Rockets vs. Hornets (-3½, 182) – 8:05 pm ET
Playoff Battle
The Western Conference is once again the dominant conference in the NBA this season with seven of the current eight playoff teams with a win percentage of 61% or better, compared to the weaker Eastern Conference that has just three teams with a win percentage above 58%.
Here is the first and second round schedule of the 2009 NIT Men’s Basketball Championship Tourney. The opening round gets under way this Tuesday March 17th, then second round games begin on Thursday the 19th. In this article we include college basketball sites for 2009 NIT tournament games, matchup dates, and this years NIT Quarter finals, semi-finals, and finals schedule…
Here is the first and second round schedule of the 2009 March Madness Mens Division 1 College Basketball Championship Tourney. The opening round gets under way this Thursday – March 19th, then second round games begin on Saturday the 21st. In this article we include college basketball sites for 2009 tournament games, matchup dates, and this years final four schedule,
So many things have changed with the conference tournaments and many upsets have definitely created some questions for the selection committee. Which teams deserve the No. 1 seed bid or which bubble teams are heading to the NIT, everything has been shaken up with the Conference Championships thus far.
It has been written many times in the past that the majority of bettors do not make money with their NBA picks. Because of this you have many “experts” who make a living touting that if you generally go against the public that you’ll create profitable NBA picks!
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The Dallas Mavericks visit the Golden State Warriors in NBA action Friday (10:30 pm ET, CSN) at the Oracle Arena.
Leave it to Bodog to combine a true casino classic like Blackjack with a true sports classic like March Madness®. Their newly themed Bracket Buster Blackjack game really does deliver the best of both worlds directly to your computer. As strange as it may seem, the two have more in common than you think.
There’s a huge slate of college hoops games on Friday and Sportsbook.com is giving you more for less with our Reduced Juice.
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March Madness odds are here! Woo hoo! I – oh, sorry, wrong blog. Just getting a bit ahead of myself, I suppose. I can’t help it, though – there are few events in online sports betting more exciting than March Madness betting. Maybe when (if?) The WBC odds are around long enough to develop cache, they’ll get people more pumped at the sportsbook.
Anyway, why not make a few picks for the next round of World Baseball Classic betting?
Instead of Pools, this round breaks down into two groups, with the top two teams from each group reaching the semifinal.
Group 1: Korea, Cuba, Japan, Mexico
Picks: Cuba, Japan
Forgive me for not respecting Korea in the WBC odds, but I just think it got a bit lucky in winning Pool A. Jung Bong, who has major-league experience, befuddled Japan in a 1-0 shutout. But Japan crushed them 14-2 in the first meeting, so the discrepancy in results looks like a fluke to me. I think Japan may have the best 1-2 pitching punch in the WBC odds in Dice-K and Yu Darvish, so I think it can join Cuba, who has looked as dominant as any team, in the semifinal.
Group 2: Puerto Rico, Venezuela, USA, the Netherlands (!)
Picks: Venezuela, USA
No Puerto Rico? Can you trust me at the sportsbook? I dunno, but I just have a feeling. Puerto Rico breezed through its pool, admittedly, and pounded the Cinderella Dutch twice. But I still think Venezuela matches up to them pretty evenly in talent, hitting-wise and pitching wise. More importantly, the Venezuelans are playing chips on their shoulders, mainly due to some weird political undertones that had Venezuelan fans booing Magglio Ordonez in round one. Puerto Rico hasn’t really been tested yet and could be overconfident, whereas Venezuela had to grind its way out of Pool C. The U.S. is a lock, since it’s the deepest team and has the home-field advantage for the rest of the WBC odds.
Happy WBC betting, folks!
The brackets for the NCAA Tournament will be announced on Sunday night and the analysis will begin taking shape. Taking a look at the regular season, it was very similar to 2006-2007 as there were a lot of changes at the top of the rankings.
NCAA Basketball conference tournaments are moving into the semifinals Friday and betED.com has full-game and first-half lines available for all the matchups.
Two top-ranked teams meet in a Big East semifinal when the No. 13 Villanova Wildcats take on the No. 5 Louisville Cardinals at Madison Square Garden (7 pm ET, ESPN).
In the 2009 MLB odds, the AL Central looks like a division on the rise. The Cleveland Indians, while they sputtered to a .500 record last year, could be one of baseball’s biggest bounce-back stories this season despite their increasingly tough local competition. They have enough young talent to challenge for the division crown, but only time will tell whether or not it all comes together at once.
Thursday was the first day for conference tournament action from the biggest conferences in the NCAA. There were some interesting results from those games, but they were not as surprising as you might think. Let’s take a look at how we can use these outcomes to help predict what will happen in the NCAA tournament, when it matters the most.
It’s Go Time – Selection Sunday draws nigh and while some teams are already booked in for a spot in the tournament, others have to make their case over the next few days.
It’s Championship week and invites to the big dance are waiting to be grabbed.
It’s time to foil up.
Yes, so the 1977 Paul Newman film Slap Shot remains the enduring image of hockey to many American sports fans. As far as they’re concerned, it’s either all about the fighting, or it’s a joke because of the fighting.
The ACC tournament tipped off today and there are some intriguing games even with the lower seeds.
Click here for a list of all Thursday basketball odds and don’t forget that Sportsbook.com is offering Reduced Juice on all first and second half NCAA sides during Championship Week.
