Florida Marlins vs. Chicago Cubs

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Game-day:  4/30/2009

 

First-pitch:  8:05 pm est.

 

By D.S. Williamson

 

The Florida Marlins and Chicago Cubs begin what could end up being a preview of an N.L. Playoff Series on Thursday night with the Cubs looking to get above .500.  Maybe, the curse is starting early for Chicago who is 10 and 10 so far at this point in the season.  The Cubs send pitcher Sean Marshall to the mound.  Marshall is 0 and 1 with an ERA of 4.50 and a 1.42 WHIP.

 

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Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs

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NBA Basketball Sports Betting

Game 5 - Western Conference Playoff Series (Dallas leads 3-1)

BetUS NBA Basketball Sports Betting Odds:  SAN ANTONIO -5, Total 189.5

 

Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

 

* DALL has covered seven of its last ten games

* DALL has won eight of its last ten games SU

* DALL has lost 12 of its last 17 road games SU

* DALL has played 12 ... [More]

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics 10:05 ET

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A pair of squads that have underachieved so far in 2009 will do battle in Oakland on Friday night, and BetUS customers will get their chance to dig into all of the action between the Tampa Bay Rays (6-10, -$509) and the Oakland Athletics (5-9, -$351). This is Tampa Bay’s second stop in a nine-game road trip, which began with losses in two out of three games at Safeco Field in Seattle. The A’s are coming home with losses in four straight games on the East Coast, and will be facing their fourth straight AL East foe. The oddsmakers have lined this sports betting affair at Tampa Bay -135, with the ‘total’ chiming in at 8 under -120.

 

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Nets and Knicks in Season Finale

NBA Basketball Sports Betting

New Jersey Nets (34-47 SU, 43-37-1 ATS) at New York Knicks (31-50 SU, 46-34-1 ATS)

BetUS NBA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: NEW YORK -4.5, Total 213

Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

 

* NJ has covered its last five games

* NJ has lost eight of its last 12 games SU

* NJ has coverted four of its last six road games

* NJ has lost its last five road games SU

* NJ has played eight of its last 11 road games OVER the total

* NY has lost 13 of its last 16 games SU

* NY has played six of its last seven games UNDER the total

* NY has covered two of its last eight home games

* NY has lost seven of its last eight road games SU

* NY has played six of its last seven home games UNDER the total

 

Also...

 

* NJ has won 18 of the last 24 meetings SU

* Four of the last six meetings have gone UNDER the total

* NJ has covered six of the last nine meetings as the road team

* NJ has won 10 of the last 11 meetings SU as the road team

* Four of the last six meetings in New York have gone UNDER the total

* NJ has had the shooting edge in four of the last six meetings

 

 

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Suns and Hornets Collide

NBA Basketball Sports Betting

Phoenix Suns (42-35 SU, 33-43-1 ATS) at New Orleans Hornets (48-29 SU, 33-42-2 ATS)

 

BetUS NBA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: NEW ORLEANS -2.5, Total 220.5

 

Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

 

* PHX has won and covered eight of its last 12 games

* PHX has lost four of its last six games SU

* PHX has played six of its last seven games OVER the total

* PHX has covered three of its last ten road games

* PHX has lost nine of its last ten road games SU

* PHX has played four of its last five road games

* NO has won 16 of its last 23 games SU

* NO has won nine of its last 12 games SU

* NO has played six of its last seven home games UNDER the total

 

Also...

 

* NO has won the last six meetings SU

* NO has covered the last eight meetings

* The last five meetings have gone OVER the total

* NO has covered four of the last five meetings as the home team

* PHX has won six of the last nine meetings SU as the road team

* Four of the last six meetings in New Orleans have gone UNDER the total

* PHX has had the shooting edge in six of the last seven meetings

* NO has made more three-pointers in four of the last six meetings

 

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Raptors, Pacers At It Again!

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 I’ve written ad nauseum at Toronto’s failures this year, and those poor judgments have turned in to the good graces of the Pacers. The Raptors took Joey Graham and his 7.7 ppg average over Danny Granger in the NBA Draft. And then they chose to keep Jose Calderon over the scoring dynamo T.J. Ford. Good job, Toronto.

 

So whenever these two teams face, it’s a haunting reminder as to what “could have been” for the Raptors. Toronto has come on strong in the last little while, but all that’s done is frustrate a fan base that is begging for a diamond encrusted gold nugget in the NBA Draft this year. Their 6-2 SU record over the last 8 hasn’t done anything to improve those chances.

 

NBA Betting Trends

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Pistons will Cut Down Nets Tonight – Detroit at New Jersey

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The Detroit Pistons (36-38 SU, 32-42 ATS, 34-38-2 O/U) and the New Jersey Nets (30-44 SU, 37-36-1 ATS, 38-36 O/U) will both be trying to pick up an SU and ATS win in the BetUS Sportsbook tonight when they battle at the Izod Center at 7:30 PM ET.

 

Detroit had its modest two-game winning streak snapped in its  79-73 loss to Cleveland on Tuesday night. The Pistons managed to cover the spread as 10-point road underdogs while the final score played under the 178.5-point O/U total.

 

Veteran shooting guard Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 13 poin... [More]