{"id":1261,"date":"2007-03-27T20:14:27","date_gmt":"2007-03-28T01:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/03\/sports-gambling-watch-list-3-27\/"},"modified":"2007-03-27T20:14:27","modified_gmt":"2007-03-28T01:14:27","slug":"sports-gambling-watch-list-3-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/03\/sports-gambling-watch-list-3-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Gambling Watch List 3-27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><\/p>\n<div class=Section1>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Joe Duffy (<a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">www.OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a>) <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Here is an edited look at one of the internal crib sheets<br \/>\ncompiled on a daily basis by the staff of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godstips.com\/\">GodsTips.com<\/a>.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s a proactive view of what tendencies sharpies should look for in upcoming<br \/>\ndays. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Update: <\/b>Knicks<br \/>\ninjuries and turmoil both on rise. It is possible Quentin Richardson and David<br \/>\nLee <span class=GramE>are<\/span> out for the year.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Insight: <\/b>We do<br \/>\nnot subscribe to any conspiracy theories about teams tanking it. As a general<br \/>\nrule of thumb, the best value for teams this time of the year is with bad teams.<br \/>\n<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> <\/span>The quality teams are overvalued, but<br \/>\nKnicks are a bad team we look to fade. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Owner Jeff Dolan foolishly extended overwhelmed coach<br \/>\nIsaiah Thomas\u2019 contract and coach is using injuries as an excuse for failure<br \/>\nrather than a rallying cry for success. Plus they have the injuries that sharp<br \/>\nplayers exploit\u2014that is to key players, but non-superstars, injuries that sneak<br \/>\nunder the radar: Jamal Crawford, David Lee and Quentin Richardson. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Update: <\/b>The<br \/>\nDetroit Pistons will use the final month to fine tune. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Insight: <\/b>Pistons\u2019<br \/>\nfanatic Brian Gould of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casinobettingnews.com\/\">CasinoBettingNews.com<\/a><br \/>\nsaid that the Pistons offense is out of synch lately because of nagging<br \/>\ninjuries. \u201cChauncey Billups is hurting, <span class=SpellE>Rasheed<\/span><br \/>\nWallace missed five games and Rip Hamilton is showing signs he needs rest,\u201d<br \/>\nsaid Gould. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>With seven of their last 12 games at home, <st1:City><st1:place>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nwill be laying some generous numbers, while they work out some kinks and get<br \/>\nready for the playoffs.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span>There should be<br \/>\nsome good opportunities to take the points going against the Pistons. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Update: <\/b><st1:City><st1:place>Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nwent 8-0 when rookie guard Daniel Gibson was hurt, but <span class=GramE>are<\/span><br \/>\n1-3 SU since his return.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Insight: <\/b>This<br \/>\nis another example of the importance of chemistry. Coach Mike Brown\u2019s rotation<br \/>\nis going haywire trying to find the right combination. Gibson for his part has<br \/>\nbeen a shell of himself shooting just nine percent from the field since his<br \/>\nreturn. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Obviously sharp players will keep a close eye in his<br \/>\nprogress.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span>Yet again, it\u2019s not LeBron<br \/>\nJames that the wise guy focuses on, but a key player whose slumps and<br \/>\ncontributions will be overlooked. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Update: <\/b>The<br \/>\nfour teams battling for the last two playoff spots in the Eastern Conference<br \/>\nare a combined 15-33 this month. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Insight: <\/b>Yet<br \/>\nagain, like we say, one of the biggest myths in gambling is betting on the team<br \/>\nthat \u201cneeds it more\u201d. Any team that is fighting for a playoff spot in the<br \/>\ninferior East clearly has not performed during the year when it counts.<span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span>True spoilers meaning teams that are out of<br \/>\nthe playoff picture but can rain of some other team\u2019s parade will be a bettor\u2019s<br \/>\ngoldmine when they play <st1:place><st1:City>Orlando<\/st1:City>, <st1:State>New<br \/>\nYork<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>, <st1:State><st1:place>New Jersey<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nand <st1:State><st1:place>Indiana<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Winding up another winning college postseason, Center of<br \/>\nthe Handicapping Universe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godstips.com\/\">GodsTips.com<\/a><br \/>\nwill be researching pro basketball and baseball from every conceivable<br \/>\nproactive angle to ensure you year-round winning. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Duffy (www.OffshoreInsiders.com) Here is an edited look at one of the internal crib sheets compiled on a daily basis by the staff of GodsTips.com. It\u2019s a proactive view of what tendencies sharpies should look for in upcoming days. Update: Knicks injuries and turmoil both on rise. It is possible Quentin Richardson and David Lee &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/03\/sports-gambling-watch-list-3-27\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sports Gambling Watch List 3-27<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports_gambling_strategy_articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1261\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}