Seattle Seahawks 2007 Draft Preview
Football Betting Lines
04/04/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seahawks surrendered their first-round draft pick to New England when they obtained Deion Branch via trade last September, and expecting the team to add a potential starter at the No. 55 spot is probably a bit of a stretch. Still, the team could use some offensive line depth after struggling with injuries in that area for much of last season, and could probably get a decent guard in the second round. Elsewhere on offense, a tight end to spell recently-acquired veteran Marcus Pollard is needed. The defense's Achilles heel has long been the secondary, and another cornerback would complement offseason safety pickups Brian Russell (ex-Browns) and Deon Grant (ex-Jaguars) quite well.
2006 Record: 9-7
First Pick: No. 55
Number of Selections: 7 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7)
RECENT FIRST ROUND HISTORY: 2006 - Kelly Jennings (CB, Miami-Florida); 2005 - Chris Spencer (C, Ole Miss); 2004 - Marcus Tubbs (DT, Texas); 2003 - Marcus Trufant (CB, Washington State); 2002 - Jerramy Stevens (TE, Washington); 2001 - Koren Robinson (WR, North Carolina State), Steve Hutchinson (OG, Michigan); 2000 - Shaun Alexander (RB, Alabama), Chris McIntosh (OT, Wisconsin); 1999 - Lamar King (DE, Saginaw Valley); 1998 - Anthony Simmons (LB, Clemson); 1997 - Shawn Springs (CB, Ohio State), Walter Jones (OT, Florida State); 1996 - Pete Kendall (OG, Boston College); 1995 - Joey Galloway (WR, Ohio State); 1994 - Sam Adams (DT, Texas A&M); 1993 - Rick Mirer (QB, Notre Dame); 1992 - Ray Roberts (OT, Virginia); 1991 - Dan McGwire (QB, San Diego State); 1990 - Cortez Kennedy (DT, Miami).
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Thrashers will try to move closer to winning
their first-ever division title when they welcome the lowly Washington
Capitals to Philips Arena tonight.
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Ducks welcome rival Sharks to Honda Center >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks will try for their fourth consecutive
victory tonight, when they welcome the rival San Jose Sharks to the Honda
Center.
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Dallas Cowboys 2007 Draft Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The performance of the Dallas secondary was beyond poor
during the second half of last season, and the emphasis in drafting corners
and/or safeties this year will likely be focused on their ability to cover
more than hit. Ano
Chicago Bears 2007 Draft Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Bears front seven was pushed around a fair amount in
the latter stages of the 2007 season, so Chicago GM Jerry Angelo and head
coach Lovie Smith are likely to focus on that area on the first day of the
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Arizona Cardinals 2007 Draft Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona has long featured one of the weakest lines in the
league, and with disappointing-yet-serviceable tackle Leonard Davis now a
Cowboy, the Cardinals could be setting their sights on a player like Penn
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Big 12 Conference betting odds
Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.
Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.