With another Super Bowl in the books, college basketball betting volume will start to increase, as it does every year in early February. Not only is there no more football action, but now is when things begin to get real interesting in the college b-ball scene.
Here are a few games from Saturday’s schedule that bettors are paying close attention to.
One of the greatest Super Bowls of all-time is behind us, so it’s time to move on to matters basketball – but we’d be remiss if we didn’t throw in an extra factoid for Sunday’s Pro Bowl: When in Hawaii, NFL players and guests stay at the fabulous JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa on the Leeward Coast of Oahu.
The NBA is approaching the All-Star break and this is a big stretch for some teams before taking some time off. Matt Fargo will be looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he takes a look at four games that you will want to pay attention to coming up over the weekend.
The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers play one of the biggest games in the NBA regular season on Thursday night and you can bet on it at Sportsbook.com.
The Lakers delivered the first blow on Christmas with a 92-83 win at home as two-point favorites, breaking an incredible 0-9 ATS streak L.A. had going against the C’s.
Thanks Super Bowl – now February gets to piss us off even more than usual.
The month that lingers on like a BBQ stain on a white T has just become even more onerous because all we have is a great game (the greatest game?) to look back upon – and little to look forward to.
Wednesday night in college basketball involves elite teams in elite conferences, with plenty of great betting opportunities.
#7 Wake Forest at Miami-Florida
Wake Forest is favored by 2.5 points and the game is on ESPN2 at 7:30 pm ET.
BetUS NCAA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: TENNESSEE -4, Total 156
Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* TENN has covered three of its last nine games
* TENN has played seven of its last ten games OVER the total
Two nights after Kobe Bryant took center stage by dropping a Madison Square Garden-record 61 points on the defenseless New York Knicks, (21-26 SU, 27-20 ATS, 20-27 O/U), the Cleveland Cavaliers (38-9 SU, 32-15 ATS, 21-26 O/U) and more importantly, superstar forward LeBron James, will get his chance to shine on the league’s biggest stage.
UCLA is currently ranked #12 in the nation and have begun to solidify themselves as the top team on the west coast. They looked fantastic against a good Stanford team last week. Their straight-up record if 17 and 4. Against the BetUS spread, the Bruins are only 10 and 10 which makes them an iffy wagering proposition for online betting fans.
Duke Blue Devils (19-2 SU, 11-8-1 ATS) at Clemson Tigers (18-2 SU, 7-7-1 ATS)
BetUS NCAAB Odds: DUKE -4, Total 146
Here are some of the NCAAB betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* DUKE has won 11 of its last 12 games SU
* DUKE has played its last ten games UNDER the total
BetUS NBA Basketball Betting Odds: HOUSTON -5.5, Total 195
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* HOU has won eight of its last 12 games SU
* HOU has played four of its last five games UNDER the total
Miami Heat (26-21 SU, 23-23-1 ATS) at Detroit Pistons (25-21 SU, 19-27 ATS)
BetUS NBA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: DETROIT -4, Total 178.5
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* MIA has won and covered four of its last six games
Ok, the 2009 Pro Bowl starting lineup is etched in stone for Sunday’s star-studded AFC vs. NFC event at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. So now what, you may ask? We’ll, considering it’s the final online NFL sports betting event of the year, it has a line and offers the opportunity to win money!
I think it’s a pretty safe bet that Ben Roethlisberger and Santonio Holmes will never have to pay for another drink in Pennsylvania for the rest of his life.
Thursday’s matchup between Los Angeles and Boston has been on the betting radar since Christmas, when the C’s went into Staples Center and got handed a 92-83 loss as 2-point underdogs. But it’s much more than that; it’s a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals, which the Celtics took in six games.
The NBA sports betting season is in full swing at BetUS Sportsbook, and the following teams have been hot for NBA bettors over the last week of action:
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