{"id":864,"date":"2006-09-05T21:10:54","date_gmt":"2006-09-06T02:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/09\/advanced-thursday-information\/"},"modified":"2006-09-05T21:10:54","modified_gmt":"2006-09-06T02:10:54","slug":"advanced-thursday-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/09\/advanced-thursday-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Thursday Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=MsoDate>Thursday, September 7, 2006<\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Most of you agree that we supply the best information in<br \/>\nthe business. If you love our free picks, weather reports, trends, news and<br \/>\nnotes etc, don\u2019t thank us, thank <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/p6.hostingprod.com\/@joeduffy.net\/blog\/approved_sportsbooks_casinos_poker_rooms\/\">our<br \/>\nsportsbook sponsors who keep the info free<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>We have checked EVERY sportsbook with our own personal<br \/>\nexperience plus word of mouth from contacts, researched the legitimate<br \/>\nwatchdogs and more. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>We may have much of the information for the do-it-yourself<br \/>\nhandicapper go subscription based, unless you <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/p6.hostingprod.com\/@joeduffy.net\/blog\/approved_sportsbooks_casinos_poker_rooms\/\">thank<br \/>\nus by thanking our sponsors.<\/a><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Set up<br \/>\nan account now, have a safe place to bet and we will increase the amount of<br \/>\ninformation that we give FREE.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h1>NFL<\/h1>\n<h2>Dolphins-Steelers<\/h2>\n<h3>Tribune Review<o:p><\/o:p><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place>Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> starting<br \/>\nQB Dante <span class=SpellE>Culpepperhas<\/span> 86 interceptions in 80 career<br \/>\nstarts, including 12 in seven starts last season. Culpepper tore his anterior <span\nclass=SpellE>cruciate<\/span>, medial collateral and posterior <span\nclass=SpellE>cruciate<\/span> ligaments and faced a recovery time estimated at<br \/>\n12-to-18 months. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Culpepper was thankful he didn\u2019t have to learn a new<br \/>\nsystem. Scott <span class=SpellE>Linehan<\/span>, his offensive coordinator for<br \/>\nseveral years in <st1:State><st1:place>Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, was<br \/>\nthe Dolphins\u2019 coordinator last season, and even though he left and was replaced<br \/>\nby Mike <span class=SpellE>Mularkey<\/span>, the terminology and philosophy<br \/>\nremain largely the same. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span>Are you a<br \/>\nfantasy football expert?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Win thousands<br \/>\nof dollars with just a $1 entry fee in the <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/p6.hostingprod.com\/@joeduffy.net\/\">JoeDuffy.net<\/a> fantasy<br \/>\nfootball contest. <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/66.197.194.216\/(ef1eqd45kc03kazcpxeaeg55)\/Default.aspx?SRCD=50\">To<br \/>\nenter now, just click here.<\/a> <\/p>\n<h3>Steelers.com<\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>During this preseason, both the Dolphins and the Steelers<br \/>\nhave utilized the no-huddle offense, and they have used it successfully. The<br \/>\nSteelers used it during a first quarter touchdown drive against the Minnesota<br \/>\nVikings in the second game of the preseason. The Dolphins used it through the<br \/>\nentire first half of a preseason game against the Panthers in <st1:City><st1:place>Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nduring the third week of the preseason. On both occasions, the teams\u2019<br \/>\nrespective quarterbacks made the no-huddle work.<span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><span style='background:red;mso-highlight:\nred'>Bet now through Nine. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nine.com\/gcm.asp?c=GCM-3508-1\">Check<br \/>\nout the latest odds.<\/a><\/span> <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h3>Sun Sentinel<\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The Dolphins held their first regular-season practice<br \/>\nSunday preparing for the NFL\u2019s top young quarterback, but ended the day<br \/>\nplanning to face his veteran backup instead. <st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>\u2019s<br \/>\nBen Roethlisberger underwent an emergency appendectomy Sunday, which gives<br \/>\nCharlie Batch the starting nod for Thursday night\u2019s Dolphins-Steelers game at<br \/>\nHeinz Field. Roethlisberger has a 27-4 record since making his first NFL start<br \/>\nin a 13-3 victory over the Dolphins in September 2004. A Steelers backup the<br \/>\npast four seasons, the 31-year-old Batch guided <st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nto victories in two starts in 2005 when replacing the injured Roethlisberger<br \/>\n(knee). Batch\u2019s previous starts came when he posted a 19-27 record with <st1:City><st1:place>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nfrom 1998 to 2001. That included <span class=GramE>an<\/span> 0-9 mark in his<br \/>\nfinal season with the Lions. Batch completed 59.5 percent of his passes (22 of<br \/>\n37) for 217 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions during the<br \/>\npreseason. <span style='background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>Bet now through the<br \/>\nGreek, <\/span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:aqua;mso-highlight:\naqua'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegreek.com\/dw\/welcome.asp?ap=A62279\"><span\nstyle='color:windowtext'>home of the 21 percent sign up bonus<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/u><br \/>\n<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Sporting News<\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The <st1:City><st1:place>Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\noffense should look familiar to the <st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\ndefense Thursday night. After all, the Steelers used to go against a version of<br \/>\nit every day in practice. Sure, there are bound to be new plays and formations,<br \/>\nsome different looks and, as always, a gadget play or two. But offensive<br \/>\ncoordinators don\u2019t throw out their entire playbooks when they go from one team<br \/>\nto another, so the Steelers are bound to see some familiar features in Mike <span\nclass=SpellE>Mularkey\u2019s<\/span> Dolphins offense. <span class=SpellE>Mularkey<\/span><br \/>\nwas the Buffalo Bills\u2019 head coach for two years before being hired by <span\nclass=GramE>coach<\/span> Nick <span class=SpellE>Saban<\/span> as offensive<br \/>\ncoordinator. Before that, he was a Steelers assistant for eight seasons, including<br \/>\nthree as offensive coordinator from 2001-03. <span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><span class=GramE><span style='background:\naqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>Bet this game now through <span class=SpellE>BetUs<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><span\nstyle='background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'> <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/10499\/sportsbook\/default.aspx\">Check out the<br \/>\nlines now<\/a><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h3>ATS Trends<\/h3>\n<p class=MsoListBullet2 style='margin-left:.75in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;\ntab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span\nstyle='mso-list:Ignore'>\u00b7<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><![endif]>Series under five straight <\/p>\n<p class=MsoListBullet2 style='margin-left:.75in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;\ntab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span\nstyle='mso-list:Ignore'>\u00b7<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><![endif]><st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nover 7-of-8 at home<\/p>\n<p class=MsoListBullet2 style='margin-left:.75in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;\ntab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span\nstyle='mso-list:Ignore'>\u00b7<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><![endif]><st1:City><st1:place>Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\n<st1:date Year=\"2001\" Day=\"2\" Month=\"8\">8-2-1<\/st1:date> in week one<\/p>\n<p class=MsoListBullet2 style='margin-left:.75in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;\ntab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span\nstyle='mso-list:Ignore'>\u00b7<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><![endif]><st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\n0-7 as a favorite of 3 or less<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span class=SpellE>CFB<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Oregon State-Boise<\/h2>\n<h3><st1:City><st1:place>Corvallis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> Gazette Times<\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The transition from the Dan Hawkins and Chris Petersen<br \/>\ncoaching eras at <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Boise<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\nhas been a smooth one. It\u2019s also been a successful one so far, judging by the<br \/>\nBroncos\u2019 45-0 rout of <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Sacramento<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\non Aug. 31 in a season-opener that doubled as Petersen\u2019s head-coaching debut. <span\nclass=storydetail2><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Petersen was widely acknowledged as the<br \/>\ndesigner of <\/span><\/span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span class=storydetail2><span\nstyle='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Boise<\/span><\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span\nclass=storydetail2><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'> <\/span><\/span><st1:PlaceType><span\nclass=storydetail2><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>State<\/span><\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nclass=storydetail2><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>\u2019s explosive offense, which ranked among<br \/>\nthe nation\u2019s most productive during his time as its coordinator. <\/span><\/span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span\nclass=storydetail2><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Boise<\/span><\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span\nclass=storydetail2><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'> <\/span><\/span><st1:PlaceType><span\nclass=storydetail2><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>State<\/span><\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nclass=storydetail2><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:\n12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'> averaged 41.6 points a game from<br \/>\n2001-05, best in the country; it led the nation in scoring in 2002 and 2003 and<br \/>\nwas second in 2004. <\/span><\/span><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:\nyellow'>Bet the NFL now at -107 <span class=GramE><span class=grame>juice<\/span><\/span>!<br \/>\nCheck out <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab241235b26bb2a6ef\/1\/\"><span\nstyle='color:navy;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>the latest odds<\/span><\/a> at <span\nclass=SpellE><span class=spelle>CanBet<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h3><span class=storydetail2><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Register-Guard<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The Beavers know all about <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Boise<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>\u2019s big numbers, especially<br \/>\nthose 46 victories in the last 48 football games played on the Broncos\u2019 blue<br \/>\nartificial turf in <st1:place><st1:City>Boise<\/st1:City>, <st1:State>Idaho<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>.\n<\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The <st1:City><st1:place>Boise<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nbunch also owns a 9-1 record in home games played before ESPN or ESPN2<br \/>\ntelevision cameras. The openers last week for both <st1:City><st1:place>Boise<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nand the Beavers, against NCAA Division I-AA opponents, were not tough games,<br \/>\nthe Broncos bashing <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Sacramento<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\n45-0 and <span class=SpellE>OSU<\/span> drilling <st1:place>Eastern Washington<\/st1:place><br \/>\n56-17. The Broncos have struggled against Pac-10 teams, with one win in 11<br \/>\ngames. That win, however, was over <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Oregon<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> two years ago at <st1:City><st1:place>Boise<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<br \/>\nSophomore cornerback Brandon Hughes continues to recover from a right knee<br \/>\nsprain, Riley said, but is not expected to play at <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Boise<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. Hughes, who had nine pass<br \/>\nbreakups and <span class=GramE>41<\/span> tackles last season. For the last two<br \/>\nyears, the team with the big, early jump finished last when <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Oregon<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> and <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Boise<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> played. In 2004, the Beavers<br \/>\nsurged to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on a pair of touchdown passes from<br \/>\nDerek Anderson to Mike Hass. But the Broncos scored 34 straight points in the<br \/>\nsecond and third quarters to secure a 53-34 win at <span class=SpellE>Boise.Last<\/span><br \/>\nseason, at Corvallis, Boise State led 14-0 in the first quarter on touchdown<br \/>\npasses from Jared <span class=SpellE>Zabransky<\/span> to <span class=SpellE>Drisan<\/span><br \/>\nJames and <span class=SpellE>Jerard<\/span> <span class=SpellE>Rabb<\/span>, only<br \/>\nto fall 30-27 when <span class=SpellE>OSU\u2019s<\/span> Alexis Serna kicked a<br \/>\n29-yard field with a minute left in the game. <\/p>\n<h3>ATS Trends<\/h3>\n<p class=MsoListBullet2 style='margin-left:.75in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;\ntab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span\nstyle='mso-list:Ignore'>\u00b7<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><![endif]><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Oregon<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> 13-3 after scoring 40 or more<br \/>\npoints in their last game<\/p>\n<p class=MsoListBullet2 style='margin-left:.75in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;\ntab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span\nstyle='mso-list:Ignore'>\u00b7<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><![endif]><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Oregon<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> 21-6 after allowing less than<br \/>\n275 yards their last game<\/p>\n<p class=MsoListBullet2 style='margin-left:.75in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;\ntab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span\nstyle='mso-list:Ignore'>\u00b7<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><![endif]>Boise 9-0 after allowing less than 170 yards<br \/>\npassing last game and 17-4 if they allowed less than 275 total yards<\/p>\n<p class=MsoListBullet2 style='margin-left:.75in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;\ntab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span\nstyle='mso-list:Ignore'>\u00b7<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><![endif]><st1:City><st1:place>Boise<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nunder 8-of-10 as home favorites <\/p>\n<p class=MsoListBullet2 style='mso-list:none;tab-stops:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Are you a fantasy football expert?<span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Win thousands of dollars with just a $1 entry<br \/>\nfee in the <a href=\"http:\/\/p6.hostingprod.com\/@joeduffy.net\/\">JoeDuffy.net<\/a><br \/>\nfantasy football contest. <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/66.197.194.216\/(ef1eqd45kc03kazcpxeaeg55)\/Default.aspx?SRCD=50\">To<br \/>\nenter now, just click here.<\/a> <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, September 7, 2006 Most of you agree that we supply the best information in the business. 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