NBA Playoff Betting Preview: Game One San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Hornets
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
SBG Global Opening Line: Hornets - 3.5 , Total 183.5
The New Orleans Hornets will face the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in game one of the best of seven Western Conference semifinals on Saturday night. The Hornets took out the Dallas Mavericks easily in the first round while the Spurs dispatched of the Phoenix Suns in five games in their opening series. SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Spurs on the Road.
The matchup in this series should be intriguing as the Spurs are the league’s oldest and most experienced team with 11 players in their 30s. They have star players in Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. New Orleans has eight players who are under the age of 30. Their stars are league MVP candidate Chris Paul and David West. The two teams look very evenly matched in this series. They finished the season with identical 56-26 records and they split their four head-to-head meetings. The reason New Orleans got the higher seed was based on their superior conference record but that was only by one game…
NBA Betting News: Shaq For Shawn!
Friday, February 8th, 2008
Miami Heat all-star Shaquille O’ Neal is leaving the NBA’s worst team in favor for some “hotter” pastures. What else can be hotter than the “heat” except for the sun. The Miami Heat decided to trade Shaquille O’ Neal for Phoenix Suns all-star Shawn Marion and substitute point guard Marcus Banks. Now, is this a fair trade?
NBA Betting Results: New Orleans Beat Phoenix Suns in 2OT, 132-130
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
NBA Betting line: New Orleans Hornets at Phoenix Suns -4.5
It was indeed an exciting match-up of the two NBA teams with the best record in the powerful Western Conference at the US Airways Center in Phoenix. The New Orleans Hornets took a double overtime to beat the Pacific division leader Phoenix Suns, 132-130, on Wednesday night.
Hornets’ guard-forward Peja Stojakovic hit the game-winning buzzer beater to improve the Hornets’ record to 3-0 against the Phoenix Suns, with two of the victories in the Suns’ home court. Newly acquired NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal watched as his new team the Phoenix Suns was toppled by the Hornets.
Steve Nash managed a three-pointer with 1.02 to go in the fourth, but Chris Paul also sank a three-pointer to tie the game at 109, 51.2 seconds left from the end of the regulation. Peja Stojakovic and Nash made mid-range jumpers that tied the game at 111. Cris Paul of the Hornets missed a jumper that led to the first overtime. Guard Leandro Barbosa managed a three-point play that cut the Hornets’ lead to 122-121.
Then Steve Nash made an open three-pointer that tied the game at 124 with 8.2 seconds to play. Hornets’ point guard Chris Paul missed a shot under a tight defense that led to the 2nd overtime.
In double OT, with 3.2 seconds left to play, Suns’ guard Leandro Barbosa made another 3-point shot to tie the game. Just as it looked like it was headed for a 3rd OT, Peja Stojakovic stole the spotlight when he made a 22-footer at the buzzer that lifts the Hornets past the Suns.
The New Orleans Hornets are on track for their 1st winning season and are top contenders for the 1st division title. The win made the New Orleans Hornets 3-0 against the Phoenix Suns this season, with two of the victories in Phoenix. The Hornets still hold the top position in the Western Conference and hold a record of 34-15 SU and30-27-1 ATS in the NBA regular season. The loss ended the 9-game winning streak of the Phoenix Suns and their NBA record had dropped to 34-17 SU and 22-25-2 ATS. The Phoenix Suns failed to cover the 4.5 spread at home, thus making the New Orleans Hornets ATS winners.
NBA Betting Results: Phoenix Suns Burn The Charlotte Bobcats, 118-104
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
NBA BETTING: PHOENIX SUNS BURN THE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS, 118-104
NBA Betting Line: Charlotte Bobcats at Phoenix Suns -14
The Phoenix Suns were blazing hot at the US Airways Center and burned the Charlotte Bobcats with a 118-104 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. Phoenix Suns’ guard Raja Bell with his impressive season-high seven 3 pointers helped the […]
NBA Betting Results: Detroit Pisons Defeat Orlando Magic 101-93, Phoenix Suns Squeeze By Cleveland Cavaliers 110-108
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons -7
Detroit Pistons cover the spread by 1 point to win against the spread over the Orlando Magic.
The Central Division-leading Detroit Pistons started strong with their shots that allowed them to win over the South East Division-leading Orlando Magic,101-93. The Detroit Pistons scored a season-high 39 points in the first quarter and made a game of it by playing solid defense, scoring a season-high 68 points at half time.
Richard Hamilton led the Detroit Pistons with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Chauncey Billups helped the Detroit pistons build a big lead with his 21 points and 6 assists. The Detroit Pistons also got 15 points from Rasheed Wallace. Detroit Pistons forward Antonio McDyess had a double-double, 10 points and 13 rebounds.
The Orlando Magic was led by the double-double performance of Dwight Howard with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Orlando Magic foward Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points while Rashard Lewis added 13 points, Carlos Arroyo had 16 points and Keith Bogans added 10 points for the Magic, who trailed all throughout the game.
The Detroit Pistons improves their NBA record 31-13 while the Orlando Magic drop to 27-18. The Detroit Pistons victory also covered up the-7 point spread given by the NBA odds makers to win against the spread.
The Detroit Pistons will hope for another win when they will hit the road to visit Mike Dunleavy and the Indiana Pacers on January 29. On January31, the Detroit Pistons will host Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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