Wattiors Basketball Betting News

<< Grube and Lee lead in Mexico
Nayarit, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American Rob Grube posted a four-under 68 on Saturday and was joined atop the leaderboard by Lucas Lee after the third round of the Riviera Nayarit Classic. Grube, a second-round co-leader, and Lee,

<< Blazers' Roy returns just eight days after surgery
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy made his unlikely 2010 postseason debut on Saturday in Game 4 of Portland's Western Conference quarterfinal series with the Suns. Roy underwent successful surgery on

<< Nelson, Magic edge Bobcats to take 3-0 series lead
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jameer Nelson scored a game-high 32 points and the Orlando Magic made enough free throws down the stretch to escape Time Warner Cable Arena with a 90-86 victory and a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Cha

<< Bohn takes 36-hole lead in New Orleans
Avondale, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Bohn shot a five-under 67 and moved into the lead Saturday after the second round of the weather-delayed Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Bohn played all 18 holes of his second round Saturday after play wa

Angel lifts New York over Philadelphia >>
Harrison, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juan Pablo Angel converted a penalty kick in the second half, and Red Bull New York edged the Philadelphia Union 2-1 at Red Bull Arena on Saturday to remain unbeaten. Angel converted the penalty in the 67th

Lille edges Le Mans to move into third place >>
Le Mans, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Yohan Cabaye converted a penalty kick late in the second half, and Lille defeated Le Mans 2-1 on Saturday at Stade Leon- Bollee to move into third place and a Champions League qualification spot from Ligue 1

USA splits singles matches with Russia at Fed Cup >>
Birmingham, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American Melanie Oudin cruised past Russian Alla Kudryavtseva on Saturday before Elena Dementieva evened the best-of-five Fed Cup semifinal with a win over Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Oudin was down 3-1 in t

Barca beats Xerez; Real survives Zaragoza scare >>
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barcelona remained one point clear of Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table after the defending champions handed Xerez a 3-1 defeat on Saturday, while Real Madrid needed a goal from Kaka in the 82n

Big Ten Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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