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Spurs conclude Rodeo Trip at DetroitBasketball Betting Lines02/21/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Antonio Spurs will close out their Rodeo Road Trip this evening with a bout against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. San Antonio is 4-3 so far on the eight-city excursion and suffered an embarrassing 106-94 loss to the lowly Philadelphia 76ers on Friday at the Wachovia Center. Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 24 points and George Hill added 18 in the loss. "The Sixers did a great job of bringing their athleticism and pressure in the second half and we folded. That was the ball game," Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said. Tim Duncan had 10 points and nine rebounds for San Antonio, which was outscored by a 33-18 clip in the fourth quarter. Duncan also handed out the 3,000th assist of his career and joined Hakeem Olajuwon and Kareem Abdul- Jabbar as the only players in NBA history who have amassed totals of 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 2,000 blocks and 3,000 assists. San Antonio is 12-12 away from the Alamo City this season and sits 2 1/2 games behind Dallas for the Southwest lead. It is currently seventh in the West and may not have guard Tony Parker in the lineup Sunday. Parker is questionable because of a strained right hip flexor. Detroit has lost two straight and three of four games, including Friday's 91-85 setback versus the Milwaukee Bucks. Richard Hamilton had 29 points and Tayshaun Prince finished with 12 points, eight boards and seven assists for the Pistons, whose bench was outscored 53-16. Prince is averaging 15.4 points in his last five games. "Statistically you'd say we won the game," said Detroit head coach John Kuester. "But they were the ones who made the plays tonight and they were the ones who won the game." Rodney Stuckey tallied 13 points and five assists in defeat. The Pistons are 13-16 at home and eight games off the pace for a postseason spot in the Eastern Conference. San Antonio defeated Detroit by a 112-92 count back on January 6 at the AT&T Center thanks to Parker's 23 points and six assists. These two teams have split the past 12 matchups.
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Betting FootballNFL Football Betting OnlineIs there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL? I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants. Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said. There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans. Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal. For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though. A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup. The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games. Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff. So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action. Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns. “I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said. Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season. “Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said. It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties. Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples. The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left. “The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits. “These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.” Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough. The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday. “Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.” Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach? “It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.” Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee. "I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are." To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Mastercard needs. |
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