LeBron propels Cavs past Pacers
Basketball Betting Lines
11/07/2008 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James filled up the stat sheet with 27 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, and four blocked shots, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-107 win over the Indiana Pacers.
James' great all-around night, capped by an incredible block of a T.J. Ford layup in the final minutes, was enough to help the Cavs edge Indiana, which got a 33-point effort from Danny Granger.
Mo Williams scored 21 points and Anderson Varejao added 18 points and eight rebounds for the Cavs, who won their third straight. Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 17 points for Cleveland.
Marquis Daniels scored 17 points and grabbed 11 boards for the Pacers, who have dropped three of four to start the season. Ford added 13 points for Indiana.
James tied the back-and-forth affair at 84-84 with a jumper with nine minutes to play in regulation, and the Cavs soon carved out a nine-point lead. The Pacers cut back to within 108-104 on two Granger free throws with 1:36 left, but James drained a long three from the wing to put Cleveland back up by seven.
Granger answered with a trey of his own, though, and a missed James three was tipped out into an easy layup try for Ford. James sprinted back across the court and leapt from behind Ford, though, slapping the ball just as it left Ford's hands.
The block prevented Indiana from pulling to within two points, and Granger missed a three from the corner in the final seconds as Cleveland held on.
The Pacers opened with an 18-8 push, and led 29-20 after one quarter. The Cavs opened the second frame with a 13-0 run, but the Pacers were able to take a 48-43 lead into the intermission.
Indiana led by 10 early in the third quarter, but the Cavs were able to pull within 74-71 entering the final 12 minutes.
Game Notes
The Pacers made all 11 free throws they attempted, while the Cavaliers made 24-of-28 from the charity stripe...The Cavs won all four meetings last season, and have won eight straight over Indiana...Wally Szczerbiak scored 11 points off the bench for Cleveland.
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Williams' power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime lifted the Atlanta Thrashers to a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres at the HSBC Arena. Derek Roy was called for tripping at the 36-second mark of ov
<< Hawks down Raptors, but lose Smith
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Bibby led a balanced attack with 19 points
and the Atlanta Hawks stayed unbeaten on the young season with a 110-92
victory over the Toronto Raptors at Philips Arena.
Bibby scored all of his point
<< Harvick wins at Phoenix, while Benson, Hornaday crash
Avondale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Harvick survived a wild night of racing
Friday to win the Lucas Oil 150 Craftsman Truck Series race at the Phoenix
International Raceway. The No.2 Chevrolet driver grabbed the lead with 51 laps
to go a
<< Pierce leads Celtics past Bucks
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Pierce finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds
and seven assists to lead the streaking Boston Celtics to a 101-89 win over
the Milwaukee Bucks.
Kevin Garnett added 16 points and nine boards for the Celti
<< Blue Jackets top Habs in SO
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kristian Huselius scored the game-winner in
the shootout, as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Montreal Canadiens, 4-3,
at Nationwide Arena.
Huselius was the first shooter and his quick wrister beat Ja
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Raymond Felton had 20 points, including two huge free throws late in the game, to help the Bobcats edge the Hornets, 92-89, in a thriller from Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Jason Richardson also had 20 p
Harris' big night helps Nets upend Detroit in Iverson's debut >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Devin Harris tallied a career-high 38
points to lead New Jersey past Detroit, 103-96, spoiling the debut of Allen
Iverson in a Pistons uniform.
Iverson, who had 24 points and six assists in defeat,
Wade, Heat roll over Spurs; Parker injured >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwyane Wade poured in a game-high 33
points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out nine assists in Miami's 99-83
triumph over San Antonio.
Wade was 14-of-25 from the floor and logged three steals
Gordon, Rose lead Bulls in rout of Suns >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ben Gordon scored 23 points, and rookie point
guard Derrick Rose had 18 points as the Chicago Bulls ran away with a
surprising 100-83 win over the Phoenix Suns.
Gordon sank 8-of-13 from the field -
Report: Goodell rescinds fine on Tuck >>
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck will
apparently not be out $7,500 after all.
Hours after the New York Times reported that Tuck was fined $7,500 by the NFL
for a hit against Dallas quarterback Bro
Super Bowl 2009 Betting
Super Bowl 2009 Betting propositionsUnderdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
Get free 2009 Super Bowl Betting from top rated online sportsbook MySportsbook.com. Mysportsbook.com online Super Bowl betting VISA Mastercard