Birmingham City interested in Barton
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07/05/2009 -
Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reports continue to suggest Birmingham
City boss Alex McLeish is willing to take a risk on Newcastle United midfielder
Joey Barton.
The 26-year-old former Manchester City star has been linked with a season-long
loan switch to St Andrew's.
Birmingham have a recent history of signing controversial characters and trying
to reform them, including Jermaine Pennant and Lee Bowyer.
Barton has been convicted twice on charges of violence and was sentenced to six
months imprisonment 14 months ago for common assault and affray during an
incident outside a McDonald's restaurant in Liverpool.
Barton served 77 days of his prison term, but in July 2008 was given a four-
month suspended sentence after admitting assaulting then Manchester City team-
mate Ousmane Dabo during a training ground dispute.
Barton reportedly earns $104,000 a week at St James' Park and Newcastle are
desperate to get him off their wage bill as it prepares for life in the
Championship.
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
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Getting into the nuts and bolts of college football means looking at the many stats in order to beat the number. As opposed to pro football, college football is less dependent on situations and angles and more on certain statistics. Rushing offense and defense, pass efficiency offense and defense and turnover margins are huge. These are vital in the NFL, but even more so when it comes to college football.
Being able to run the ball in college football has always been a key factor in the overall success of a team. The same adage also goes for teams who have the ability to stop the run. Putting these two factors together can produce some positive results in a team’s record both straight up and against the spread. These numbers show huge differences in teams and the spread may not take those into effect, which is where the value comes into play.
Passing yardage numbers both for and against can be a misinterpreted statistic. However, pass efficiency has always been one of the best ways to look at a teams’ passing game ability both offensively and defensively. But is it really a true indication of how they perform? I wouldn’t say so since they are raw passing numbers with nothing else taken into consideration.
I use pass efficiency ratings when doing my handicapping but I adjust my numbers based on a number of factors including power ratings, strength of schedules, personnel and injuries. This gives a much better picture of a team’s ability to pass effectively and also being able to defend the pass. Tweaking pass efficiency stats instead of raw passing yards is the key.
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