{"id":3709,"date":"2009-03-09T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/big-east-tournament-acc-tournament-odds-set-plus-monday-betting\/"},"modified":"2009-03-09T12:55:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-09T17:55:00","slug":"big-east-tournament-acc-tournament-odds-set-plus-monday-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/big-east-tournament-acc-tournament-odds-set-plus-monday-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"Big East Tournament, ACC Tournament Odds Set, Plus Monday Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Kobe Bryant and the Lakers head north to <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Portland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and Eric <span class=SpellE>Staal<\/span> and the Hurricanes look for a victory versus the Rangers.<\/p>\n<p><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'>Odds posted on Big East, SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Atlantic 10 Tournaments and more\u2026<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/10499\/sportsbook\/\">BetUs Sportsbook<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.earnreal.com\/clickthrough.asp?br=27003&amp;aff=1000339&amp;cmp=118021\">Sports Betting Sportsbook<\/a>, more accurate than the <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Las   Vegas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> odds, all of the major offshore <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linetrackers.com\/\">sportsbooks<\/a> have betting lines on the conference tournaments. <\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Probably the most anticipated betting odds were to win the 2009 Big East Tournament betting lines. <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is +175, regular season champions <st1:City><st1:place>Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at +200, and <st1:State><st1:place>Connecticut<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at +225. <\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>More conference <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=101\">odds to win their tournaments include<\/a> <\/span><\/font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Michigan<\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> a prohibitive +120 to win the Big 19 followed by Purdue at +250; at +220 LSU tops <st1:State><st1:place>Tennessee<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at +250 to win the SEC Championship; <st1:State><st1:place>North Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> is +120 in the Atlantic Coast Conference followed by hated rival Duke at +300. <\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Tom Murray of <\/span><\/font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><a href=\"http:\/\/scoresoddspicks.com\/\">ScoresOddsPicks.com<\/a> <\/span><\/font>says <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Wake<\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>Forest<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> at +600 is an outstanding dark horse to beat the ACC odds. <\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The Big 12 sees <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>Kansas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> and <st1:State><st1:place>Oklahoma<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> as co-favorites at +150. Xavier is the runaway A-10 odds on favorite at +110. At +150 UCLA is followed in the Pac 10 by <st1:State><st1:place>Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> +225. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=101\"><span class=GramE>For complete odds including the MAC and Mountain West.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'>Top bets from March Madness sports handicappers\u2026<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=spelle><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The MasterLockLine has <span class=SpellE>Kal<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/span> <span class=SpellE><span class=spelle>Elner<\/span><\/span> is without any question the top small college basketball and football handicapper ever. <span class=SpellE><span class=GramE><span class=spelle>NCAAB<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=GramE> Parlay of the Year George Mason\/<span class=SpellE><span class=spelle>VCU<\/span><\/span>, Niagara\/Siena.<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a> sports betting picks from the top sports services or you can get <a href=\"http:\/\/masterlockline.com\/index.php?PageID=124\">more information<\/a> and <span class=GramE>a free sports<\/span> pick<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> <\/span><\/b><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><strong><b><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size: 9.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Tipping off on the hardwood&nbsp; . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The Lakers will be on the road in <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Portland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Monday night for a west-coast matchup against the Trail Blazers. <st1:City><st1:place>Los   Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> picked up their 50<sup>th<\/sup> win of the season last time out, getting past <st1:State><st1:place>Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> 110-90 on Friday. That put the Lakers at 50-12 straight-up and 31-30-1 against-the-spread. The Blazers are also coming off a win over the <span class=SpellE>Timberwolves<\/span>, beating <span class=GramE>them<\/span> 95-93 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Atlanta will host New Orleans in one of five other games on the NBA&#8217;s schedule for Monday, with Chicago at Miami, Washington at Minnesota, Houston at Denver, and Orlando at Detroit. The Pistons fell 87-83 to the Hawks on Saturday, but they beat the Magic 93-85 when the two teams met back on February 27. Richard Hamilton had 31 points in that win, while Dwight Howard had 21 points.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><b><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size: 9.5pt;font-family:Arial'>The march toward Madness . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The Colonial Athletic, Metro Atlantic, Southern, Sun Belt, and Summit League conference tournaments all continue on Monday, but the most notable college hoops game on the docket is the championship game of the West Coast conference tourney. That game will feature the winners of Sunday&#8217;s semi-final <span class=SpellE>matchups<\/span> &#8211; St. Mary&#8217;s vs. <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Portland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and Gonzaga vs. <st1:City><st1:place>Santa Clara<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. Both of those games ended late Sunday night, so check the books for Monday&#8217;s line and total.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size: 9.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Taking a trip around the rink . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The Hurricanes will continue their quest for an Eastern Conference playoff berth on Monday night when they play host to the Rangers. <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> blasted the Lightning in their last game on Saturday, getting four goals from Eric <span class=SpellE>Staal<\/span> and another two from <span class=SpellE>Tuomo<\/span> <span class=SpellE>Ruutu<\/span> in a 9-3 victory. The Canes and Rangers last met on January 27, with <st1:State><st1:place>New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> picking up a slim 3-2 win as a -160 home favorite.<\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>There are just two other games on the National Hockey League&#8217;s schedule for Monday night, with <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Vancouver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and <st1:City><st1:place>Toronto<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Ottawa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Leafs fell 4-1 to the <span class=SpellE>Oilers<\/span> on Saturday night, with former <span class=SpellE>Sens<\/span> starter Martin Gerber making just 17 saves in the loss. Gerber could be between the pipes against his old team on Monday; the <span class=SpellE>Sens<\/span> are coming off a 6-3 win over <st1:City><st1:place>Buffalo<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size: 9.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Rounding out the Roundup . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The World Baseball Classic continues on Monday on several fronts, with <\/span><\/font><st1:country-region><st1:place>Korea<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> vs. <st1:country-region><st1:place>Japan<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> in <st1:place><st1:City>Tokyo<\/st1:City>,  <st1:country-region><st1:place><span class=GramE>Italy<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place><span class=GramE> vs. <\/span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class=GramE>Canada<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><span class=GramE> in <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=GramE>Toronto<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE>, and <\/span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class=GramE>Netherlands<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><span class=GramE> vs. <\/span><st1:place><span class=GramE>Puerto Rico<\/span><\/st1:place><span class=GramE> in <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=GramE>San Juan<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE>.<\/span> The <st1:country-region><st1:place>Netherlands<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> pulled off a huge upset on Saturday, holding off the powerful <st1:country-region><st1:place>Dominican   Republic<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> team for a 3-2 victory. <st1:country-region><st1:place>Canada<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> almost scored an upset on Saturday as well, but they fell just short in a 6-5 loss to the <st1:country-region><st1:place>United States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>. The second round gets going in both <st1:City><st1:place>San Diego<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and <st1:City><st1:place>Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> this weekend. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Kobe Bryant and the Lakers head north to Portland, and Eric Staal and the Hurricanes look for a victory versus the Rangers. Odds posted on Big East, SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Atlantic 10 Tournaments and more\u2026 From BetUs Sportsbook to Sports Betting Sportsbook, more accurate than the Las &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/big-east-tournament-acc-tournament-odds-set-plus-monday-betting\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Big East Tournament, ACC Tournament Odds Set, Plus Monday Betting<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3709","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3709\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}