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What a wild finish to Wildcard weekend! The first three games were dogs, unless of course you had an NFL Bet on the Ravens, Jets or Cowboys, but the Packers-Cardinals game more than made up for it. ...

Let me take a moment to brag to you about my 4-0 SU/ATS playoff record over the weekend. Wildcard Weekend is not only my favorite football weekend in general, it’s also my favorite BetUS NFL betting weekend. Let’s go over each game and see where each team succeeded, and where they failed. ...

Orlando Magic at Denver Nuggets Wednesday, January 13th – 9:05 PM ET NBA Betting Point Spread: Denver -5 ½ (210 ½) The Week That Was: Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy’s group began the past week with a terrible home loss to the Toronto Raptors. The 108-103 setback on Jan. 6 was partly due to a ...

Wednesday, January 13th – 9:05 PM ET College Basketball Betting Spread:  Clemson -3 ½ The Week That Was: North Carolina  The Tar Heels bounced back from an embarrassing loss on Jan. 4 at the College of Charleston by defeating Virginia Tech, 78-64, on Jan. ...

No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks (14-1 SU, 6-6 ATS) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-4 SU, 3-5 ATS) Wednesday, January 13: 9:00 p.m. Here are some NCAA Basketball Betting Trends which may impact this game: Kansas: 1-3 ATS in their last 4 games Kansas: Total has gone UNDER in 4 of their last 5 games Nebraska: 2-1 ATS ...

The Canucks and Wild square off on a Northwest Division battle from the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota tonight at 7 pm EST. Vancouver Canucks (-125) vs. Minnesota Wild (+105) If you’re any kind of a hockey fan, or resident of Canada, you’ll know that there was a very serious allegation made by Canucks forward ...

Sydney, Australia – BetUS has come out with an interesting market on the men’s quarterfinals at the ATP Medibank International. What makes the market interesting is the quarterfinal line-up that has taken shape. ...

When the Sixers signed Elton Brand to a mega contract, it became evident that Philadelphia had no idea what it was doing. They have $38.5 million devoted to Brand, Igoudala and Dalembert and none of those three are ever going to take over a playoff series, let alone lead the Sixers out of this gutter ...

Wednesday, January 13th – 8:35 PM ET Basketball Betting Spread: Dallas -6 (195 ½)   The Week That Was: Lakers  With superstar Kobe Bryant suffering the effects of a swollen shooting hand, and Pau Gasol on the shelf with continued hamstring problems, the Lakers have looked like a limited team over the past week. The ...

Sydney , Australia – Defending champion Elena Dementieva is a victory away from the title match and a shot at going for a second consecutive title at the WTA Medibank International. Standing in her way is rising star, Belarusian Victoria Azarenka. ...

Horses take to the turf track at Santa Anita Park in Race 6 on Wednesday. The turf at Santa Anita can favor speed at times or favor closers at other times. It all depends on the pace of the race. ...

NBA Expert Picks – Orlando Magic vs. Denver Nuggets Magic vs. Nuggets (-5) (O/U) 210.5 Wednesday, January 13 – 9:00 PM ET Head-to-Head Trends Under is 4- 0 in the last 4 meetings. ...

The FA Cup takes centre stage mid-week with another round of action and BetUS is here to give you all the best tips and picks for this well known tournament. On the books, there are several standout matches with great value to spot. Here is the low-down on Tuesday’s round. ...

A deep freeze claimed Britain this weekend, as it did much of Europe, and unfortunately for Premier League fans the consequence was cancellation almost across the board as there was no way many of the scheduled fixtures could have gotten underway under the severe conditions. Only three matches saw to completion: Arsenal vs. Everton, Birmingham ...

Zach Johnson Looks to Repeat in this Week’s Sony Open Held at the Waialae Country Club in Hawaii, the Sony Open figures to be the tournament where Zach Johnson begins his quest to move into elite status on the PGA Tour.  Johnson won the Sony Open in 2009. ...

This week’s PGA Event, the Sony Open, presents intriguing matchups for golf betting fans. Zach Johnson, the defending Sony Open champion in 2009, will be looking to defend his title against Ernie Els, Steve Stricker and Justin Leonard. ...

Geoff Ogilvy started out 2009 super hot winning the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Hawaii and vaulting to the top of the money list. He’s done the same thing in 2010. Ogilvy won the PGA Tour’s first event of the season, the SBS Championship in Hawaii (the event changed sponsors last spring), for the straight year by ...

NFL Football Betting – 5 Burning Questions for the Wild Card Weekend The NFL playoff bracket has been set, and BetUS Sportsbook poses 5 questions for the Wild Card weekend that must be on the minds of football gamblers everywhere! 1: Did the Green Bay Packers show the Arizona Cardinals too much in a meaningless ...

1. Bill Belichik – New England Patriots (10-6) You can’t argue with success. Belichik has four Super Bowl wins to his name and has the star he lacked last year with Tom Brady. Problem is that he has lost the star that has served as a crucial element to his offense: Wes Welker. ...

Getting a handle on this weekend’s NFL betting board involves using a fine-tooth comb to evaluate the three Wild Card matchups that also went down in the final week of the regular season. Take Saturday’s AFC Wild Card game between the Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets. ...

1. Ken Whisenhunt – Arizona Cardinals (10-6) The “Wiz” is an offensive genius and 3-1 SU in the post season as a head coach since taking over in Arizona in 2007. He has steadily made this team better thanks to a very creative, and effective, passing attack led by Kurt Warner. ...

Dan Snyder was desperate to find a Super Bowl champion building coach, and he may have found his man in Mike Shanahan, but the details of the deal make this an almost impossible task for the former coach of the Denver Broncos. ...

Are you a former coach under Bill Belichik? Have you suddenly experienced nauseating defeat as a head coach after leaving the nest in New England? Are you the laughing stock of fans, peers and the betting community? Are you desperate for a job? Well don’t you worry because the Kansas City Chiefs are HERE FOR ...

Cincinnati’s Marvin Lewis Gets Top Spot Baltimore Ravens – John Harbaugh In his second year as a head coach, Harbaugh has led the Ravens to the playoffs twice with Joe Flacco and Ray Rice as the backbone of his offence. ...

There are only six teams left in the NFC with a chance to capture the Super Bowl, and BetUS Sportsbook takes a look at how those teams may do against the NFL playoff lines… 1: Green Bay Packers (11-4-1 ATS, 11-5 SU) The Packers are certainly a dark horse team to beat all of the ...

The regular season is now in the books, and BetUS Sportsbook takes a look at how the six teams left standing stack up against each other in this week’s AFC power rankings… 1: Indianapolis Colts (10-5-1 ATS, 14-2 SU) Even though the Colts gave up on the season and ultimately failed to cover their L/2 ...

Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals 4:40 ET It’ll be like déjà vu all over again in the final NFL betting playoff game of the weekend when the Green Bay Packers (1-5, 11-4-1 ATS) head back to the desert to lock horns with the defending NFC champion Arizona Cardinals (10-6, 9-7 ATS); kick-off is set ...

NFL handicappers get to dig into a tasty AFC Wild Card round NFL betting playoff on Sunday afternoon when the Baltimore Ravens (9-7, 8-7-1 ATS) invade Gillette Stadium to tango with the New England Patriots (10-6, 7-7-2 ATS); kick-off is set for 1:00 ET and can be seen nationally on CBS. The Patriots won a ...

Game 3 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys occurs this Sunday in the 1 st round of the NFC Conference Playoffs. The NFL playoff lines have listed the Eagles as an underdog in this game. ...

Saturday, January 9th – Cowboys Stadium, Arlington – 8:00 PM ET NFL Point Spread: Dallas -4, O/U: 45 In a rematch of last week’s Week 17 finale, the Eagles and Cowboys continued their storied rivalry in the first round of the playoffs. ...

Gulfstream Park has a terrific Saturday card full of stakes races. There isn’t a Grade I race on the card, but two Grade III races, the Mr. Prospector Stakes and the Old Hat Stakes, should be competitive enough to provide bettors with plenty of opportunities. It makes sense to use the Mr. ...

Saturday, January 9th – 8 pm EST Cowboy Stadium, Dallas, TX NFL Betting Line: Dallas Cowboys -4 (45) The second game of this Saturday’s wildcard doubleheader features the Philadelphia Eagles playing in Dallas for the second time in six days. ...

There are three graded stakes races on Gulfstream Park’s Saturday card. The one that most bettors will be lining up to play is the Grade III Mr. Prospector Stakes, which goes off at 4:07 pm EST. In that race both Munnings and Custom For Carlos returns. ...

Race-time: Mr. Prospector at 4:07 pm EST and San Pasqual at 7:07 pm EST Both Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita will showcase aspiring horses this Saturday in their top stakes races. At Gulfstream Park both the exceptionally quick Custom For Carlos and the terrific Munnings return in the Grade III Mr. Prospector Stakes. Then, three ...

The New York Jets will look to repeat the recent success they have had against the Cincinnati Bengals when the two teams clash for the second time in two weeks this Saturday. This past Sunday, the Jets absolutely mauled the Bengals 37 to 0, but an asterisk should be put next to that game as ...

Three-Game Parlay  Game 1 Preview: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers It’s been a big week for the Capitals. They’ve finally done the inevitable and put the “C” on Alex Ovechkin. ...

Betonsports was one of the biggest online gambling operators doing business in the US just a few years ago, but now, the latest executive of the company has been sentenced to thirty-three months in jail. ...

Full Tilt Poker has made a conscious effort to ensure that their poker rooms remain free from cheaters. Recently, the online poker site has credited some players who were playing at tables where some were in “violation” of site rules. ...

Lawmakers claim that they are close to a deal to bring legalized table game gambling to Pennsylvania casinos, and they had better not be bluffing. Governor Ed Rendell outlined a plan of potential job losses on Monday. ...

The online gambling movement in the world lost one of its chief pioneers on Saturday when 888 Holdings co-founder Aharon Shaked passed away at the age of fifty-eight. ...

Manchester United are scheduled to take on Birmingham on Saturday while West Ham United are set to play host to Wolverhampton Wolves; that is, so long as the deep freeze that has hit Britain this week doesn’t claim their fixtures as well. ...

Britain ’s deep freeze is wrecking havoc with this weekends’ instalment of Premier League matches. Already four matches were claimed by the cold weather, postponed until a later (hopefully warmer) date. So far, Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa are apparently still on, so here is a look at their upcoming matchup, on which BetUS is ...

Arsenal FC look ahead to a clash against Everton, hoping to close the gap on the top two tandem in the Premier League table – Chelsea (45 points) and Man U (43 points). The Gunners are breathing down their collective necks, third in the league with 41 points and with the advantage (depends on how ...

The weekend instalment of EPL Betting kicks off with two sides at opposite ends of the table in Hull City vs. Chelsea FC. The Blues are in pole position at the start of the second half of the season but Man U are nipping at their heels, two points adrift at 43 points (after 20 ...

Neither Tiger Woods nor Phil Mickelson will be teeing off in the SBS Championship on Thursday. ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers flirted with the idea of bringing in Bill Cowher, but today the Glazers informed head coach Raheem Morris that he’s holding on to the headphones for the 2010 NFL betting season. The move comes as somewhat of a surprise for the 3-12 SU Buccaneers, who also went a brutal 6-10 ATS ...

It’s the second best time of year, next to the first weekend of March Madness, the start of the NFL Playoffs gives fans a chance to dream about their team winning the Super Bowl. More importantly, though it gives NFL sports betting fans the chance to build on their regular season success or wash away ...

When Jay Cutler arrived in Chicago, nobody was more exited than Lovie Smith who felt he had hit the same pay dirt that Doc Rivers did when Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett landed with the Boston Celtics. ...

Though blasted by critics and fans, Jim Caldwell defended his benching of Peyton Manning because he didn’t want to have his star injured with the NFL playoffs right around the corner. It’s a decision that Bill Belichik didn’t make, and now it’s cost him one of his best players in Wes Welker who will be ...

Jim Zorn was relived of his play calling duties halfway through the Redskins’ turbulent season. Today, he was relieved of the entirety of his duties by GM Bruce Allen because, as Allen stated, “The status quo is not acceptable” for the Washington fans or the Redskins organization. ...

UPDATE: Usian Bolt’s agent denies reports of pending race. Stay tuned for any updates. Titan’s Chris Johnson To Challenge….Usain Bolt? After joining the illustrious 2,000 Yard Club, Chris Johnson isn’t going to use the off-season to rest. ...

NFL Playoff Matchups Overview In all of our years following the NFL betting scene, we have never seen anything quite like this: Three matchups that played out on the final day of the regular season will be re-run this weekend during the NFL Wild Card round. The Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys meet for the ...

Brisbane, Australia – Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia is headed for a clash with 2009 US Open champion and former world No.1 Kim Clijsters at the semis of the Brisbane International; that is, should she survive Andrea Petkovic and similarly, Clijsters outlasts Lucie Safarova. ...

Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday, January 6th – 10:35 PM ET NBA Basketball Point Spread: Lakers -5.5 The Week That Was: Lakers The Kobe Bryant show rolled on for the top team in the Western Conference. ...

Detroit Takes on San Antonio and Houston Takes on Phoenix in Wednesday’s Best Betting Games The Detroit Pistons played well enough on Tuesday night to cover the spread in their game against the Dallas Mavericks.  Facing an 8 ½ point NBA betting line, the Pistons scored 93 to Dallas’s 98 to lose by only 5 ...

Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Troy Trojans Wednesday, January 6th – Ladd Peebles Stadium (Mobile, AL) – 7:05 PM ET GMAC Football Bowl Spread: Central Michigan -2.5 Central Michigan: The Week That Was The Chippewas weren’t hitting on all cylinders, but they had enough to get past the Ohio Bobcats, 20-10, in the Mid-American Conference Championship ...

The Gang’s All Here, Full Slate of Hoops Action Tonight Workers across the globe look forward to each and every Wednesday, a day also known as ‘hump day’ as it gets them one day closer to the weekend. NBA pro basketball betting enthusiasts also look forward to each and every Wednesday of the NBA regular ...

Doha, Qatar – In the cash-rich Middle East, Rafael Nadal is getting his ready for his Australian Open defence campaign. Also warming up their games at the Qatar Exxon Mobil tourney is world No.1 and 2009 Aussie Open runner-up Roger Federer, and world No.6 and Barclay’s World Tour Finals champion, Nikolay Davydenko. It might seem ...

Auckland, New Zealand – The marquee matchup of the ASB Classic is the quarterfinal clash between top seed Flavia Pennetta and unseeded Dominika Cibulkova, in my humble opinion that is. Italy’s No.1 female tennis player,  Flavia Pennetta breezed through her first two rounds, without fuss or muss. ...

NBA Betting Odds – Celtics vs. Heat (+1) (O/U) 188 Wednesday, January 6 7:30 PM ET I’m starting to wonder whether or not the Boston Celtics (24-8 SU, 14-18 ATS, 15-16-1 O/U) should just hold their practices near one of the local Boston-area hospitals. The veteran-laden Celtics have been hit hard by the injury bug ...

Warriors vs. Timberwolves (-3) (O/U) 225 Wednesday, January 6 8:00 PM ET Two  of the worst teams in the league will square of tonight when the Minnesota Timberwolves (7-28 SU, 17-18 ATS, 14-20-1 O/U) host the Golden State Warriors (9-24 SU, 17-15-1 ATS, 17-16 O/U) at the Target Center at 8 PM ET. Golden State ...

Three of the four games National Football League of this Wild Card weekend are rematches from the final week of the regular season. The Ravens and Patriots clashed in Week 4, Baltimore lost 27-21, but the Patriots had a healthy Tom Brady and Wes Welker in the mix. ...

The Spain Cup (Copa del Rey) clash between Barcelona and Seville is perhaps one of the more compelling clashes on the menu in continental European club soccer betting this week. Barcelona, the reigning domestic champions and European champions are well into another good season – if not as impressive as the 2008-2009 season. ...

The honour of opening English Premier League action in the New Year and beginning the second half of the current season falls to Stoke City and Fulham when they clash on Tuesday night. ...

Next week is the first 2010 golf tournament on the PGA Tour. A couple of names absent from the SBS Championship entry list are Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. That doesn’t mean, of course, that either Tiger or Phil won’t figure prominently in 2010, but I’d wager a guess Phil is going to be in ...

Wigan Athletic will fight hard to take something away from the Old Trafford and given the fact that Manchester United is not exactly searing hot right now having lost to Fulham 3:0 they might fancy their chances against the Red Devils. Of course, the bookies don’t exactly agree, tipping Wigan as the overwhelming underdogs, so ...

Portsmouth are all set to welcome the hot Gunners to Fratton Park on Wednesday in what will be their last fixture of 2009. Portsmouth are after a 2:0 loss to relegation rivals West Ham United at the weekend. The loss was costly in survival points and disappointing in that if followed their stunning performance against ...

Bolton Wanderers settled on a 1:1 draw on Saturday at Turf Moor. They could have taken all three points had they built on the lead from Taylor, scoring in the 29 th minute off a rather magnificent free kick from 20 yards that beat the goalie near his post. ...

Liverpool will be looking for back-to-back wins when they head to Villa Park on Tuesday. Liverpool are after a redeeming performance against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day, beating the Wolves 2:0 at Anfield Stadium. Meanwhile, Aston Villa are after a disappointing turnout at the Emirates Stadium where they were drummed 3:0 by the Gunners. ...

The last two-matches of the 2009 year culminated with favourites Arsenal and Manchester United coming out on top, as was largely expected. The Gunners and Red Devils put forward masterclass performances, running riot with their lesser opponents to head into the New Year on a positive note. Portsmouth 1:4 Arsenal The Gunners arrived at Fratton ...

On the English Premier League betting menu for Tuesday were two fixtures: Aston Villa vs. Liverpool and Bolton vs. Hull City. ...

Monday English Premier League (EPL) action featured Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Birmingham City in action to name a few. It was a busy day in England’s top-flight league as proceedings were wrapped up for the 2009 season and almost all fixtures went according to expectations. ...

The state of Oregon changed their gambling laws to include video gambling back in 2001, but they only recently have started promoting the form of gambling through television advertisements. ...

Sixteen weeks of football betting is in the books, and BetUS Sportsbook has everything you need to know about how the teams in the AFC stack in this week’s set of NFL power rankings… 1: Indianapolis Colts (10-4-1 ATS, 14-1 SU) (LW: 1) The ’72 Dolphins have popped the corks on the champagne now that ...

Two teams that have baffled handicappers on the NFL betting board this season are the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings. The Giants started the year on a tear, going an impressive 5-0 SU and 4-0-1 ATS through the first five weeks of the schedule. ...

Tony Dungy did his best to be the shill for his former assistant and the rest of the Colts organization on NBC’s "Football Night in America," as he covered up for "Manning-Gate," a breach of integrity perpetrated by Indianapolis coach Jim Caldwell when his team went into the tank, like a paid-off crooked prizefighter, on ...

On Sunday night, most members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins were no doubt popping champagne corks in their own homes, until that point where they actually get together and celebrate in unison. I have met many of those players, and used to think that was a fairly sophomoric act, but today I’m thinking they deserve ...

By virtue of the Minnesota Vikings loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday night, the New Orleans Saints clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs.  No definitive word yet on whether or not the Saints will go all out this coming Sunday when they visit the Carolina Panthers.  I doubt that Drew Brees will play ...

The NFL playoffs are right around the corner, but there is still some things to be decided this Sunday. There are a couple of things that we know for sure in the AFC.  First, the Indianapolis Colts have home field advantage.  Second, the San Diego Chargers are the 2nd seed in the AFC Playoffs.  Third, ...

With just one week to play before the 2009 NFL betting season comes to a close, BetUS Sportsbook takes a look at the coaches that are sitting on the hot seat and may be playing for their jobs in Week 17… Eric Mangini, Cleveland Browns: A third win in a row may be enough for ...

Quarterback – Jay Cutler (Chicago Bears) Cutler leads the league in interceptions, his team is just 6-9 SU and though he’s playing on a team that doesn’t have a real number-one receiver, Cutler edges out all other quarterbacks for one reason and one reason alone. ...

Michigan State Spartans (6-6 SU, 5-6 ATS) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-4 SU, 6-5 ATS) Saturday, January 2: 9:00 p.m. Alamo Bowl Betting Odds: Texas Tech -8, Total Points 60 ½ Here are some college bowl betting trends which may impact this game: Michigan State: 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games Michigan State: ...

NFL Week 17 has a few games where no one has anything to gain by going all out and some of these games already are with teams that don’t put up a lot of points or allow a lot of points against. So here are the games I would bet the under on this weekend: ...

Both the Huskies and the Bulls will have to travel far for their bowl matchup, but it’s the Huskies who have the most pressure on their backs. A team stocked to the brim with seniors will be looking to put Northern Illinois Huskies on the map as they appear in a bowl game for the ...

(19) Oklahoma State at Mississippi – January 2 The Oklahoma State Cowboys look to take on the 3 point favorite Mississippi Rebels on January 2nd at 2:00 PM ET at Cowboys Stadium in a clash for the AT&T Cotton Bowl. AT&T Cotton Bowl Odds: Mississippi Rebels -3 Oklahoma State Cowboys +3 O/U 50 Both teams ...

The 2009 NFL Regular season is coming to an end and if you want a few quick easy bets to win before the playoffs come here is your chance. Games that combine great offenses with weak defenses provide high scoring games and these are the games you can bet the over on. These are the ...

The Pirates may not be on the national radar, but the two-time Conference USA Champions certainly have a big reason to view their Liberty Bowl matchup against Arkansas as a statement game. ...

There is just one week left in the NFL betting season, and BetUS poses five questions for football handicappers to watch out for in Week 17… 1: How will the Wild Cards in the AFC be won? Last season, this is approximately what the NFC Wild Card race looked like heading into Week 17. ...

NFL handicapping has been particularly difficult at times this season, but don’t fret! BetUS Sportsbook has all of the NFL power rankings you need to help you make your coin in the NFC! 1: Green Bay Packers (10-4-1 ATS, 10-5 SU) (LW: 1) The Packers are going to the second season and look to be ...

Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7 SU, 4-10-1 ATS) at Miami Dolphins (7-8 SU, 8-7 ATS) Sunday, January 3 – 1 PM ET Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup: PITT is 1-5-1 ATS in its last seven games PITT has won 17 of its last 25 games SU PITT has lost ...

Falcons vs. Buccaneers (+2) (O/U) 41½ Sunday, January 3 – 1:00 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons (8-7 SU, 10-5 ATS, 7-8 O/U) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-12 SU, 6-9 ATS, 6-9 O/U) won’t be going to the playoffs this season, but both franchises have a reason to go all out in their final regular season ...