While Fox Sports has the big contest for Game 1 of the World Series, Cliff Lee vs. Tim Linecum, San Francisco Giants vs. Texas Rangers (official betting preview), there is so much money to be made on betting on the NBA.

NBA handicappers say one of the best games to bet on sports tonight is the battle between the Pistons vs. Nets.

Vegas NBA betting lines have the favorite in this contest the New Jersey Nets -3.5 over the Detroit Pistons with a total of 187.5.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Pistons are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog, 21-45-1 ATS in their last 67 games following a S.U. loss, 9-23 ATS in their last 32 games as a road underdog of 0.5-4.5, 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games playing on 3 or more days rest.

Nets are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a home favorite of 0.5-4.5, 1-6 ATS in their last 7 vs. Eastern Conference. The favorite is 8-2 in the series.

Over/under trends: Over is 8-0 in Pistons last 8 vs. NBA Atlantic. On the other hand, the under is 19-7 in Pistons last 26 games playing on 3 or more days rest. Under is 29-13-2 in Nets last 44 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.

Rest report: Each team is playing their opening game.

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Tonight’s NBA schedule includes a contest between the Knicks and Raptors.

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Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Knicks are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5.

Raptors are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 vs. Eastern Conference, 8-37-1 ATS in their last 56 games as a home underdog of 0.5-4.5. 1-5 as home underdogs, 3-12 ATS in their last 15 home games.

Over/under trends: Over is 35-17 in Knicks last 52 Wednesday games. Over is 35-15-1 in Raptors last 51 vs. Eastern Conference.

Rest report: It’s the first game of the year for the NY Knicks and Toronto Raptors basketball.

Top expert pick on tonight’s NBA: Is from Matt Rivers. 400,000* Rockets EZ and a 200,000* on La. Tech where I predicted the final score would be 48-17 and the actual was 49-20. Now to a quality 2-0 Wednesday sweep as I continue to dominate the hardwoods with another 400,000* from the Mile High City between Utah and Denver. Bonus 300,000* World Series winner involving the Rangers and Giants. This is another really big day for me as I keep this momentum going and start to really roll. Get Rivers winner now

One of the best NBA betting games tonight is the contest between the Heat vs. 76ers.

The NBA spread for this contest is Miami -7.5 with a total of 191.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Heat are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite of 5.0-10.5, 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games as a road favorite, but 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games.

76ers are 8-20-1 ATS in their last 29 vs. Eastern Conference, 11-28-1 ATS in their last 40 home game, 7-25-3 ATS in their last 35 games as a home underdog of 5.0-10.5, 2-12 ATS in their last 14 games playing on 3 or more days rest. The Sixers are 7-1 at home in the series and the home team is 19-7.

Over/under trends: Over is 6-1 in 76ers last 7 home games, over 9-1 to Southeast Division.

Rest report: Miami is playing back-to-back nights. It’s Philadelphia’s first game.

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It’s Game 1 of the 2010 World Series as the Texas Rangers take on the San Francisco Giants. It’s Cliff Lee vs. Tim Lincecum in the pitcher’s duel. Texas is -135 with a total of just 5.5 over 120.

Betting trends: Rangers are 8-0 in their last 8 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter, but 8-23 in their last 31 interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record, 4-13 in their last 17 vs. National League West.

The Giants are 7-0 in their last 7 games following an off day, 41-19 in their last 60 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15, 9-2 in Lincecum’s last 11 starts as an underdog of +110 to +150, and 21-6 21-6 in his last 27 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game. The Giants are 11-1 in the series including nine straight home wins. GodsTips and MasterLockLine with NBA packages through June 20, 2011! Every play in every sport is included. Also: It happens twice a year maximum, but we want to show off our services multi-sports prowess and you will be with us for life. Thanks to those who are already locked in but for the rest this offer expires at 9 PM tonight, the Bet It Trinity monthly package extended to 40 days!

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Over/under trends: Under is 10-1 in Giants last 11 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.

Pitcher’s Report Card: Cliff Lee’s last three starts has him with a 0.58 WHIP and 0.74 ERA. Lincecum has 0.74 WHIP and 1.96 ERA. Lee has a team and personal mark of 3-0 to the Giants with an ERA of 1.13 and a WHIP of 0.708. However, all three starts have gone over.

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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Rangers and Giants hit the field in San Francisco to start the World Series, while the Bulls take the hardwood in Oklahoma City.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The Giants play host to the Rangers in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night, with both clubs sending their aces out to the mound. San Francisco’s Tim Lincecum (2-1, 1.93 ERA in the playoffs) had two starts and one relief appearance against the Phillies during the NLCS, giving up a combined six runs (five earned) on 12 hits over those 14 1-3 innings of work. Texas’ Cliff Lee (3-0, 0.75 ERA in the playoffs) only had to start once against the Yankees during the ALCS, giving up two hits and striking out 13 batters over his eight scoreless innings. Oddsmakers have Lee and the Rangers listed as -126 road favorites for Wednesday, with the contest’s total at 5.5 runs.

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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA season starts to roll on Wednesday with 13 games on tap: Boston at Cleveland, New York at Toronto, Miami at Philadelphia, Detroit at New Jersey, Milwaukee at New Orleans, Sacramento at Minnesota, Atlanta at Memphis, Indiana at San Antonio, Charlotte at Dallas, Utah at Denver, Portland at the Clippers, Houston at Golden State, and Chicago at Oklahoma City. The Bulls will be without newly-signed forward Carlos Boozer to start the season; Boozer had surgery on his hand and will miss up to eight weeks. Chicago opens the year with 18/1 odds to win the NBA Championship, while Kevin Durant and the Thunder are up at 15/1 odds to grab the title.

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Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are six games on the NHL’s schedule for Wednesday, with Washington at Carolina, Atlanta at the Rangers, the Islanders at Montreal, Los Angeles at Chicago, New Jersey at San Jose, and Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay. The 5-3-1 Penguins fell 1-0 in overtime in St. Louis last time out, with Brent Johnson stopping 23 of 24 Blues shots in the contest. The 5-2-1 Lightning fell 4-3 at home to Nashville in their last game, as Dan Ellis gave up four goals on 26 shots. Martin St. Louis potted his third goal of the season.

Matt Rivers says that the free NBA pick Wednesday is on the Atlanta Hawks +3.

It’s not a boatload of points on the road so in order to back this dog I do need to believe they will win but I do believe that the visitors from Hotlanta will get the job done. Memphis is a nice little up and coming team as we saw last season. OJ Mayo, Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph and a few others are quality pieces and the team should be around that .500 mark this season. But the Grizz will probably be without Marc Gasol here and are up against what has now become an experienced veteran Hawks club.

Mike Woodson was given the heave ho and now it’s long-time assistant Larry Drew’s turn. I’m not sure if the coach is going to be better than his predecessor as 53 wins and a first round playoff win isn’t too shabby but all in all the Hawks are a talented team that is another season together. Joe Johnson is the star along with an extremely athletic Josh Smith plus a budding stud in the middle in Al Horford and one of the bench players around in Jamal Crawford. The Hawks have had problems reaching elite status because they elitethat but they are still superior to the Grizzlies and they boast the better everything tonight.

This game should be one of the funner games in the league tonight as there is a ton of young talent on the court and we could see some points and highlite dunks but in the end to get anything with Atlanta, even if a small handful, is fine with me.

The pick: Atlanta Hawks +3

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The wife of future NY Yankee pitcher Cliff Lee did say the misfit fans of her husband’s inevitable future employer mistreated her and others sitting in the Texas Rangers family section.

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The NBA season tips off in Boston, Portland, and Los Angeles, while Boise State searches for a big victory at home over Louisiana Tech.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

Week 9 of the college football season kicks off on Tuesday night, with Boise State playing host to Louisiana Tech. The No. 2 Broncos (6-0 SU, 5-1 ATS) blasted San Jose State 48-0 on the road last time out, with Kellen Moore throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns in the win. Doug Martin added 68 yards and two scores on the ground for Boise State that day. The Bulldogs (3-4 SU, 3-3 ATS) are coming off a 48-35 home win over Idaho, as Ross Jenkins passed for 422 yards and three touchdowns. Lennon Creer rushed for 179 yards and two scores for Louisiana Tech in that win. Oddsmakers have ranked Boise State pegged as a huge 37.5-point home favorite for Tuesday night.

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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA season gets underway on Tuesday night on three fronts, with Miami at Boston, Phoenix at Portland, and Houston at the Lakers. The oddsmakers have the Heat favored on the road in their opener, as LeBron James’ new team is listed as a 1-point favorite over the Celtics. Heat guard Dwyane Wade is expected to play on Tuesday despite missing time in the preseason with a hamstring injury. The total for the Miami/Boston matchup is at 193. The Trail Blazers are then 7.5-point home favorites vs. the Suns for Tuesday (with the total at 201), while the Lakers begin their title defense as an 8-point home favorite against the Rockets. The total for that last matchup is at 196.5.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

As well, there are six games on the National Hockey League’s schedule for Tuesday, with Florida at Toronto, Phoenix at Ottawa, Buffalo at Philadelphia, Edmonton at Calgary, Anaheim at Dallas, and Colorado at Vancouver. The 4-4-0 Avalanche were beaten 6-4 at home by Los Angeles on Saturday night, with Craig Anderson giving up six goals on 30 shots in the defeat. Milan Hejduk and Paul Stastny each scored twice for Colorado that day. The 3-3-2 Canucks trounced Minnesota 5-1 at home in their last game, with backup netminder Cory Schneider making 23 saves in the win. Manny Malhotra had two goals for Vancouver that game, and Jannik Hansen added two assists.

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Matt Rivers says your free pick winner for Tuesday is on the Celtics +1.5 against Miami (official betting preview).

While Matt is keeping any eye on Cincinnati weather, Ohio, Louisville weather conditions as well via WCPO, WHIO, and Wave 3, he is also tracking week 8 NFL injuries.

When all is said and done Lebron, D-Wade, Bosh and the Heat are the superior overall team. Miami is the clear-cut best team in the entire NBA as the Vegas team win total of around 64 ½ shows. But the Celtics are no pushover and if you look at Doc Rivers’ squad over the last few seasons you will see a team that at times plays unmotivated but when they have that motivation they are as good as any team around.

Boston won the championship three years ago, went further than expected a two years ago being a game away from another championship in the tough seven game loss to Orlando without their leader in Kevin Garnett and last season were blah in the regular season only to go ballistic in the playoffs and shock the world in getting back to the championship. What does all of this mean when it comes to game one of this season? A lot!

The C’s are going to be extremely jacked up in this thing at the Boston Garden treating it like a playoff game against the new look Heat. The atmosphere is going to be absolutely electric to try and shove it up LeBron’s butt and without Wade being able to play all that much of late I don’t see the chemistry really being there. Throw in the injury to Mike Miller and a hard fought preseason game last week in Atlanta where King James scored 38 and the team still lost and I just see Erik Spoelstra’s team falling a little short and not getting the job done today.

Boston doesn’t have their beast in the middle in Kendrick Perkins but they did pick up Shaq and Jermaine O’Neal and should be all right here for sure against a Miami team that doesn’t really have a dominant post game themselves. The Heat’s big three will be great and get their points but it’s not like Rondo, Pierce, Garnett, Allen and the C’s haven’t been there and done that and at home today without a doubt could give Miami a rare loss in an emotional scene in Beantown.

This should be one of the better games of the entire season and in the end the home green should get it done.

The pick: Miami +1.5 at Bodog

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NBA betting begins tonight with LeBron James and the Miami Heat at Boston Celtics but it’s time for NFL injuries for fantasy football and Week 8 NFL odds.

By the end of Sunday’s games, it looked like the NFL’s elite players escaped Week 7 relatively unscathed. But, one MRI and Monday night game later, that isn’t the case. More big names are down as we review the latest injuries to impact NFL betting.

Brett Favre, Vikings: ANKLE

We knew he had elbow tendinitis. We also knew he had a least a bit of a bum ankle. But, after he limped around during Minnesota’s loss to Green Bay on Sunday night, Brett Favre went for an MRI and got some worse news. His left ankle isn’t just sore; it has two different fractures in it. Vikings coach Brad Childress says it won’t require surgery but Favre’s consecutive games played streak is in serious jeopardy. However, since he wasn’t exactly setting the world on fire this season, I wouldn’t downgrade Minnesota’s sportsbook odds just yet. Tarvaris Jackson isn’t nearly as bad as everyone seems to think.

Tony Romo, Cowboys: CLAVICLE

The Cowboys were already on the ropes at 1-4 and it looks like their season is finished after they lost Tony Romo – and the game – last night. Romo took a big hit from Michael Boley and broke his clavicle. Early reports say he’ll miss at least six weeks and possibly the rest of the season. With respect to Jon Kitna, it looks like Dallas is done. It’s time to toss their NFL futures into the trash.

Alex Smith, 49ers: SHOULDER

The 49ers are yet another team that had high hopes for this season yet looks hopeless at the moment. Alex Smith wasn’t exactly the second coming of Joe Montana for the 49ers – he was average at best – but he was still better than David Carr. Now that Smith has what doctors are calling “a significant sprain” in his AC Joint, Carr could get the nod in Week 8. When he took over for Smith last week against Carolina, all he did was hand the game away with an interception in the dying minutes.

Max Hall, Raiders: CONCUSSION

We just couldn’t get through a week in the NFL without at least one concussion. Arizona rookie quarterback Max Hall was the latest casualty. He had a nightmarish Week 7, going 4 of 16 for 36 yards before leaving the game after a taking a head shot. Still, as poorly as Hall played, he still looks like a better option than Derek Anderson, so his injury hurts Arizona’s betting prospects. Hall will only start in Week 8 if he can practice on Wednesday.

DeAngelo Williams, Panthers: FOOT

The news on Williams’ foot is pretty vague. He was in noticeable pain when he left Sunday’s game but the whispers among Panthers brass say the injury isn’t serious. Still, selfishly, I wouldn’t mind seeing Williams sit out one game. I’d love to see what Jonathan Stewart could do in a full game as a starter, as he has potential to be an elite back if he ever gets a full-time job.

Russell Okung, Seahawks: ANKLE

Seattle’s blue-chip left tackle suffered an ankle injury reportedly similar to what he dealt with earlier this season. He’ll probably miss a game or two and Seattle’s offense will suffer as a result.

Eben Britton, Jaguars: SHOULDER

It looks like Britton, Jacksonville’s starting right tackle, is done for the year with a torn labrum. It’s a pretty damaging injury to an already-shaky Jags offense. If Maurice Jones-Drew was scuffling already, how much worse will he be without Britton paving lanes for him?

ScoresOddsPicks.com has released a Las Vegas odds bulletin on the Rockets vs. Lakers game on TNT NBA schedule.

NBA odds are set at the Los Angeles Lakers -7 with a total of 195.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Rockets are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 games as a road underdog, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog of 5.0-10.5.

Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 3 or more days rest.

Over/under trends: Over is 7-2 in Rockets last 9 games as an underdog, over 6-1 road. Under is 5-0 in Lakers last 5 overall.

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