Oistons Basketball Betting News

<< Report: Oilers waive Moreau, two others
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Edmonton Oilers have apparently waived captain Ethan Moreau and forwards Robert Nilsson and Patrick O'Sullivan, according to a report on TSN.ca on Tuesday. The reported moves were necessary as th

<< Heat waive Jones
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat requested waivers on forward James Jones on Tuesday. Jones has spent the past two seasons with Miami and in the 2009-10 campaign he appeared in 36 games and averaged 4.1 points in 14 minutes

<< Phillies lose Utley, Polanco to injuries
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies placed both second baseman Chase Utley and third baseman Placido Polanco on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. Utley, who has played in at least 156 games in each of

<< Tigers' Zumaya done for season after elbow injury
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya will miss the rest of the season after suffering a non-displaced fracture of the olecranon in his pitching elbow in a game against Minnesota on Monday. The

Heat make qualifying offer to C Anthony >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat have made a qualifying offer to center Joel Anthony. Anthony played in a career-high 80 games last season, logging 16 1/2 minutes per game. The 27-year-old UNLV product has spent three seas

Isiah Thomas: LeBron should go to NY >>
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Former New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas thinks LeBron James should continue his career in the Big Apple.James, who has played his first seven years with the Cleveland Cavaliers, officially becomes a free agent on July 1.Thomas,

Cardinals place 3B Freese on DL >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals placed third baseman David Freese on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. The move, which is retroactive to June 28, is due to a bone bruise in Freese's right ankle which has been bot

Braves activate OF Diaz from DL >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Braves activated outfielder Matt Diaz from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. Diaz, who was placed on the DL on May 15 and underwent surgery on his infected right thumb shortly after, takes t

Big 12 Conference betting odds

Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State

Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.

Work left to do:

Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.

Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.

Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.

Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year

Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.

Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.

With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.

Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.

Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.

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