Just 2 ½ weeks ago, coach Ed DeChellis and his Penn State team watched the NCAA Tournament Selection Show with disappointment as they were one of the teams left out in the cold.
Apparently though, the Nittany Lions took this snubbing and used it as motivation to make a postseason run of a different kind, in the NIT Tournament.
The guys of NASCAR make their annual stop in Sin City this Sunday and Sportsbook.com has the odds and a great contest.
Enter the Sportsbook.com ‘Dash for the Cash’ and we’ll add $1,000.00 to your account if you can correctly pick the Top 3 finishers in this weekend’s Shelby 427. There’s also a $5,000.00 Grand Prize.
Leading the field for Sunday will be Matt Kenseth, who is in search of his third straight win to start the 2009 season, and his third career trip to Victory Lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR heads west for the next two weeks starting with a Sunday evening affair at Auto Club Speedway.
Note we have a contest for this race: Enter the Sportsbook.com ‘Dash for the Cash’ and we’ll add $1,000.00 to your account if you can correctly pick the Top 3 finishers in this weekend’s Auto Club 500.
Oddsmakers expect Kyle Busch to get back on track after last year’s late-season collapse, listing the younger of the two Busch brothers at +450 odds to win Saturday’s Bud Shootout.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., the winner last year, follows at +600 odds while his teammates Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are +700.
Purdue vs Ohio State odds: Boilermakers are jinxed by OSU
Marquette vs DePaul odds: Golden Eagles are red hot
Sportsbooks and fans who bet sports online are shifting their attention from football to basketball, as we’re approaching the stretch run toward March Madness.
