Chargers make Cromartie deal official; bring back Wilson, Boone

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03/05/2010 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Chargers made it official on Friday and announced the trade of cornerback Antonio Cromartie to the New York Jets.

San Diego will receive an undisclosed 2011 draft pick in return.

In addition, the Chargers also announced that tight end Kris Wilson and defensive end Alfonso Boone have agreed to two-year contracts.

The 25-year-old Cromartie was San Diego's first-round draft choice in 2006. He hasn't missed a game in his NFL career and has 15 interceptions, including an astounding 10 during his second season.

Cromartie, whose base salary was $935,000 last year, has started in all but one game over the last two seasons. He had three interceptions in 2009.

Wilson, a six-year veteran who spent his first four seasons with Kansas City, caught only four passes for 28 yards in 2009, but one was a two-yard scoring pass in San Diego's 21-20 win over the New York Giants.

Boone started four of the 13 games he played in 2009, his first season in San Diego, and notched three sacks. He has 15 1/2 career sacks in nine NFL seasons with Chicago (2001-06), Kansas City (2007-08) and San Diego.

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It is called the "pointspread."

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In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.

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Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook

Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds.  The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.

Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.

Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).

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Adam Dunn 15-1

Albert Pujols 5-1

Alex Rodriguez 12-1

Alfonso Soriano 15-1

Andruw Jones 25-1

Barry Bonds 50-1

Carlos Delgado 40-1

David Ortiz 8-1

Jermaine Dye 40-1

Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1

Lance Berkman 40-1

Manny Ramirez 20-1

Richie Sexson 40-1

Ryan Howard 6-1

Travis Hafner 20-1

Vladimir Guerrero 40-1

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