10 Crimson Tide rolls over Coppin State
Tuscaloosa, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alonzo Gee scored a game-high 26 points and
added nine rebounds as 10th-ranked Alabama hammered Coppin State, 99-49, at
Coleman Coliseum.
Gee was 12-of-14 shooting, including 2-of-2 from three-point
<< No. 21 Oregon stomps Mercer
Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Brooks scored a game-high 27 points as
21st-ranked Oregon defeated Mercer, 84-64, at McArthur Court.
Brooks was 10-of-20 shooting, but only 1-of-6 from three-point range. Maarty
Leunen chipped in w
<< Brother Derek big name in Malibu
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The $250,000 Malibu Stakes for three-year-
olds is the opening feature at Santa Anita Park on Tuesday. This is the last
chance for these thoroughbreds to race in 2006 before turning four on New
Year's
<< Florida crushes Ohio State
Gainesville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The defending champs gave Greg Oden a
lesson, as Corey Brewer played overwhelming defense and Taurean Green
scored a game-high 24 points in fifth-ranked Florida's 86-60 rout of third-
ranked
Wilhelm signs extension with Chargers >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Chargers signed linebacker
Matt Wilhelm to a five-year contract extension Saturday.
The deal will keep Wilhelm with the Chargers through the 2011 season. He was
due to become an unrestric
San Jose State tops New Mexico in New Mexico Bowl >>
Albuquerque, NM (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adam Tafralis threw three touchdown passes
to lead San Jose State to a 20-12 victory over New Mexico in the inaugural New
Mexico Bowl at University Stadium.
Tafralis completed 11-of-18 passes for 209 yards
UIC's Collins takes personal leave >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - University of Illinois-Chicago head coach
Jimmy Collins has taken a personal leave of absence.
No timetable or reason for the leave were given.
Associate head coach Mark Coomes will take over the F
Thrashers down Devils >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kari Lehtonen stopped 36 shots as the Atlanta
Thrashers downed the New Jersey Devils, 5-2, at Philips Arena.
Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and an assist and Steve McCarthy, Bobby Holik, Shane
Hnidy and Slava Koz
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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