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Grizzlies welcome Warriors to FedEx Forum

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02/18/2012 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Memphis Grizzlies barely escaped with a victory last night versus Denver after blowing a commanding 23-point lead, and now look to extend their winning streak to four games when the Golden State Warriors take a walk down Beale Street tonight in a matchup at FedEx Forum.

The Grizzlies broke down towards the end of the third quarter in Friday's 103-102 victory over the Nuggets and needed Dante Cunningham's last-second tip-in to push their winning streak to three games -- the longest since a seven-game run from Jan. 12-23 this season. Cunningham's put-back off a Rudy Gay miss with 0.2 seconds remaining was the final difference.

"You have to go for it," Cunningham told the team's website. "You get an offensive foul going for a rebound at the end of the game with less than five seconds left, it really doesn't matter. You're going to lose anyway. You might as well give it your all and go for it."

Rudy Gay and O.J. Mayo finished with 20 and 17 points, respectively, while Marc Gasol added 16 points and 14 rebounds for Memphis, which has won 11 of 16 games at home this season and improved to 7-0 when scoring 100-plus points. Mike Conley also scored 16 points in the exciting win.

Memphis, which has won five of its last six contests, is the best team at holding opponents under 100 points (26 games). The only teams to score 100 against Memphis this season are Oklahoma City (twice), Chicago, New Jersey and Denver. Gasol is averaging 16.0 ppg in his last seven.

Golden State hopes leading scorer Monta Ellis will be in the lineup tonight after he left Friday's 110-87 loss at Oklahoma City with a knee injury. He scored 11 points and was able to run outside of the Golden State locker room.

David Lee led the Warriors with 23 points and six rebounds, and Dorell Wright, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson all netted 11 points for the Warriors, who have lost two in a row since a three-game winning streak and are 3-4 over the previous seven contests.

"Other than the second quarter, I thought we did a good job," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "Giving up 38 points in a quarter...it's a recipe for disaster. That hurt us."

The Warriors are currently playing eight of nine games on the road and own a 3-7 mark outside of Oakland this season. They are 6-11 against the Western Conference this season and 6-6 in a stretch of 15 straight games against the West. Wright entered the game averaging 13.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists in his past nine games. Curry had averages of 17.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 2.00 steals in seven games before Friday.

After tonight's game Golden State will return home to host the LA Clippers before kicking off a six-game road trip.

Golden State dropped a 91-90 decision versus Memphis on Jan. 23 this season, as Gay scored 23 points to help the Grizzlies erase an 18-point hole in the fourth quarter. Ellis logged 20 points in that one for the Warriors, who have lost three straight and eight of 11 in this series.

The Warriors are winless in five straight and 10 of 13 trips to Memphis.

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SPORTS BETTING

NFL Football Betting Online

In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.

It is called the "pointspread."

Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.

But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.

A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.

In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.

The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .

Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.

Stay with us here as we take you through the best in NFL action on a consistent basis, with advice columns as well as handicapping selections. If you're looking for college football betting, that's in our NCAA section, which you can reach by clicking here. And if you're looking for a different kind of football, such as the Canadian Football League, which we'll deal with occasionally, or the Arena Football League, which we really like, you can find it in our Miscellaneous section by clicking

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Online Sportsbook Football Betting

Why Sports Betting is so much fun?

Betting Sports

The most popular sports to bet on are NFL and college football along with NBA and NCAA basketball. There are multiple betting opportunities within those sports, beginning with the basic wager on a game’s outcome (also called betting the side). College Football Point spreads are used in both football and basketball in an attempt to even the attractiveness of each team in a match-up. ( See our article detailing how and why point spreads are made)

But you could also simply bet on the money line, or straight-up winner of the game. Oddsmakers use the money line so that more money must be risked on the favorite or expected winner and less money on the underdog to balance the action on both sides. While money line gambling is an attractive option for football and basketball bettors who only care about picking a winner, it is the primary option for those bettors who enjoy wagering on MLB baseball and individual sports like boxing, tennis, golf and racing events such as NASCAR. ( More details on playing the Money Line)

Points (or Runs) Scored

Another bet across all major team sports including football, basketball, baseball, and hockey involves wagering on the amount of scoring in a game, called an Over/Under total. For example, the Over/Under total on Super Bowl XXXIX was 48, which means a bettor could wager whether there would be more or less than 48 points scored by both teams combined in the game.

The final score of Super Bowl XXXIX was 24-21; the scoring of both teams added up to 45, which means the game went Under . So Under bettors won, and Over bettors lost.

Future Bets

Sports gambling doesn’t end there. Betting sides and totals are the most common wagers available everywhere, but many sportsbooks also offer future bets on big upcoming events like who will win next year’s Super Bowl and what movie will win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

The main advantage of futures is that you can get appealing odds by betting far in advance. For example, with NFL futures you often can get much higher odds on a team by betting before the season even starts. A NFL future bet on a team to win the Super Bowl odds might be 20/1 in the preseason; but by midseason, their odds might decrease to 10/1 if they turn out to be legitimate championship contenders.

Proposition Bets (or Prop Bets)

Proposition bets , also known as prop bets, focus upon the more exotic aspects of a game and are generally reserved for events that are widely televised. Prop bets are extremely popular when it comes to wagering on the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. The Imperial Palace Casino’s sportsbook is well-known for the enormous number of prop bets offered. For example, you can bet on:
  • What team will win the coin toss
  • What player will score the game’s first touchdown
  • What will be the exact margin of victory

Types of Bets

Straight Bet

Involves one individual wager, whether it be on your team to cover the point spread, to win the game straight-up on the money line, or to go over/under the total.

Sports Betting Parlays

A parlay is a single bet that links together two or more individual wagers and is dependent on all of those wagers winning together. The benefit of the parlay bet is much better odds than placing each individual bet separately since the difficulty of hitting it is much higher.

Standard payoffs on a two-team parlay are 13/5; while a three-teamer pays 6/1; and a four-teamer 10/1.

Parlay cards are also fairly common in sportsbooks and popular with bettors, as they are released early in the week with set odds that do not change in return for a slightly lower payoff.

Round Robin Betting

Adventurous bettors who enjoy betting parlays sometimes put together a series of parlays called a Round Robin . A three-team Round Robin consists of one three-team parlay and three two-team parlays. For example, Joe likes teams A,B,C – with a Round Robin he has a three-teamer with ABC, and two-teamers with AB, AC, and BC.

Betting Teasers

Similar to a parlay, a teaser bet is a single bet that links together two or more individual wagers, but is different in that the point spread is adjusted to your advantage on each individual wager. In exchange for the points, you get less of a return on your bet compared to a parlay. For example, a 6-point teaser would move the line on a 7-point favorite from -7 to -1, meaning the team would have to cover 6 less points. Each of the individual wagers must win or the bet is a loss.

These are the main types of sports bets available today. But as sports betting continues to grow, sportsbooks will continue to develop new and creative ways to bet. We’ll continue to track these changes to the sports gambling landscape, so check back often and we’ll tell you all about it!

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