http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:09:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/online-sportsbooks-power-rankings/ http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/online-sportsbooks-power-rankings/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:09:48 +0000 admin http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/?p=24 Online Sportsbooks power rankings” when preparing to bet on the day’s games. Whether you’re looking to do some online soccer betting or online baseball betting, these lists are easy to get caught up in as a fan and gambling enthusiast, but they can hurt much more than they can help. It’s easy to run down the list and use it as a gauge for whom to bet on for any specific matchup (does anyone actually do this?) The Braves are #7 but the Tigers are #9, so the Braves must be the team to bet. What a horrible approach. First of all, you know as well as I do there are a million other things to take into account besides what one Internet site decided the order of teams should be this week. Where is the game? Is it a hitters park or a pitchers park? And…who’s pitching? How have these teams fared against the opposing pitcher in the past? How has the team been hitting over the last few games? What are the weather conditions? Oh yeah, what’s the line? Not to mention that these lists are put together mostly by sports journalists of questionable knowledge to begin with. Some may even be fans. Yes, I’m talking about every single one of them. Just because you research the game for your job and fill four hours of game-time talking about steroids doesn’t mean you’re qualified to rank the teams. These things are put out there simply for clicks and entertainment value. You can tell there’s no real serious thought behind them by the comments they leave. They’ll float one vague statistic and expect you to believe that justifies their decision. Sometimes all you get is a quote from the manager…how is that helpful? They might be good to spark conversation, but as a gambling aid, they’re totally worthless. Think about it, do you actually use what some of these guys are blabbering about on television toward how you bet on games? Please don’t tell me you do. OK, so now that we’ve cleared that up, you realize these same amateur experts – many old ballplayers – are the same ones putting their two cents into these power rankings each week? Do yourself a favor and don’t even look at them. Even if you’re an experienced gambler, the order can seep into your subconscious and have negative effects on your decision making you won’t even know are happening. ]]> http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/online-sportsbooks-power-rankings/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/cubs-are-duds/ http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/cubs-are-duds/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:07:16 +0000 admin http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/?p=14 baseball betting this year, save your money, don’t bet on the Cubs. Don’t even entertain the idea. In fact, it boggles my mind how they can be the preseason favorite at 3/1 odds to take home the NL pennant. I don’t care about how they look on paper, and I also don’t care about “curses.” I’m looking at it strictly from the point of view that these are the Cubs. They’re the Cubs. End of argument. They’ve had many chances to prove me wrong, but in the end, they’ll always fail. Why? Right. Current MLB baseball odds have them at 11/2 to win the World Series, too, which is a joke. Maybe not because they’re right under the Yankees, but because somehow they’ve convinced the gambling world to treat them as contenders, once again. Makes me sick. Without spending too much time dissecting their new and improved team, basically because they’re not worth it, I’ll rain on the North Siders’ parade with a few specifics. First, the rotation is weak. Yes, it is. Zambrano is an unnecessary roller coaster. Harden, at best when healthy is a regular season pitcher, and at worst an IR liability come May or sooner. Lilly is getting up there. Dempster, despite impressive numbers, doesn’t scare anyone, and that becomes even more evident once he leaves the friendly confines. Plus they’re subtracting Jim Edmonds and adding Milton Bradley to the mix. Yeah, he and Lou will really help stabilize that clubhouse chemistry. So who’s a safe bet right now? I wouldn’t call them a lock by any means, but give me a few hundred on the Mets to climb out of the NL this year. At 5/1 to make it to the Fall Classic, and 10/1 to take the cake, I’m in. They were a bigger disappointment last year than the sports betting Cowboys, but I’m looking ahead, and I see Johan Santana, Freddy Garcia (yes, he’s back, I’m calling it) Oliver Perez and others staring back at me. Plus I don’t see Scott Schoenweis anymore, which can only be a good thing for them. I think this is the year the lineup gels and we get to see the other NY team play their way through some meaningful games come autumn. Also, save your money to play poker rather than betting on the Phillies. They were a fluke and will prove me right, I don’t care how much confidence they’re bringing into 2009. Nobody arriving makes up for Pat Burrell departing, for one thing. Those 4/1 odds on them winning the NL is a sucker’s bet. ]]> http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/cubs-are-duds/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/nascar-chase-explained/ http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/nascar-chase-explained/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:06:26 +0000 admin http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/?p=11 NASCAR is similar in nature to playoffs in other popular sports, The Sprint Cup chase encompasses the final ten races of the NASCAR season, where the points are reset to reflect ten points for each race won during the regular racing season in addition to a standard 5000 points. This method of scoring rewards winners of races, but makes the final races of the NASCAR betting season compelling and exciting from a spectator’s point of view. The top twelve racers qualify for the Sprint Cup Chase just before the final ten races. This format puts importance on the beginning of the season, as one must perform well, just as they must if in the NFL or NBA. The chase plays through with the top twelve “regular season” drivers; however, the race still displays an entire field of drivers. Each driver outside the top twelve in standings compete in their own competition, which rewards a top prize of $1 million to the driver finishing in thirteenth place in the NASCAR point standings. While each NASCAR betting race throughout the season is important, the Chase for the Sprint Cup commands additional attention from media and spectators alike. Sponsors covet the opportunity to have their sponsored drivers and teams in the chase for obvious reasons. Corporations love increased exposure. Additionally, drivers, teams, sponsors, and fans love the bragging rights the chase brings. Racers Lined up for this Year’s Chase Currently, there are six races to go until the Chase for the Sprint Cup begins. Tony Stewart sits atop the leaderboard with 3188 points. Jimmy Johnson and Jeff Gordon trail by 197 and 199 points respectively. Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Kasey Kahne make the middle of the pack, while Ryan Newman, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle are the bottom of the pack of those who qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Sitting near the bubble are drivers Kyle Bush, who is 101 points away from the twelfth and final spot in the chase. Brian Vickers, Clint Bowyer, and David Reutimann each sit just behind Busch while vying for a spot in the chase for the Sprint Cup. While it is still anyone’s chase Tony Stewart, Jimmy Johnson and Jeff Gordon have been running away with the show during the main season of the NASCAR odds year. Over 250 nascar odds points separate Gordon from Busch, while Stewart leads by 197 points, despite Jimmy Johnson holding one more win than Stewart. Regardless of the lead now, we are just a few races away from the points being reset – and away we go on the Chase for the Sprint Cup. ]]> http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/nascar-chase-explained/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/the-upcoming-basketball-betting-season/ http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/the-upcoming-basketball-betting-season/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:05:45 +0000 admin http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/?p=8 Basketball Betting season is hard to do without sifting through the incredibly active off-season we’ve seen so far. Forget about the draft, the stories have been the big players changing teams and those who haven’t. Let’s hit on some of the highlights and see how it may affect your gambling plan for the upcoming season. The Celtics: Injuries doomed what could’ve been – a Lakers/Celts rematch and possible repeat as champs. So has the window closed on a healthy Celtics team? No, but the competition is certainly stiffer this year. A healthy Rondo and Garnett should catapult them back to the East’s best record. If last year’s postseason showed us one thing it’s that Perkins and Davis, who are playing with bolstered confidence, are star big men in the making – at least against an undersized team like Chicago. I’d comfortably bet them taking up one of the Eastern Conference finals spots this year – they’re ridiculously talented, still relatively young and hungry to prove they’re still the best. What about the rest of the east, though? Detroit made a big splash with Ben Gordon, but with Hamilton and Prince already on the roster, I’m not sure what this team needed was another undisciplined shooter who isn’t known for his defense. And who’s at center here, Kwame Brown? Detroit may find by the all-star break they put all their free-agent eggs in the wrong basket. They might squeak through to the second round, but this team has no chance up against Orlando, Boston or Cleveland. How about my Bulls? Gordon’s out, but there’s still incoming talent between Jannero Pargo and a healthy Luol Deng (if there is such a thing). Where’s Boozer? That’s the big question. Odds are it was a huge tease that’ll never materialize and the Bulls will be again left without a formidable paint presence and another first-round exit. The NBA Odds suggest you bet on 45-47 wins, and more nail-biters than Chicago has the heart to handle. The heavy hitters in the NBA odds camp this year are Cleveland and Orlando, who each napped a big name, even if the guys are old now. Shaq joins LeBron and Vince joins Dwight. It can be argued Orlando lost more than they gained, as well. Orlando couldn’t stand with the Lakers last year, and I don’t see that changing this year, either. I also think they’d fall in an early round matchup to Boston, so they better hope it’s not until the conference finals that those teams meet. Cleveland was so great last year you just knew they were going to fall flat at some point. Is LeBron the postseason driving force that Jordan was? Still too early to tell, but a man on his last leg in Shaq isn’t going to push them over the hump. They need LeBron and Mo Williams to do what they did last year and clamp down on the defensive end. Another year of experience will prove to be more valuable than Shaq. Bet on these guys coming out of the East this year. The NBA finally gets their biggest star on the biggest stage. How about out West? No point in really even talking about anyone but the Lakers. Odom/Kobe/Artest is more of an all-around offensive threat than Jordan/Pippen/Rodman was, and almost as interesting a defensive trio. Wouldn’t that have been a great three-on-three matchup? We can talk about that, because there’s no contenders in the current Western Conference that pose any realistic threat to the champs. And there really isn’t in the East, either. Bet on the Lakers repeating. And if Kobe does it over Shaq, there might even be another rap song in our future. One can hope. ]]> http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/the-upcoming-basketball-betting-season/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/betting-on-the-nhl-awards/ http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/betting-on-the-nhl-awards/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:05:05 +0000 admin http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/?p=5 Stanley Cup Champion has been determined there is only one thing left to do before the end of the season which is the award ceremony. In all there are nine awards that are awarded to players and coaches at the end of season. Most online sportsbooks allow you to bet on the awards ceremony at the end of the year. You will need to decide which one of the nominees you think is going to win the award. Generally the odds become available on the sportsbooks almost as soon as the nominees are released, which leaves you with plenty of time to make your picks. Often you will be able to find previews of the nominees online so that you can see who the public votes as the favourite. Often some of the awards have pretty clear cut winners and you should be able to predict the winner fairly easily. The awards up for grabs at the end of every NHL season are as followed. The Hart Trophy is awarded to the hockey odds player who is deemed to be the best in the league for the given season and is the most rewarding award to receive in the NHL. The Vezina Trophy is awarded to the best goalie in the NHL for the given season and is based on lots of different factors. Some of the factors considered are wins, GAA, save percentage, how valuable they are to the team among other factors. The Norris Trophy is awarded to the best defenseman in the NHL every season and is the ultimate achievement for any defenseman. The Calder Trophy is awarded to the rookie who performs the best throughout the entire NHL season. The Lady Byng Trophy is awarded to the one player each NHL season that is voted the most gentlemanly players in the NHL. Often this award will go to a high scoring superstar who doesn’t get many penalties. The Frank Selke Trophy is awarded to the top defensive-forward every single year. The award is based on which superstar forward displays the most defensive skills during the season. The Jack Adams Award is awarded to the best coach of the season and isn’t totally dependant on who wins the Stanley Cup. For instance, in 2008 the Capitals coach won the award and they weren’t even in the Stanley Cup. The Masterson Trophy is given out to the player who shows the most perseverance towards the sport of hockey every season. The Lester B. Pearson Award is the one trophy which is awarded to a player every year that is actually voted on by the players only. This award means a lot to the winners because they win it through votes from their peers and not fans. You can win some easy money at the end of the NHL season by hockey betting on who you think will win certain rewards. Some of them are really easy to bet on, but the odds will also reflect this so you will need to wager quite a bit if you want to make and decent money.]]> http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/betting-on-the-nhl-awards/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/betting-the-dog-in-football/ http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/betting-the-dog-in-football/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:04:40 +0000 admin http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/?p=3 football, it can be a quite attractive proposition to take additional points in hopes that the dog beats the favorite either outright or with the help of the point spread. However, it does not always make sense to grab points when betting a dog. A football bettor should consider things such as the venue in which the game is being played and how they perform against the spread. When to use the Money Line A good football betting pro should bet the money line when the underdog is receiving less than three points. Statistically, it is almost as likely that the dog will beat the favored team outright as it is that the points will help them. However, the increased winnings that the money line will provide will certainly help to pad your bankroll. Additionally, the dog is more likely to overcome the odds when they are playing at home, as opposed to on the road. Thus, a football bettor is better off using the money line to bet on an underdog at home, especially when the point spread would provide them less than three points. When to take the dog with points When the underdog is receiving more than three points and playing at home, it might be time to take the points. The home team plays in their own environment and has the hometown crowd cheering for them. Often the added points, when the spread gives more than four points, will benefit the underdog at home. This does not mean that a football bettor should always take the dog and points at home, however. Odds are in the bettor’s favor when the dog gets four or more points and are playing at home. When to avoid betting the dog A road dog rarely exceeds expectations. A football bettor should avoid betting the footbal odds underdog when they are on the road and getting less than seven points. This is especially true when the underdog would still be a dog even if they were playing at home. In instances such as this, a football bettor wants to avoid the dog at all costs. Additionally, when the road dog is getting a large number of points (13, for example), the odds makers are expecting a huge win and it is unlikely that the underdog will keep the game close enough for the bet to pan out. ]]> http://www.onlinesportsbookbets.com/betting-the-dog-in-football/feed/ 0