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2011 NBA Playoffs First Round Going to the Dogs
With the 2011 NBA Playoffs, dogs continued their winning ways Saturday and we almost went 3-0-1 but it turns out Memphis managed to cover the two-point spread against San Antonio.
San Antonio vs. Memphis Line Has Grizzlies Favored: Another Dog Ready to Bite?
The San Antonio vs. Memphis line had the Grizzlies a -2 favorite at BetUS.com.
As Gambling911.com has been noting, the NBA Playoffs first round dogs have gone 15-6-1 Against The Spread heading into Saturday’s play. On paper, the Spurs look like they stand an easy shot of helping the trend alive. After all, when is it normal to see San Antonio as an underdog?
Game 3s are wild in NBA Playoffs Friday night
On Friday, the first round of the NBA Playoffs serves up a trio of Game 3s, always a pivotal matchup in any best-of-seven playoff series.
WOOF! 2011 NBA Playoffs First Round Dogs Keep Holding Their Own
Following Thursday night’s play, the 2011 NBA Playoffs underdogs have gone 13-5-1.
Dogs Do It Again In First Round of NBA Playoffs: Bookies Make Out Big
Wednesday night the underdogs managed to go 2-1, making for a 10-5 record to date for the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
Despite a pretty decisive win by the Los Angeles Lakers vs. the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday night, they still failed to cover the 11.5 point spread. Los Angeles managed to win by 87-78. The Lakers' defense limited the Hornets to 78 points on 39 percent shooting.
Dogs Do It Again With First Round of NBA Playoffs
Just how many underdogs have won in the first round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs?
Those dastardly dogs beat the favorites in 6 of the 8 weekend games.
Monday night the Pacers managed to cover against the Bulls with a 96-90 win. They were +12 underdogs. Only two Round One Playoffs games were scheduled for Monday with the Heat easily winning Against The Spread, a rare favorite to win.
On Tuesday, the dogs kept on barking. Both New York and Atlanta covered despite losing outright.
Hawks-Magic Line at Orlando for Game 2 of NBA Playoffs
Sportsbook.com Line/Total for the Hawks-Magic: Orlando -9 & 183.5 for Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Playoffs.
Knicks-Celtics Line at Boston -7
Sportsbook.com had the line for the Knicks-Celtics game set at -7 with a total of193
The defending Eastern Conference Champions showed they still have some magic left in them as they rallied from down 12 points at the half to defeat the Knicks 87-85 in Game One of their Eastern Conference First Round series. New York blew a golden chance to take the upper hand in the series on Sunday, and still hope to go to Madison Square Garden on Friday tied at one game apiece.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat Line at -9.5 for Game Two of NBA Playoffs
Bulls-Knicks Line at Chicago-7.5
The Bulls-Knicks line was listed at Chicago -7.5 at Sportsbook.com with a total of 204.
Heat vs. Hawks Line Miami -6.5: Mavericks vs. Rockets Spread Dallas -2
Key NBA matchups abound on final weekend of season
The final weekend of the NBA regular season features some key matchups as a number of teams are still jockeying for position.
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Knicks-Mavericks Line at Dallas -5.5
The Knicks-Mavericks line for Sunday's game was OFF at the time of this writing. You can get the latest odds on this game once available at Sportsbook.com here - so check back frequently. Be sure to claim your FREE cash based on an initial deposit.
The below betting preview is from a March 2011 meeting between these two teams...
