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01/29/2012 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Longtime Lone Star State rivals meet with first place in the Southwest Division on the line as the Mavericks welcome San Antonio to Big D.
Dallas, the reigning NBA champs, and the Spurs, the defending division champs, both currently sit as 12-8, deadlocked with yet another Texas team, Houston, atop the highly competitive division.
The Mavs come in on the heels of a solid 116-101 home win over Utah on Friday. Roddy Beaubois scored a season-high 22 points in that one to power Dallas, which continued to play without superstar Dirk Nowitzki (sore right knee).
Lamar Odom added a season-best 19 points and Jason Terry scored 18 off the bench for the Mavericks, who also toiled without veteran backup guard Delonte West (strained right hamstring). Meanwhile, starting point guard Jason Kidd left the game in the first quarter with a strained right calf and didn't return.
Despite the injuries, the Mavericks shot 55 percent and went 11-of-19 from three-point range on the way to their fourth win in five games. Brendan Haywood contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Shawn Marion notched 16 points for Dallas, which has won six in a row against the Jazz.
"They told me that Jason Kidd was going to be out, so I just wanted to play the best basketball I could play and just wanted the team to win," Beaubois said. "Everybody did a great job, we knew Jason Kidd wasn't going to play and we know how important he is to us. Everybody stepped up and that was good."
Both Nowitzki, who was originally expected to return to the lineup tonight, and Kidd have been listed as questionable for tonight's contest while West is expected back.
San Antonio, meanwhile, continued to struggle away from the Alamo City on Friday dropping the opener of a three-game road trip in Minneapolis, 87-79.
All-Star Kevin Love had 18 points and 16 rebounds as the Timberwolves scored the final 10 points of the game to beat the Spurs for the second time this month.
Tony Parker had 20 points to lead San Antonio, while Tim Duncan scored nine with 10 rebounds.
"If we're on the road and we hold somebody to 87 points, I think we have a good chance," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "I felt good about that. But like many NBA games, the last four or five minutes, whoever scores wins."
The Spurs, who will also visit Memphis on their trek, are in the midst of playing 16 of 21 games away from home and currently 3-4 during the stretch. Overall, San Antonio is just 2-7 as the visitor on the season.
The Spurs, however, have won four straight in the regular season over the Mavs including a 93-71 rout in San Antonio back on Jan. 5.
<< Reeling Magic welcome Pacers to Central Florida
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of Eastern Conference playoff contenders meet in
Central Florida on Sunday when a struggling Orlando team plays host to the
Indiana Pacers in the Magic Kingdom.
Orlando has dropped three of four and is coming off a
<< Pierce, Celtics open home-and-home set with Cavs
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Pierce and the banged-up Boston Celtics aim to climb
above the .500 mark when they welcome Cleveland to TD Garden for the front end
of a home-and-home set.
With starters Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen and Jermaine O'Neal out
<< NHL's best clash at All-Star Game in Ottawa
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 59th edition of the NHL All-Star Game is on tap for
today, as Team Alfredsson's hometown favorites take on Team Chara at Ottawa's
Scotiabank Place.
This marks the second straight year that the NHL has forgone the Easte
<< Bulls kick off monster road trip in Miami
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of Eastern Conference heavyweights square off on the
shores of Biscayne Bay Sunday afternoon when LeBron James and the Miami Heat
play host to Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls in a rematch of last season's
conference
Wolves aim to snap long skid vs. Lakers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Lakers will finish a two-day tour of the Midwest on
Sunday aiming for their 16th consecutive win over the much-improved Minnesota
Timberwolves.
The Wolves haven't beaten LA since March 6, 2007 but this is a much differ
Hoosiers host Hawkeyes in Big Ten battle >>
Bloomington, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ranked 16th in the nation to close out the
week, the Indiana Hoosiers try to get back to .500 in Big Ten Conference play
this evening as they entertain the Iowa Hawkeyes at Assembly Hall in
Bloomington.
Si
Tar Heels put lengthy home win streak on line vs. Yellow Jackets >>
Chapel Hill, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The seventh-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels
will try to make it 31 in a row at home tonight when they host the Georgia
Tech Yellow Jackets in an Atlantic Coast Conference battle at the Smith
Center.
This w
Wolverines visit Buckeyes in Big Ten showdown >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 20th-ranked Michigan Wolverines head to
the Value City Arena today to take on the fourth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes
with the first place position in the Big Ten Conference standings at stake.
This will be
In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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