Friday, April 24, 2009

Tick-tock – Detroit is on the Clock

- NFL Draft overview for sports bettors.

The NFL Draft has become a big day for TV over the last few years, and it has also become a popular event for sports betting. The NFL odds have been up for a while at many online sportsbooks and sports bettors have been taking their shots who they think will go to which teams.

Seven rounds, 256 picks. Yes, the flurry of the NFL draft is upon us this week and as owners, coaches and scouts from all 32 teams crowd into their respective ‘war rooms’ to finalize plans, sportsbettors can rejoice in having the luxury of sitting back and watching the plot unfold.

It’s a nervous time for NFL teams right now and the mood may seem especially tense for those involved with any one of the 11 franchises that finished the 2008 regular season with a sub-.500 record. For the 20 clubs that missed out on the post-season there is plenty of room for improvement, too, and if you are even still receiving a paycheck from the Detroit Lions organization it must be tough getting oxygen with the noose so tightly collared around your neck.

In the Motor City there is not a lot of margin for error as the club enters the 2009 campaign but then again, it would be difficult for the team to do worse than the 0-16 record posted in 2008.

Detroit has technically been on the clock since December 21 when New Orleans mashed in a 42-7 thumping to close out the home season for the Lions, guaranteeing that even the pitiful St. Louis Rams (2-14) would finish with a better record. Detroit will more than likely take a quarterback with its first pick but there are stirrings that the team is also considering the services of top-rated offensive tackle Jason Smith out of Baylor to protect the backside of the crusty, old QB that finished the season in silver and blue.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Will Rockets Or Suns Rise To Occasion?

If the NBA’s regular season ended today, the Houston Rockets would be in the playoffs and the Phoenix Suns wouldn’t, so there is a lot on the line when the two meet in Phoenix tonight; the Suns are listed as 2-point faves.

In its last three games when favored by 2-points or less, Phoenix has gone 1-2 SU and 0-3 ATS but is 8-2 SU and 7-3 ATS in its last 10 at -2 or below.

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Dallas Doing Two-Step

In the playoff races in their respective conferences, the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks could sure use more wins down the stretch.

Dallas hosts the Heat listed as 6-point home favorites tonight and are coming off a 108-88 win over Minnesota, as 8-point faves last night.

Tonight’s Total is set at 196, and the Mavs are 4-12 on the Over/Under in their last 16 games when they’ve played the night before.

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Hornets’ Drive For Five

The New Orleans Hornets are at the STAPLES Center to play the L.A. Clippers tonight listed as 3.5-point road faves with the Total set at 194.

In New Orleans’ last four road games against the Clippers, it is 4-0 SU and ATS and in the last seven against Los Angeles’ other team, it is 1-5-1 on the Over/Under.

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Boston Grounds Garnett

Already having missed 14 games this season with a knee injury, Kevin Garnett will miss at least the next four games with the same ailment.

“After watching [Garnett] move today, we’re just going to shut him down,” Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers told ESPN.

“It probably won’t be for the year. He’ll probably play by the end, last couple of games or last three games. It’s just not progressing the way we anticipated it would progress.”

Boston hosts the Charlotte Bobcats tonight listed at -9.

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