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02/04/2012 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyrie Irving scored 20 points, including a tough reverse layup in traffic with 15.8 seconds remaining, as the Cleveland Cavaliers held on to defeat the Dallas Mavericks, 91-88.
After Irving's layup made it a three-point margin, Jason Terry missed a three- pointer from the top of the arc with 0.9 left. But following a review, the Mavericks got one final opportunity with 0.5 showing on the clock. Brandan Wright's desperation shot at the buzzer was off the mark.
Anderson Varejao had a huge game with 17 points and 17 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who snapped a two-game skid.
Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and eight rebounds for the Mavericks, who have lost three straight games. Dallas turned the ball over 21 times and lost for the first time all season when shooting over 45 percent. The Mavericks made 47.8 percent of their shots.
The Cavaliers shot just 39.8 percent, but held a decided 17-4 advantage on the offensive glass. Cleveland also netted 19 points off Dallas' 21 giveaways.
Trailing, 70-64, heading into the fourth, Dallas scored the first eight points of the final period, taking a 72-70 advantage with 9:33 to play.
It remained a one-possession contest throughout the quarter until Terry's three-pointer made it 85-81 with 4:14 left.
But the Cavs used an 8-1 surge, which was capped by Varejao's floater, to take an 89-86 advantage with 41.4 seconds to play.
Terry made a pair of free throws on the other end to make it 89-88, but Irving's layup pushed the lead back to three.
Dallas shot 60 percent in the opening quarter and took a 24-15 lead into the second.
The Mavs led by as many as 15 in the second before taking a 51-43 advantage into the break. Nowitzki had 15 points in the opening half.
The Cavs forced seven Maverick turnovers in the third and outscored them 27-13 in the stanza, taking a 70-64 lead into the final quarter.
Game Notes
Dallas is 1-6 when Nowitzki scores at least 20 points...The Cavs outrebounded the Mavs, 46-39...The Cavaliers outscored Dallas 54-38 in the paint...Terry finished with 17 points...Cleveland's Antawn Jamison netted 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds.
<< Monroe helps Pistons beat skidding Hornets
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Greg Monroe led the way with 24 points and
16 rebounds as the Pistons defeated the Hornets, 89-87, at the Palace of
Auburn Hills on Saturday.
Detroit had five scorers in double figures including
<< Korpikoski, Coyotes top Sharks
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lauri Korpikoski netted a pair of goals,
including the game-winner in the third period as the Phoenix Coyotes skated
past the San Jose Sharks, 5-3, on Saturday.
Radim Vrbata finished with a goal and
<< Wolves reach .500 in win over Rockets
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Love had 25 points and 18 rebounds
Saturday and the Minnesota Timberwolves reached .500 for the first time this
season with a 100-91 win over the Houston Rockets.
Luke Ridnour added 22 points w
<< Sabres rally to beat Isles in shootout
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brad Boyes netted the game-winning goal in
the first round of the shootout to cap a comeback as the Buffalo Sabres
rallied to top the New York Islanders, 4-3, at Nassau Coliseum.
Boyes picked up t
Lin leads Knicks over Nets >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A half-dozen teammates surrounded Jeremy Lin
as the game ended, hugging him and slapping him on the back.
The New York Knicks needed a win any way they could get it.
Lin, the second-year guard out of Har
Green Bay dominates Milwaukee, remains undefeated >>
Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Julie Wojta and Sarah Eichler each scored 16
points to lead No. 10 Green Bay as the Phoenix remained undefeated,
dominating Milwaukee, 85-39, at Kress Events Center on Saturday.
Green Bay (20-0, 10-0
Rose's Bulls race past Bucks >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derrick Rose set the tone right from the
opening tip Saturday, scoring 16 of his team's first 18 points as the Chicago
Bulls routed the Milwaukee Bucks, 113-90.
Rose finished with 26 points and 13 as
Stars down Wild in SO >>
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamie Benn scored the winner in the shootout as
the Dallas Stars took a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.
In the second round, Benn cut out to the right before coming back to the
middle and sn
Is there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
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Kansas City, MO - Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now.
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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
Patriots made him their franchise player, meaning his salary for this season will be about $15 million.
New head coach Todd Haley, taking over for Herm Edwards after a 2-14 season, refused to name a starter at any position during offseason workouts. But it was obvious to everyone the team belonged to Cassel.
"I go out there each and every day with that focus that I'm the starter," Cassel said during a June minicamp. "Competition brings out the best in everybody."
The signing will come as welcome news to Cassel's new coaches and teammates. Amiable and hardworking, online football betting he appeared to win over everyone at minicamp.
"I think he's got some unique leadership qualities. I think his teammates like him and have respect for him. I think he's doing a pretty good job on the field, too," Haley said last month. "He's doing everything that I'm asking him, that our coaches are asking him to do. I don't have one single complaint how he's carrying himself."
After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
"He has a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence. It's good for us," said Darling. "We trust in him that he's going to go out there and lead us all the way."
nse to accommodate his specific abilities.
Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
"Since Matt arrived in Kansas City, he has embraced the team and the community," Pioli said. "His work ethic, his ability and competitive presence is what we expect from our players."
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