Weekly Betting Roundup for March 21-27, 2011
B. Sharps / Head Linesman / Legends


Hello again players! Let’s see how Sweet 16 week went for the books and if the players maintained their recent dominance. Starting with Monday’s NBA, the players picked up wins on Indiana -3.5, Memphis -8, Chicago -15, and Denver -12.5 while the house got wins on Cleveland +12.5 and Boston -1.5 to once again fall behind in pro hoops. On the college board the players won with Alabama -6.5 (landing on 7 to side books), Washington State -6.5, UCF -5.5, and Creighton -7 coming back with a big second half. The books picked up wins on Evansville +9.5 and SMU +7.5 but the players started out the week once again on top.

Tuesday in the pros the players tabbed Chicago -4 and Portland -16 and the books won the Lakers game to even out the NBA for the night. In NCAA basketball the players got wins with East Tennessee State -5 and Iona -10; the house countered with Kent +11 and San Francisco -1.5 to pick up peanuts for the day.

Wednesday in the NBA, the players won with New Jersey -2.5, Oklahoma City -12 (landing 12), Orlando -1, and Phoenix -7.5. In turn, the books came back with Atlanta +7, Detroit +8.5, and San Antonio +5.5 to make a little for the night and get close to even for the week. The players won with Alabama -5.5 and Northwestern +4 while the books won with Charleston +8 to hold serve for the night in college hoops.

On to Thursday, where NBA was an afterthought for the players with no real money exchanging hands and then on to the colleges where the players picked up a huge win the Gators in OT, a very one-sided betting game at some shops. The players also won with U Conn +2 (how were they a dog) and the house won with Arizona +9.5. The Butler game was a wash; the house won the side and the players the money line. With the Florida game the players had a good night and retook the lead for the week.

Friday the players picked up NBA wins on Miami -8 and Golden State -8; the house with their best NBA night in recent memory won with Sacramento +6.5, Milwaukee +6.5, Minnesota +16, Memphis +9, San Antonio +4, and New Orleans +6.5 to move ahead for the week. In NCAA the players tabbed North Carolina -4, Kansas -10.5 while the books came back with Kentucky +5.5 and VCU +4 to have a good night overall for the books.

Saturday the players won with Atlanta -10, Chicago -5, and Dallas -6.5 in the NBA, where the house picked up a win on Charlotte +4.5 to lose some ground for the week. On the college board the house won with Butler +4 and the U Conn – Arizona game was juice win in an evenly bet contest,. The players picked up a small win on Iona -2 but still a good day for the books.

Sunday in the NBA the players tabbed Atlanta -5, Oklahoma City -4.5, the Lakers -9, and Dallas -3. In the meantime, the books won with Memphis -1.5, Minnesota +8, and Washington +13 to cut into the players’ winning day in pro basketball. In the NCAA Tourney, the books won with VCU +11 and the players won small with Kentucky -1.5 but overall a good week for the books.

Thanks players! Talk to you next week.