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Villanova plays host to No. 17 MarquetteNCAA Basketball Betting Lines01/28/2012 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hoping to exact some revenge for an earlier defeat this season, the Villanova Wildcats will try to knock off the 17th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles when the two teams hook up for a Big East Conference clash at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia today. Marquette is an impressive 17-4 on the season, and the team has won six of its first eight league bouts. The Golden Eagles are flying high on the wings of a five-game win streak, but despite their solid run and their stellar overall record, they are just 2-3 in true road games this season. MU's most recent triumph came in a 67-47 rout of visiting USF on Tuesday night. Villanova comes into this bout a game under .500 on the season (10-11), and the team has had its difficulties in conference play as well with only three wins in nine opportunities. The Wildcats recently had a modest two-game win streak stopped in an 84-74 loss at Louisville on Wednesday, but coach Jay Wright's club has performed well at home and in neighboring Philadelphia, sporting an 8-2 home mark to this point. Villanova leads the all-time series with Marquette, 11-8, but the Golden Eagles took an 81-77 decision when the two met in Milwaukee back on New Year's Day. Darius Johnson-Odom led MU with 24 points in that game, while Mouphtaou Yarou scored 14 points to pace the Wildcats. Johnson-Odom scored 17 points, while Davante Gardner and Jae Crowder added 15 points apiece to help lead Marquette to a relatively easy win over USF earlier this week. The Golden Eagles shot just 39.7 percent from the field, but held the Bulls to 35.6 percent, which included a 4-of-14 effort from three-point range. MU committed just five turnovers in the game, while coaxing 22 miscues from USF on which the home team scored 20 points. With the effort, Johnson- Odom upped his team-leading scoring average to 18.1 ppg, and he is hitting nearly 40 percent of his three-point attempts (45-of-114). Crowder (16.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg) is the squad's only other double-digit scorer at the moment, although both Gardner and Todd Mayo are close to joining the ranks as they net 9.9 and 9.7 ppg, respectively. As a team, the Golden Eagles are putting up 76.3 ppg on the strength of their 46.1 percent overall shooting effort, which includes a 35.5 percent showing from beyond the arc. They are giving up 63.7 ppg, with foes hitting less than 40 percent of their total shots, and Marquette takes advantage of more than 17 turnovers per outing. Despite their sub par record, the Wildcats own favorable margins in both scoring (+2.2) and rebounding (+6.3) for the season. The team boasts three double-digit scorers, led by star guard Maalik Wayns (18.7 ppg, 4.6 apg), who is shooting 43 percent from the floor, but really shines at the free-throw line where he is a Big East-best 89 percent accurate (112-of-125). Dominic Cheek (12.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and Yarou (11.5 ppg, 8.2 rpg) round out the offensive-minded trio for Villanova, which hasn't played very good defense this season in yielding 71.3 ppg and goading the opposition into only 11.3 turnovers per contest. Villanova stood toe to toe with Louisville earlier this week, but in the end just didn't make enough plays at either end of the court in order to pick up what would have a huge road win. Wayns scored 19 points, James Bell notched his first career double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Yarou chipped in with 10 points and seven boards for the 'Cats, who made good on only 39.4 percent of their total shots, missing 14 of their 19 three-point tries along the way. JayVaughn Pinkston grabbed 12 boards, helping VU outrebound the Cardinals, 43-41. Another positive for the Wildcats was the fact that they scored 40 points in the paint, compared to 22 for Louisville.
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half. Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout. Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper". 22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night. Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good. Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig". Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards. MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting. "They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over." Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.) According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26. As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines). Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday. Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind. *UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007 New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results. "We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games." While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season." About MySportsbook.com Sports Casino Poker To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Master Card needs. |
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