Boozer, Brown among Divisional College Football Hall of Fame class

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05/11/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Emerson Boozer and Troy Brown were among four players and two coaches inducted into the 2010 Divisional Class of the College Football Hall of Fame, as announced Tuesday by Archie Manning, chairman of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame.

Boozer, who was a running back for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore between 1962-65, and Brown, a wide receiver for Marshall from 1991-92, join California Lutheran linebacker Brian Kelley and Massachusetts tight end Milt Morin as players, while Willie Jeffries and Ted Kessinger were elected as coaches.

"The 2010 Divisional Hall of Fame Class consists of players and coaches who have defined excellence in our sport," said Manning, a 1989 Hall of Fame inductee from Ole Miss. "We share the pride felt by their families, friends and schools and look forward to immortalizing their achievements in college football's ultimate shrine."

Boozer, a four-year letterman, compiled 2,537 yards and 22 touchdowns during his career at Maryland Eastern Shore, averaging a robust 6.78 yards per carry. He went on to play 10 seasons for the New York Jets.

Brown recorded 139 receptions for 2,746 yards and 24 touchdowns in just two years at Marshall, while adding 1,825 return yards and four touchdowns on special teams. He later played 14 seasons in the NFL, most notably for the New England Patriots, where he became their all-time leading receiver.

Kelley, California Lutheran's first-ever Hall of Fame inductee, led the Kingsmen to the 1971 NAIA Division II national championship and was named MVP of the title game. He finished his career with a then-school record 17 interceptions and played for the New York Giants from 1973-83.

Morin, a two-time All-American, compiled 1,151 career receiving yards at UMass and was a three-sport athlete (wrestling, lacrosse) at the school. The Browns selected Morin with their first round pick in the 1965 draft and he spent 10 years with playing for Cleveland.

Jeffries was head coach at Howard (1984-88), Wichita State (1979-83) and South Carolina State (1973-78, 1989-2001). In 1979, he was the first African- American to be hired as a head coach at a Division-I school (Wichita State). He finished his career with a 179-132-6 record and was the winningest coach in South Carolina State and MEAC history.

Kessinger spent his entire 28-year head coaching career at Bethany College, where he went 219-57-1 and led his teams to 13 national championship playoff appearances. He was also the NAIA's winningest active coach in total wins before retiring in 2003.

The 2010 Divisional Class, which considers players and coaches from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA), Divisions II, III, and the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), will be enshrined on July 16-17, in South Bend, Indiana.

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Recently I had an email debate with an angry reader who said I did not understand "the science of oddsmaking", as he called it.

He said I was wrong for suggesting oddsmakers care about who wins or loses games.

"Oddsmakers only care about splitting the betting public 50/50 on both sides of the line and keeping the commission (a.k.a. juice)," he wrote.

He might have been right about not understanding "the science of oddsmaking". After all, I'm not an oddsmaker. That said, I stick to my assertion that oddsmakers (a.k.a. sportbooks) often do care about who wins games.

Granted, as a general rule, sportsbooks try to balance their action so that they're not exposed to big losses. However, there are times when this is difficult to pull off, regardless of how much a line has moved. There are also times when that general rule is ignored and a book pursues risk.

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Thus, Vegas sportsbooks try everything in their power to balance the action. They're satisfied simply collecting the juice. But these profits are small, especially compared to the take from other casino games, namely slot machines.

Because the profits at Vegas sportsbooks are so small, you could argue that many casinos operate sportsbooks simply as a novelty to keep the tourists happy.

With a growing aversion to risk, it should come as no surprise that Vegas bookmakers have been panicking this NFL season.

Despite huge pointspreads, a disproportionate percentage of bettors are still laying their money on favorites like the Eagles, Colts, Pats and Vikings rather than the dogs (a common trend for the largely recreational bettors that visit Vegas).

And much to the dismay of the books, those favorites are finding ways to cover the thick chalk. In fact, prior to Week 7, the four teams listed above are a combined 16-2-2 (88 percent) against the spread. (The tables turned dramatically in Week 7, but more on that later.)

The result has been an early-season beating for the books, and a bonanza for bettors.

While Vegas increasingly hates risk, it's no longer a major player in the sports betting world. Most of the betting action now takes place offshore where sportsbooks are not as obsessed about balance. In fact, some books encourage exposure to risk because the rewards can be so much bigger.

Consider MySportsbook.com. On its website, the book has odds pages which actually display the amount of action it's getting on games. In other words, you can see how much action the book is taking on both sides of a pointspread, moneyline or over/under.

One look at these numbers and it's obvious MySportsbook.com does not balance every game. In fact, far from it.

Take last weekend's matchup between St. Louis and Miami. By game time on Sunday, 83 percent of the betting action at MySportsbook.com was on the Rams; only 17 percent was on Miami.

What's interesting is that MySportsbook.com opened the pointspread with Miami at +6 1/2. By game time, the spread had lowered to +5.

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MySportsbook.com exposed itself to even more to risk, and rolled the dice on the underdog Dolphins. Why? I contacted a representative with the book to find out. His answer was simple.

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MySportsbook.com was also heavily exposed on numerous favorites in Week 7, including Philadelphia, Seattle and Denver. All three failed to cover.

The fact that sportsbooks are exposed to risk on certain games is really nothing new. The fact, that Sportsbook.com is willing to show the public where it's exposed is intriguing.

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MySportsbook.com is opening up its cashbox, letting bettors look inside and challenging them to take their best shot at grabbing the cash.

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