{"id":4042,"date":"2009-03-31T10:32:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T15:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/tuesday-sports-card\/"},"modified":"2009-03-31T10:32:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-31T15:32:00","slug":"tuesday-sports-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/tuesday-sports-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Sports Card"},"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: The Lakers take on the Bobcats in <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Charlotte<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, the <span class=SpellE>Habs<\/span> host the Hawks, and the NIT semifinals get underway in <st1:City><st1:place>New York City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<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><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Kobe Bryant and the Lakers will be looking to get in the way of the Bobcats&#8217; playoff aspirations on Tuesday night when the two teams collide in <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Charlotte<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Lakers, who are cruising to the top overall seed in the Western Conference, <span class=GramE>fell<\/span> 86-76 in <st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Sunday, with Bryant scoring just 17 points. The Bobcats are looking to catch the Pistons or Bulls for eighth place in the Eastern standings, and they helped their cause Saturday by picking up a 96-85 win over the Knicks.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>There are eight other games on the NBA&#8217;s schedule for Tuesday, including <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and <st1:City><st1:place>Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:State><st1:place>Indiana<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. As well, it&#8217;ll be <st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <st1:City><st1:place>Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:State><st1:place>Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <st1:City><st1:place>Oklahoma   City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:place><st1:City>San Antonio<\/st1:City>, <st1:State>New   York<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at <st1:City><st1:place>Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <st1:City><st1:place>New Orleans<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Sacramento<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and <st1:State><st1:place>Utah<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at <st1:City><st1:place>Portland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Jazz and Trail Blazers are both looking to catch <st1:City><st1:place>Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> for first place in the Northwest Division.<\/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'>Betting picks\u2026<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>For the second consecutive day, <\/span><\/font><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font color=blue><span style='color:blue; font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>the Great One<\/span><\/font><\/i><\/b> Stevie Vincent sweeps the board. The founder of forensic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/08\/betonsports360com_1.html\">sports handicapping<\/a> is 4-0 the last two days. Tonight, he is taking it to the next level. Stevie has the College Insider Tournament GAME of the YEAR.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>With Stevie, less continues to be more. He will release fewer plays than most tipsters, but give more winners. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight: bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/font><\/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><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference continues on Tuesday night as <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Montreal<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> hosts <st1:City><st1:place>Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and <st1:State><st1:place>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> gets a visit from <st1:City><st1:place>Ottawa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The <span class=SpellE>Canadiens<\/span> fell 4-3 in overtime to the <span class=SpellE>Sabres<\/span> on Saturday, but at least managed to pick up one point in the standings. The Panthers knocked off <st1:City><st1:place>Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 6-3 on Saturday, and they now trail the <span class=SpellE>Canadiens<\/span> by one point for eighth place.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>It&#8217;s <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Nashville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Columbus<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <st1:City><st1:place>Vancouver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:State><st1:place>Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and <st1:City><st1:place>Anaheim<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Edmonton<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in the key Western Conference clashes on the National Hockey League schedule for Tuesday night as those teams scramble to get into postseason position down the stretch. As well, East-leading <st1:City><st1:place>Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> will play host to <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, and the fading Stars will be looking for some signs of life when they travel to <st1:City><st1:place>Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<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'>Rounding out the Roundup . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The National Invitational Tournament stages its semifinal round at <\/span><\/font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Madison<\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceName>Square<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Garden<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> on Tuesday night, with Baylor vs. <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>San Diego<\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> and Notre Dame vs. <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Penn<\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. Baylor edged <st1:place>Auburn<\/st1:place> 74-72 in the quarterfinals, while <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>San Diego<\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> got past St. Mary&#8217;s 70-66; the Bears are 1-point favorites on Tuesday with the total at 136 points. Notre Dame knocked off Kentucky 77-67 last round, and Penn State rolled past Florida 71-62; the oddsmakers have the Fighting Irish pegged as 4-point favorites, with the game&#8217;s total now at 138 points.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><font size=2 color=\"#333333\" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>As well, the championship game of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament will take place on Tuesday night, with Old Dominion at Bradley. The Braves got past Pacific 59-49 in the semifinal round of the tournament, and the oddsmakers have them listed as a slim 1-point favorite in the championship game (with the total at 127.5 points). The Monarchs are coming off an 81-43 win over James Madison.<\/span><\/font><\/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: The Lakers take on the Bobcats in Charlotte, the Habs host the Hawks, and the NIT semifinals get underway in New York City. Tipping off on the hardwood&nbsp; . . . Kobe Bryant and the Lakers will be looking to get in the way of the Bobcats&#8217; playoff aspirations &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/tuesday-sports-card\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tuesday Sports Card<\/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-4042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4042","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=4042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4042\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}