Basketball Betting
 

Basketball Betting


NFL Football
NCAA Football
NCAA Basketball
MLB Baseball
NHL Hockey
Soccer
Auto
Horse Racing
Golf
Tennis
 

NBA Basketball Betting

Bobcats visit lowly Nets

Basketball Betting Lines

04/12/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The playoff-bound Charlotte Bobcats can still move up in the Eastern Conference standings and will pay a visit to the New Jersey Nets tonight at the IZOD Center.

Charlotte is currently seventh in the conference, just two games behind Milwaukee and Miami for the fifth seed, and has won eight of its last 11 games. In a 99-95 home victory versus Detroit on Saturday, D.J. Augustin sank the go-ahead jumper in the final two minutes and Larry Hughes ended with 18 points for the Bobcats, who can finish no worse than seventh in the East and no better than sixth.

"We've had a lot of games like this that we haven't been able to finish out," Bobcats coach Larry Brown said. "Fortunately, we got some stops."

Augustin had 13 points, while both Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace scored 14 points in the win. In injury news for Charlotte, which will close out the season on Wednesday versus Chicago, guard Raymond Felton (flu) and forward Tyrus Thomas (thumb) are questionable for tonight.

New Jersey has lost three of four games and will host Charlotte tonight before visiting Miami in the season finale on Wednesday.

In a 115-102 loss at Indiana on Saturday, Brook Lopez scored a team-high 20 points and Terrence Williams, coming of a triple-double in a win over Chicago on Friday, finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Over the last five games, Williams is averaging 21.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 9.0 apg.

Courtney Lee also had 15 points and Kris Humphries added 13 for the Nets, who will put their 8-32 home record to the test this evening.

"We wore out a little bit," Nets head coach Kiki Vandeweghe said. "The extra effort just wasn't there in the second half."

New Jersey leads the 2009-10 series with Charlotte by a 2-1 count and has won nine of the last 12 matchups between the clubs. The Bobcats have dropped two in a row and seven of the 10 meetings at the Meadowlands.

<< Hawks aim to wrap up East's No. 3 seed in Milwaukee
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A win tonight would lock up the East's No. 3 seed for the Atlanta Hawks, who will pay a visit to the playoff-bound Milwaukee Bucks tonight at the Bradley Center. Atlanta is a game ahead of Boston for the third spot in the

<< Reeling Raptors try and keep hope alive against Pistons
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Losers of five in a row, the Toronto Raptors have only themselves to blame on possibly missing out on a playoff berth. Tonight they'll try to regroup with a visit to the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Toro

<< Spurs aim for 12th straight win vs. T'Wolves
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Still grappling for playoff position in the tight Western Conference, the San Antonio Spurs shoot for their 12th straight win over the woeful Minnesota Timberwolves in their regular season finale at the AT&T Cen

<< Nuggets still alive for No. 2 seed; host Grizzlies
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With just two games left in the regular season the Denver Nuggets have plenty to play for. The Northwest Division crown and the second seed in the Western Conference playoff standings are still at stake as Denver gets re

<< Kings welcome Rockets to ARCO Arena
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of teams headed for an early vacation match up in California's capital tonight when the Sacramento Kings welcome the Houston Rockets to ARCO Arena. The Rockets, despite missing All-Star center Yao Ming for

Garza, Rays shoot for another victory over Orioles >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Garza tries to beat the Baltimore Orioles for the second time in as many starts this evening when the Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game set at Camden Yards. Garza kicked off his 2010 campaign with a dominating effort a

Now the season begins; playoffs set to go >>
Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It's cold comfort to the New York Rangers, but the NHL schedule maker had it right on when she had the Broadway Blue Shirts against the Broad Street Bullies in a home-and-home series on the final weekend of th

Twins host Red Sox in Target Field opener >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Outdoor baseball returns to the Twin Cities for the first time in 29 years this afternoon, when the Minnesota Twins officially christen Target Field with the first of three straight meetings with the Boston Red Sox. The T

Surprising Blue Jays host White Sox in home opener >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays have been one of the league's pleasant surprises in the early going. Tonight, their home fans get their first look at the club, as the Jays kick off the Rogers Centre portion of their schedule with the o

Marlins try to stay on a roll versus Reds >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins try to make it three straight wins when they open a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Sun Life Stadium. Florida, which opened last year with wins in 11 of its first 12 games, is again off

MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.

Well, not quite $1 million, but MySportsbook.com is offering a 75% rebate for Kentucky Derby lines. Check out the exclusive horse racing bonus for all the details.

According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).

Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.

''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
    
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.

Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.

''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''

Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
   
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.

”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
   
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.

For complete odds on the Kentucky Derby, visit MySportsbook.com. Mysportsbook.com online sportsbook accepts Visa and Mastercard credit cards.