Reid confirms Bowles as secondary coach; Castillo remains DC
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01/31/2012 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said Tuesday that Juan Castillo will remain the team's defensive coordinator and also confirmed that Todd Bowles will join the staff as secondary coach.
Bowles finished the 2011 season as the interim head coach for Miami after Tony Sparano was fired with three games remaining. He was considered for the full- time position with the Dolphins, who instead went with Green Bay offensive coordinator Joe Philbin.
Castillo, meanwhile, had come under fire last season, his first as defensive coordinator. He moved over from the offensive side of the ball and the Eagles struggled defensively.
There had been speculation that Reid might make a change, especially when former Eagles assistant Steve Spagnuolo became available after being fired as Rams head coach.
"Steve and I are good friends," Reid stated Tuesday. "When Steve was released from the Rams, I did offer him a spot here to coach if he needed one.
"My feeling was if you could have two great coaches on defense, it was better than one. That's as far as it went. I didn't offer him any titles. He wanted to look at other places."
Spagnuolo did and is set to become the defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints. He left Philadelphia after eight seasons to become the defensive coordinator for the division-rival Giants in 2007, and spent two years with New York before taking the Rams' top job in 2009.
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American Idol Betting Season 6 Strategies
It's that time of year folks. Betting on American Idol Season 9. And we have plenty of American Idol Season 6 strategies appearing below. With the Top 24 finalists revealed, online gambling sites will be offering betting odds on each of them, including MySportsbook.com.
No other “event” has been growing as fast as wagering on American Idol. It has turned into a huge betting event with reasonably high limits and all sorts of profit-making potential for sharp bettors. Last year, MySportsbook.com experienced unprecedented traffic as a result of the American Idol betting craze.
Every week there will be odds to win American Idol, various elimination props and contestant versus contestant match-ups at the MySportsbook.com website.
Whether a fan of America’s top-rated show or watching only because of a wife or girlfriend, here are some of basic strategies to use when betting American Idol.
Odds to Win
There are a few things to consider when looking for the right win bet. First off, remember that this bet is for the long haul. Many people make the mistake of picking the performer who sang the best the previous week. This strategy leads to an underlay situation – betting a price, which is less than what it should be.
All Idol contestants struggle at some point in the competition, so you should always look for value. In last year’s competition alone, two performers who had some of the best performances early in the series were subsequently bet down to low prices - Lisa Tucker and Ace Young. After just a few weeks, Tucker had already been eliminated, while Young quickly became a huge long shot to win America’s largest talent search.
A better strategy is to look for performers who don’t necessarily get the praise from the judges, but show flashes of the talent necessary to go the distance.
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Elimination Props
Every week MySportsbook.com anticipates offering a prop on who’ll be eliminated from the show each Wednesday night. A suggestion to handicap this is to gauge an overall feel for who’s the least popular contestant left in the competition. Generally the least popular performers have recently appeared in the bottom three and will have been the target of repeated criticism from the judges.
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Contestant vs. Contestant Match-ups
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