Legends: Weekly Betting Roundup for May 2-8, 2011 By B. Sharps / Head Linesman
Well hello players! I’m back from a much-needed hiatus. Let’s get to all the action from the week of May 2-8, including the Kentucky Derby and an improbable sweep. Monday in the NBA, the house picked up small wins on both dogs – Atlanta +9 and Dallas +6 – to get round 2 of the playoffs started out in good fashion. In the bases, the house picked up wins on Washington +2, Pittsburgh +42, and the Yanks +24 while the players came back with Atlanta -46, the Dodgers run line, and Boston -23 to chop up the bases, but still a good night for the books.
Tuesday, pro hoops saw the players and book split as the book needed Miami -5 and the players needed Oklahoma City -6.5; both games going over helped the players slightly so about a wash for the night. On to the diamond results where the players won with Phillies run line, San Diego -65, Boston -60, and Seattle +09. The house countered with Arizona +13, the Cubs +38, and Detroit +60 to pick up some ground in the bases and eke out a win for the night.
Wednesday another spilt in the NBA with the players winning with Chicago -8.5 and the house winning with the Mavericks +7 and Dallas looking like the better team with much better depth. In the bases the players tabbed the Cubs +15 (Zambrano and the Cubs in general still get a lot of public action), Phillies -54, Atlanta in game 2 -42, San Francisco -45, Colorado -48, and Texas +110; the house cut into the players’ night with wins on Florida +180, Minnesota +62, and the Angels +65 to pick up a little hay for the night. The players won more games but the house won some big dogs to squeak out a profit.
Thursday in baseball only saw the players win with the Phillies run line and side (Halladay has been the most bet pitcher in the league last few seasons), Tampa Bay -80 (steamed up from -68 plus the public on them), and Seattle +05 (books cant win a Seattle - Texas game this week). The house came back with Saint Louis +28, Detroit +02, and the Angels +55 to push around the night.
Friday in the NBA playoffs saw another split as the players had Chicago -2.5 and the house won with Dallas -2. In the bases the players picked up wins on Cincy +11, Houston +05, Saint Louis -55, Tampa Bay +08, and Seattle -80 to have their best night of the week but the house cut into their profits a little with Minnesota +52 and the Angels +08 but still a good night for the players finally.
Let me start off Saturday with the Kentucky Derby, as always a great betting race with no superstar really, people were all over the place with different opinions. Most places did ok booking the race, as did we, with Animal Kingdom rolling past a very good horse in Nehro; I’m not sure if we have a Triple Crown winner in Kingdom but he did it like a good horse and he slightly raced so we will see. In the NBA, the players won small with both Memphis -2.5 and Boston -3 but it wasn’t much either way, pretty closely bet games. In MLB, the players won with Tampa Bay +01, Boston -70, Detroit -27 (on a no-no by Jason Verlander) and, in turn, the house picked up wins on Philadelphia +06, Texas +05, and Cleveland +80 to have a good night in bases and do good for the day overall.
Sunday the Lakers came through for the house in NBA by getting swept, usually an ideal situation for the books because it’s human nature to bet a team (especially one of the Lakers’ quality) to win a game and the house picked up a small win on Atlanta +3.5 also to have a nice day in baskets. In bases the players won with the Dodgers -25, Cincy even, Tampa Bay -28, Boston again -200, and the Yankees -65. The house countered with Atlanta +35 and Seattle -29 but still a good day for the players in bases but the house won the day because of baskets.
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Legends: Weekly Betting Roundup for May 2-8, 2011
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