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Suns shoot for commanding 3-0 series lead in San AntonioBasketball Betting Lines05/07/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns shoot for a commanding 3-0 series lead tonight when they resume their Western Conference semifinals set with the Spurs in San Antonio. The Suns held serve on their home court, winning Games 1 and 2 of the series earlier this week. Most recently, Amare Stoudemire scored 13 of his 23 points in the second half and corralled 11 rebounds on Wednesday, as the Phoenix held off the Spurs, 110-102, in Game 2. Jason Richardson and Steve Nash each scored 19 points, while Grant Hill tallied 18 for the Suns, who also won the opener, 111-102, Monday night. Hill and Stoudemire each had eight points in the final quarter, a period in which the Suns made 11-of-13 foul shots. "We didn't shoot the ball well and we won the game defensively," Stoudemire said. "We got stops in the fourth quarter and we were able to get rebounds and with that being said, it makes our fast break and gets us going." Channing Frye sank five shots from beyond the arc, on the way to a 15-point night in the win. "I thought in the first quarter it wasn't that we didn't want it; we weren't quite there mentally yet," Nash said. "We hung in there, we rallied each other and told each other to hang in mentally and I thought our toughness was great." Tim Duncan ended with 29 points and 10 rebounds, while Tony Parker came off the bench for 20 points and seven assists for the Spurs. Richard Jefferson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Manu Ginobili chipped in 11 points and 11 helpers. "Whenever you make a mistake, they do a good job of capitalizing on that and that was the story," Jefferson said. "Any mistake we made; we missed a read or we went over the top of a screen when we should have gone under, they're knocking them down and you give them all the credit in a situation like that." George Hill, who has been starting at point guard since Parker fractured his right hand on March 6 in Memphis, had 14 points before fouling out as San Antonio lost its 13th consecutive playoff game when surrendering 100 or more points. Hill averaged nearly 20 points in the final four games in the first round of the playoffs against Dallas but has netted just 25 in the first two games with Phoenix and has struggled to handle Nash defensively. Parker, a former All-Star, has a history of torturing Nash with his superior quickness, prompting many to believe Spurs coach Gregg Popovich may put him back in the starting lineup tonight. These two franchises have matched up nine times in the postseason with the Spurs winning six, including the last four. In recent years, the Suns were beaten by San Antonio in a 2008 first-round matchup and a 2007 semifinal series. The Suns haven't beaten San Antonio in the postseason since 2000 and the last three times the Spurs have won the NBA championship, the team eliminated Phoenix along the way. The Suns, however, have won five-straight best-of-seven series in which they have won Game 1 at home. Meanwhile, only 14 teams in NBA history have climbed out of an 0-2 hole but one of them was the 2008 Spurs, who turned the trick against New Orleans. The series remains in San Antonio for Game 4 on Sunday.
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FOOTBALL BETTING : Crabtree's base deal: six years, $32 millionIn the wake of the news that the 49ers have signed receiver Michael Crabtree after an extended holdout, there has been not a hint of the dollars to be paid to Crabtree. And since this means that his agent hasn't leaked the numbers, it means that his agent feels no specific motivation to do so. Possibly because his agent isn't all that thrilled to have his name on the deal. So the numbers will come from sources other than Crabtree's agent. And we've gotten our mitts into them. Per a league source, Crabtree has signed a six-year, $32 million contract. (The total includes guaranteed money, base salaries, and the one-time incentive based on achieving minimum playing time.) The deal also includes $17 million in guaranteed money. As reported elsewhere, the deal can void to five years based on performance triggers, wiping out a final year base salary of $4 million. But they won't be easily reached. The source tells us that, in his first four seasons (including 2009), Crabtree must either qualify for two Pro Bowls, or he must qualify for one Pro Bowl in one year and he must participate in 80 percent of the offensive snaps in a separate year in which the team makes the playoffs. In other words, if in 2010 he qualifies for the Pro Bowl and the team makes the playoffs and he participates in 80 percent of the snaps, he'll still need to make it to the Pro Bowl or achieve the 80-percent/playoffs in another season. Since the chances of Crabtree making the Pro Bowl or participating in 80 percent of the offensive snaps this year is roughly zero percent, he'll have three years to get it done. And it won't be easy. Frankly, he'll be hard pressed to make it to one Pro Bowl in three years with the likes of Larry Fitzgerald, Calvin Johnson, Anquan Boldin, Steve Smith, the other Steve Smith, Hakeem Nicks, DeSean Jackson, Johnny Knox, Percy Harvin, Greg Jennings, Roddy White, T.J. Houshmandzadeh in the same conference for sportsbook betting. So, by all appearances, it's a six-year deal. And at $17 million in guaranteed money, the per-year guarantee is a tepid $2.83 million per year. There's another problem with the deal -- it has no mid-tier incentive package. Instead, the additional $8 million that Crabtree can earn (pushing the max value to six years, $40 million) requires the kind of unrealistic, mega-star performances that no rookie is likely to ever achieve. So while the contract paid to Packers defensive tackle B.J. Raji covers five years and pays $22.5 million, he has the ability (if he's a solid player) to make up the difference between his base deal and Crabtree's five-year, $28 million haul via the mid-tier incentive package in Raji's deal. And unless Crabtree meets the performance thresholds necessary to void the sixth year, he'll be stuck under contract for another year at a base salary of only $4 million. There's one other area of concern with the deal. Crabtree, per the source, received no option bonus. Instead, he has significant money tied to a fairly new device known as a "discretionary salary advance," which unlike an opition bonus is subject to forfeiture if Crabtree decides in a year or two that he wants to hold out for a better deal. (We're also told that the 49ers have included language that would make certain escalators subject to forfeiture, too.) Meanwhile, the deal falls well short of the mark for which Crabtree and agent Eugene Parker were aiming -- the five-year, $38.25 million contract paid by the Raiders to receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, the seventh overall pick in the draft. Even if Crabtree successfully voids the final year, he'll make more than $2 million per year less on average than Heyward-Bey. Thus, as we explained earlier in the day, this is a deal that Crabtree could have done in July, which would have given him a much better chance of making a contribution to the 49ers during his rookie year. So while the final outcome can be described as win-win, the broader view suggests that it's really a lose-lose situation. To visit this sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your college football betting needs. MySportsbook.com refunds all bets on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay from NFL week one. (September 14) – Week one of NFL action saw three teams go scoreless for the first time since 1977. Another four were unable to get a touchdown and almost half of the underdogs covered the spread. Those three teams saved bettors at MySportsbook.com from losing out completely, thanks to the company’s unique NFL Shutout Rule -- which ensures that if the team you backed goes scoreless, your wager is refunded. Sportsbook refunded tens of thousands of dollars to customers who bet on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay, the three teams that stunk up the field so badly that their fans and backers never had a chance to get up from their couches and cheer. In the spirit of the low scoring start to the season, odds makers at the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino have set odds on how many total shutouts there will be this season. MySportsbook.com has posted updated sports betting lines for week two of the season. Ben Roethlisberger’s health status is still questionable, so Willie Parker will try to lead Pittsburgh again as they travel to Jacksonville as a one point favorite. After beating up on his little brother last week, Peyton Manning will look to lead the Colts to victory against Houston. Indianapolis is a whopping 13.5 favorite in the match-up. Seattle, last year’s highest scoring team, showed the power of their defense with their gritty 9-6 win in Motown over the ravenous Lions. They take their act back home to the comforts of Qwest Field where they will face the resurgent Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks are favored by a touchdown. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Visa needs. |
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