{"id":6538,"date":"2009-04-29T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-29T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/sports-betting-2\/"},"modified":"2009-04-29T11:59:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-29T16:59:00","slug":"sports-betting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/sports-betting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Nuggets can knock out the Hornets, the Hawks are locked up with the Heat, and the Royals send their ace to the mound.<\/p>\n<p> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Tipping off on the hardwood&nbsp; . . <span class=GramE>.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p> The Nuggets can finish off the Hornets on Wednesday night in one of just two games on the NBA postseason slate. <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> demolished <st1:City><st1:place>New Orleans<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 121-63 on the road on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in that best-of-seven Western Conference series. <span class=SpellE>Carmelo<\/span> Anthony led the way with 26 points for the Nuggets in that victory, while Chauncey Billups picked up 17 points and eight assists.&nbsp; Chris Paul was held to just four points for the Hornets on that day.<\/p>\n<p> The other matchup on tap for Wednesday has <st1:City><st1:place>Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, with the Heat and Hawks knotted up at two games apiece in that Eastern Conference series. <st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> came out on top in Game 4 on the road on Monday night, getting a team-high 15 points from Mike <span class=SpellE>Bibby<\/span> in an 81-71 victory. Joe Johnson added 14 points for the Hawks in the win, while Josh Smith had 13 points and seven boards. <span class=SpellE>Dwyane<\/span> Wade picked up 22 points for the Heat, and <span class=SpellE>Jermaine<\/span> O&#8217;Neal scored 20.<\/p>\n<p> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Meeting up on the diamond . . <span class=GramE>.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p> Red-hot <span class=SpellE>righthander<\/span> Zack Greinke will be looking to keep his spotless stats line intact on Wednesday night when his Royals play host to the Blue Jays. Greinke is 4-0 already on the season, and he&#8217;s yet to give up an earned run through 29 innings of work (fanning 36 and walking just six). The Blue Jays will counter Greinke with lefthander Brian <span class=SpellE>Tallet<\/span>, who is 1-0 with a 2.95 ERA so far this year.<\/p>\n<p> There are six other games on the American League schedule for Wednesday including matinee <span class=SpellE>matchups<\/span> between the Angels and Orioles in Baltimore, and the Mariners and White Sox in <st1:City><st1:place>Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. As well, it&#8217;ll be the Yankees at <st1:City><st1:place>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <st1:City><st1:place>Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <st1:City><st1:place>Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:State><st1:place>Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> at <st1:State><st1:place>Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. Rays <span class=SpellE>lefthanded<\/span> starter Scott Kazmir is 3-1 with a 3.97 ERA to date after four outings.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=GramE>Making up the National League slate for Wednesday: <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span   class=GramE>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE> at <\/span><st1:place><st1:City><span   class=GramE>Milwaukee<\/span><\/st1:City><span class=GramE>, <\/span><st1:State><span   class=GramE>Florida<\/span><\/st1:State><\/st1:place><span class=GramE> at the Mets, <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=GramE>San Diego<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE> at <\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span class=GramE>Colorado<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span class=GramE>, the Cubs at <\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span class=GramE>Arizona<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span class=GramE>, <\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span class=GramE>Washington<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span class=GramE> at <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=GramE>Philadelphia<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE>, <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=GramE>St. Louis<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE> at <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=GramE>Atlanta<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE>, Houston at <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=GramE>Cincinnati<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE>, and the Dodgers at <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span class=GramE>San   Francisco<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE>.<\/span> The Giants will send ace <span class=SpellE>righthander<\/span> Tim <span class=SpellE>Lincecum<\/span> to the mound in that last contest; <span class=SpellE>Lincecum<\/span> has a 1-1 record with a 2.96 ERA over his four starts.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Tonight&#8217;s sports betting picks\u2026<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Not even the <span class=SpellE>aquada<\/span> car is more futuristic than forensic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">sports betting<\/a> <span class=GramE>guru<\/span> Stevie Vincent. Congratulations to the new clients who joined the astounding percentage of long-time clients with <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>&#8216;s special sale yesterday. You are about to win at a rate you previously could only fantasize about. <span class=SpellE><span class=spelle>Stevie&#8217;s<\/span><\/span> winning rate has never been seen before thanks to forensic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/08\/betonsports360com_1.html\">sports handicapping<\/a>.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>The latest: 2-0 this season in pro baseball. He is on a 23-8 blitz in pro basketball. Get a pro basketball side plus four pro <span class=GramE><span class=grame>baseball<\/span><\/span> including the first Level 5 of the 2009 baseball season. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a> <o:p><\/o:p><\/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 Nuggets can knock out the Hornets, the Hawks are locked up with the Heat, and the Royals send their ace to the mound. Tipping off on the hardwood&nbsp; . . . 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