{"id":3946,"date":"2009-03-21T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-21T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/will-sharps-continue-obliteration-of-bookmakers-on-saturday\/"},"modified":"2009-03-21T08:47:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-21T13:47:00","slug":"will-sharps-continue-obliteration-of-bookmakers-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/will-sharps-continue-obliteration-of-bookmakers-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Sharps Continue Obliteration of Bookmakers on Saturday?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Sports bettors are going <span class=SpellE>ga-ga<\/span> over the <span class=SpellE>LateInfo<\/span>, GodsTips and Stevie Vincent&#8217;s domination over March Madness betting. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Round of 32 gets underway at the NCAA Tournament, LeBron hits the hardwood, and the <span class=SpellE>WBC<\/span> stages a semifinal.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><b><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size: 9.5pt;font-family:Arial'>The search for Cinderella . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Two No. 1 seeds and three No. 2 seeds will be trying to advance to the Sweet 16 on Saturday as the NCAA Tournament begins its Round of 32. <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>North   Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, the top seed in the South Region, will take on No. 8 LSU, with the Tar Heels pegged as 11-point favorites. As well <st1:State><st1:place>Connecticut<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, the top seed in the West Region, will take on No. 9 Texas <span class=GramE>A&amp;M<\/span>. The Huskies are listed as 10-point <span class=SpellE>faves<\/span>. Round 2 betting previews for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Articles&amp;ArticleID=4980\">Saturday are up<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The No. 2&#8217;s in action on Saturday are <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Memphis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> (West), Duke (East), and <st1:State><st1:place>Oklahoma<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> (South), with each of those teams pegged as sizeable favorites in their second-round <span class=SpellE>matchups<\/span>. Duke is giving 7 points to No. 7 Texas, while <st1:State><st1:place>Oklahoma<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> is favored by 6.5 points against No. 10 Michigan, and <st1:City><st1:place>Memphis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has been tagged as a 9-point favorite against No. 10 Maryland, who knocked off <st1:State><st1:place>Cal<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> on Thursday. Check out the complete <a href=\"http:\/\/scoresoddspicks.com\/ncaabodds.html\">college basketball odds<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The other three games on the NCAA Tournament schedule for Saturday are No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 4 Washington (-1) in the West, No. 6 UCLA vs. No. 3 Villanova (-1.5) in the East, and No. 12 Western Kentucky vs. No. 4 Gonzaga (-10) in the South. The <span class=SpellE>Hilltoppers<\/span> pulled off a first-round upset for the second tourney in a row, knocking off No. 5 Illinois 76-72 behind 17 points from <span class=SpellE>Steffphon<\/span> Pettigrew.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The <span class=SpellE><span class=spelle>LateInfo<\/span><\/span> is in the midst of not only the best college basketball season ever recorded but the top NCAA Tournament three-year run ever hitting 10 straight since 2007. That included <\/span><\/font><st1:place>East  Tennessee<\/st1:place> on Friday. <\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>&#8220;Big Red&#8221; is a major figure and pioneer in offshore betting. He has unique access to professional oddsmakers and gamblers. All his bets are based on consulting with elite handicappers, pro bettors and linesmakers. These are linesmakers who spend 50-70 hours a week making the lines and elite sports handicappers with years of experience beating those betting odds. He has one that rises to the level of a Special Release on Maryland\/Memphis. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a> <\/span><\/font><\/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'>LeBron James and the Cavaliers will get a visit from the Hawks in a matchup of top Eastern Conference teams on Saturday afternoon.&nbsp; The Cavs are coming off a 97-92 win over the Trail Blazers on Thursday night, with James picking up 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists in the contest. The Hawks also grabbed a victory Thursday, getting 24 points from Joe Johnson in a 95-87 win over <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The Magic will host the Knicks on Saturday night, while <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is at <st1:City><st1:place>Memphis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and the Lakers will take on the Bulls in <st1:City><st1:place>Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. As well, it&#8217;ll be <st1:State><st1:place>Indiana<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at <st1:City><st1:place>Charlotte<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <st1:City><st1:place>Portland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Milwaukee<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and <st1:State><st1:place>Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at <st1:City><st1:place>Phoenix<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Suns won a high-scoring game against Philly on Wednesday, as Shaquille O&#8217;Neal tossed in 26 points and grabbed 11 boards in a 126-116 victory. Steve Nash had 24 points.<\/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'>Alexander Ovechkin and the Capitals will be on the road on Saturday night to take on the division-rival Hurricanes in one of eight games on the NHL schedule. The Caps and Canes have already met twice in the month of March in <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, with each team picking up one victory. Ovechkin scored his 50<sup>th<\/sup> goal of the season in <st1:State><st1:place>Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>&#8216;s 5-2 win over the Lightning on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The Stars and Sharks will meet in <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>San Jose<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in the only matinee on the NHL&#8217;s schedule for Saturday (<st1:time Hour=\"16\" Minute=\"0\">4:00pm ET<\/st1:time>), while the evening slate also includes <st1:City><st1:place>Toronto<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Montreal<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <st1:City><st1:place>Buffalo<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the Rangers, the Islanders at <st1:City><st1:place>Ottawa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Columbus at <st1:State><st1:place>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, and <st1:City><st1:place>Vancouver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Phoenix<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Canucks are trying to chase down the Flames for top spot in the Northwest Division standings.<\/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 first of two World Baseball Classic semifinal <span class=SpellE>matchups<\/span> is set for Saturday night, with Korea taking on Venezuela at Los Angeles&#8217; Dodger Stadium. The Venezuelans won Pool 2 with a 10-6 victory over the <\/span><\/font><st1:country-region><st1:place>United   States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> on Wednesday, while <st1:country-region><st1:place>Korea<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> fell 6-2 to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Japan<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> in the Pool 1 final on Thursday night. The winner of Saturday&#8217;s game will move on the <span class=SpellE>WBC<\/span> championship on Monday.<\/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>Sports bettors are going ga-ga over the LateInfo, GodsTips and Stevie Vincent&#8217;s domination over March Madness betting. Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Round of 32 gets underway at the NCAA Tournament, LeBron hits the hardwood, and the WBC stages a semifinal. The search for Cinderella . . . Two No. 1 seeds and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/will-sharps-continue-obliteration-of-bookmakers-on-saturday\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Will Sharps Continue Obliteration of Bookmakers on Saturday?<\/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-3946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3946","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=3946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3946\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}