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May 17th 2010: Daily Sports News-Gossip-Headlines

Monday Water Cooler – May 17th, 2010

Here we go with today’s sports water cooler talk. Here, you won’t just find the straight news; you’ll find the stuff everyone is talking about – the ice breakers, the Twitter Sports Picks and topics…well, basically all the stuff you discuss at the water cooler.

Enjoy!

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Handicapping

Ben Burns: Bad Beats Feb. 11th

Bad Beats: Betting teams without the superstar

Ben Burns
Ben Burns

What’s your first reaction when you hear a player the caliber of Kobe Bryant is going to miss a game?

For the vast majority of sports bettors, the answer is to bet against the Lakers.

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Sports

NBA Headlines: Kobe Bryant 25,000 Points Milestone

Kobe Becomes Youngest Player to Score 25,000

The marquee matchup between the Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers was a bittersweet game for Kobe Bryant. The 31-year-old, who has continued to play through injuries, scored 31 points last night. But it wasn’t enough to lead the Lakers past Shaq – an extra insult for Lakers fans.

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NBA

L.A. vs. Golden St. Free NBA Pick (Nov. 28)

NBA Betting – Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers (11-3 SU, 6-8 ATS) at Golden State Warriors (5-9 SU, 8-6 ATS)
Saturday, November 28 – 10:30 PM ET

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

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NBA

L.A. vs. Charlotte Free NBA Pick (Mar. 31)

Los Angeles at Charlotte – Are the Lakers Slipping?

Los Angeles Lakers (58-15 SU, 37-35-1 ATS) at Charlotte Bobcats (33-40 SU, 44-29 ATS)

BetUS NBA Betting Odds: L.A. LAKERS -5.5, Total 191

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

* LA has covered four of its last five games
* LA has won five of its last six games SU

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NBA

NBA Betting – Lakers vs. Knicks (Feb. 2)

Suddenly Streaking Knicks vs. High Powered Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers (37-9 SU, 23-23 ATS, 28-18 O/U) have won two straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook and six of its last seven overall, while going an impressive 4-1 against the spread in their last five games. Tonight, the Lakers and superstar shooting guard Kobe Bryant hit the road to take on the suddenly, red-hot New York Knicks (21-25 SU, 27-19 ATS, 19-27 O/U) winners of three straight games and six of its last seven overall.

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NBA

NBA Betting – Wizards vs. Lakers (Jan. 22)

Washington at Los Angeles – Wizards Need Some Magic

The Washington Wizards (9-32 SU, 17-24 ATS, 16-23-2 O/U) have won two of their last three games, including Wednesday’s high-scoring 110-107 win over the Sacramento Kings. The Los Angeles Lakers (33-8 SU, 19-22 ATS, 24-17 O/U) have won two straight following a modest two-game slide and dominated their same-city rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, from start to finish on Wednesday en route to a 108-97 win.

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NBA

Cleveland Cavs vs. L A Lakers Free NBA Pick (Jan. 19)

Superstars Collide – Kobe vs Lebron

BetUS NBA Basketball Betting Odds: L.A. LAKERS -4.5, Total 202.5

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

* CLEV has won 12 of its last 15 games SU
* CLEV has covered four of its last five games  

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NBA

NBA Betting – Magic vs. Lakers (Jan. 16)

NBA Friday game of the night – Magic at Lakers

BetUS NBA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: L.A.LAKERS -4.5, Total 214.5

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

* ORL has won its last five games SU
* ORL has covered 16 of its last 19 games  

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NBA

Lakers vs. Pacers Free NBA Pick

Los Angeles Lakers at Indiana Pacers Matchup & Odds

The Los Angeles Lakers (14-1 SU, 10-5 ATS) are flying high in the Western Conference. On Tuesday night they will play a team that loves to fly up and down when they hook up with the Indiana Pacers (6-10 SU, 8-7-1 ATS) in NBA pro basketball sports betting action that is set to get underway at 7 PM ET at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

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NBA

Mavericks vs. Lakers Free NBA Pick

NBA Friday Basketball Betting – Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers

Two teams who are on a hot streak will get together in Friday night when the Dallas Mavericks (7-7 SU, 6-8 ATS) seek to extend their winning streak to six games against the Los Angeles Lakers (12-1 SU, 9-4 ATS), who have tasted defeat only once all season, in NBA pro basketball sports betting action that is slated to get underway at 10:30 PM ET at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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NBA

NBA Betting – Lakers vs. Suns

Inconsistent Suns Host Red Hot Lakers in Game of the Night

The Los Angeles Lakers (8-1 SU, 6-3 ATS, 5-4 O/U) and Kobe Bryant will look to make Shaquille O’Neal keep his big mouth closed tonight! That’s right BetUS NBA sports betting fanatics, when the Lakers visit the Phoenix Suns (8-4 SU, 6-6 ATS, 7-5 O/U) tonight at US Airways Center in a battle of division rivals,

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NBA

2008 LA Lakers Betting

2008-09 Basketball Wagering – Los Angeles Lakers Preview

I know the Los Angeles Lakers (57-25 SU, 47-33-1 ATS, 40-41 O/U), surprisingly won the Western Conference last season and are favored to win the West again this season in the BetUS Sportsbook, but I’m here to warn my beloved Sportsbook NBA bettors that far too many basketball pundits are putting the cart before the horse when it comes to the Lakers!

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Extra's

Lakers Sign A Chinese Olympian To Play Guard

Lakers Sign Sun Yue To Contract

The Los Angeles Lakers agreed to terms on a contract with point guard Sun Yue.

The 22-year-old was the Lakers’ second-round choice in the 2007 draft out of Chinese club team Beijing Aoshen.

Sun has also spent time with China’s national team and participated in the Las Vegas summer league in 2007. He is currently on China’s Olympic basketball squad

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