Goestenkors introduced at Texas
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04/05/2007 - Austin, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gail Goestenkors was introduced Thursday as the new women's basketball coach at Texas.
Goestenkors announced her decision to leave Duke on Tuesday and will replace the legendary Jody Conradt as the third women's basketball coach in Texas history.
"This is an incredible new challenge for me and signals a new life chapter," said Goestenkors. "I have great appreciation for the legacy that Jody Conradt has created in the sport of women's basketball, and feel honored to inherit the program she has built here at UT. To follow such an icon in women's athletics is an honor."
"There is a wonderful tradition of excellence in academics and athletics at The University of Texas. I look forward to becoming a member of this great Longhorn athletic family and welcome this tremendous opportunity to make Texas women's basketball a national-championship contender, year in and year out."
Goestenkors did just that in 15 years at Duke, as the Blue Devils reached the NCAA Tournament 13 times and made four trips to the Final Four. She guided the program to a record of 396-99 and twice had the Blue Devils in the national championship game, losing to Purdue in 1999 and Maryland in overtime in 2006.
This year's Duke squad finished with a record of 32-2, losing only to North Carolina State in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament and to Rutgers in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
"Gail Goestenkors' legacy continues to build," said Texas women's athletic director Christine Plonsky. "She coaches champions. More important, Gail is devoted to young people and is committed to their growth and development as individuals. Gail possesses skill, integrity and class. She is a leader in the profession, and her qualities perfectly align with our vision and goals for the future of Texas women's basketball."
Texas was in need of a new coach after Conradt announced her retirement in March following 31 seasons with the Longhorns and 38 overall as a head coach. She also spent time at Sam Houston State and Texas-Arlington, compiling an overall record of 900-307.
Only Tennessee's Pat Summitt has more coaching victories.
Conradt, a six-time national coach of the year, was 783-245 at Texas and won her lone national championship with the Longhorns in 1986 with a perfect record of 34-0. She also reached the Final Four in 1987 and 2003.
However, the school did not earn an NCAA bid in each of the past two years.
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NFL Football Betting OnlineIs there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.