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11/07/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver fans will finally get a look at their revamped team when the Nuggets play host to the Dallas Mavericks at Pepsi Arena Friday.
The Nuggets on Monday traded nine-time All-Star guard Allen Iverson to the Detroit Pistons for guard Chauncey Billups, forward Antonio McDyess, and center Cheikh Samb. But, the new Denver players did not dress for Wednesday's matchup with Golden State since Billups was unable to pass a physical in time.
Billups is expected to play Friday as is the 7-foot-1 Samb, who led the NBA Development League with 4.0 blocks a game last season while McDyess will be on the sidelines at the Nuggets attempt to buy out his contract.
Playing without its new point guard, Denver fell to Golden State in Oakland when Stephen Jackson scored a game-high 29 points and dished out seven assists, leading the Warriors to a 111-101 victory.
Carmelo Anthony had a team-high 28 points to go with eight rebounds and five assists, and Dahntay Jones scored 15 points for the Nuggets, who have lost three of four games to begin the season.
Nene recorded a double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds, while Kenyon Martin posted 11 points in defeat.
Meanwhile, Dallas is coming off an impressive 98-81 rout of the Spurs in San Antonio.
Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points, seven rebounds and three assists, while Jason Terry, in his first start of the year, added 29 points, six assists and three rebounds in the game.
Josh Howard had 14 points and 12 boards for the Mavs, who have alternated wins and losses in their first four games of the season. Jason Kidd chipped in nine points, 10 assists and eight boards in the win.
Dallas will be trying to start the season 3-0 on the road for the first time since the 2002-03 season.
The Nuggets have won three of the past four meetings between the two teams and two straight in Denver.
<< Suns resume road trip in Windy City
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns continue a four-game road trip Friday
when they arrive in the Second City to face the Bulls at the United Center.
Terry Porter and Company improved to 2-0 on the trip when Amare Stoudemire
poured
<< Masters Cup commences Sunday in Shanghai
Shanghai, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The ATP's season-ending $4.45 million
Tennis Masters Cup will get underway on Sunday with a pair of round-robin
matches on the indoor hardcourt at Qi Zhong Stadium.
The first match of the week will pit seco
<< Bucks pay a visit to Celtics
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The defending champion Boston Celtics have picked up where
they left off from a year ago, and will shoot for their third straight win
tonight versus the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Banknorth Garden.
Boston has won two in a
<< Hot Hawks welcome Raptors to Atlanta
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks will try to stay unbeaten on the season
when they host the Toronto Raptors tonight at Philips Arena.
Atlanta has won its first three games and recorded an 87-79 road victory over
the high-scoring New
Winless Clippers host Rockets in LA >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Things don't get any easier for the winless Los Angeles
Clippers as they begin a five-game homestand by welcoming the talented Houston
Rockets to the Staples Center.
The Clips, who have lost their first five contest
Habs ride win streak into Columbus >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The sizzling Montreal Canadiens will aim for a fourth
consecutive victory tonight, when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at
Nationwide Arena.
The Canadiens, who are 8-1-1 on the season, were dealt their lone regulation
Grizzlies, Warriors square off in Oakland >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Memphis continues a four-game road swing Friday when they
visit Oakland to take on the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena.
The Grizzlies opened the trip with a 100-95 loss at Sacramento, the Kings'
first triumph o
Utah's Sloan aims to make history vs. Thunder >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Utah coach Jerry Sloan stands on the precipice of history
as the Jazz welcome the rebuilding Oklahoma City Thunder to EnergySolutions
Arena on Friday.
When Mehmet Okur recorded 22 points and nine rebounds to lead Utah
American Idol Betting Season 6 Strategies
It's that time of year folks. Betting on American Idol Season 9. And we have plenty of American Idol Season 6 strategies appearing below. With the Top 24 finalists revealed, online gambling sites will be offering betting odds on each of them, including MySportsbook.com.
No other “event” has been growing as fast as wagering on American Idol. It has turned into a huge betting event with reasonably high limits and all sorts of profit-making potential for sharp bettors. Last year, MySportsbook.com experienced unprecedented traffic as a result of the American Idol betting craze.
Every week there will be odds to win American Idol, various elimination props and contestant versus contestant match-ups at the MySportsbook.com website.
Whether a fan of America’s top-rated show or watching only because of a wife or girlfriend, here are some of basic strategies to use when betting American Idol.
Odds to Win
There are a few things to consider when looking for the right win bet. First off, remember that this bet is for the long haul. Many people make the mistake of picking the performer who sang the best the previous week. This strategy leads to an underlay situation – betting a price, which is less than what it should be.
All Idol contestants struggle at some point in the competition, so you should always look for value. In last year’s competition alone, two performers who had some of the best performances early in the series were subsequently bet down to low prices - Lisa Tucker and Ace Young. After just a few weeks, Tucker had already been eliminated, while Young quickly became a huge long shot to win America’s largest talent search.
A better strategy is to look for performers who don’t necessarily get the praise from the judges, but show flashes of the talent necessary to go the distance.
Another important thing to remember when betting any contestant to win is the demographic breakdown of the voters, the viewing public and potential future CD purchasers. Unlike sporting events, American Idol is not decided on the field of play – it’s decided by the American public under the guiding influence of the shows producers.
Understand that the great state of Alabama has a mighty edge when it comes to American Idol.
Therefore, to be successful betting on American Idol, put any personal opinions or prejudices aside and think like the majority of the voting public. Remember that the typical voter is young, female and quite often, Southern.
If a contestant cannot appeal to this demographic, no matter how much talent he or she possesses, they’ll struggle for votes. Looks, demeanor and charisma are extremely important. And it’s no coincidence that every Idol winner so far has hailed from a Southern state.
Elimination Props
Every week MySportsbook.com anticipates offering a prop on who’ll be eliminated from the show each Wednesday night. A suggestion to handicap this is to gauge an overall feel for who’s the least popular contestant left in the competition. Generally the least popular performers have recently appeared in the bottom three and will have been the target of repeated criticism from the judges.
Last year, resources included dialidol.com and votefortheworst.com. Dialidol.com measures the volume of each contestant’s voting line. While by no means a perfect science, it does give a good indication of who is generating votes and who isn’t. Meanwhile, votefortheworst.com is a site that attempts to build support for the worst competitor to keep them in the competition for ‘entertainment’ value. The site has a proven track record of keeping performers around who most feel should have been voted off a long time ago.
Contestant vs. Contestant Match-ups
The best strategy for doing well on match-ups is to assess how close either of the contestants is to being eliminated. If neither is expected to be voted off of the show in the coming weeks, the value is almost always on the underdog. If both are expecting an imminent exit in the near future, the favorite in the match-up might offer value.
Watch for American Idol betting odds on each of the contestants shortly and good luck with these American Idol betting strategies.
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The most popular sports to bet on are NFL and college football along with NBA and NCAA basketball. There are multiple betting opportunities within those sports, beginning with the basic wager on a game’s outcome (also called betting the side). College Football Point spreads are used in both football and basketball in an attempt to even the attractiveness of each team in a match-up. ( See our article detailing how and why point spreads are made)
But you could also simply bet on the money line, or straight-up winner of the game. Oddsmakers use the money line so that more money must be risked on the favorite or expected winner and less money on the underdog to balance the action on both sides. While money line gambling is an attractive option for football and basketball bettors who only care about picking a winner, it is the primary option for those bettors who enjoy wagering on MLB baseball and individual sports like boxing, tennis, golf and racing events such as NASCAR. ( More details on playing the Money Line)
Another bet across all major team sports including football, basketball, baseball, and hockey involves wagering on the amount of scoring in a game, called an Over/Under total. For example, the Over/Under total on Super Bowl XXXIX was 48, which means a bettor could wager whether there would be more or less than 48 points scored by both teams combined in the game.
The final score of Super Bowl XXXIX was 24-21; the scoring of both teams added up to 45, which means the game went Under . So Under bettors won, and Over bettors lost.
Sports gambling doesn’t end there. Betting sides and totals are the most common wagers available everywhere, but many sportsbooks also offer future bets on big upcoming events like who will win next year’s Super Bowl and what movie will win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
The main advantage of futures is that you can get appealing odds by betting far in advance. For example, with NFL futures you often can get much higher odds on a team by betting before the season even starts. A NFL future bet on a team to win the Super Bowl odds might be 20/1 in the preseason; but by midseason, their odds might decrease to 10/1 if they turn out to be legitimate championship contenders.
Involves one individual wager, whether it be on your team to cover the point spread, to win the game straight-up on the money line, or to go over/under the total.
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