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Washington Huskies vs. Oregon State Beavers (Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfinals)
- Washington comes into the Pac-10 tourney averaging 80.5 points per game this season.
- Washington scored 70 or more points in 13 of their 18 conference games and in 23 of their 30 regular season games.
- Washington scored 80 points or more in eight conference games and in 16 total regular season games.
- Washington finished the regular season with four wins in a row, and in those four wins, the Huskies averaged 81 points per game.
- There was no shortage of scoring in the two conference meetings between Washington and Oregon State, with the Huskies winning 76-70 at home on Dec. 31 and 82-70 in Corvallis just last Saturday.
MAR. 11 COLL. BB FREE PICK #1: Washington/Oregon St. OVER 133 -115
March 11th, 2010 4:12:42 PM GMT+5 | Posted in College Basketball, Free Picks by Griffdog | No Comments
There are a couple of games tonight in the 2nd round Big East conference tournament where there are some bubble teams that need to win to possibly get a shot at an invite to the Big Dance.
Seton Hall Pirates (19-11 9-9 Big East) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (21-10 10-8 Big East)
Currently there is no line for this game at time of writing.
Notre Dame looks like they will make it in the NCAA tournament, as they have 21 wins and have a 10-8 conference record. However, this game may be vital for Seton Hall, who has 19 wins and is only .500 in the Big East.
In their only match up this season Seton Hall beat Notre Dame 90-87 at home on February 11th.
Seton Hall beat Providence 109-106 in the 1st round on the Big East tournament while Notre Dame had a bye, in their last game on Saturday Notre Dame beat Marquette 63-60 in OT.
Irish star Luke Harangody (23.3 ppg 9.7 rpg) missed 5 games at the end of the season, but came back and played 11 minutes in Notre Dame’s last game. That may not be a good thing, as the Irish won 3 games in a row without him in the lineup.
The Irish have a better frontcourt, especially with Harangody in the lineup, and Seton Hall does not have much of an inside presence. Pirates’ G leading scorer Jeremy Hazell (21.2 ppg) has to have a good scoring game and F Herb Pope (11.2 ppg 11.1 rpg) has to play solid defense and man the boards for Seton Hall.
When the line does come out for this game beware laying some green on Seton Hall, as they are only 6-15 ATS in their last 21 games.
Cincinnati Bearcats 17-14 7-11 Big East vs. Louisville Cardinals (20-11 11-7 Big East)
Currently there is no line for this game at time of writing.
This game is much like the Seton Hall vs. Notre Dame game, as Louisville may be a lock to make it to the Big Dance, but Cincinnati has to win this game and may have to, at least, make the finals to get to the NCAA tournament.
Cincinnati beat Rutgers in the 1st round of the Big East tournament 69-68 last night while Louisville had a 1st round bye and in their last game beat, then, #1 Syracuse.
Cincinnati looked good a month back, but played their way onto the wrong side of the bubble, as they lost 7 of their last 9 games.
In their only match up this season Louisville beat Cincinnati at home 68-60 at the end of January.
The Bearcats are led by their backcourt of guards Lance Stephenson (12 ppg) and Deonta Vaughn (11.2 ppg). These guys will have to shoot the rock well for Cincy to have any chance to win. They also have to play solid defense, as they are not a high-scoring team averaging 66.6 ppg this season.
Louisville is averaging almost 8 more points per game than Cincinnati and they have a well-balanced squad with a guard and a forward averaging in double figures led by Samardo Samuels (15.4 ppg 7.1 rpg).
March 10th, 2010 8:22:21 AM GMT+5 | Posted in Basketball, College Basketball, Sports, Sports Betting by Jason Green | No Comments
On Wednesday night 2 of the biggest and most storied soccer teams on the globe are at home in the 2nd leg of their Champions League ties. Manchester United hosts AC Milan and unless they have a huge collapse at home it looks as if they will make it to the Champions league quarterfinals. However, Real Madrid lost to Lyon 1-0 in the 1st leg in France and even though they are favorites in the home match they have to win to make it to their 1st quarterfinals in 6 years.
Lyon at Real Madrid
One of the leading online sportsbooks has Real Madrid as the major favorite posted with a moneyline of -350 with Lyon the underdog at +800 and a draw at +400.
Real Madrid spent a ton of cash in the off-season, especially to bolster their offense, but they were held scoreless in the 1st leg against Lyon in a 1-0 loss. There will be a lot of pressure on Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, as they have to provide some offense for the Spanish side. Karim Benzema was a big off-season addition for Real, but he will miss this match due to an injury.
Lyon has a solid defense led by G Hugo Lloris, who will have to play stellar for Lyon to win this match. Real Madrid will come out firing in this match, as they have to press forward on offense in order to score.
Lyon has played great since the New Year only losing twice in their last 13 matches. Real Madrid has won 4 of their last 5 matches and their only loss was to Lyon in the 1st leg of this tie.
Lyon’s defense has to come up big since their offense is not a great one. Sure, they did score 4 goals last month, but it was against French League 1 Sochaux, who are not a strong squad. Including that game Lyon has only scored 8 goals in their last 5 matches.
AC Milan at Manchester United
One of the leading online sportsbooks has Manchester United as the favorite in this match posted at -150 with AC Milan the underdog at +390 with a draw at +265.
Since away goals in the Champions League are worth 1.5 goals Man U is up 4.5-2 in aggregate to AC Milan. The Italian side really has their work cut out for them in this match, as they really have to press forward on offense and score at least 2 away goals.
Manchester United has a great offense led by DF Rio Ferdinand and G Edwin van der Sar. They will both be helped in this game by the Man U midfielders, as they will drop back to help on defense. Manchester United will stack the backfield to thwart the AC Milan offensive onslaught. Pato and Ronaldinho really have to provide an offensive spark for AC Milan to have any chance to win this huge match.
March 9th, 2010 9:59:19 AM GMT+5 | Posted in International, Soccer, Sports, Sports Betting by Jason Green | No Comments
SPRING TRAINING UNDERWAY WITH SPECULATION THROUGH THE ROOF AND FANS BUZZING WITH EXCITEMENT!
NEW YORK, NY – MLB Spring Training is officially underway and fans across the country are looking for answers as to how their teams will perform, which pitchers will dominate, and which hitters will showcase their talents at the plate. With speculation at an all time high the largest most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com posted odds on all things MLB 2010!
Analysts at BetUS.com posted the following odds on Major League Baseball:
American League Pennant
Baltimore Orioles 50/1
Boston Red Sox 7/2
Chicago White Sox 14/1
Cleveland Indians 35/1
Detroit Tigers 18/1
Kansas City Royals 50/1
Los Angeles Angels 9/1
Minnesota Twins 10/1
New York Yankees 17/10
Oakland Athletics 30/1
Seattle Mariners 12/1
Tampa Bay Rays 10/1
Texas Rangers 12/1
Toronto Blue Jays 60/1
National League Pennant
Arizona Diamondbacks 14/1
Atlanta Braves 10/1
Chicago Cubs 10/1
Cincinnati Reds 20/1
Colorado Rockies 10/1
Florida Marlins 16/1
Houston Astros 40/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 7/1
Milwaukee Brewers 18/1
New York Mets 12/1
Philadelphia Phillies 5/2
Pittsburgh Pirates 100/1
San Diego Padres 50/1
San Francisco Giants 12/1
St Louis Cardinals 11/2
Washington Nationals 80/1
World Series 2010
Arizona Diamondbacks 60/1
Atlanta Braves 22/1
Boston Red Sox 7/1
Chicago Cubs 22/1
Chicago White Sox 25/1
Cincinnati Reds 35/1
Cleveland Indians 80/1
Colorado Rockies 16/1
Detroit Tigers 30/1
Florida Marlins 25/1
Houston Astros 70/1
Los Angeles Angels 16/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 14/1
Milwaukee Brewers 40/1
Minnesota Twins 25/1
New York Mets 25/1
New York Yankees 3/1
Oakland Athletics 65/1
Philadelphia Phillies 6/1
San Diego Padres 80/1
Seattle Mariners 14/1
St Louis Cardinals 14/1
Tampa Bay Rays 25/1
Toronto Blue Jays 120/1
Washington Nationals 100/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 150/1
Baltimore Orioles 100/1
Kansas City Royals 65/1
Texas Rangers 20/1
San Francisco Giants 16/1
League To Win World Series
American League 10/17
National League 7/5
Will the Yankees win the World Series
Yes 3/1
No 1/5
To Win World Series
Yankees or Phillies 2/1
Field 1/3
Most Base Hits
Over 220½ 10/11
Under 220½ 5/7
Most Home Runs Total
Over 46½ 5/6
Under 46½ 5/6
Most Pitcher Losses
Over 17½ 1/2
Under 17½ 3/2
Most Pitcher Wins
Over 20½ 10/13
Under 20½ 10/11
Most Pitcher Saves
Over 47½ 5/6
Under 47½ 5/6
Most Player Steals
Over 67½ 10/13
Under 67½ 10/11
Most Player RBI’s
Over 145½ 5/6
Under 145½ 5/6
Regular Season Matchup
Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox 6/5
New York Yankees 2/3
March 5th, 2010 7:57:23 PM GMT+5 | Posted in Baseball, BetUS, Futures by admin | 1 Comment
Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix vs. Detroit Titans (Horizon League Tournament Quarterfinals)
- Wisconsin-Green Bay is 2-0 vs. Detroit this season. Both wins are two-point wins, with the Phoenix winning 74-72 at home on Jan. 16 and 64-62 at Detroit on Feb. 11.
- The Phoenix have won six straight in this series. Detroit’s last win was a 76-72 win on Feb. 1, 2007.
- The Phoenix ended the season on a nice run, winning three of their last four and five of their last seven. They followed that up by beating Youngstown State by 14 in the first round of the Horizon League tournament on Tuesday night.
- The Phoenix were 10-4 in the regular season against the teams who finished below them in the Horizon League (they finished third behind Butler and Wright State with an 11-7 mark).
- That mark includes a 7-1 mark against teams who finished at .500 or worse in the regular season standings (Detroit finished right at .500 with a 9-9 mark).
- Even including their win at Valparaiso on Tuesday, the Titans are just 5-8 this season against teams who finished above them in the Horizon League standings.
- The Titans are hot in their own right though, having won four in a row after a run of seven losses in nine games ruined their chances for a +.500 league finish.
MAR. 5 COLL. BB FREE PICK #2: WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY +1 ½ vs. Detroit
March 5th, 2010 11:11:31 AM GMT+5 | Posted in College Basketball, Free Picks by Griffdog | No Comments
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