Game Time Picks 6/24/13

Todays Free Sport Pick is.........The Baltimore Orioles

CLE (U Jimenez) v BAL (Z Britton)
BAL (Z Britton)  1.73

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+Baltimore Orioles

Game Time Picks 6/21/13

TEX (D Holland) v STL (T Lyons)
STL (T Lyons)  1.93
Straight Wager

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+St. Louis Cardinals

Which NBA Teams Will Rebound Next Year?

Which NBA Teams Will Rebound Next Year?

The online sports book experts did not have to make that much of a stretch to predict that the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs would meet in the NBA finals this season. But it is also not much of a stretch to say that there are several other teams in the NBA that will be pressuring the Heat and Spurs next season. The teams that had high expectations in 2012-13 will appear on the betting sites in this offseason as favorites to shake things up in 2013-14.

Indiana Pacers

The fact that the Pacers put a huge scare into the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals is not a fluke. Indiana has been building up to becoming a contender for the last few years. Now it looks like the Pacers have the roster and the experience they need to be even stronger in 2013-14. It is not a huge stretch so say that the Eastern Conference could look very different next season with the Indiana Pacers at the top of the standings all season long and going deep into the playoffs.

Oklahoma City Thunder

The sports betting sites never really considered what would happen to the Thunder if Russell Westbrook or Kevin Durant was injured. When Westbrook was hurt in the playoffs and knocked out of the competition, the Thunder fell like a stone. It was a wakeup call to Oklahoma City that it needs that third piece to become a legitimate championship contender. The fate of the Thunder will depend on what player the team gets to fill in that missing piece.

Atlanta Hawks

There is a lot of speculation around the Atlanta Hawks for next season and much of it is good. If the online betting sites are correct, then the Hawks could have Chris Paul and Dwight Howard next season. When you add a motivated Howard and the talented Paul to the young core the team already has, then you have a very strong team. Even if Atlanta does not pull in both Paul and Howard, there are still plenty of moves the team can make which will improve its fortunes next season.

Denver Nuggets

Anyone who was surprised by the success of the Denver Nuggets last season has not been paying attention to what the team has been doing for the past few years. The Nuggets made the playoffs last season after an extremely strong regular season. But it was the lack of a big man in the middle and the experience needed to win in pressure situations that held Denver back when it really counted. The Nuggets have the experience now and it is up to the team to bring in that big man which will help the Nuggets to move to the top of the ladder in a very crowded Western Conference.

Read more about the coming season in the NBA and the teams that are primed to compete for a title.

Game Time Picks 6/20/13

OAK (A Griffin) v TEX (J Lindblom)TEX (J Lindblom)  1.98
Straight Wager


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+Texas Rangers

Game Time Picks 6/18/2013

CHC (J Samardzija) v STL (Wainwright)
STL (Wainwright)  1.48

Washington Mystics v Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm  1.59

Two Team Parlay
Bet Odds 2.34


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+St. Louis Cardinals
+WNBA Basketball

NHL FINALS 2013

Week Preview – Stanley Cup Final Moves To Boston, Likely To Go At Least Six Games

The coming week will include the NBA Finals and a lot of Major League Baseball action, but lost in the middle of everything, one should not forget what’s happening in the world of professional hockey. Sport betting lines will be in flux this week, as the Chicago Blackhawks go on the road to face the Boston Bruins in Beantown for Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. Game 3 is Monday in Boston, with Game 4 on Wednesday. Game 5 of this 1-1 series will be on Saturday night back in Chicago.

Online football betting students who want some variety in their betting plays will be living on the edge as they consider any potential hockey bet this week. This is a very hard series to pick for all the obvious reasons. These two teams have been separated by virtually nothing in two games, and actually, they really haven’t played two games – they’ve played enough periods to encompass three games. Game 1 consumed almost three full overtime periods before Chicago won in triple overtime. Game 2 lasted more than half of an overtime period before Boston squared up the series and stayed in the hunt. These teams have played nine periods, not six, to this point in time. The Blackhawks and Bruins are dead even at five goals apiece. Both goaltenders, Corey Crawford of Chicago and Tuukka Rask of Boston, have been exceptionally good. Chicago has carried the play in the first and second periods of the first two games, while Boston has won the third periods and the overtimes. Fans of both teams can say that their team should be up 2-0 in the series. Chicago got jobbed on a disallowed goal call in Game 2. Boston hit posts in overtime of Game 1 and very nearly won that game on several occasions.

There are some nuances for an online horse betting guru or a college football betting expert to explore here. A detail that leans in favor of Chicago is that the Blackhawks have been strong on the road in the 2013 NHL Playoffs when they’ve needed to call forth something special. Chicago trailed Detroit, 3-2, in the second round and had to win on the road in Motown in Game 6 to prolong its season. The Blackhawks came through and then polished off the Red Wings in seven games. In the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Kings, the Blackhawks won Game 4 to take control of the series and grab a 3-1 lead. A loss in that contest could have ceded the upper hand to the Kings, the determined Stanley Cup champions who made Chicago work very hard to close out that series. Chicago should not be intimidated by going to Boston.

On the other hand, there’s a bit of history which points to a Boston surge in this series: In the 2011 Stanley Cup Final against the Vancouver Canucks, the Bruins won all three games at home in the series, and moreover, they won those three games by a combined margin of 17-3. Most of the current Bruins were on the 2011 team, and they’re going to gain confidence from that reality. It’s anyone’s series, and it seems as though this Original Six matchup – the first in the Stanley Cup Finals since Montreal fended off the New York Rangers in 1979 – will last at least six if not the full seven games.

San Antonio Spurs @ Miami Heat

Spurs Look To Put Heat Away In Game Six Of NBA Finals Tuesday

The San Antonio Spurs are one win away from an NBA Championship celebration. The Miami Heat are one loss away from a second failure in three seasons. While it may seem hard for some sports betting fans to call three-straight trips to the NBA Finals a failure, the reality is this journey is all about the rings for the Heat. Miami has its back against the wall once again following a double-digit loss in game five, and while they have responded with a win on both occasions where they were down in this series, game six will be the toughest test of them all.

NBA Finals – Game 6

San Antonio Spurs @ Miami Heat

Tuesday June 18, 2013 – 9:00 PM ET

AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, Florida

NBA Bet On Sports Line: Miami – 2.5

The Spurs don’t want to have to go a seventh game at Miami in this series, so their focus will be on winning game six and ending it right then and there. San Antonio’s Big Three came up big again in game five with Manu Ginobili scoring a breakthrough performance, and they will need to be in sync for one last push in game six.

NBA Betting Preview: San Antonio Spurs

Ginobili enjoyed a breakout night in game six, scoring 24 points and dishing out 10 assists after Spurs’ head coach Gregg Popovich opted to make him a starter late. San Antonio’s Big Three of Ginobili, Tony Parker, and Tim Duncan all came up big, but they didn’t have to do it alone either. Danny Green hit six more three-point shots to tie an NBA Finals record with 25 in this series, and he finished the game with 24 points. Kawhi Leonard and Boris Diaw also came up big at both ends of the floor, and that is what it will take to win game six. The Spurs don’t want to go the distance on the road in this series, so look for them to approach game six with a sense of live betting urgency.

NBA Betting Preview: Miami Heat

The Heat got about all they could from Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen in game five and still somehow lost, as those two combined for 46 points but weren’t able to close the deficit to within double digits by the time it was done. A big part of that is on Lebron James, who went 1-for-8 when he was marked by Boris Diaw. Lebron still finished with 25 points, eight assists, and six rebounds, but his inability to get the job done in the clutch really hurt. Miami has responded with a win following every one of its online betting losses in this series, but Lebron will need to be better for them to do it again this time.

NBA Betting Preview: Outlook & Pick

The Spurs are one win away from ending this series and celebrating another NBA Championship, and they won’t want it to go a seventh game. That means San Antonio will come out with a renewed sense of urgency, and it will be on the Heat and Lebron in particular to answer. The Heat have shown they can respond following a loss all throughout these playoffs, but this situation is different than all of the others and there will be a ton of pressure on Miami as it attempts to stay alive at home. For all of the latest NBA news and betting odds, be sure to check out the best sports betting sites.

NBA Betting Pick: San Antonio Spurs – 2.5

Winning Parlay Pick +6.5

Game Time Picks 6/13/13

STL (A Wainwright) v NYM (M Harvey)
STL (A Wainwright)  1.79

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+St. Louis Cardinals

Miami Heat @ San Antonio Spurs – Thursday, June 13

2013 NBA Betting – LeBron Faces His Foremost Moment Of Truth In The Finals

The Miami Heat were crushed in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. They now face a challenge that champions are supposed to meet with determination. All eyes are watching LeBron James.

2013 NBA Finals, Game 4:

Miami Heat @ San Antonio Spurs – Thursday, June 13

Sport betting line: San Antonio -1.5

Why Miami Will Win

With an online horse betting guru or a college football betting expert, the calculus of a given event should not be overrated due to one trend. It has to be pointed out that LeBron James has faltered in this series, but at every prior point in the 2013 NBA season, the league MVP has done what he has needed to do to engineer a turnaround and lead the Heat to a higher plateau. In this game, LeBron should be able to make the course corrections that will put Miami in a good spot.

It’s no secret that LeBron took an already substantial amount of talent and made it even better this season. LeBron scored at least 30 points and hit at least 60 percent of his shots in six straight games this season, setting an NBA record. Yes, LeBron knows how to get to the rim, but that kind of streak depended in large part on LeBron’s improved jump shot. LeBron worked a lot on his jumper in the offseason, trying to make himself that much tougher for any opposing defense to handle. When LeBron is hitting his jumper, there’s really no way to fully shut him down. If James does get his jumper fixed and tweaked to the point where he’s hitting it with regularity, Miami should be able to gain leverage in this game.

The other point that has to be added here from a Miami perspective is that San Antonio point guard Tony Parker does not know how fit he’ll be for Game 4 after injuring his hamstring in Game 3. If Parker is not on the floor, the Spurs will be much more limited at the offensive end – not in terms of their shooting ability, but in terms of their passing and ball movement. One also has to acknowledge that the Spurs aren’t likely to hit 16 threes in a game again, as they did in Game 3 on Tuesday. The limits of LeBron’s struggles and the limits of the Spurs’ excellence point to a Miami bounce-back in Game 4.

Why San Antonio Will Win

Online football betting students who want to add a little intrigue to their week might be interested in making a play on the favorite in this game. The Spurs certainly have reason to be confident after their 36-point blowout of the Heat in Game 3. They also know that they are in LeBron James’ head at this point in the series.

In this series, San Antonio is giving LeBron the jump shot in this series because it knows that it is so important to keep him away from both the rim and the free throw line. This is an entirely sound and logical tactic by Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, but the mystery for Miami is that LeBron is not hitting midrange or three-point jumpers even though San Antonio is giving him all the space he wants when he’s 18 or more feet from the basket. LeBron, though, is not handling this dynamic well. He is clearly pressing in this series, calling to mind his strangely disjointed display the last time the Heat played a team from the state of Texas in the NBA Finals, in 2011 against the Dallas Mavericks. LeBron never really broke out of his slump in the middle games of that series. The fact that LeBron has struggled in all three games of this series, not just one or two, makes it entirely reasonable to conclude that James will labor and fail in Game 4 as well.

Who Will Win?

The sense here is that this will be a seven-game series. Given that San Antonio is leading now, Miami should be able to fight back and even this series at 2-2 heading into Game 5 on Sunday.

NBA Betting Pick: Miami +1.5

 

Winning Parlay Pick: Spurs -1.5

Good luck to all betting on this game, should be a good one.

Game Time Picks 6/10/13

CIN (H Bailey) v CHC (S Feldman)
CIN (H Bailey) 1.83


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Game Time Picks 6/4/13

Taking two straight +MLB  wagers tonight.

BAL (C Tillman) v HOU (L Harrell)
BAL (C Tillman)  1.61
Straight Wager


ARI (T Skaggs) v STL (M Wacha)
STL (M Wacha) 1.65
Straight Wager

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+Baltimore Orioles
+St. Louis Cardinals