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12/24/2006 - 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 and James Jones finished with six catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns for the Spartans (9-4), who won their first bowl game since 1990 when the squad crushed Central Michigan by a final of 48-24 in the California Bowl.
John Broussard added four catches for 106 yards and a touchdown in the victory.
Rodney Ferguson rushed for 102 yards for the Lobos (6-7), who have lost their last five bowl games, with their most recent setback before this contest coming in the 2004 Emerald Bowl against Navy. Ferguson also added eight catches for 78 yards.
New Mexico quarterback Chris Nelson completed 17-of-26 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown in the loss.
After a scoreless opening quarter, San Jose opened the scoring on the first play of the second quarter after Tafralis connected with Broussard on a 76- yard catch-and-run touchdown over the middle to give the Spartans a 7-0 lead.
On the ensuing kickoff, DeAndre Wright ripped off a return of 60 yards to the San Jose State 40-yard line. The Lobos then moved the football down to the three-yard line, but Ferguson fumbled and Damaja Jones recovered for the Spartans.
With just under four minutes left in the first half, San Jose State took a 13-0 lead after Jones hauled in a 36-yard touchdown pass from Tafralis down the left sideline. SJSU missed the extra point following the touchdown. Jones also had a catch for 19 yards on the scoring drive that put the Spartans inside New Mexico territory.
The Lobos got on the board with 1:11 left in the first half after Kenny Byrd drilled a 40-yard field goal to make it 13-3.
With 4:33 left in the third quarter, the Spartans increased their lead to 20-3 after Jones caught his second touchdown of the game, a 24-yard reception in the back left corner of the end zone.
Early in the fourth quarter with his team driving, Ferguson fumbled for the second time in the game and San Jose State recovered the loose ball on its own 29-yard line to end New Mexico's scoring threat.
The Lobos made it 20-5 late in the contest after San Jose State punter Waylon Prather conceded a safety.
After getting the football after the free kick, New Mexico made it 20-12 with just 15 ticks left after Marcus Smith hauled in a 15-yard touchdown pass from Nelson.
The Lobos went for an onsides kick following Smith's score, but touched the football before it went 10 yards.
Game Notes
The Spartans are now 5-3 in bowl games in their school history...San Jose State leads the all-time series with New Mexico at 10-4-1...The last bowl win for New Mexico was a 28-12 decision against Western Michigan in the 1961 Aviation Bowl, leaving the squad with a 2-7-1 mark in the postseason...The Lobos outgained the Spartans in total yards, 377-280...New Mexico lost four fumbles.
<< Leafs' Peca out indefinitely
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Maple Leafs got some bad news on
Saturday when they learned that center Michael Peca will be out indefinitely
with a broken right leg and torn ligaments in his right knee.
Peca suffered the in
<< NFL Inactives (Saturday, December 23, 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)
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<< Knight ties Dean Smith for most wins
Lubbock, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas Tech head coach Bob Knight tied the
legendary Dean Smith for most career wins in NCAA Division I history after
notching No. 879 in a 72-60 triumph over Bucknell on Saturday.
Knight now has the
<< 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
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
DiPietro, Isles blank Blue Jackets >>
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rick DiPietro stopped 26 shots for his third
shutout of the year, as the New York Islanders blanked the Columbus Blue
Jackets, 4-0 at Nassau Coliseum.
Jason Blake, Trent Hunter, Mike Sillinger and
Two-goal third lifts Bruins past Canadiens >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Milan Jurcina and Stanislav Chistov scored in
the final frame to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 victory over the Montreal
Canadiens at TD Banknorth Garden.
Tim Thomas made 20 saves on the night, and Marc
Caps hold on to down Maple Leafs >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Ovechkin scored and goal and added an
assist as the Washington Capitals held on to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs,
3-2, at Air Canada Centre.
Dainius Zubrus also had a tally and an assist as the
Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.
World Series odds
Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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