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The Los Angeles Lakers are flowing with confidence on a four-game winning streak but they may be a bad bet tonight.
Sportsbook.com has Los Angeles as 11-point favorites with a Total of 196, but they haven’t fared well as big chalk this year. Tip-off is set for 10:30pm ET.
L.A. thrashed San Antonio 99-85 as 7 ½-point favorites on Sunday. The contest was so lopsided, Kobe Bryant only got off the bench in the fourth quarter for timeouts.
The Kentucky Wildcats are the only undefeated team in the SEC as they get ready to play at Mississippi tonight.
Sportsbook.com has Kentucky (16-4, 10-4 ATS) as a nine-point favorite with a Total of 142.5. ESPN will have the coverage starting at 7 pm ET.
After another sluggish start to the regular season, the duo of Jodie Meeks and Patrick Patterson has sparked the Wildcats, and the rest of the team has found a rhythm in being role players and doing their respective jobs.
It’s pretty common knowledge in football that winning the rushing battle usually means winning the football game. That is the case throughout the regular season, the playoffs and ultimately, the Super Bowl. Obviously, picking which team is going to win the rushing battle is not the easiest of tasks since if it was, everyone would be likely winning money on sports’ most wagered-on game.
Sometimes it is the unknown or smaller stats that can make a difference in locating the Super Bowl winner. Matt Fargo takes a look at five categories you might not know about.
The theme of this Super Bowl is already evident: Defense or offense? The Cardinals have the No. 4 offense in the NFL, No. 2 in passing, behind QB Kurt Warner and a talented trio of three-1,000+ yard receivers. The physical Steelers have the No. 1 defense. History says defense wins championships, which is why Pittsburgh is favored. But there’s a reason they play the games, as we saw last season when the double-digit Giants stunned the 18-0 Patriots, 17-14.
The Phoenix Suns (23-18 SU, 13-26-1 ATS, 23-17 O/U) snapped their three-game winning streak on Sunday, beating the Atlanta Hawks 104-99 to cover the spread for BetUS NBA sports betting backers as a 4-point road underdog in the BetUS Sportsbook. The Washington Wizards (9-34 SU, 17-26 ATS, 17-24-2 O/U) have dropped two consecutive games, including their dismal 100-87 loss to the Portland Trailblazers on Saturday while failing to cover the spread as 9.5-point road underdogs in the BetUS Sportsbook.
The Houston Rockets (27-17 SU, 20-24 ATS, 24-20 O/U) bounced back nicely form a loss in their previous outing, beating the Detroit Pistons 108-105 on Sunday to cover the spread for BetUS NBA Sportsbook betting backers as a 3-point road underdog. The New York Knicks (18-25 SU, 24-19 ATS, 17-26 O/U) are coming off a 116-110 road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday where they failed to covert the spread for BetUS NBA sports betting backers as a 7.5-point underdog.
The Atlanta Hawks (26-16 SU, 23-19 ATS, 19-21 O/U) had their three-game winning streak snapped the last time out, losing to the Phoenix Suns 04-99 on Sunday while failing to cover the spread asd4-point home favorites in the BetUS Sportsbook. The Miami Heat (23-19 SU, 19-21-2 ATS, 22-20 O/U) have alternated wins and losses in each of their last five games, but are coming off an encouraging 103-97 win overt the Orlando Magic on Saturday, covering the spread in the BetUS Sportsbook as 7.5-point home underdogs.
BetUS NCAA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: OKLAHOMA -3.5
Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* OU has won its last seven games SU
* OU has covered four of its last five games
* OU has played four of its last six games OVER the total
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-6 SU, 4-8 ATS, 6-5 O/U) have dropped three straight games including their first home defeat since 2006, a disheartening 69-61 home loss to UConn on Saturday in which they failed to cover the spread for BetUS NCAA college basketball sports betting enthusiasts as a 2-point home underdog in the BetUS Sportsbook.
NFL betting surrounding the Super Bowl often focuses on the spread and the total at the expense of the many proposition wagers on the board.
Bettors get so caught up in examining every trend and line move (the Arizona Cardinals are currently 6.5-point underdogs, by the way), they forget some of the biggest value lies on the proposition side of action.
The Super Bowl is considered the premier online sportsbook betting event in the United States. Without a doubt, most online NFL betting fans wait in anticipation for the Super Bowl.
This is where football betting fans try to cash in on the big bucks. One of the best things about the Super Bowl is the fact that the BetUS NFL odds makers release more than just one against the spread line. This allows the astute online betting fan to find the best online odds for the biggest game of the season.
You might have heard about the football game they’re playing on Sunday. Super Bowl XLIII is the highlight of the year in both sports and sports gambling, and it’s the main event on this week’s Top 5 betting list. All times are Eastern; for current lines, visit sports.bodog.com.
Before the season you would have been hard pressed to find anyone who would have picked Arizona to even make it to the Super Bowl. But the Cardinals love being the underdog and are 3-0 as underdogs this postseason against the spread and Money Line. This past week we looked at the Pittsburgh Steelers and broke down both there offense and defense today we will do the same for the Arizona Cardinals.
The break even point when betting – 110 lines with football is 52.38 %. If you can pick winners above the break even point, then you will be a winner at the end of the football season. I am going to try and help you select the right time and correct number to bet on for you to win above the break even point.
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ESPN analysts Jay Bilas and Bob Knight were singing the praises of Washington’s Jon Brockman Saturday on “College Gameday.”
Anyone who had the Huskies Thursday against USC probably isn’t as impressed with Brockman.
An All-Pac-10 candidate, Brockman went 0-for-8 against the Trojans, including a bloopers moment that Washington backers weren’t laughing about.
