With the first weekend of the 2008-09 NBA season set to tip-off, we thought we’d bring over a popular feature, the Top Weekend Power Trends.
This piece highlights some of the top betting angles for the weekend games. Read on as we offer a quick look at the top action along with the trends that figure to make you successful.
Matt Fargo takes a look at the NBA schedule this weekend and pulls out important matchups, injuries, news notes and betting trends from around the league.
Portland will be playing its first home game on Friday against the Spurs. The Blazers will be without the services of Greg Oden who is out 2-4 weeks with a sprained foot. Joel Przybilla will start for the Blazers at center against San Antonio after he finished with four points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes against the Lakers. Portland was a dismal 34.5 percent from the floor in that game and now faces a team it is 0-12 in its last 12 against.
The gambling world is about to go into overdrive. Basketball is second only to football in popularity among handicappers, and the NBA is the king of the hardcourt between now and March Madness. Millions of dollars will exchange hands. Some of it could go directly into your account.
So who will lead the NBA in scoring this season? The whole list is too long to put down here. You can find it at BetUS Sportsbook when you go to the basketball futures. But we’ll focus on highlights here.
There is no question as to the major contenders in this race.:
The Boston Celtics and L.A. Lakers are home favorites but it’s the underdogs that should be garnering interest as the NBA opens the 2008-2009 season with a televised double-header on TNT.
The defending champion Celtics raise their newest banner to the rafters and then host the Cleveland Cavaliers as seven-point favorites starting at 8 pm ET. That game is followed by Western Conference champion Lakers hosting the Portland Trail Blazers are 7 ½-point favorites.
The NBA season is here and Sportsbook.com has you covered with odds and promotions that last all the way through June.
We start with our Basketball Beat the House promotion that is back by popular demand. This one-of-a-kind contest allows you to earn points for every winning NBA and NCAA wager. With thousands of dollars in weekly prizes and a huge Grand Prize, signing up to play is a Slam Dunk.
There is a long list of players who are listed under consideration for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, as it is presented by BetUS Sportsbook. It’s probably more players than are necessary for the purposes of true analysis, and some could most likely be eliminated out of hand, but I thought I might present my own short comments about each of these eligible players, and reduce them to a top ten list that hopefully a profitable winner will come from.
In handicapping every one of the NBA divisions here at BetUS NBA Sportsbook, we are primarily focused on “value.” As we proceed (and you will also get out opinion on the East), you’ll see that the favorites aren’t always my choices, because I am trying to balance the strength of each team withthe value it presents as a NBA betting proposition. I hope you’ll be able to get some ideas out of it.
When we handicap each of the NBA divisions at BetUS NBA Sportsbook, we take a look at what offers value more than anything else. As we go along (and we’re doing the West as well), you are going to find that the favorite in the division is not always our choice to win a division, and that is because the price is not appetizing. So we are balance who we think is the best with who we think COULD be the best, and worth a play.
The NBA tips off this week as we begin our eight-month marathon of the pro basketball season. Matt Fargo will be looking into Hot and Cold NBA bets throughout the season and he starts the first week by looking at four big matchups in the first four nights that you will not want to miss.
Everyone talks about the great parts of football teams. The Broncos’ new-look passing attack, QBs Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and Donovan McNabb, or coaches like Andy Reid, Mike Shanahan and Tom Coughlin. But sports bettors can also find winning ATS opportunities by going AGAINST certain things. The Arizona Cardinals, for instance, have been a lousy team on the road the last few years. With that in mind, here is a look at some truly bad things about the NFL as we just finished up Week 3.
