NBA Wagering Odds Phoenix vs Atlanta

Filed Under (Odds Alerts) by Stan on 15-01-2010

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suns hot cheerleaderESPN has a strong NBA wagering doubleheader on tap for Friday night, and in the first game, Atlanta welcomes Phoenix to town for the only time this season. The early bettors are all over the Suns (+4) as 84% of the cash is backing the visitors at Sportsbook.com.

The Phoenix Suns have been struggling on the road for more than a month, and recently they’ve displayed an inability to protect leads. Atlanta might not be the best place to remedy either of those troubles. In a matchup pitting two of the league’s top offenses, the Suns will try to bounce back from their latest loss Friday night against a Hawks team seeking its fifth win in six games.
 
For more than a week, Phoenix (24-15, 20-18-1 ATS) has been getting off to fast starts, only to see its intensity dissipate as the game progresses. This trend started Jan. 5 at Sacramento, when the Suns led by 20 in the second quarter only to let the Kings rally and tie the score in the fourth. They ultimately pulled out a 113-109 victory.

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A similar scenario has occurred in each game since. “It is alarming for us,” Suns forward Grant Hill said. “We have to figure it out, stay together, and try to improve. The only way you get there is as a unit. We’re good enough to get up big, but we have to get better at managing those leads.” The Suns have been outscored 129-97 in the second halves of their last two games and are 23-36 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record over the last two seasons. The Suns’ recent loss in Indiana opened a four-game pro basketball wagering odds road trip for the Suns, who have dropped eight of nine (3-6 ATS) away from Phoenix since Dec. 1. They are, however, continuing to pile up the points.
 
Phoenix is averaging 118.0 points in its last three road games and its 106.3 road scoring average leads the league. With the Suns defensive shortcomings of late, they are 13-3 ATS after allowing 120 points or more. They may need to light up the scoreboard at least that much against a Hawks team that’s plenty capable of scoring in its own right.
 
Atlanta (25-13) ranks fourth in the NBA with 108.2 points per game at home, helping produce a 15-4 record at Philips Arena. Atlanta is the best bet in the NBA at 26-12 ATS and also has the finest home spread record at 14-5. The Hawks opened a season-high five-game home stand with Wednesday’s 94-82 victory over Washington, their third straight home win and fourth victory in five games overall. Joe Johnson scored 24 points and Jamal Crawford added 22 in a game Atlanta led by as many as 22. Johnson’s club protected the ball well against the Wizards in that outing and is 16-5 ATS after committing eight or less turnovers over the last two seasons.
 
Sportsbook.com has the Hawks favored by four, with a 217.5 total. They are 10-2 ATS versus shooting teams making 46 percent or more of their shots this season and 8-1 OVER at home against clubs allowing 99 or more points a game this season, winning by a supersized 13.9 PPG. Phoenix has floundered this month, sporting a 5-15 ATS record in January games the last couple of years and is 12-3 UNDER after allowing 100 points or more three straight contests thru 39 games. Atlanta has lost three straight to Phoenix and nine of the last 11 meetings (5-6 ATS), and is 4-9 and 5-8 ATS hosting the Suns since 1996.
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NCAAB Wagering Odds Big East and ACC Betting Spotlight

Filed Under (Odds Alerts) by Stan on 13-01-2010

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uconn cheerleader kaitlinFour ranked teams from two of the premier NCAAB Wagering conferences will showcase their talents this Wednesday. In the Big East, No. 16 Pittsburgh hits the road to No. 15 Connecticut, with the Panthers looking to stay unbeaten in conference play. Later, 12th ranked North Carolina visits 24th ranked Clemson, a test of wills for teams trying to steady recent developments.

For sports bettors, this is a very busy Hump Day. Read on for brief looks at both of these key games, then head over to the Live Odds, Wagering Trends and Team Statistics pages on Sportsbook.com for more on Wednesday’s college hoops betting board.
 
 
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Pittsburgh (13-2, 6-5-2 ATS) lost too much talent from a season ago and had too many gaping holes to be considered nothing more than a team that would finish fifth to eighth in the Big East.
 
Instead, Jamie Dixon of Pitt is the mid-season sports wagering odds favorite for national coach of the year with what he’s done in the Steel City. The emergence of Ashton Gibbs and the return of Gilbert Brown and Jermaine Dixon have seen the Panthers take off, and with another conference upset, would stay tied with Villanova for the top spot.
 
Pitt has always been able to play with physical teams and is 22-7 ATS versus clubs who average 40 or more rebounds per game. Connecticut (11-4, 5-7-1 ATS) needs a positive experience after giving away a 19-point lead at Georgetown and falling 72-69 this past Saturday. “It’s the most heartbreaking loss this year. It’s not even close,” coach Jim Calhoun said. “We took our 20 minutes of work, threw it away and said, ‘OK, now let’s play an even game.’”
 
Turnovers were the detriment for the Huskies, committing 15 in all. Coach Calhoun will try to get his guards to value the possession of the ball more, since UConn is 9-0 (4-4 ATS) when they commit 13 or less turnovers.
 
Connecticut is a six-point wagering odds favorite at Sportsbook.com and is on a run of 17-5 ATS as a home favorite of six points or less or pick. The Huskies are among the best defensive teams in the country holding teams to 37.2 percent shooting and will have to contain Pittsburgh.
 
The Panthers magic formula for winning is shooting over 40 percent, as they are 12-0 and 5-4-2 ATS. This Big East battle starts at 7pm ET on ESPN2 with Connecticut 6-2 and 4-4 ATS in last eight meetings at home.
 
 
North Carolina (12-4, 6-8 ATS) was stunned last week at College of Charleston, 82-79, but came back and beat Virginia Tech by 14 in the next outing. Clemson was duped at Duke, losing by 21 points and rebounded with 72-56 win over Boston College as nine-point favorites. Each ACC team will look to continue its winning ways this evening.
 
One of UNC coach Roy Williams’ axioms is that he doesn’t play favorites. If one of his players is playing great and the other average, the one giving the better effort will start and use up the majority of minutes, that’s his belief.
 
Normally by now, Williams is into a comfortable starting five with the other roles having been defined, but not this year, as many players have taken two steps forward and one back. The Tar Heels are 40-25 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record over the last three seasons.
 
You can’t help but be impressed with the job Oliver Purnell has done at Clemson (13-5, 8-5 ATS). In the past, losing as many quality players as this past year would have spelled rebuilding on the South Carolina campus, but not these days.
 
Purnell has imported a continual flow of players like freshman Noel Johnson and Devin Booker, meshing with established players like Trevor Booker and Demontez Stitt. Purnell, realizing he has 10 players that are similar ability-wise, opened up competition for starting spots, to keep guys hungry.
 
That depth figures to help the Tigers, who are 11-2 ATS at home against teams making 45 percent of their shots or better. Clemson will seek to improve upon a 4-6 SU and 5-5 ATS mark at Littlejohn Coliseum vs the Heels, and Clemson is a four-point wagering odds favorite to do so. The Tigers are 6-0 ATS at home versus good three-point shooting teams making 37 percent or more of their attempts over the last three seasons.
 
This is the 9pm ET clash on ESPN and North Carolina is 3-11 ATS off a win against a conference win since last season. The StatFox Power Odds for these games show Connecticut by 3, Clemson by 3!
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NFL Playoff Wagering Odds GREEN BAY vs ARIZONA

Filed Under (Odds Alerts) by Stan on 10-01-2010

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cardinals hot cheerleaderGreen Bay makes its third trip to Arizona since August when the Packers and Cardinals go head-to-head to wrap up the NFL wildcard wagering odds round. On both previous occasions, once in the preseason, the Packers jumped out to a huge lead, and just this past Sunday, led 26-0 at the half before finishing off a 33-7 win. Experts & bettors alike seem love the Packers, despite the fact that Arizona is the defending NFC champ. At last check on the Sportsbook.com Betting Trends page, 85% of bettors were on the side of the Packers, and the line had moved from Arizona -2.5 to a Packers pick em’. 

Arizona finished 10-6, and Green Bay 11-5, yet it is the Cardinals that are field goal favorites at press time, as they look for a second straight NFC title. HC Ken Whisenhunt’s team was just 4-4 SU & ATS at home in ’09, but is 9-1 ATS at home when coming off a loss in his tenure. Green Bay boasts a 22-9 ATS mark under Mike McCarthy on the road including 6-0 ATS vs. NFC West teams. The Packers haven’t played a road playoff game since after the ’03 season. 
 
Forget the 26-point win as a statement game for Green Bay, because Arizona pulled Kurt Warner in the first quarter then watched as backups Matt Leinart and Brian St. Pierre completed 15 of 25 passes for 108 yards with three interceptions. 
 
No team in the NFC is on a roll quite like the Packers, who won seven of their last eight thanks in large part to the improved protection of Aaron Rodgers and better production by Ryan Grant in the second half of the season (632 yards, seven scores). Rodgers, sacked 37 times in the first eight games, was sacked just 13 times in the last eight and guided the offense to an average of 30.7 points. 
 
The Cardinals didn’t offer the same type of scoring consistency down the stretch, posting more than 30 points three times in the last five games and less than 10 points twice. Green Bay’s defense ranked second in the NFL in total yards (284.5), but despite the presence of cornerback Charles Woodson (nine interceptions, four forced fumbles, three touchdowns) still struggled against the pass. Teams completed 49 throws of more than 20 yards, and Green Bay allowed more receiving touchdowns than only three teams. It’s not exactly a match made in heaven, considering four Arizona players notched at least 50 catches. 
 
It’s also worth noting the Packers are back on the road, where four of their five wins came against teams below .500, and the fifth was against the depleted Cardinals.
 
But of all the stats that will be thrown around leading up to the NFC wild-card wagering matchup, here are a few that stick out the most—Green Bay is just 3-7 in its last 10 playoff games and dropped three straight on the road. 
 
Arizona, meanwhile, boasts nearly the same team that took the long route to last season’s Super Bowl, winning three playoff games before falling to Pittsburgh. Head over to Sportsbook.com now to bet on all of the Wild-Card Wagering Weekend games.
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