{"id":3643,"date":"2009-03-02T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/big-monday-betting\/"},"modified":"2009-03-02T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-02T16:30:00","slug":"big-monday-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/big-monday-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Monday Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How should sports bettors be celebrating Dr. Seuss birthday? With green money and winners is how.\u00a0 <\/span>What Texas Independence Day celebrations are most appropriate? The Baylor-Texas game on ESPN offers great betting opportunity. The sportsbooks<\/a> have <\/span><\/font>Texas<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> laying 7.5. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Cavs take on the Heat in an Eastern NBA clash, while Villanova will try to bounce Notre Dame in college hoops action.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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

LeBron James and the Cavaliers will arrive in <\/span><\/font>Miami<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> to take on Dwyane<\/span> Wade and the Heat in the marquee NBA contest for Monday. Those Eastern Conference clubs met twice back in December, with each team picking up a victory at home. The Heat got past the Cavaliers 104-95 in <\/span><\/font>Miami<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on December 30, while the Cavs rolled to a 93-86 win in <\/span><\/font>Cleveland<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in a December 28 contest.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

New Orleans<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> will be in <\/span><\/font>Philadelphia<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Monday night, while <\/span><\/font>Washington<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> hosts <\/span><\/font>Atlanta<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and <\/span><\/font>Oklahoma City<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> gets a visit from <\/span><\/font>Dallas<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. As well, it’ll be <\/span><\/font>San Antonio<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the Clippers in the evening’s final contest (<\/span><\/font>10:30pm ET<\/span><\/font><\/st1:time> tipoff<\/span>). The Spurs played host to the Clippers back on January 8 and came away with a 106-84 blowout victory. Tony Parker led <\/span><\/font>San Antonio<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> with 19 points in that January win.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Who to bet on?<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

The stock market has dropped below 7,000. So to those stranded at the <\/span><\/font>Philadelphia<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>Airport<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, <\/span><\/font>Dulles<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>Airport<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, <\/span><\/font>Logan<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>Airport<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, <\/span><\/font>BWI<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>Airport<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, <\/span><\/font>JFK<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>Airport<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, <\/span><\/font>Reagan<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>National<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>Airport<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, it is time to make a smart investment. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

It must be March! GodsTips nails the ESPN Sunday Night Game of the Year on the Atlanta Hawks. GodsTips is 35-19 with college basketball Wise Guys and 5-1 in the NBA with Wise Guys.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Get an ESPN Wise Guy tonight. Click now to purchase<\/a> GodsTips entire card.\u00a0 <\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

ScoresOddsPicks.com<\/a> <\/span><\/font>has the Horizon League matchups<\/span> as well as the Ohio Valley Conference.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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

The top college hoops team in action on Monday night is the Villanova Wildcats, who will be on the road at Notre Dame. The Wildcats were edged 56-54 by <\/span><\/font>Georgetown<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Saturday, with Dante Cunningham tossing in a team-high 13 points in the loss. The Fighting Irish were beaten 72-65 by <\/span><\/font>Connecticut<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> on Saturday; Tory Jackson scored 17 points and added five assists for Notre Dame.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Texas<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> will be trying to bounce back from a 68-59 loss to <\/span><\/font>Oklahoma<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>State<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> when they host Baylor on Monday night; the Longhorns had been at No. 25 in the rankings last week. The Bears are coming off a 75-57 win over <\/span><\/font>Colorado<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. Other notable Monday games: Davidson at Elon<\/span>, and <\/span><\/font>Boise<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>State<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> at <\/span><\/font>New Mexico<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>State<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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

There are only two teams in action around the National Hockey League on Monday night, with the Avalanche on the road to take on the Islanders in a battle of conference cellar dwellers. <\/span><\/font>Colorado<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> was blasted 6-1 by the Rangers at <\/span><\/font>Madison<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>Square<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>Garden<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> on Saturday, with Ryan Smyth providing the lone Avs<\/span> goal. <\/span><\/font>New York<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> is actually coming off a rare victory, as they blanked the Sabres<\/span> 2-0 at home on Saturday. Yann<\/span> Danis<\/span> made 31 saves for the shutout in the win.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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

Both the Grapefruit League and the Cactus League begin their first full weeks of action on Monday. <\/span><\/font>Florida<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> matchups<\/span> to start the week include <\/span><\/font>Boston<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font>Baltimore<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font>Tampa<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>Bay<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> at <\/span><\/font>St. Louis<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font>Cincinnati<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font>Philadelphia<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font>Toronto<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and the Yankees at <\/span><\/font>Houston<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. Over in Arizona it’ll be Milwaukee at San Diego, Arizona at the Cubs, San Francisco at Kansas City, Texas at Cleveland, Seattle at the White Sox, and the Angels at Colorado. More interesting baseball betting opportunities arrive Thursday, with the start of the World Baseball Classic.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Horse racing\u2026<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

TheHandicappingExperts.com<\/a> continues to be the horse racing handicappers<\/span> best friend as <\/span><\/font>Gulfstream<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>Park<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is being hit hard by betting systems<\/a>. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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