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Blazers eye up No. 6 seed out West; face WarriorsBasketball Betting Lines04/14/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers are eyeing up the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, but first must get past the Golden State Warriors tonight at home from the Rose Garden. Portland can secure the No. 6 spot with a win tonight or a San Antonio loss, and has won two straight and four of its last five games. It continued to stay in the W column with Monday's 103-95 victory over the playoff-bound Oklahoma City Thunder, as Marcus Camby scored a season-high 30 points and also grabbed 13 rebounds. Andre Miller added 22 points and seven assists for Portland, which played without top guard Brandon Roy because of a partially torn meniscus in his right knee. Roy is expected to rest for several days before determining whether or not he will play through the injury during the playoffs or have surgery that requires a possible four-to-six week recovery period. "We've been in this position before without having guys," said fellow Blazers star LaMarcus Aldridge, who is probable for tonight with a balky calf. "We don't want to get used to it, but at least we've been here, so we know how to play. That makes it a little bit easier." The Blazers are 26-14 in the Rose City this season. Golden State has alternated wins and losses over its last six games, and sustained a 103-94 setback versus the Utah Jazz the previous time out on Tuesday in Oakland. Devean George made five three-pointers en route to a season-high 21 points off the bench for the Warriors, who got 17 points and six assists from rookie Stephen Curry. "Having to play with so many different lineups and seven or eight guys for 40- plus games this year -- considering all that, I feel like we've had a pretty good year," Curry said. "We finished out the year pretty strong and got coach (Don Nelson the all-time coaching wins) record." Nelson passed Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkins as the all-time winningest coach in NBA history. Nelson's squad is 7-33 as the visitor in 2009-10. Portland has won two of three matchups with Golden State this season, while the Warriors have dropped four in a row and 18 of 23 games at the Blazers.
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MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting. "They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over." Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.) According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26. As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines). Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday. Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind. *UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007 New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results. "We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games." While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season." About MySportsbook.com Sports Casino Poker To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Master Card needs. |
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