{"id":8303,"date":"2009-02-13T08:36:01","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T13:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=8303"},"modified":"2009-02-13T08:36:01","modified_gmt":"2009-02-13T13:36:01","slug":"2009-all-star-game-lines-120209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/2009-all-star-game-lines-120209\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 NBA All Star Game Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NBA All-Star Props<\/h2>\n<p>The Super Bowl is over, NCAA basketball is really heating up and we\u2019ve reached the mid-point of the NBA season\u2026which means it\u2019s All-Star weekend for on the pro circuit.<\/p>\n<p>While the East and the West go at it on Sunday in the official NBA All-Star game, there is action and festivities all weekend.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In case you\u2019re keeping track, the East has the edge straight up in terms of All-Star game records going 35-22<\/p>\n<p>Other attractions during All-Star weekend, which takes place in Phoenix, Arizona this year, include the skills showcase.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest draws remains the Slam Dunk Competition.<\/p>\n<p>Who can forget Vince Carter\u2019s reverse, windmill slam back in 2000 in Oakland or Steve Nash\u2019s soccer header to Amare Stoudemire in 2005?<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s contest will see Orlando\u2019s Dwight Howard defending his 2008 title. Last year, one of Howard\u2019s notable dunks saw the center don a Superman shirt and cape and leap from the free throw line; he is listed as the odds-on to win again as <a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.earnreal.com\/clickthrough.asp?br=27003&amp;aff=517572&amp;cmp=119036&amp;pct=651\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>SPORTSBETTING.com<\/strong><\/a> has Howard at -150.<\/p>\n<p>The betting options are rounded out by diminutive New York Knicks PG Nate Robinson (+350), who took the Slam Dunk Competition back in 2006; Denver\u2019s JR Smith (+350), who is replacing injured Memphis Grizzlie Rudy Gay, and Portland Trail Blazer Rudy Fernandez (+500).<\/p>\n<p>Another big draw is the Three-Point Shootout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.earnreal.com\/clickthrough.asp?br=27003&amp;aff=517572&amp;cmp=119036&amp;pct=651\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>SPORTSBETTING.com<\/strong><\/a> also offers up odds for this one. Among the players taking part in the contest;<\/p>\n<p>-Miami Heat two-guard Daequan Cook (+550) who is shooting 40.5% from three point range,<\/p>\n<p>-Indy Pacers small forward Danny Granger (+350) who is \u201cbatting\u201d .398 from beyond the arc,<\/p>\n<p>-odds-on fave and Toronto Raptors SG Jason Kapono (+200) who is making 42.2% of his rainmakers,<\/p>\n<p>-Atlanta Hawks point guard Mike Bibby (+350) who is making 41.3% of his three-point shots,<\/p>\n<p>-Orlando Magic PF Rashard Lewis (+350) who three-point shooting percentage is 41.5% and<\/p>\n<p>-San Antonio\u2019s Roger Mason (+550) who has the best three-point shooting percentage of the lot making 44.9% of his three-pointers this season.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the actual All-Star game, <a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.earnreal.com\/clickthrough.asp?br=27003&amp;aff=517572&amp;cmp=119036&amp;pct=651\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>SPORTSBETTING.com<\/strong><\/a> has propositions as well including one for which player will score the most points in Sunday\u2019s game.<a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.earnreal.com\/clickthrough.asp?br=27003&amp;aff=517572&amp;cmp=119036&amp;pct=651\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/pct.earnreal.com?aff=517572&amp;br=27003&amp;cmp=119036&amp;pct=651&amp;type=gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Howard is once again amongst the options and along with the Lakers\u2019 Kobe Bryant and the Cavs\u2019 LeBron James are the odds-on favorites, each at +400.<\/p>\n<p>Howard is averaging 20.5 points per game, Bryant 27.7 points and James is averaging the most ppg in the entire association with 28.5 ppg.<\/p>\n<p>If you navigate over to the NBA regular season MVP futures bet, you\u2019ll see that both Kobe and LeBron are prohibitive faves at +100 and -300 respectively; the two are also heavy favorites for the All-Star game MVP award as well.<\/p>\n<p>Kobe is listed at +400 to be the most valuable player of the All-Star game while LeBron James is the odds-on at +300.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the All-Star break in the NBA and it\u2019s a chance for players to forget about the regular season for a few days and have some fun.<\/p>\n<p>Fans and bettors will have fun seeing the normally high-scoring All-Star game and the skills competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the All-Star weekend.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.earnreal.com\/clickthrough.asp?br=27003&amp;aff=517572&amp;cmp=119036&amp;pct=651\" rel=\"nofollow\">This weekend also features the 51st running of the Daytona 500. Check out SPORTSBETTING.com for the \u201cPredict The Winner\u201d contest and win free money on this year\u2019s big race.<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Super Bowl is over, NCAA basketball is really heating up and we\u2019ve reached the mid-point of the NBA season\u2026which means it\u2019s All-Star weekend for on the pro circuit&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[10341,10340,10348,10346,10345,10347,10343,10342,10344,10168,8154,10173,9207,5773,9243,7500],"class_list":["post-8303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nba","tag-2009-nba-all-star-game-lines","tag-2009-nba-all-star-game-odds","tag-2009-nba-allstar-game","tag-all-star-game-props","tag-nba-all-star-game-betting-preview","tag-nba-all-star-game-prop","tag-nba-all-star-lines","tag-nba-all-star-odds","tag-nba-all-star-spreads","tag-nba-basketball-future-odds","tag-nba-basketball-odds","tag-nba-gambling-odds","tag-proposition-gambling-odds","tag-props-betting","tag-sportsbetting-props","tag-sportsbettingcom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8303"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8326,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8303\/revisions\/8326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}