Weekly Betting Roundup for March 14-20, 2011
B. Sharps / Head Linesman / Legends
Hello players! One of busiest weeks in sports has ended; let’s see who did what. On Monday in the NBA the players tabbed Oklahoma City -8.5, Miami -5 (once again showing when they want to turn it up, they can at any time), Denver +2.5, and Memphis -5.5; the house picked up wins on New Jersey +5 and Utah +3.5 but once again the players started out hot in the NBA. The college board only had Buffalo and Quinnipiac and, as you could have guessed, not much of a win or loss in that one.
In Tuesday’s pro hoops the players won with Atlanta -5 and Chicago -15 while the house won with Indiana +5 so a push of an evening. In the colleges, the players picked up wins on Clemson -5, Oklahoma State -5, Boston College -5, and New Mexico -6 plus the North Carolina – Ashville and Arkansas – Little Rock fell on 4 to aid the players with a small middling of the books. The house countered with wins on Vermont +10.5, Fairfield +6, and Kent +11.5 to cut into the players’ small win for the night.
On to Wednesday, where the players tabbed NBA winners with New Orleans (landing 5), Utah -5.5, and Philadelphia +1 and the house, in turn, came back with Oklahoma City +5.5 (Miami also showing that they can lay down when they don’t feel like playing) to cut their losses for the night. In NCAA hoops the players won with Wichita State -5, Central Florida -7.5, and Duquesne -2.5; the house countered with Virginia Commonwealth +4, Mississippi +4.5, and Iona +1 to pick up a little ground on the players for the week.
Thursday, in the NBA, the players swept the three games with Chicago -6.5, New York Knicks -4.5, and Portland -14 to set the stage for the tournament and give the players full pockets to take their shot. In the Opening Round, the players picked up wins on West Virginia -2, Cincinnati pick ‘em, BYU landing 8 (game opened 9 dipped to 7.5 and back up to 8 – 8.5) so a dead middle for the books, Kansas State -2, and Wiscy -4.5. The house picked up wins on UCLA +1, Butler +1.5, and Richmond +3 to ease the pain a little, though it was still a winner for the players on day one.
Pro hoops on Friday saw the players win with Toronto -8.5, Miami -6, Oklahoma City -11, San Antonio +2, and Philly -4.5. Meanwhile, the books countered with Indiana +4.5, Detroit +3.5, and Houston +2 to wash out the evening in the pros. In the day two of the Opening Round the players correctly tabbed Michigan +1, Marquette pick ‘em, Illinois +2 and in the NIT Colorado -6 and the over of 156 was very popular with the players. The books picked up wins on LIU +18, George Mason +2, Memphis +6, and BU +23 to make a little hay for the day and cut into the players’ lead for the week.
Saturday in the NBA the players won with Boston -1.5 and Portland -7 and the house came back with Denver +8 and Charlotte +12 to win a few bucks heading into the college board. In NCAA, the players picked up big wins on Kentucky -3.5, Florida -5 (sharps were on UCLA late but not enough), Butler +8 plus the money line (people fall in love with this team quick and throw a few bucks on the money line as an afterthought, but it added up to a big win for the players), U Conn -4, San Diego State -5.5 in a miracle cover in OT, and Wiscy -3 to almost sweep the tourney games. The books managed to win BYU -1, their only saving grace. These results of course can be different from book to book; I just want you to understand that we have a big mix of players so what happened here may not be what happened elsewhere. If I had to guess I would say most books did better than I did on these days but you can’t force your core guys on a side, only a few sharps you can force a bet from and even they don’t always bite so you will live and die with your bread and butter guys on days like this.
Sunday’s NBA saw the players pick up wins on Washington +2 (that game I would guess was won by most books but sometimes that happens), Atlanta -7, Phoenix pick ‘em, and Dallas -8 yet the house won with Milwaukee +2, Sacramento +4.5, Utah +8, and Toronto +14.5 to actually carve out a winning day in pro basketball. On to the NCAA Tourney results where the players tabbed OSU -11, Florida State money line and Arizona money line were very popular; we won the spread on those games with FSU +4.5 and Arizona +5 but more than gave it back on money line action on the two dogs, I can’t blame the players if you like a dog, why not money line. The North Carolina game was a small side for the books as the players were mixed on the game at 4 and then the +4 got swallowed up by the movers and that left the -3 available on the buy, nothing serious but a small side for the players to win the game. The house won with Michigan +12.5 and Wichita State +5.5 in the NIT to cut into a nice day and week for the players.
Good luck players! Talk to you next week.
B. Sharps / Head Linesman / Legends
Hello players! One of busiest weeks in sports has ended; let’s see who did what. On Monday in the NBA the players tabbed Oklahoma City -8.5, Miami -5 (once again showing when they want to turn it up, they can at any time), Denver +2.5, and Memphis -5.5; the house picked up wins on New Jersey +5 and Utah +3.5 but once again the players started out hot in the NBA. The college board only had Buffalo and Quinnipiac and, as you could have guessed, not much of a win or loss in that one.
In Tuesday’s pro hoops the players won with Atlanta -5 and Chicago -15 while the house won with Indiana +5 so a push of an evening. In the colleges, the players picked up wins on Clemson -5, Oklahoma State -5, Boston College -5, and New Mexico -6 plus the North Carolina – Ashville and Arkansas – Little Rock fell on 4 to aid the players with a small middling of the books. The house countered with wins on Vermont +10.5, Fairfield +6, and Kent +11.5 to cut into the players’ small win for the night.
On to Wednesday, where the players tabbed NBA winners with New Orleans (landing 5), Utah -5.5, and Philadelphia +1 and the house, in turn, came back with Oklahoma City +5.5 (Miami also showing that they can lay down when they don’t feel like playing) to cut their losses for the night. In NCAA hoops the players won with Wichita State -5, Central Florida -7.5, and Duquesne -2.5; the house countered with Virginia Commonwealth +4, Mississippi +4.5, and Iona +1 to pick up a little ground on the players for the week.
Thursday, in the NBA, the players swept the three games with Chicago -6.5, New York Knicks -4.5, and Portland -14 to set the stage for the tournament and give the players full pockets to take their shot. In the Opening Round, the players picked up wins on West Virginia -2, Cincinnati pick ‘em, BYU landing 8 (game opened 9 dipped to 7.5 and back up to 8 – 8.5) so a dead middle for the books, Kansas State -2, and Wiscy -4.5. The house picked up wins on UCLA +1, Butler +1.5, and Richmond +3 to ease the pain a little, though it was still a winner for the players on day one.
Pro hoops on Friday saw the players win with Toronto -8.5, Miami -6, Oklahoma City -11, San Antonio +2, and Philly -4.5. Meanwhile, the books countered with Indiana +4.5, Detroit +3.5, and Houston +2 to wash out the evening in the pros. In the day two of the Opening Round the players correctly tabbed Michigan +1, Marquette pick ‘em, Illinois +2 and in the NIT Colorado -6 and the over of 156 was very popular with the players. The books picked up wins on LIU +18, George Mason +2, Memphis +6, and BU +23 to make a little hay for the day and cut into the players’ lead for the week.
Saturday in the NBA the players won with Boston -1.5 and Portland -7 and the house came back with Denver +8 and Charlotte +12 to win a few bucks heading into the college board. In NCAA, the players picked up big wins on Kentucky -3.5, Florida -5 (sharps were on UCLA late but not enough), Butler +8 plus the money line (people fall in love with this team quick and throw a few bucks on the money line as an afterthought, but it added up to a big win for the players), U Conn -4, San Diego State -5.5 in a miracle cover in OT, and Wiscy -3 to almost sweep the tourney games. The books managed to win BYU -1, their only saving grace. These results of course can be different from book to book; I just want you to understand that we have a big mix of players so what happened here may not be what happened elsewhere. If I had to guess I would say most books did better than I did on these days but you can’t force your core guys on a side, only a few sharps you can force a bet from and even they don’t always bite so you will live and die with your bread and butter guys on days like this.
Sunday’s NBA saw the players pick up wins on Washington +2 (that game I would guess was won by most books but sometimes that happens), Atlanta -7, Phoenix pick ‘em, and Dallas -8 yet the house won with Milwaukee +2, Sacramento +4.5, Utah +8, and Toronto +14.5 to actually carve out a winning day in pro basketball. On to the NCAA Tourney results where the players tabbed OSU -11, Florida State money line and Arizona money line were very popular; we won the spread on those games with FSU +4.5 and Arizona +5 but more than gave it back on money line action on the two dogs, I can’t blame the players if you like a dog, why not money line. The North Carolina game was a small side for the books as the players were mixed on the game at 4 and then the +4 got swallowed up by the movers and that left the -3 available on the buy, nothing serious but a small side for the players to win the game. The house won with Michigan +12.5 and Wichita State +5.5 in the NIT to cut into a nice day and week for the players.
Good luck players! Talk to you next week.
