Jardine, Syracuse top UConn
NCAA Basketball Betting Lines
02/11/2012 - Syracuse, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scoop Jardine hit four three-pointers en route to 21 points, leading second-ranked Syracuse to an 85-67 victory over Connecticut at the Carrier Dome.
Dion Waiters added 18 points and Kris Joseph followed up his 29-point effort from Wednesday against Georgetown with 15 on Saturday, as the Orange (25-1, 12-1 Big East) notched their fifth straight win. C.J. Fair contributed 14 points and 12 rebounds in the victory.
The Orange were out-rebounded 52-35 in the victory over Georgetown, causing Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim to question his team's ability on the glass. They responded with a better effort Saturday, posting a 31-29 edge.
Jeremy Lamb scored 18 points and Ryan Boatright added 14 for Connecticut (15-9, 5-7), which has lost two straight and six of its last seven.
Morgantown, WV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Kuric hit the tying three-pointer as part of a late Louisville run, then made a critical steal in the closing seconds to help the 24th-ranked Cardinals notch their sixth straight win with a
<< Rooney bags two to lift United over Liverpool
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The intense rivalry in Northwestern
England did disappoint in entertainment value on Saturday as Manchester
United, led by a brace from Wayne Rooney, defeated Liverpool, 2-1, at Old
Traffor
<< Kerber, Bartoli to meet in Open GDF Suez final
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - French crowd favorite Marion Bartoli and
German Angelique Kerber won semifinal matches Saturday at the Open GDF Suez.
The second-seeded Bartoli defeated Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic
7-6 (
<< Russia beats back Austria to stay alive in Davis Cup
Wiener Neustadt, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Russia remained alive in the Davis
Cup against Austria on Saturday as the doubles team of Nikolay Davydenko and
Mikhail Youzhny earned a five-set victory over Alexander Peya and Oliver
Marach.
<< Sweden stays alive with doubles win over Serbia
Nis, Serbia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sweden stayed alive in its first-round Davis
Cup tie with Serbia after the doubles team of Johan Brunstrom and Robert
Lindstedt pulled out a five-set victory over Janko Tipsarevic and Nenad
Zimonji
Tallahassee, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bernard James scored 18 points, pulled down six rebounds and blocked four shots, helping the 15th-ranked Florida State Seminoles hold off the Miami-Florida Hurricanes, 64-59. Michael Snaer and I
Heels bounce back with solid effort against Virginia >>
Chapel Hill, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyler Zeller had 25 points and No. 5 North
Carolina got a bounce-back, 70-52 win over 19th-ranked Virginia on Saturday.
The Tar Heels (21-4, 8-2 ACC) pulled away in the second half, wiping away the
taste
Missouri handles Baylor in Big 12 battle >>
Columbia, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phil Pressey scored 19 points behind four
three-pointers and No. 4 Missouri used a second-half surge to down No. 6
Baylor, 72-57, on Saturday.
Marcus Denmon and Michael Dixon added 16 points and six
Dortmund maintains lead atop Bundesliga >>
Dortmund, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Borussia Dortmund escaped its match at
Signal Iduna Park on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen to maintain
its lead at the summit of the German Bundesliga.
Dortmund's 15-game unbeaten run
Georgia upsets No. 20 Mississippi State in OT >>
Starkville, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gerald Robinson netted eight of his 13
points in overtime and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 20 points and eight
rebounds as Georgia upset No. 20 Mississippi State, 70-68.
Dee Bost had a chance
Super Bowl 2009 Betting
Super Bowl 2009 Betting propositionsUnderdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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