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Durant, Thunder seeking to bounce back against T-WolvesBasketball Betting Lines02/26/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Durant's impressive scoring streak is over, and his Oklahoma City Thunder are now on a losing streak. Both the team and its star forward will try to get back on track tonight versus the Minnesota Timberwolves, who wrap a three-game road trip tonight at the Ford Center. The Thunder won nine straight from January 29-February 21, picking up the ninth win of that run in Minnesota. However, Oklahoma City's streak came to an end on Tuesday with a loss to Phoenix. Durant had 36 points in that loss, increasing his club-record streak of scoring at least 25 points to 29 games in a row. Hoping to close in on Michael Jordan's NBA-record run of 40 games with 25 or more points, Durant instead was limited to 21 in a 95-87 loss to San Antonio on Wednesday. The second overall pick of the 2007 draft, Durant missed all four shots he took in the fourth quarter in getting held to fewer than 25 points for the first time since December 19. "I missed shots. I got good looks that I made in the first half," Durant said. "[The Spurs] did a good job doubling, too. I missed some shots that I normally make, but give them credit." Durant might not have to wait long for his next 25-plus point game. He is averaging 31.5 points in two meetings with the Timberwolves this year, a pair of victories in Minnesota. He had 32 when the clubs met on February 21, while Russell Westbrook had a triple-double with 22 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds. Westbrook had 17 points, seven helpers and six boards in the loss to the Spurs. Oklahoma City, sixth overall in the Western Conference, has won four of its last five at home and begins a three-game homestand tonight versus a Minnesota club it has beaten three straight times and in 10 of the last 13 meetings. The Timberwolves have dropped seven of the last nine road meetings in the series, but split the two played in Oklahoma City last year after the Thunder relocated from Seattle. Kevin Love will try to keep up his hot play for Minnesota. Love had 19 points and 12 boards in Wednesday's 98-92 setback to Atlanta, giving him a double- double in three straight and five of his last six games. The fifth overall pick of the '08 draft is averaging 16.5 points and 12 rebounds in that span. The Timberwolves, who were coming off of Tuesday's victory in Miami, got as close as two points in the final quarter of Wednesday's loss, the club's seventh in its last eight games, but never could grab the lead. "We couldn't find a way to score," said Timberwolves head coach Kurt Rambis. "We were getting good looks. Early on in the fourth quarter we weren't doing a good job moving the basketball. That always plagues us; that's always going to run us into problems." Ryan Hollins contributed 18 points in the loss, as Minnesota fell to 2-13 in its last 15 road games and 5-25 overall as the guest this year. After tonight, Minnesota plays five of its next six at home.
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Online Sportsbook Football BettingWhy Sports Betting is so much fun?Betting SportsThe most popular sports to bet on are NFL and college football along with NBA and NCAA basketball. There are multiple betting opportunities within those sports, beginning with the basic wager on a game’s outcome (also called betting the side). College Football Point spreads are used in both football and basketball in an attempt to even the attractiveness of each team in a match-up. ( See our article detailing how and why point spreads are made) Points (or Runs) ScoredAnother bet across all major team sports including football, basketball, baseball, and hockey involves wagering on the amount of scoring in a game, called an Over/Under total. For example, the Over/Under total on Super Bowl XXXIX was 48, which means a bettor could wager whether there would be more or less than 48 points scored by both teams combined in the game. Future BetsSports gambling doesn’t end there. Betting sides and totals are the most common wagers available everywhere, but many sportsbooks also offer future bets on big upcoming events like who will win next year’s Super Bowl and what movie will win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Proposition Bets (or Prop Bets)Proposition bets , also known as prop bets, focus upon the more exotic aspects of a game and are generally reserved for events that are widely televised. Prop bets are extremely popular when it comes to wagering on the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. The Imperial Palace Casino’s sportsbook is well-known for the enormous number of prop bets offered. For example, you can bet on:
Types of BetsStraight BetInvolves one individual wager, whether it be on your team to cover the point spread, to win the game straight-up on the money line, or to go over/under the total. Sports Betting ParlaysA parlay is a single bet that links together two or more individual wagers and is dependent on all of those wagers winning together. The benefit of the parlay bet is much better odds than placing each individual bet separately since the difficulty of hitting it is much higher.Standard payoffs on a two-team parlay are 13/5; while a three-teamer pays 6/1; and a four-teamer 10/1. Parlay cards are also fairly common in sportsbooks and popular with bettors, as they are released early in the week with set odds that do not change in return for a slightly lower payoff. Round Robin BettingAdventurous bettors who enjoy betting parlays sometimes put together a series of parlays called a Round Robin . A three-team Round Robin consists of one three-team parlay and three two-team parlays. For example, Joe likes teams A,B,C – with a Round Robin he has a three-teamer with ABC, and two-teamers with AB, AC, and BC.Betting TeasersSimilar to a parlay, a teaser bet is a single bet that links together two or more individual wagers, but is different in that the point spread is adjusted to your advantage on each individual wager. In exchange for the points, you get less of a return on your bet compared to a parlay. For example, a 6-point teaser would move the line on a 7-point favorite from -7 to -1, meaning the team would have to cover 6 less points. Each of the individual wagers must win or the bet is a loss.These are the main types of sports bets available today. But as sports betting continues to grow, sportsbooks will continue to develop new and creative ways to bet. We’ll continue to track these changes to the sports gambling landscape, so check back often and we’ll tell you all about it! To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your football betting needs. |
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