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The Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at TD Garden.

Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 4½-point favorites versus the 76ers, while the game’s total is sitting at 174.

Last time out for Philadelphia, they were a 92-91 loser as they battled the Celtics on the road. The 76ers covered in the match as a 5.5-point underdog, while 183 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Philadelphia:
Team record: 35-31 SU, 34-32 ATS

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games on the road
is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing Boston

When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 2-8
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Boston:
Team record: 39-27 SU, 34-31-1 ATS

is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Philadelphia

When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing are 9-1
After playing are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

Next up:
Philadelphia home to Boston, Wednesday, May 16
Boston at Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 16

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NBA

How many games will be played by each team in the 2011-2012 NBA Regualar Season?

82 Games                      +160

51-81 Games                   +400

1-50 Games                    +300

No 2011-2012 Regular Season   +125

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Will Kobe Bryant play overseas at any point during the 2011-2012 NBA Season?

Yes         -200

No          +150

Will Derrick Rose play in overseas at any point during the 2011-2012 NBA Season?

Yes         -140

No          EVEN

NBA must cancel at least one regular season game because of the lockout for wagers to have action.

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NFL

WEEK 4 SPECIALS – How many times will Tony Romo fumble or drop the snap Week 4?

Over              1½ (+110)

Under             1½ (-150)

(Must hit a part of Tony Romo and hit the ground.)

WEEK 4 SPECIALS – How many times will Peyton Manning be shown in the stadium during the Live Broadcast Week 4 vs Tampa Bay?

Over              4 (-120)

Under             4 (-120)

(Must be clearly shown during live broadcast from kickoff until time expires.  Halftime or highlights do not count. Must be in attendance for action.)

WEEK 4 SPECIALS – Curtis Painter – Total Passing Yards Week 4

Over/Under                    195½

WEEK 4 SPECIALS – Curtis Painter – Total TD Passes Week 4

Over                              ½ (-150)

Under                            ½ (+120)

WEEK 4 SPECIALS – Curtis Painter – Total Interceptions Week 4

Over                              ½ (-200)

Under                            ½ (+160)

WEEK 4 SPECIALS – Will Michael Vick be pulled out of the game because of injury at any point Week 4?

Yes                  +175

No                    -250

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The Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Nationals Park.

The Braves will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jair Jurrjens in this game. Jurrjens has a 12-3 record and a 2.38 ERA this season.

It’ll be Livan Hernandez toeing the rubber for the Nationals in this contest. Righthander Hernandez is 5-10 with a 4.19 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 153-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game’s total is sitting at 7½.

Last time out for Atlanta, they were a 3-1 loser as they battled the Marlins at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Marlins at +136 were rewarded, while the 4 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Last time out for Washington, they were a 3-2 winner as they battled the Mets at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Nationals at -118 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Current streak:
Washington has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Atlanta: 63-46 SU
Washington: 51-56 SU

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

Washington most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 7-3
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta’s last 8 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta’s last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta’s last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington’s last 8 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington’s last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington’s last 9 games at home
Washington is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home

Next up:
Washington home to Atlanta, Tuesday, August 2

Before going into great detail on what Price Per Head is, if your new you got to understand the short keyword terminology of the idea. Bookies from around the world have started to realize it’s safer to host there betting action online where they do not have to do all the work themselves. What online bookies tend to do is they search for terminology like PPH or Pay Per Head, generally these all mean the same thing just shorted versions of the word.  Sports Bookies from across the land have learned it’s a great benefit to have such features it’s also hard however to find safe quality ones.

Bookies no longer have to worry about this anymore, After doing some intense research and reviewing from bookies across the planet they all have agreed the new and upcoming Price Per Head calling center is located in Costa Rica called 247PPH.com They have opened there doors to except more bookies looking to escape all the pressure of laws, phone calls, and wagering. 247PPH offers its clients a variety of software platforms in which they can customize there own website, have there own private 800 numbers and offer cheap yet reliable customer service.

Currently the cost to get your business at 247PPh is $15 per head. Most decently ran pay per head shops charge 20 all the way up to 25 per head per week! This is a much better bargain consider it the “Walmart” of PPH Shops. They plan on shutting down competitors by offering much lower rates and offer betting customer service. If you you have any other questions on price per head services you can contact them on there website they provide a list of toll free to call them on.

BetJamaica Players
After 8 years BetJamaica will close its doors. Non-US account holders will see their accounts moved to parent sportsbook, TheGreek (SBR rating A+). If the player already has an account at TheGreek balances will be merged. The remainder of BetJamaica players will be moved to Heritage Sportsbook (SBR rating B+).
TheGreek’s USA-based players
Accounts held by players within the USA will be moved to Heritage Sportsbook. Yesterday SBR spoke with the owner of the Jamaican group, The Greek, who stated that he personally guarantees player funds and withdrawals of these balances through Heritage Sports. Players with balances are free to play or withdraw their funds from Heritage as if accounts were still at TheGreek or BetJamaica. Players will be asked to acknowledge the account transfer to Heritage when they log in to their accounts at BetJam or TheGreek.

BetJamaica to close today; TheGreek no longer booking US players

Odds to Win the 2011-12 NBA Rookie of the Year
Derrick Williams 9/2
Jimmer Fredette 5/1
Kyrie Irving 11/2
Enes Kanter 7/1
Ricky Rubio 15/2
Kemba Walker 15/2
Brandon Knight 10/1
Jan Vesely 12/1
Klay Thompson 15/1
Marcus Morris 15/1
Tristan Thompson 16/1
Alec Burks 18/1
Marshon Brooks 18/1
Markieff Morris 18/1
Field 5/2

NBA Rookie of the Year

Will the 2011-12 NBA Regular Season start on time?
Yes 3/2
No 1/2

NBA Start Season on Time

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Talked to my Rep Last night and confirmed the rumors going around and he said it took everyone by Surprise that the Parent Company decided to make this decision. They said it may not be permanent and may start taking players when gambling and traffic picks up during football as baseball is a traditionally slow season. Horse Racing is about to the into high gear and I don’t know how Missing the Kentucky Derby and other Triple Crown races will effect them.

I will Keep you updated when I get more information.

I will not name any names of players in this article because I don’t want the debate to become about players who made the right decision and those who made the wrong decision of either leaving early from college or to forgo college altogether to enter the NBA Draft. I also will not bring into the equation kids not getting an education either as that is a total discussion by itself. Lets just concentrate on the game of basketball as a whole.

I have been thinking about this for several years now and was always of the belief that once you become 18 you can make the decision to do as you please and have the right to work anywhere you want if you have the ability.  I still believe that in most instances, but not when it comes to Athletics and kids who have been told their whole lives by pariah’s that they are the next Michael Jordan since they were 10 years old.  This years NCAA Tournament was the straw that broke the camels back for me.  Never in the history of the Tournament has it been to where 15-20 teams could have won the National Championship.  Nothing against Connecticut but they are not even in the top 10 teams in the NCAA this year they just got hot at the right time.  Usually you have one of the top 4 or 5 teams to win the National Title and could make a legitimate claim to winning it.  Not This Year.

Butler shot a abysmal 18% from the floor and a VCU team who couldn’t even win their conference title made it to the Final Four along with Kentucky and Connecticut.  Kansas was most likely the best team in the country most of the season and got beat by VCU handily.  My problem is not Kansas losing as the best team doesn’t always win the National Title but the parity that has become major college basketball that would allow virtually a play in team (VCU) and a 8 Seed that struggled to win their own Mid-Major Conference to make the final four.  With that being said as was evidenced with the close games of the tournament almost throughout that you could say there was very little difference in any of the teams that made it to at least the Sweet Sixteen and most likely the round of 32.  We could have easily had a Final Four of teams who had .500 Conference records if the ball had bounced one way or another.

Don’t get me wrong I love the Cinderella Story and it makes for great story lines and compelling drama. That is all well and good.  I am talking about the toll it is having on our Student Athletes and the game of basketball we love in the NCAA and NBA.  The Game is ever changing as it should be, but there is one thing the NCAA and NBA needs to implement and it is now possible with the founding of the NBA Developmental League to take place of the CBA they used as a Per Se Minor League for years.

They need to implement the NCAA/MLB eligibility for the draft rule. Either enter the draft right out of High School and if you don’t get drafted you are eligible to sign as a team and be sent to the NBADL.  If you enroll into a 4 year school you have to be 21 to enter the draft or after your junior season. If you go to a JUCO you can enter the draft after two years.  the JUCO route will not be a problem as JUCO basketball is not that big as it would be a non revenue sport and many schools can only afford to have smaller sports that don’t cost a lot to fund.

This needs to be done because the college game is losing its next great players because they are only in school for one year now with the most ignorant rule ever created by saying a kid had to be 19 to enter the draft.  This only expedited kids leaving school from two to three years to one.  Before this rule it was understood that if you went to college kids usually stayed thru their sophmore season or their junior years. Very few were talented enough to make it straight from High School to the Pros and their were enough failures to use as an example to push kids to college.  Implementing this rule would improve both games by giving NCAA Member Schools with more experienced and Talented players and give fans continuity with players at their school instead of a revolving door. It would also allow players who make it in the NBA to be more experienced and ready to play and teams not having to draft them high and spend time developing them while paying them millions of dollars and it being basically Russian Roulette on whether it works out.

The NCAA Game would get back to becoming the game we have loved and March Madness would go back to being the Tournament we loved and grew up with.  The game of basketball has slowly deteriorated over the last 20 years with more and more players leaving early and not being ready for the next level.  They need the extra maturation process not only physical but mentally to play the game the right way.  We would get back to having GREAT College Basketball Teams instead of 30 very good ones, 50 good ones and 200+ mediocre or bad teams in Major College basketball.

The NBA Game would improve overall by having more mature and experienced players that are ready to learn and contribute to the highest level of basketball in the world.  The NBA should already know this because of the transition it went thru after Magic, Bird, Thomas, Barkley, Jordan, etc retired from the game.  It became a league of Individual players and a league of great athletes.  The game became unwatchable almost and the NBA didn’t wake up until our great players quit going to the Olympics and World Championships and started getting their rear ends kicked by teams around the world with half the talent but played team basketball.  The NBA made that transition and needs to make this one as well.  It would also help in salary escalation as well.  It would keep players on the bench of NBA teams mid salaried veterans making league minimums or salary exceptions who have proven themselves instead of some greenhorn who can’t contribute at all making $5 million+ a year.  Players who can’t hack it get sent down to the NBADL to develop.  Teams could even have a couple of levels of minor leagues like AAA and AA to keep players playing and to develop their skills.

This needs to be done as the game is slowly deteriorating and it’s culmination so far was the 2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament.  How much longer do we have to watch mediocre basketball at both levels and players leave our favorite schools to languish away on the bench in the NBA and never materialize into the players they could have been if they stayed in School or played in the NBADL?  And if something isn’t done the mediocre college players will become the mediocre NBA players of the future.

Kenny Smith of TNT, and former NCAA All American and NBA All-Star, hit the nail on the head on one of the NCAA pregame programs talking about the Big East.  He said he talked to several of the point guards of teams in the tournament and asked them who in the league they could see playing against for the next 10 years and they could name only a few players.  He said when he played every school in the ACC had several players he knew would make it in the NBA.  Charles Barkley agreed and it was like that all over College Basketball just not that long ago.  Lets get the game we grew up with and loved back to Greatness and NOT Mediocrity.

Maybe the success of all these reality TV shows has dulled the American senses and made them accept mediocrity instead of demanding greatness.

A winning streak will be on the line for the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday when they battle the Milwaukee Brewers at Great American Ball Park.

Lefthander Randy Wolf will take the mound for the Brewers to start this game. Wolf is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.

Starting this game for the Reds will be Bronson Arroyo. The righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 124-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total is sitting at 8½.

The Brewers were a 4-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Reds. That made winners of bettors who got Cincinnati at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Current streak:
Milwaukee has lost 2 straight games.
Cincinnati has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Milwaukee: 0-2 SU
Cincinnati: 2-0 SU

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Atlanta are 5-5
After playing Cincinnati are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Milwaukee’s last 13 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Milwaukee’s last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Milwaukee’s last 23 games on the road
Cincinnati is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Cincinnati’s last 24 games at home

Next up:
Milwaukee home to Atlanta, Monday, April 4
Cincinnati home to Houston, Tuesday, April 5