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Hawks try and cure road woes in Auburn Hills vs. PistonsBasketball Betting Lines04/07/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks have been stumbling as the visitor lately and will try to stop a five-game road losing streak tonight against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Atlanta continued to struggle on enemy territory and suffered a 109-100 loss at Charlotte last night. With Joe Johnson (sprained right thumb) and Mike Bibby (ingrown toenail) on the bench due to injury, Maurice Evans tallied a team-high 20 points and Al Horford added 16 and 12 rebounds for the Hawks, who are third in the Eastern Conference, just a game ahead of Boston. "It was tough. You just have to play with what you've got," Horford said. "Everybody goes through adversity, and we're going through it right now, but we'll bounce back from it." Jamal Crawford and Josh Smith each had 18 points in defeat. Due to the Hawks' loss, the Orlando Magic clinched their third straight Southeast Division title. On the injury front for Atlanta, Johnson and Bibby are questionable for this evening's bout in the Motor City. Detroit finally put the brakes on an 11-game slide with last night's convincing 124-103 triumph at Philadelphia. Charlie Villanueva and Rodney Stuckey scored 25 and 24 points, respectively, for the Pistons, who also ended an 11-game losing streak on the road. "I thought Charlie played the way I know he is capable of," Pistons head coach John Kuester said. "Rodney Stuckey had some gutsy performances. Rodney Stuckey again, Will Bynum, Ben Wallace and Jonas (Jerebko) all played pretty much the entire game because they are all so valuable to us. Even though DaJuan Summers didn't play a lot of minutes, I still like what I saw." Ben Wallace added a season-high 18 points, while Tayshaun Prince finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Ben Gordon chipped in 13 points off the bench in a winning effort. The Pistons will now try to put the clamps on a five-game home losing streak. Pistons guard Richard Hamilton (ankle) and center Jason Maxiell (back) both missed Tuesday's win and are questionable for this evening. Atlanta has won two of three meetings with Detroit this season, but the Pistons are 13-7 in the previous 20 matchups between the clubs. The Hawks have lost eight of nine and 18 of their past 21 visits to The Palace.
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MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting. "They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over." Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.) According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26. As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines). Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday. Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind. *UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007 New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results. "We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games." While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season." About MySportsbook.com Sports Casino Poker To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Master Card needs. |
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