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03/03/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Martin faces his old mates for the first time tonight as the Houston Rockets welcome the Sacramento Kings to south Texas.
The Rockets acquired Martin from Sacramento on Feb. 18 in a three-team blockbuster that sent Tracy McGrady and his massive expiring contract from Houston to New York.
Martin, who led the Kings in scoring in three different seasons after being selected as the 26th overall pick out of Western Carolina in the 2004 NBA Draft, struggled a bit in his first few games with the Rockets, averaging 15.3 points in his first three games with the club, all losses.
However, the high-scoring guard has rebounded from there, netting 31.0 points per game over his last three contests, two of them Houston wins.
"It will be emotional, but it's not like I'll be out there trying to get them and it's a one-man show," Martin told the Rockets' Web site about facing Sacramento. "What we're trying to accomplish here is much bigger than Kevin playing Sacramento. We've got bigger goals and bigger expectations here, so I'm just trying to get back to being a great player and hopefully we have a big month."
Most recently Aaron Brooks and Martin both netted a game-high 28 points on Monday as the Rockets blew out the Toronto Raptors, 116-92, at the Toyota Center.
David Andersen added 16 points in almost 23 minutes off the bench and Luis Scola chipped in 11 for the Rockets, who have won just three of their last 10 games overall.
Brooks, Martin and Scola were again among the Rockets' leading scorers after becoming the first trio in franchise history to all score at least 30 points in their last game home game, against San Antonio on Friday.
"We shot well. We moved it well," said Rockets coach Rick Adelman. "I thought in the second and third quarter we defended well and did what we wanted to do. It's a game we needed to get and now we need to build on it."
The Kings, meanwhile, lost the opener of a three-game road trip last night in Oklahoma City. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook finished with 39 and 30 points, respectively, in that one to lead the Thunder to a 113-107 victory over Sacramento.
Rookie star Tyreke Evans had 27 points to pace Sacramento, which had won its previous two contests. Carl Landry, acquired from Houston in the Martin trade, added 17 points and seven boards, while Francisco Garcia and Beno Udrih each scored 13 in the loss.
"I think we're definitely going in the right direction," Kings head coach Paul Westphal said. "We're unfortunately a couple years behind the Thunder timetable. We're trying to do the same thing they did."
The Rockets and Kings have split their first two meetings this season but Houston has won four of five overall in the series.
<< Flames clash with Wild in Northwest Division battle
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of Northwest Division foes start up their post-
Olympic break schedules tonight at Calgary's Pengrowth Saddledome, where the
Minnesota Wild aim for a third win this season over the homestanding Flames.
Although Minn
<< Ducks return to the ice to host Avalanche
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After having a number of their players enjoy success during
the Winter Olympics, the Anaheim Ducks will be hoping for a few more favorable
outcomes when the team returns from a long break to host the contending
Colorado Avala
<< Blackhawks hope to get on track versus Oilers
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For a Chicago Blackhawks team that's given up its share of
goals of late, a matchup with one of the NHL's lowest-scoring clubs comes at a
good time.
The Central Division leaders will shoot for a season sweep of the offensi
<< Owls hope to keep pace in A-10 title race
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With the Atlantic 10 Conference title still
very much up for grabs, the 20th-ranked Temple Owls face a must-win game
tonight against the Saint Louis Billikens.
Temple enters this final week of the regular sea
Canucks' epic trek resumes with stop in Detroit >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Red Wings will attempt to win three straight
games for the first time in nearly three months as they take on the Vancouver
Canucks, who continue their NHL-record 14-game trip tonight at Joe Louis
Arena.
The Re
Ovechkin, Miller set to return as Caps battle Sabres >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It's safe to say that Alex Ovechkin didn't get the results
he was looking for in the recent Winter Olympic Games. He'll now get back to
chasing his first Stanley Cup championship.
Ovechkin and the NHL-leading Washington Ca
Mavs try for ninth straight win vs. T'Wolves >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The surging Dallas Mavericks aim for a season-high
ninth straight victory Wednesday when they take on the lowly Minnesota
Timberwolves in Big D.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 of his 27 points in the second half
2010 Northeast Conference Tournament Preview >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The pairings are set for the 2010
Northeast Conference Tournament, which kicks off with four quarterfinal-round
matchups on Thursday, March 4th. The remaining teams will be reseeded for the
semifinals on Sund
Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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