Categories
NBA

San Antonio Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns Free NBA Pick (Jan. 29)

NBA Lines – Handicapping the Spurs vs Suns

San Antonio Spurs (30-14 SU, 20-23-1 ATS) at Phoenix Suns (25-18 SU, 15-27-1 ATS)

BetUS NBA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: PHOENIX -2, Total 198.5

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

* SA has won five of its last six games SU
* SA has covered three of its last nine games

Categories
NBA

Cavaliers vs. Magic NBA Preview (Jan. 29)

NBA: ‘BIG Z’ THE BETTING KEY?

Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Illgauskas could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Orlando Magic and it could be the betting key.

The 7’3” big man has missed the last 12 games with an ankle injury and the team has gone just 7-5 against the spread. For the season, the Cavs are just 9-6 ATS with ‘Z’ out of the lineup.

Categories
NBA

NBA Thursday Betting: Cleveland vs. Orlando (Jan. 29)

NBA’s Best Collide – King James vs Dwight Howard

Two of the NBA’s best meet up on Thursday night when Cleveland and Orlando clash in a prime Eastern Conference matchup. Also on the Thursday night NBA betting slate is a Western Conference faceoff between rivals San Antonio and Phoenix.

The Cavaliers head into Thursday night with the best record in the NBA after winning their last four games.

Categories
Sportsbooks

Cavs vs. Magic NBA Preview (Jan. 29)

Cavs head to Orlando

Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Illgauskas could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Orlando Magic and it could be the betting key.

The 7’3” big man has missed the last 12 games with an ankle injury and the team has gone just 7-5 against the spread (ATS). For the season, the Cavs are just 9-6 ATS with ‘Z’ out of the lineup.

Contrast that with Cleveland’s stellar 20-8 ATS record with him, and you can see why bettors are constantly checking the latest injury report for this contest.

Categories
NBA

NBA Preview: 76ers vs. Rockets (Jan. 28)

76’ers at Rockets – No Yao Equals No Win

When the Philadelphia 76’ers take the court against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, they will do so without their best big man, and one of the most prized free agents of the off-season, Elton Brand, at full strength. That’s not a good thing because the Houston Rockets have perhaps the best center in the NBA right now, Yao Ming.

Categories
NBA

NBA Preview: Nuggets vs. Hornets (Jan. 28)

Denver at New Orleans – Two of the Best Point Guards in the Game

The Denver Nuggets travel to New Orleans to take on the Hornets in a key Western Conference match-up between two of the best point-guards in the NBA. After acquiring Chauncey Billups from the Detroit Pistons, the Nuggets have been very, very good. They are 30 and 15 straight-up and are riding a three game winning streak without their best player, Carmelo Anthony.

Categories
NCAAB

College Hoops Preview: Duke vs. Wake Forest (Jan. 28)

College Basketball’s Game of the Year – (1) Duke at (6) Wake Forest

Coach K has Duke where they should be, ranked number one in the nation and on their way to another ACC title. But before the Dookies can claim it, they’ll have to beat teams like the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on the road. The Deacons were ranked number one in the nation before suffering a loss to Virginia Tech.

Categories
NBA

NBA Preview: Pacers vs. Magic (Jan. 27)

NBA Picks – Granger carries the Pacers into Orlando

The Indiana Pacers travel to Orlando to take on arguably the best team in the NBA. For sports betting fans, a team can’t really get any better than the Orlando Magic. With Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu, the Magic have stormed to a 33 and 10 record straight-up.

Categories
NBA

NBA Preview: Spurs vs. Jazz (Jan. 27)

San Antonio at Utah – Jazz Try to Kick a Slump

The San Antonio Spurs travel to Utah to take on a Jazz team still playing without their top scorer from last season, Carlos Boozer. The Spurs have become the same old Spurs, that is a winning team, after digging themselves into a hole earlier this season. They are currently 29 and 14 straight-up.

Categories
NBA

Bobcats vs. Lakers NBA Preview (Jan. 27)

NBA: LAKERS A BAD BET?

The Los Angeles Lakers are flowing with confidence on a four-game winning streak but they may be a bad bet tonight.

Sportsbook.com has Los Angeles as 11-point favorites with a Total of 196, but they haven’t fared well as big chalk this year. Tip-off is set for 10:30pm ET.

L.A. thrashed San Antonio 99-85 as 7 ½-point favorites on Sunday. The contest was so lopsided, Kobe Bryant only got off the bench in the fourth quarter for timeouts.

Categories
NCAAB

College Hoops Preview: UCLA vs. UW (Jan. 24)

Pac 10 powerhouses – UCLA at Washington

The Washington Huskies travel to Pauley Pavilion to take on the UCLA Bruins in a clash of two huge Pac-10 powerhouses. The Huskies might not have the respect that the UCLA Bruins have from college basketball fans but sports betting fans know who the Washington Huskies are. They’ve gone 14 and 4 straight-up and 10 and 6 against the BetUS spread.

Categories
NBA

NBA Weekend Betting: Best Bets

Cavs at Jazz and Spurs at Lakers – Love NBA Saturdays

With the Super Bowl occurring next Sunday, both NASCAR and Major League Baseball on hiatus, and sports betting fans not really warming up to either golf or NHL yet, the NBA pretty much has the weekend all to itself.

The NBA schedulers couldn’t have made NBA basketball betting fans happier than scheduling a huge game on Saturday and a huge game on Sunday.

Categories
NBA

Mavericks vs. Pistons NBA Preview (Jan. 23)

NBA: PISTONS GOING UNDER?

The Detroit Pistons will be favorites when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night, but bettors should have their eyes firmly on the Total.

The Pistons have gone Under the Total in seven out of their last nine games with one push. For the season, Detroit has gone Under the Total in 25 of 41 games.

And with Detroit’s second leading scorer, Richard Hamilton, coming off the bench now, bettors need to look closely at the point total for this 7 pm ET telecast on ESPN.

Categories
NBA

NBA Sportsbook Preview: Thursday Games

NBA: MAGIC PROFITS NOT A TRICK

The Orlando Magic have been the most profitable team in the NBA and it hasn’t been a trick.

Orlando has covered eight of their last 10 games and bettors will be looking for more profits as they prepare to host the defending champion Boston Celtics on national television on Thursday night.

Categories
NCAAB

College Hoops Preview: Villanova vs. Connecticut (Jan. 21)

Big Boys in the Big East – Villanova at Connecticut

Two Big East powerhouses collide on Wednesday night when the Villanova Wildcats travel to Connecticut to take on the Huskies in what is sure to be a terrific online betting contest for sports betting fans. Villanova has done decent this season straight-up going 14 and 3 but their record against the BetUS Sportsbook spread has been downright horrid at 6 and 7.

Categories
NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden St. Warriors Free NBA Pick (Jan. 21)

Golden State Hosts Oklahoma City

BetUS NBA Basketball Betting Odds: GOLDEN STATE -5, Total 223.5

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

* OKC has won three of its last five games SU
* OKC has lost 10 of its last 15 games SU