NBA Slam Dunk Contest Start Time: Date: Saturday, February 19, 2010 Time: 8:30pm EST (4th event) Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA Television: TNT (coverage begins at 8pm EST) Best Odds to win the 2011 Slam Dunk Contest: Blake Griffin (LAC) -238 ( SportsInteraction ) DeMar DeRozan (TOR) +400 ( Bookmaker ) JaVale McGee (WAS) +700 ( Bookmaker , SportsInteraction ) Serge Ibaka (OKC) +900 ( SportsInteraction ) Notes... Read more

Here is a video of Ray Allen breaking Reggie Miller's three point record with 1:48 left in the first quarter versus the Lakers tonight. Mr. Allen now has 2,561 three pointers in his career. Kudos sir Side note: He has nothing on my record of triples from the top corner of the screen in Double Dribble. Looking for any thoughts on the new record or memories of Reggie Miller nailing clutch triples during his carrer.

With the first round of the NBA playoffs upon us, it is important to take a look at how important game #1 actually is. When comparing the NBA, MLB and NHL; the NBA seems to have the most direct correlation on how a team does in the first game of a seven game series in comparision to other sports afte winning game #1. Interesting to note that a visiting team that steals a game #1 on the road is only 2-12 in game #2. round... Read more

Below you will find the complete breakdown of the first round of the 2010 NBA Playoff Schedule . By each set of teams you will see the current line for the opening game and also the series pricing. All odds and prices are courtesy of Bookmaker . First Round (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Oklahoma City Thunder Current Line: Lakers -8.0/ 197.0 Series: Lakers -700/Thunder +550 April 18 ... Read more

To follow up on an earlier blog post about understanding value when betting, we will look at NBA totals from yesterday and review the opening vs closing numbers and see if it mattered (if at all) what number you played at. Trying to understand many aspects of how this works and what it means can be confusing, so feel free to ask any questions you like. I spend tons of time reviewing past results and movements, so if there... Read more

There are endless theories from countless forums, handicappers and books on how to beat the 4.5% hold built into the -110 juice you must lay when placing a wager with either Las Vegas or an online sportsbook. Before we get to a simple initial approach in coming up with a way to generate selections, there are a few tools that you need to review and have open so you can reference back when mentioned below. Live odds : You... Read more

If you have enough outs (local and offshore) AND can get on the moves before they happen there is a lot of money that can be made. You always hear people talk about middling, but most of the time they really do not know what the hell they are talking about. When it comes right down to it, sports gambling is math. Almost everything has some type of value. There is a reason all books charge the same for buying 1/2 points... Read more

Here is the 12-man roster that will represent the United States in Beijing this summer: Carmelo Anthony (Denver) Carlos Boozer (Utah) Chris Bosh (Toronto) Kobe Bryant (Lakers) Dwight Howard (Orlando) LeBron James (Cleveland) Jason Kidd (Dallas) Chris Paul (New Orleans) Tayshaun Prince (Detroit) Michael Redd (Milwaukee) Dwyane Wade (Miami) Deron Williams (Utah) Honestly, with the NBA turning into "school yard basketball... Read more

Granted, I just knocked on a bunch of wood, but leading the series up 2-0, how is this not almost like stealing: Ticket # 41717767 Placed: ONLINE-1 on: 06/10/2008 @ 02:19 PM STRAIGHT BET Risking: 2100.00 To Win: 1500.00 06/17/2008 @ 06:05 PM [596] CELTICS SERIES -140 - NBA *Played at Bookmaker After the Celtics went up 2-0 I saw this stat when reading thru various sporting articles... Read more

Just kidding. I was bored the other day and went through a schedule book from last season and was amazed at all the locks, blowouts and inside information games that I discovered. First I laughed to myself that they were making these outrageous claims in a schedule book that is produced a months in advance. Than I realized how it was not funny that there are people out there who fall for this nonsense. What nonsense am... Read more