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02/11/2012 - Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A balanced San Antonio offensive attack, led by Gary Neal's 18 points off the bench, powered the Spurs past New Jersey, 103-89, at Prudential Center.
Tim Duncan filled the stat sheet with 13 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Tony Parker added 12 points, DeJuan Blair dropped 11, and Tiago Splitter and Danny Green each contributed 10 for the Spurs, who have won seven straight games.
All-Star reserve Deron Williams paced all scorers with 27 points for the Nets. Kris Humphries and Jordan Farmar chipped in 15 and 12, respectively, for New Jersey, who dropped their sixth consecutive contest. The Nets have also lost 17 of the last 18 times they've faced the Spurs.
The Nets kept it close in the first quarter, fighting off an early eight-point Spurs advantage with a 12-2 run to take a 17-15 lead with 2:22 to play in the frame. The Spurs responded with a 9-5 spurt to end the quarter, however, and New Jersey would not lead again.
San Antonio shot 61.5 percent (24-of-39) from the field in the first half, while holding the Nets to just 36.2 percent (17-of-47) en route to a 55-40 halftime edge. The Spurs missed just five of their 19 shots in the second quarter.
A Williams three-pointer made a game of it midway through the third quarter, cutting New Jersey's deficit to just six, 62-56. The Spurs answered once more, though, finishing the quarter with 15 to the Nets' three to put the game out of reach, 77-59.
Game Notes
New Jersey tied its longest losing streak this season...The Spurs lead the all-time series 60-19...This was the final regular season game San Antonio will play in New Jersey. The Nets move to Brooklyn next season.
<< Umberger paces Blue Jackets over Wild
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - R.J. Umberger scored a pair of goals, leading
the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy
Center.
James Wisniewski -- playing in his first game after missing the previous
<< Sixers stop shorthanded Cavs
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jrue Holiday led a balanced Philadelphia
attack with 20 points as the 76ers rolled to a 99-84 victory over the
Cleveland Cavaliers.
Lou Williams added 19 points, Thaddeus Young had 16, Elton
<< Price, Canadiens blank Maple Leafs
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carey Price made 32 saves to record his fourth
shutout of the season and 16th of his career as the Montreal Canadiens blanked
the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-0, at Air Canada Centre.
Mathieu Darche had a goal and a
<< Stamkos leads Bolts past Sabres
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steven Stamkos lit the lamp and added an assist
while Mathieu Garon stopped 26 shots as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the
Buffalo Sabres, 2-1.
Steve Downie also scored for Tampa Bay, which had lost t
Lin pushes Knicks past T'Wolves >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The legend of "Linsanity" grew a bit larger
on Saturday as Jeremy Lin scored 20 points, including a game-winning free
throw with the game tied to lead the Knicks over the Timberwolves 100-98 at
Target
West helps Mavs outlast Blazers in 2-OT >>
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Delonte West scored six of his 10 points in the
second overtime period as the Dallas Mavericks took a 97-94 victory over the
Portland Trail Blazers at American Airlines Center.
Dirk Nowitzki scored a team-h
Richardson's hot shooting leads Orlando over Milwaukee >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Richardson made 9-of-11 from long
range, including four in the last five minutes of the game, to lead the
Orlando Magic with 31 points as they defeated Milwaukee, 99-94, at the Bradley
Center.
Kentucky holds on against Vanderbilt >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Doron Lamb scored 16 and his three-pointer
with under four minutes left gave Kentucky the lead for good, as the top-
ranked Wildcats beat Vanderbilt, 69-63, for their 17th straight win.
Anthony Davis
The AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East.
Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around.
The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
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Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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