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26. Betting NHL Eastern Conference Semis - 4/22/2008
Seeding aside, these were the best four teams in the East at the end of the season, thus this should lead to fabulous, exciting hockey. We correctly nailed all four winners in the first round in this conference and will try to duplicate perfect record here in the East. Both Pittsburgh and Montreal are 9-2 to win the Cup, with Rangers 7-1 and Philadelphia a distant 15-1.
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27. 0-2 NBA Teams are a Fair Wager - 4/23/2008
In Thursday evening action, three different NBA squads will look to squelch persistent rumors of their eminent demise, attempting to come back from 0-2 deficits in the NBA postseason. Both Washington and Toronto will be given an opportunity to succeed in part because noted NBA announcer, former player and Dr. Phil of TNT, Charles Barkley said for the 356, 813 time, “The playoffs series don’t begin until the home team losses.” With information to the contrary, as first round, first game victors win series just over 81 percent of the time, it might be best to give Chuckles a free meal card and watch what happens.
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28. Potent Totals Play in Pittsburgh - 4/22/2008
With a non-descript starting staff, St. Louis has managed to hang around first place in the National League Central Division. The Cardinals starters are 10-4 this season, without arguably three of their top four hurlers. The bullpen has been holding up as well, with a 3.36 ERA, allowing only 59 hits in 67 innings of work.
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29. Is Detroit old news for Bettors? - 4/23/2008
For a team with an overall proud playoff history, Detroit will blow off the first postseason game loss and will ignore critics who will point out teams that lose first game of a series do not advance to next round over 80 percent of the time. The Pistons with its many proud veteran players, will talk about they are one of those one in five teams that will ultimately prevail and move on.
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30. Looking Ahead at NFL Schedule - 4/22/2008
You have to hand to the NFL, two and a half months after the last meaningful football game was played and more than three months before training camps open, they have managed to be the most talked about sport on the day they released their schedule for the 2008 season. This dominated the conversation on talk radio from coast-to-coast and ESPN took up two hours of prime real estate to bring Chris Carter and Ron Jaworski into your living rooms to discuss all the possibilities.
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31. A Pair of 7’s await NHL Bettors - 4/21/2008
In professional sports, there are few things more exciting than a Game Seven, as two teams have fought tooth and nail to split three games and it comes down to one more spirited conflict. For those teams that played better during the regular season, they have earned the right to host the game. Bettors have a challenging decision, can the road underdog pull off the upset, providing more lucrative payoff, or is it smarter to play it safe and hope you can have a laugher like Montreal did last night.
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32. Bettors Decision – Suns or Spurs - 4/21/2008
If the San Antonio Spurs are like a cat, they might not be in the post-season a real long time, since they used up three lives already, to hold off Phoenix in double overtime 117-115 in non-cover victory. For bettors, the ways to interrupt the Spurs win are more varied than the number of flops they took in series opener. Let’s take a look at the numerous positives and negatives (depending what side you had or will have the money on) from game one and what they mean for Tuesday night.
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33. Monday’s NBA Dogs can’t Play that Way - 4/21/2008
Both Washington and Houston lost opening round games and neither was sharp when it needed to be. Washington’s Gilbert Arenas scored 24 points, but at crunch time, showed the rust of only playing 13 games this season, throwing up off-balance shots or making even worse passes, as the Wizards had little magic down the stretch to thwart Cleveland. Houston immediately gave away home court advantage to Utah, as all players not named Shane Battier couldn’t throw in the nearby Gulf of Mexico, shooting 22-72, 30.5 percent for the game.
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34. Philadelphia Big Road Chalk - 4/19/2008
Philadelphia showed plenty of heart and soul in overcoming massive 33-14 halftime deficit at San Jose. Matt D’Orazio, like his teammates, never gave up, overcoming slow start before raucous crowd and gutted out win. Even with the win, the Soul failed to cover, making them 0-6 ATS the last two seasons in April.
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35. Three Potential NHL Closers - 4/19/2008
Much like a salesman having spent a long time trying to put together a sales proposal and looking to close the deal in order to make the sale, three NHL teams will try to closeout opponents in Game six of opening round. All three of these hockey clubs are favorites with 3-2 leads, two will to conquer on the road, while the other hopes they have a date with destiny on home ice.
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36. Arena Football –Week 8 - 4/17/2008
In Week 8 of Arena Football action, several different clubs are looking to make statements and move up in the standings. Georgia trails Orlando and New Orleans by two games in the Southern Division and will try to gain ground hosting the Predators. San Jose has lost three of four and will try to get back on winning beam at Utah. New York probably won’t win powerful Eastern Division; however they can continue to take positive steps towards making the playoffs. These plus four other AFL wagering opportunities are available this weekend.
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37. NBA Playoffs –Key Sunday Game One Info - 4/19/2008
After a hardy first day of NBA playoff basketball, all four home teams have decided home court edges with sizeable point spread margins. Boston has the largest spread by far, yet covering such a figure could be work against excited Hawks. Detroit is in similar spot versus athletic Sixers, and believes vast postseason experience will win out. The Lakers and Denver will have no shortage of points, while Toronto and Orlando will launch a number of three-pointers, making nearby Cape Canaveral a better possible site to this contest.
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38. NBA Playoffs –Key Saturday Game One Info - 4/18/2008
The first day of the NBA playoffs will have a Western flavor, with three of the contests involving squads from the Western Conference. The one series figuring to be an attention grabber for fans and basketball bettors alike is Phoenix and San Antonio. The Suns loss to the Spurs in the West finals left a bitter taste with suspensions of key players, in rough-house work started by Robert Horry. Upstart New Orleans will try to follow season long success with opening win against Dallas. The other two series on Saturday are 4vs5 matchups, each with a flavor on their own.
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39. MLB Series Betting – N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia - 4/18/2008
Round Two of the emerging Mets and Phillies rivalry changes venues, moving to Philadelphia, where Philly fans will willing share their brotherly love, telling New York players how much they enjoyed how they collapsed last September, to allow their team to win the NL East. Neither team has started the year in a noteworthy fashion, with New York 8-6, having won last three in a row at home against woeful Washington. Phildelphia is .500 at 8-8 and has won last two series at home to even up record.
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40. Bettors looking at four Possible NL Sweeps - 4/16/2008
The National League this week has played your conventional three game series, while their counterparts have split up the week into two 2-game series, before heading into the weekend. Today in the senior circuit, four teams, all playing at home, will be attempting to sweep visiting opponents. In each scenario, all four are division games, thus if these teams can sweep, they gain an upper hand, even this early in the season. For those betting baseball, here is how each potential sweep shapes up today.
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41. Wagering Info for Round 1 NBA Playoffs - 4/16/2008
NBA aficionados are thrilled playoff season is here to crown another champion. In the last 20-plus years, only one seed lower than number three has won the NBA championship and that was the 1994-95 Houston Rockets, who repeated after suffering a number of injuries early in that season. The fact remains you can’t get to the Finals unless you win the opening round, as the Dallas Mavericks found out last year.
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42. Last Call for NBA Regular Season Bets - 4/16/2008
It seems like it was only yesterday the NBA regular season started (well not really) and those betting professional basketball plunged themselves into the daily grind of picking hopefully, mostly winners. Here is a tribute to you for one last hurrah before the playoffs begin, with today’s full slate.
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43. Favored Rangers look to win, not shadow Devils - 4/15/2008
The New York Rangers Sean Avery did not lead his team to victory in Game three, but he had a history making performance nonetheless. Avery stood in front of New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur with his back to the action, shadowing the netminder’s movements Sunday, during New York’s 5-on-3 power play. The advantage resulted in a goal by Avery, but the Rangers lost 4-3 in overtime and had their series lead cut to 2-1. His actions caused the NHL brass to change a rule that eliminated his antics.
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44. Baseball’s Bettors Good, Bad and Ugly - 4/15/2008
A couple of weeks into the baseball season, certain trends are emerging on all major league baseball teams. Some are what we thought, others have been misjudged early, and some just have an odor similar to the town dump. Here is a first look at who have been good, bad and ugly bets in 2008.
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45. Pivotal Encounters in NHL Playoffs - 4/14/2008
Five games are on the NHL playoff docket for Tuesday, each holding a great deal of significance for everyone involved. Some series could become a foregone conclusion, some could be headed that direction, while others could really whet the appetite of those betting hockey. For those daring enough to take the underdog or favorite of any sports most unpredictable first round, good luck tonight. Here is betting outlook of each contest tonight.
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46. New Orleans Trying to Hang On - 4/14/2008
New Orleans badly needs a win Tuesday as its run into trouble in the Southwest Division, with San Antonio and Houston breathing down their necks. If the Hornets fall out of first in the Southwest, they could go from pursuing home court advantage throughout the West playoffs, to opening on the road when the postseason begins next weekend. Talk about a tumble!
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47. Phoenix in Hot Super Situation - 4/14/2008
The great debate whether the acquisition of Shaquille O’Neal was the right move for the Phoenix Suns was correct or not, probably won’t be answered until the world sees how they perform in the postseason; nevertheless it is as clear as a pristine lake in Utah, it hasn’t worked out for the regular season. Phoenix is only 15-11 (15-10-1 ATS) since O’Neal first donned a Sun uniform, starting with the first game after the All-Star break and they have fallen from second in the West to sixth overall.
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48. Chicago Big Road Chalk at K.C. - 4/12/2008
Chicago had its three game win streak snapped at Orlando and will look get back in the winning groove at Kansas City. The Rush gave up a touchdown and two-point conversion in overtime in the loss. Chicago is 11-3 ATS after scoring 53 points or more in two straight games over the last three seasons.
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49. Turnaround Time for Nashville and Ottawa - 4/13/2008
Both Nashville and Ottawa lost both opening games on the road and both will be underdogs on home ice trying to get back into their respective first round matchups. Much like boxer needing a knockout punch, the Predators and Senators understand they have to win Game Three or for all intents and purposes there series is over.
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50. Aces on Display - 4/12/2008
In Major League baseball Saturday, a number of teams play their aces and send them to the mound in search of putting together a winning hand of good pitching, hitting and fielding. Some may work out and some may not; but it never hurts to have your best going against opposing team. Today Toronto, Detroit, Milwaukee and the N.Y. Mets will all showcase top hurler and baseball bettors are left to pick a side either for or against these top pitchers.
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