Archive for February, 2009
Johnson wins AT & T
Third round leader Dustin Johnson has won the AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after the final round was cancelled Monday. Play was suspended due to rain and high winds Sunday and rescheduled for Monday but again there is unplayable conditions.
Betfair has suspended the markets for the tournament. Below is how the winner market looked [...]
Top 3 Underrated NBA Teams
With the All-Star Break upon us in the NBA there are many articles around discussing who got snubbed from their respective All-Star teams. Instead of looking at underrated players I thought it would be interesting to look at the top 3 underrated teams. These could be teams worth looking at in upcoming matchups to get some value. [...]
Celtics Rally
The Boston Celtics head into the All-Star break with a huge come from behind win over the Dallas Mavericks. Paul Pierce made a pair of fadeaways late to lead the Celtics to their 44th win of the season, the most in the NBA.
Pierce finished with a team high 31 points. Dirk Nowitzki had a game [...]
Rangers outlast Caps in Shootout
The New York Rangers snapped their five-game losing streak by beating the Washington Capitals 5-4 in a shootout.
Ryan Callaghan not only had a goal and an assist but also scored the shootout winner after Alexander Ovechkin forced an extra round in the shootout.
The Rangers went up 4-3 late in the second period when [...]
Wild Finish in Indiana
The Indiana Pacers managed to escape with a 96-95 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday night. With 20 seconds remaining in the final quarter and the game tied Indiana held for the final shot. T.J. Ford made a 17-footer, putting Indiana up 95-93 with just 0.8 seconds left. The Cavs had time to try an alley-oop [...]
Blog of the Day
Blog of the Day:
http://john2e.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Betfair Predicts
Betfair Predicts is a site that takes thebets placed on Betfair and generates predictions on these events. Presently on the site you can see the Betfair customer predictions for many of the categories of the 2009 Oscars.
http://predicts.betfair.com/
Betfair Trading: Buick Invitational
Nick Watney only led the Buick Invitational for one hole, it was the 72nd hole.
Watney, who started the final day five shots behind John Rollins, birdied the 18th hole to win the tournament by one stroke.
Watney earned $954,000 for the victory. Rollins finished second, shooting a final round 74. Camilo Villegas and Lucas Glover tied [...]
TSN Line Comparison
I have found a line comparison provided by TSN (www.tsn.ca). It provides lines for several sportsbooks and Betfair. You can compare games in the four major sports in North America as well as soccer from a variety of countries. There are plenty of sites that do this. They can help you to find the best [...]
How Much Should I Be Betting?
One problem many gamblers/bettors have is not knowing how much to bet. Gamblers tend to “let it ride” when they are on a hot streak or sometimes chase losses when they are losing. An advantage bettor will stick with a gameplan and part of a proper gameplan is to be discipline with wager amounts.
The [...]