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02/03/2009 - Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Duncan scored 32 points and pulled down 15 rebounds, and Manu Ginobili got the game into overtime with two free throws late in regulation, as the Spurs downed the Warriors, 110-105.
Duncan fouled out with 3:17 left in overtime, but he had already done plenty of damage, making 13-of-20 shots from the floor. Ginobili added 32 as well and Tony Parker tallied 23 points with seven assists for the Spurs, who improved their division lead to four games over New Orleans, who lost a game and perhaps Chris Paul as well due to injury on Monday night. San Antonio has won eight of its last nine games.
Stephen Jackson poured in 33 points and had 11 assists, but didn't even draw iron on his final shot at the end of regulation. Monta Ellis added 17 points with eight rebounds and Corey Maggette donated 15 for the Warriors, who have lost three of four.
The Spurs are in the midst of their yearly rodeo road trip that will last until February 21. They will also visit Denver, Boston, New Jersey, Toronto, New York, Detroit and Washington on this lengthy road trip.
The Warriors raced out of the fourth-quarter gates with eight successive points to increase the margin to double digits. A C.J. Watson layup and two free throws made the score 87-75 with 9:43 on the clock, however the Spurs poured in 12 points in a row moments later to tie the game. Parker's acrobatic lay-in tied the game with 3:38 on the clock. Ellis gave the Warriors a two- point edge on a mid-range jumper from the top of the key, and the Warriors stripped Duncan in-between a double team with just under two minutes left.
Ellis bobbed and wove into the lane and scooped in a leaner with 1:33 to go, but the Spurs answered with Parker's lay-in off a textbook backdoor cut. Jackson stuck a jumper with 1:02 to play for the four-point margin, but Ginobili drew contact on the other end and made both foul shots with 49.3 ticks to go.
Ginobili was bailed out by the referees who whistled a foul on the southpaw's drive to the basket and he made both shots for a 95-95 tie.
Duncan converted in the lane to start overtime, and moments later, Parker found Duncan on a second-chance opportunity for a slam and a 99-95 advantage. After another Warriors miss, Duncan used a good head fake to draw a foul and buried 1-of-2 for a 100-95 game.
Andris Biedrins scored from in close, but missed the subsequent free throw, then the Spurs all but iced the contest with back-to-back buckets in transition. Biedrins scored with 1:49 to clock for a 104-99 game, and after a Michael Finley miss, Watson hit a two-point jumper with his toes on the line for a 104-101 game. Ginobili missed on the other end, but Kurt Thomas streaked through the lane for the putback and a 106-101 lead.
After a Watson miss, Parker was fouled and made both for 108-101 game. The Warriors cut the margin to 108-105 on Maggette's slam with about 15 seconds left, however Ginobili rattled in both at the charity stripe for a five-point lead.
San Antonio took a 27-25 lead in the second stanza, but Golden State surged ahead 52-48 after 24 minutes of action. The edge remained at four points, 79-75, after three periods.
Game Notes
The Spurs improved to 15-7 on the road...San Antonio has won 13 of its last 16 meetings with the Warriors...The Spurs have won 31 straight games in which they scored at least 100 points...San Antonio improved to 17-4 in its last 21 games...Watson and Biedrins each scored 11 in defeat.
<< Ducks edge Sabres
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jonas Hiller needed to make just 21 saves to
help the Anaheim Ducks take a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres at Honda Center.
Chris Pronger, Chris Kunitz and Corey Perry each lit the lamp for the Ducks,
who
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Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Northeastern and Boston University will face
each other in the final as each team won its semifinal game of the 57th annual
Beanpot on Monday night.
Chris Donovan had a goal and three assists and Brad Thiess
<< Svatos, Avalanche douse Flames
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marek Svatos had two goals and an assist as the
Colorado Avalanche downed the Calgary Flames, 4-3, at the Pepsi Center.
Milan Hejduk and Ruslan Salei each lit the lamp for the Avalanche, who snapped
a four-game
<< Svaots, Avalanche douse Flames
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marek Svatos had two goals and an assist as the
Colorado Avalanche downed the Calgary Flames, 4-3, at the Pepsi Center.
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Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The DNA of Roger Clemens has been linked to
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former star pitcher with performance-enhancing drugs, according to a published
report.
Marquette puts lengthy win streak on the line >>
Rosemont, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two teams at completely opposite ends the of
Big East spectrum collide at Allstate Arena tonight, as the eighth-ranked
Marquette Golden Eagles tussle with the DePaul Blue Demons.
At 8-0, the Golden Eagles are
Heels host Terps in key ACC clash >>
Chapel Hill, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The third-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels
welcome the Maryland Terrapins to Chapel Hill for an ACC clash this evening.
Maryland carried a two-game losing streak into Saturday's meeting with Miami-
Florida,
No. 12 Purdue goes in search of seventh straight win >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The all-time series between Purdue and Ohio
State is tied at 79-79, and the Big Ten Conference rivals will break the
deadlock this evening in Columbus.
Expect Purdue to enter this game with a wealth of confide
In any football or basketball game (the main sports that use point spreads) there are two teams playing against each other.
Those teams, though, are rarely exactly evenly matched – meaning that typically one team has a better chance than the other to win the game. If bettors were allowed to bet on who was simply going to win the game, smart ones would obviously bet on the better team (likely winning more than 50% of the time in the process).
If winning were that easy the Las Vegas and online sportsbooks would stop taking any bets! This is where the point spread comes in: the basic function of the point spread is to balance the likelihood of each team “winning” by adjusting the final score by the point spread. After this adjustment is made you get the Against The Spread result (ATS result for short).
Let’s look at Super Bowl XXXIX, New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles. Most people believed the defending champ Patriots to be the better team – so if betting were simply based upon which team would win the game, an uneven majority of people would have wagered on New England. But, by using the point spread, the bookmakers adjusted the terms of the bet, evening the proposition so about half the people believed the Pats to be the smart bet, while the other half considered Philly to be the smart bet.
New England Patriots -7 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The better team, called the Favorite, is expected to win the game and must “give” or “lay” points to the weaker team. The favorite is listed with a minus sign and the number of points they are favored by (e.g., New England -7)
In the case of our example, New England must not only win the game, but they must win by more than 7 points for Pats bettors to have a winning ATS result. An Eagles bettor wins his bet either if:
There was also the possibility that the final score could land exactly on the spread number (for example, the Pats winning 28-21 when -7), which is called a “push” or “no action” and a refund is then issued to bettors of both teams.
The same game with the same point spread can be considered from the weaker team’s perspective: The Underdog (Philly in the case of our example) is not expected to win the game and online football betting thus receives or “gets” points given by the stronger team. When a game is stated from the underdog’s perspective the team is listed with a plus sign and the number of points they are underdogs by:
Philadelphia Eagles +7 vs. New England Patriots
Keep in mind that Philadelphia +7 and New England -7 is the same point spread on the same game, simply stated differently. The first is from the underdog’s perspective; the later is from the favorite’s.
Not a must, but for some a mathematical approach is insightful. You can determine the ATS winner by either:
Let’s look at the actual result of Super Bowl XXXIX: New England 24 Philadelphia 21
The favorite, New England, won the game but not by more than the point spread they were favored by (7), so the ATS result was a LOSS for Pats bettors.
Looking at it from the underdog’s perspective, Philly did not win the game, but they lost by less than the point spread (7), so the ATS result was a WIN for Eagle bettors.
Mathematically considered, 24 for the favorite Pats minus 7 equals 17, which is less than the 20 the Eagles scored, so the underdog Eagles win the ATS result (or you could figure 20 plus 7 equals 27 for the Eagles, which is more than 24 for the Pats).
Emily’s boyfriend understood the point spread and wagered $100 on the Eagles at +7. The Eagles may not have gotten a Super Bowl ring, but since they won the ATS result Emily’s boyfriend cashed his bet – giving him money to take her out to a nice dinner.
And now hopefully you understand how to read point spreads, putting you one step closer to joining the fun of sports betting.
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In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
With Friday -105 juice on Basketball betting, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on all of the “March Madness” action. Don’t forget to monitor who the public is backing at MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”. By doing so, you have the best chance of predicting a possible line change, thus getting the best value for your wager.
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