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Game 6: Hawks vs. Heat Trends + Odds

NBA: THE STAGE IS SET FOR SCINTILLATING GAME 6 (8:00 PM ET, ESPN)

Facing a win-or-else scenario, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat already would figure to have plenty of motivation. Just in case, the Atlanta Hawks provided oodles more. Between Mario West’s wild celebration as the first half of Game 5 expired, Josh Smith’s showboating dunk attempt in the final minutes and Hawks radio announcer Steve Holman mocking the NBA’s scoring champion throughout, Wade and Miami are down 3-2 in the series but clearly leading in bulletin-board material.

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2009 World Series Predictions

World Series 2009 Underdog Predictions

Baseball season is now three weeks old and several longshot underdogs have put themselves in the talk for world series champions. Sports Handicapper Craig Trapp today is going to give you his three longshots that can win the 2009 World Series. Last year we had both of the World Series teams come from no where and end up in the promise land.

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Game 3 Preview: Lakers vs. Jazz (Apr. 23)

#1 LA Lakers vs. #8 Utah Jazz 10:30 ET

On Thursday evening Bookmaker Sportsbook presents a fantastic NBA betting match-up between the eighth seeded Utah Jazz (48-36, 40-44-0 ATS) and the one seeded Los Angeles Lakers (67-17, 44-40-0 ATS) in Game 3 of this best of seven series at Energy Solutions Arena. The Lakers lead the series 2-0 after back-to-back dominant victories in the first two games against the Jazz.

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MLB Preview: Indians vs. Yankees (April 16)

Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Thursday, April 16, 2009 1:05 PM ET

The Betting Numbers

The Yankees opened as -200 favorites with an over/under of 9.

Recent Series History

This is the first meeting this year between the Indians and Yankees. Cleveland took four of the seven meetings last season and going back further, it has won seven of the last 11 following New York’s eight-game series winning streak at the end of 2006 and the start of 2007.

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NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Odds

NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Winner Odds Breakdown

With just a few games in the regular season in the NBA it’s about time to start examining the playoff picture. The Eastern Conference has a solid three teams that all can win the Eastern Conference crown. Let’s look at all three of these Eastern Conference favorites and break down their odds to win the NBA Eastern Conference.

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NBA Preview: Nuggets vs. Lakers (April 9th)

Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers Thursday, April 9, 2009 10:30 PM ET

The Betting Numbers

As of this writing, no NBA line has been released but we should expect to see the Lakers favored anywhere from five to eight points and a total well over 210.

2008-09 Season Series

The Lakers won the first two meetings this season, but both of those victories took place in November. The Nuggets gained some revenge with a home win in February as two-point home underdogs.

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NCAAB Final Handicapping Preview: Line Movement

NCAA Championship Preview: Michigan State vs. North Carolina (-7½, 152½) – 9:15 pm ET (CBS)

Line Movement 

The oddsmakers opened North Carolina as a 7-point favorite on Saturday night after the semi-final games were complete and the early money has since pushed the line to -7½.  The Over/Under line opened at 153 total points and was quickly bet down to 152, before settling at 152½ when the majority of sportsbooks posted a line on Sunday.

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2009 Final 4 Free Picks & Betting Trends

NCAAB Final Four Betting Trends and Angles

The College Basketball Picks season has whittled itself down to the Final Four teams when Uconn takes on Michigan State and Villanova looks to upset North Carolina.  Both of the #1 seeds come into this weekend of Final NCAAB Picks listed as the favorite.  Historically the #1 seeds have been a profitable endeavor as they are 7-3 ATS the last 10 NCAAB Picks.

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April 2nd NBA Power Rankings

Lawrence’s Season Finale – NBA Power Rankings

Some playoff teams are still jockeying for position (a.k.a. how can we avoid the Cavaliers or Lakers in the first round?), but for the most part during the final week or so the members of the Association will partake in a macro version of garbagetime. 

Baseball fans in Kansas City and Pittsburgh know what we’re talking about here.

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2009 NCAAB Tournament Stats: Final 4 Edition

March Madness Betting – The Final Four Power Poll

The Final 4 is set with only three games to play to decide the National Champion of the 2008-09 college basketball betting season at BetUS Sportsbook. Without further ado, take a look at how these teams stack up against one another in this sports betting season’s final power poll…

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NCAAB Picks Analysis: Elite 8 Handicapping

NCAAB Picks Elite 8 Trends, Angles, and Predictions

“March Madness” is in full swing as the NCAAB Picks Elite 8 kicks off today with the East and West Regional finals. Although last night produced some minor surprises the fact of the matter is that all #1 seeds are still alive to make it to the final four! So now we’re down to the final 8 contestants of the tournament.

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South Region Betting + Final Four Odds

South Region: Sweet 16 Breakdown and Future Odds

The South Region in the NCAA Tournament has been very form full thus far with all four of the top seeds thru to the sweet 16. This region also finds the overall tournament favorite in North Carolina Tar Heels. Hope all of you has checked out Craig’s breakdown of the East bracket. Today Craig will give you his breakdown of the bracket and his underdog value play.

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Doc Sports: Sweet 16 Handicapping Tips

Sweet Sixteen Predictions

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Connecticut (-7) vs. Purdue – Strong defense tends to thrive in the tournament, and both of these teams have top-rate defenses – in the Top 5 by defensive efficiency. The difference here is going to be the pace of play. UConn plays a far more up-tempo style that capitalizes on their size advantage over virtually everyone they play.

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NCAAB Picks Advice: Sweet 16 Handicapping

NCAAB Tournament Picks Sweet 16 Profit Making Tendencies

March Madness of College Basketball Picks is in full swing with the third round beginning this week (affectionately called the Sweet 16). The lack of major surprises in the second round of the NCAAB Picks tournament has now produced, for only the first time, only two teams lower than a 4 seed advancing to the Sweet 16.

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East Region Betting + Final Four Odds

East Region Breakdown: Final Four Future Odds

After the first weekend of NCAA Tournament Games we all were left wishing for the big upset and the east bracket was one of two brackets where all four of the top seeds have survived. No upsets teams does not mean average storylines. The sweet 16 games feature Pittsburgh verse there one time point guard Sean Miller now coaching Xavier.

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March Madness Round 2 Winning Picks

NCAAB Tournament Picks Second Round Trends and Recommendations

The “Big Dance” is now down to 32 teams and it’s time to move to the second round of NCAAB Picks. Although the first round didn’t produce as many NCAAB Picks surprises as usual it did give some of the big boys a scare and produce a huge upset with Cleveland State crushing Wake Forest.  So, as we move into the second round to get down to the Sweet 16 next weekend let’s take a look at second round NCAAB Picks profitable betting trends.

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