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Granger, Pacers hold off PistonsBasketball Betting Lines03/19/2010 - Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Danny Granger returned to the lineup and poured in 29 points to go with six assists, as the Indiana Pacers held off the Detroit Pistons, 106-102, in a Central Division battle from Conseco Fieldhouse. Granger, who sat out Wednesday's loss to the Cavaliers after taking an elbow to the cheek a night earlier, helped the Pacers beat the Pistons for a fifth straight game. Troy Murphy donated 20 points and eight rebounds, while Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush chipped in 15 points apiece for the victors. Rodney Stuckey also had a big game in his return to action, scoring 25 points off the bench. Stuckey had missed the last six games after collapsing on the bench during a March 5 game at Cleveland. Ben Gordon finished with 17 points, seven boards, and six assists for the Pistons, who have dropped 11 of their past 13 contests. DaJuan Summers had 12 points in defeat. Trailing 94-80 near the midway point of the fourth, the Pistons scored 15 consecutive points to go in front. Summers tallied eight points during the burst, including a long jumper to make it 95-94 with under three minutes to play. After each team missed a shot, Earl Watson made a driving layup to put Indiana ahead by one, 96-95, with 2:04 remaining. Stuckey then missed a jumper before Granger was fouled on a three-point shot. Granger made all three free throws to make it 99-95 with 1:25 to go. Following two missed shots from Stuckey, Watson made 1-of-2 from the line to extend Indiana's margin to 102-95 with 42.2 seconds left. The Pistons never got closer than four the rest of the way. A Granger jumper and Rush trey gave the Pacers a quick 5-0 edge. And it was all Indiana from there, as the home team ripped off 12 straight points moments later to build a 21-6 margin with about 4 1/2 minutes left. The score was 33-18 after 12 minutes of action. Charlie Villanueva's deuce had Detroit within eight, 37-29, with 8 1/2 minutes to play until halftime. However, the Pacers responded with an ensuing 23-8 run. Granger's slam capped the burst, making it a 60-37 contest. Indiana led 62-41 at the break and held an 87-70 margin following three periods. Game Notes The Pacers were without guard T.J. Ford (groin)...Ben Wallace also made his return to the lineup on Friday. Wallace, who hadn't played in the last eight games due to a sore right knee, ended with seven rebounds for the Pistons...Indiana shot 53.7 percent from the field, while Detroit made 43.4 percent of its shots.
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Betting the NFL preseasonRule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games." When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules. The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night. The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine. “I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.” The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark. “We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.” The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long. “It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.” Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play. “You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt." So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps? “Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says. Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins. Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet. Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter. “If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says. Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider. The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason. “We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003. Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your bet on football needs. Mysportsbook.com online sportsbook accepts Visa and Mastercard credit cards.
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