Archive for the ‘Sports Betting’ Category

One of the most improved squads this season in online NFL lines probably will be the Lions and they ought to not be overlooked in 2010 NFL preseason odds.

There may not be a team that will need to have a quality start in 2010 NFL lines more than the Chicago Bears.

The New Jersey Nets were a quite weak squad a year ago versus the NBA sportsbook probabilities but with a new owner, a lot of salary cap room and a new head coach, the New Jersey Nets might be better in 2010 in NBA betting.

On Saturday, a sports event that neither squad needed to play happened in South Africa with Germany favored in World Cup betting at the sportsbook over Uruguay.

Spain has been crowned the latest World Cup champ in sports gambling following their competition with the Netherlands on Sunday. In a 1-0 win, Spain became the 1st team in World Cup history to win the Cup after losing their 1st competition and also claimed their 1st ever World Cup championship.

A two-year-old octopus in Berlin has systematically picked out the champions of all five of Germany’s World Cup wins, and also their two defeats in online game betting. And he selected Spain to win this year’s World Cup a few days before the final.

It is a well-known question in soccer betting and one that was answered, at least in the short term, during Sunday’s World Cup wagering final: does offense or defense make the difference in soccer? History in online betting would generally side with defense as even the least skilled squads in soccer wagering can make a game of it vs the most skilled offensive sides by stacking 10 men in front of the box for 90 minutes and focusing their team on the counterattack.

2 teams who have never won a World Cup championship will meet in the final on Sunday in World Cup betting as the Netherlands challenges Spain in a competition that can be viewed on ABC television. The Netherlands has been in the final twice in their history, losing in 1974 and in 1978 while this will be the first ever appearance for Spain in the final. Spain is a -200 favorite at the offshore sportsbook with the total at 2.

The New Jersey Devils were 1 of the greatest teams against the online sportsbook odds in NHL game bets last season and they could be once again in 2010-2011 as they have re-signed Ilya Kovalchuk.

Saturday night’s LifeLock.com 400 will indicate the conclusion of the first decade of NASCAR Cup racing – and the 3rd night contest – at Chicagoland Speedway. The event ought to be intense this week since the contest to get into the Chase has tightened. Johnson is the favorite at the offshore sports books but 4 other drivers have odds of less than 10-1. Mark Martin is the defending contest champion, but he’s going to need to strive to keep some of these other drivers off his bumper.