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Third-ranked Orange clash with Bearcats in Big East battleNCAA Basketball Betting Lines02/07/2010 - Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Off to their best start ever, the third- ranked Syracuse Orange take their show on the road today to tangle with the Cincinnati Bearcats in a Big East clash at Fifth Third Arena. On Tuesday, the Orange squashed Providence, 85-68, to improve to a healthy 22-1 overall, marking the best start to a season in program history. Winners of nine straight, Syracuse is tied with Villanova atop the Big East standings at 9-1. Furthermore, the Orange have been impressive on the road this season, going a perfect 8-0 in games played away from home. As for the Bearcats, they are seeking another victory against a ranked opponent, having gone 3-1 against Top 25 foes this season. Cincinnati could use another quality win, as it has fallen in two of its past three outings, including an 83-65 setback at Notre Dame on Thursday. Now at 5-5 within the conference, the Bearcats return home, where they have been tough on opponents and own an 11-1 record. This is just the seventh all-time meeting between Syracuse and Cincinnati on the hardwood, with the Orange holding a 4-2 edge in the series. The Orange opened the second half with a 22-5 run, as they turned a 37-34 halftime advantage into an 85-68 victory over Providence earlier in the week. Syracuse shot an efficient 57.6 percent from the floor and that is not surprising for a club that is hitting on 53.1 percent of its field goals on the season. Kris Joseph led the attack with a career-best 23 points off the bench, while Arinze Onuaku added a season-high 20 points. Wes Johnson had an off night with just eight points and five boards, but he is still the go-to- guy for this club, leading the Orange with 16.7 ppg and 9.0 rpg for the season. Joseph, who has started just one game, is next with 11.0 ppg and he is averaging 16.8 ppg over his last four games. Onuaku and Andy Rautins chip in 10.3 ppg apiece, with Rautins also dishing off a team-high 4.9 apg. The Bearcats shot a lackluster 38.2 percent from the floor, including a poor 7-of-28 effort from long distance, as they were handled by Notre Dame on Thursday. Cincinnati, a normally strong rebounding team, also lost the battle on the boards 41-32. Larry Davis guided the squad in defeat with 12 points on 4-of-8 three-pointers, while Deonta Vaughn had 11 points and six helpers. Lance Stephenson tacked on eight points and he remains the team's leading scorer on the season with an average of 12.0 ppg. Vaughn puts forth 11.9 ppg and a team-high 3.6 apg, while Yancy Gates adds 10.5 ppg and a team-best 6.6 rpg to the mix.
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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though. Arizona 20-1 To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook betting needs.
Betting FootballNFL Football Betting OnlineIs there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL? I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants. Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said. There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans. Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal. For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though. A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup. The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games. Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff. So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action. Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns. “I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said. Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season. “Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said. It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties. Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples. The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left. “The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits. “These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.” Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough. The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday. “Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.” Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach? “It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.” Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines. |
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