{"id":3562,"date":"2009-02-22T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-22T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/02\/nba-college-basketball-and-academy-awards-highlight-sunday-betting\/"},"modified":"2009-02-22T10:34:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-22T15:34:00","slug":"nba-college-basketball-and-academy-awards-highlight-sunday-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/02\/nba-college-basketball-and-academy-awards-highlight-sunday-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA, College Basketball and Academy Awards Highlight Sunday Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Matt Kenseth<\/span> guns for another Sprint Cup win, the Celtics take on the Suns, and Duke gets set to clash with <\/span><\/font>Wake<\/st1:PlaceName> Forest<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>.<\/p>\n

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Celtics will be trying to bounce back from a Thursday night loss to <\/span><\/font>Utah<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> when they go to Phoenix<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> to take on the Suns on Sunday afternoon. Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> managed to score only 85 points in their 90-85 loss to the Jazz on Thursday, thanks in large part to Kevin Garnett leaving the game with a knee injury. The Celtics and Suns last played on January 19, with Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> rolling to a 104-87 win. Suns forward Amare<\/span> Stoudemire<\/span> won’t be on the floor on Sunday; he had surgery to repair a detached retina on Friday and will miss the next eight weeks.<\/p>\n

A busy Sunday around the NBA has eight other games on the schedule, including <\/span><\/font>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> to cap the day at 8:00pm ET<\/st1:time>. As well, it’ll be Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Indiana<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at Toronto<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Charlotte<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Milwaukee<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Orlando<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, the Clippers at Portland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and the Lakers at Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. Kobe Bryant and company topped the T-Wolves 132-119 last month.<\/p>\n

The march toward Madness . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

There are two ranked matchups<\/span> on the college hoops schedule for Sunday, with No. 12 Villanova at No. 24 Syracuse, and No. 8 Wake Forest at No. 9 Duke. The Blue Devils snapped a two-game losing streak last time out against <\/span><\/font>St. John’s<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, getting 19 points from Gerald Henderson in their 76-69 road victory. The Demon Deacons topped the Blue Devils 70-68 when the teams clashed back in January.<\/p>\n

No. 6 Michigan State will host <\/span><\/font>Wisconsin<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> on Sunday afternoon, while No. 13 Clemson is at Georgia Tech, No. 14 Arizona State gets a visit from rival Arizona<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, George Washington is at No. 16 Xavier, and No. 18 Illinois heads to the Value City Arena to play Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. The Illini<\/span> fell 38-33 to Penn<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> on Wednesday. ScoresOddsPicks.com<\/a> <\/span><\/font>has in-depth betting previews and databases on each of the games.<\/p>\n

As far as winning sports service picks, <\/span><\/font>the MasterLockLine<\/span><\/font> developed data mining software that finds out what happens when two or more top sports services agree in the same side. The top in the 21st<\/sup> century is a handicapper out of Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> who rates his plays 5, 7.5 and 10 stars. The top all-time handicapper in basketball is Bill Tanner. They agree on two plays today and you get them both Villanova\/Syracuse, George Washington\/Xavier. Click now to purchase<\/a> sports betting picks from the top sports services or you can get more information<\/a> and a free sports<\/span> pick<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Sports headlines\u2026<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

Alabama tackle Andre Smith has left the NFL combined\u2026the top receiver in the draft Michael Crabtree of Texas Tech will miss 6-10 weeks because of a foot injury\u2026Lindsey Vonn<\/span> became the most successful American skier ever in the women’s World Cup winning her 19th<\/sup> race\u2026Maryland beat North Carolina in three overtimes.<\/span><\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

Taking a trip around the rink . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Penguins play their second consecutive afternoon contest on Sunday when they travel to <\/span><\/font>Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> to take on the Capitals. Those two teams last met on January 14, when Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> came away with a 6-3 road victory. Alexander Ovechkin scored twice for the Caps in that win, while Jose Theodore stopped 26 of 29 Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> shots. Marc-Andre Fleury<\/span> had 36 stops in the loss for the Pens.<\/p>\n

There are four other games on the NHL’s slate for Sunday, including <\/span><\/font>Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at 3:00pm ET<\/st1:time>. Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> will then be in Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> to play the Lightning, with Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> hosting Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and the Rangers getting a visit from Toronto<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/p>\n

2009 Academy Awards<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

Hollywood<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place> handicappers have great opportunity for profits if the Oscar Awards betting lines (see Hollywood<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and entertainment betting odds<\/a>) prove incorrect. Mickey Rourke<\/span>, Danny Boyle, Heath Ledger, Kate Winslet<\/span>, and Slumdog<\/span> Millionaire are all overwhelming favorites in the major categories. But an upset will mean enormous winnings for the movie speculator at the sportsbooks<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile Mike Myers The<\/span> Love Guru dominated the Golden Raspberries. Paris Hilton was also a big “winner”. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Rounding out the Roundup . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sprint Cup Series will be in <\/span><\/font>Fontana<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Sunday for the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway. Carl Edwards is the defending Auto Club 500 champion, and Jimmie Johnson is the 5\/1 Vegas favorite to get the victory on Sunday, but Matt Kenseth<\/span> is the driver on a roll – he won the rain-shortened Daytona 500 last weekend. Kenseth<\/span> is pegged at 8\/1 odds to visit victory lane at the Fontana<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> track.<\/p>\n

Kyle Busch and Edwards are both sitting at 6\/1 odds on the Vegas list for Sunday, with Jeff Gordon at 7\/1, Dale Earnhardt Jr. at 10\/1, and both Greg Biffle<\/span> and Tony Stewart at 12\/1. Stewart was one of the few big names to have a respectable finish at Daytona last week; he ended up in eighth place in the race.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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