{"id":4214,"date":"2009-04-13T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T17:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/basketball-betting\/"},"modified":"2009-04-13T12:12:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-13T17:12:00","slug":"basketball-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/basketball-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketball Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Pistons host the Bulls in <\/span><\/font>Detroit<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, the Hornets and Rockets clash in <\/span><\/font>Houston<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and the Orioles get ready for the Rangers.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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

There are a dozen games on the NBA schedule for Monday night as the league enters the final week of its regular season. Among those games is a meeting between the Bulls and Pistons in <\/span><\/font>Detroit<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, with both of those teams looking to avoid finishing in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and getting a date with LeBron James in the first round of the playoffs. <\/span><\/font>Chicago<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> beat <\/span><\/font>Charlotte<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 113-106 on Saturday, and <\/span><\/font>Detroit<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is coming off a 106-102 loss to <\/span><\/font>Indiana<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> that same night.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

James and the Cavs will be on the road facing the Pacers on Monday, while it’ll also be <\/span><\/font>Toronto<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Washington, <\/span><\/font>Charlotte<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font>New Jersey<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <\/span><\/font>Orlando<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font>Milwaukee<\/span><\/font><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font>Minnesota<\/span><\/font><\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at <\/span><\/font>Dallas<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font>Sacramento<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font>Denver<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, the Clippers at <\/span><\/font>Utah<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <\/span><\/font>Memphis<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font>Phoenix<\/span><\/font><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font>Oklahoma<\/span><\/font><\/st1:State><\/st1:place> City at <\/span><\/font>Portland<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font>San Antonio<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font>Golden<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>State<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, and <\/span><\/font>New Orleans<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font>Houston<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Hornets and Rockets last met on the hardwood back on March 16, with <\/span><\/font>Houston<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> rolling to a 95-84 win on the road as a 6-point underdog.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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Meeting up on the diamond . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Koji Uehara<\/span> will get his second Major League start on Monday as the Orioles hit the road to take on the Rangers. The Japanese righthander<\/span> impressed in his debut against the Yankees on Wednesday, allowing just one earned run on five hits over five innings in a 7-5 Baltimore victory. Countering Uehara<\/span> for the Rangers will be Vicente Padilla; the righthander<\/span> also grabbed a win in his first start of the year, giving up three earned runs in 5 2-3 innings versus the Indians.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Cleveland<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is at <\/span><\/font>Kansas City<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and the Yankees play in <\/span><\/font>Tampa<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span><\/font>Bay<\/span><\/font><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> in other <\/span><\/font>AL<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> action on Monday. As well, it’ll be the White Sox at <\/span><\/font>Detroit<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font>Toronto<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font>Minnesota<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and <\/span><\/font>Boston<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font>Oakland<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Red Sox will go with Jon Lester on Monday; he was knocked around for five runs over five innings by the Rays on Wednesday night.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Over in the National League the Giants will give the ball to Randy Johnson on Monday night in their game against the Dodgers; the Big Unit struck out seven in his <\/span><\/font>San Francisco<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> debut last week, but he also surrendered four earned runs over five innings in a loss to the Brewers. Rounding out the Senior Circuit slate: <\/span><\/span><\/font>Houston<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font><\/span>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font><\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at the Cubs, <\/span><\/font><\/span>Philadelphia<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font><\/span>Washington<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <\/span><\/font><\/span>San Diego<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the Mets, <\/span><\/font><\/span>Cincinnati<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font><\/span>Milwaukee<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and then finally <\/span><\/font><\/span>St. Louis<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span><\/font><\/span>Arizona<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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

The National Hockey League’s regular season ended on Sunday night, with first-round playoff matchups<\/span> beginning on Wednesday. Still in the hunt for the Stanley Cup from the Eastern Conference: <\/span><\/font>Boston<\/span><\/font><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font>Washington<\/span><\/font><\/st1:State><\/st1:place>, <\/span><\/font>New Jersey<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <\/span><\/font>Philadelphia<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font>Carolina<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, the Rangers, and <\/span><\/font>Montreal<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. Advancing to the playoffs in the Western Conference: <\/span><\/span><\/font>San Jose<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font><\/span>Detroit<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font><\/span>Vancouver<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font><\/span>Chicago<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font><\/span>Calgary<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font><\/span>Columbus<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span><\/font><\/span>Anaheim<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and <\/span><\/font><\/span>St. Louis<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/span><\/font><\/span> Vegas oddsmakers have the Wings pegged as the 3\/1 favorites to win the Cup this spring, followed by the Sharks at 7\/2, the Bruins at 11\/2, and both the Capitals and Devils at 6\/1. The biggest longshot<\/span> on that odds chart are the Blues, who are listed at 60\/1 to claim the title.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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