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Old-school rematch: Lakers oust Suns to set up Finals date with Boston

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05/29/2010 - Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kobe Bryant poured in 37 points as the Los Angeles Lakers gained their third straight trip to the NBA Finals with a 111-103 win over the Suns.

The defending NBA champions, who eliminated Phoenix in six games in the Western Conference finals, will have a familiar foe in the title series. For the second time in three years and for a record 12th time in NBA history, the Lakers will battle the Boston Celtics for the championship.

Last year, the Lakers secured their 15th title with a five-game victory over Orlando, but in 2008 Boston topped Los Angeles in six games. The Celtics, gunning for their record 18th title, are coming off a six-game series win over the Magic in the East finals. Game 1 will be Thursday in Los Angeles.

Ron Artest, whose put-back gave the Lakers a dramatic 103-101 win in Game 5 on Thursday, ended with 25 points in the series clincher.

Amare Stoudemire led the way with 27 points for the Suns, who were denied their first NBA Finals appearance since 1993. They've never won the championship. It was also possibly Stoudemire's final game in a Phoenix uniform, as he's due to be a free agent this summer.

Steve Nash recorded 21 points and nine assists, while Channing Frye ended with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

The Lakers, who snapped a seven-game playoff skid in Phoenix, are bidding to become the first repeat champion since they won three in a row (2000-02) with Bryant teaming with Shaquille O'Neal.

Bryant scored 24 points in the second half, but the Suns, who trailed by as many as 18 in the third, trimmed the margin to 95-90 on Stoudemire's layup midway through the fourth.

Nash's reverse layup had the Suns within 99-96, and the crowd at US Airways Center was buzzing with 2:19 remaining. Bryant, though, stemmed the tide by canning a tough jumper from the right side, then after a steal from Lamar Odom, Bryant made two foul shots.

Phoenix never got closer than five the rest of the way, and Bryant, under heavy pressure from Grant Hill, nailed a right wing shot with 34.2 seconds left for a 107-100 difference. Bryant then jokingly tapped Suns coach Alvin Gentry, who could only smile at the incredible shot.

It was tight throughout the opening quarter, but the Lakers came away with a 37-34 edge going to the second. LA scored nine in a row in the middle portion of the second, gaining a 51-43 advantage. Andrew Bynum threw down an alley-oop jam and Jordan Farmar capped the rally with a three-pointer.

Bryant's three-ball in the closing seconds provided a 65-53 difference at the half and the Lakers were in front by double digits virtually the entire third quarter. The lead ballooned to 85-67 following an Artest hook shot with 2 1/2 minutes remaining. It was 91-74 moving to the last quarter.

Game Notes

Odom had 12 rebounds...Derek Fisher scored 11 and Bynum 10 for the Lakers...Jason Richardson and Goran Dragic had 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Phoenix...Bryant has recorded at least 30 points in 10 of his last 11 playoff games. He has 75 career 30-plus point playoff contests, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and behind only Michael Jordan (109)...Boston won the first eight championship series against the Lakers and owns a 9-2 advantage in the Finals matchup. The two also played a pair of nail-biting contests this regular season with the Lakers coming away with a 90-89 edge at Boston on Bryant's game-winning shot. Bryant sat out the Celtics' 87-86 win at Staples Center on February 18...Sasha Vujacic was given a flagrant foul one for elbowing Dragic in the mouth just 42 seconds into the fourth quarter, although Dragic embellished the contact.

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MySportsbook.com refunds all bets on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay from NFL week one.

(September 14) – Week one of NFL action saw three teams go scoreless for the first time since 1977.  Another four were unable to get a touchdown and almost half of the underdogs covered the spread. Those three teams saved bettors at MySportsbook.com from losing out completely, thanks to the company’s unique NFL Shutout Rule -- which ensures that if the team you backed goes scoreless, your wager is refunded.

Sportsbook refunded tens of thousands of dollars to customers who bet on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay, the three teams that stunk up the field so badly that their fans and backers never had a chance to get up from their couches and cheer.  In the spirit of the low scoring start to the season, odds makers at the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino have set odds on how many total shutouts there will be this season. 

MySportsbook.com has posted updated sports betting lines for week two of the season.  Ben Roethlisberger’s health status is still questionable, so Willie Parker will try to lead Pittsburgh again as they travel to Jacksonville as a one point favorite.  After beating up on his little brother last week, Peyton Manning will look to lead the Colts to victory against Houston. Indianapolis is a whopping 13.5 favorite in the match-up.

Seattle, last year’s highest scoring team, showed the power of their defense with their gritty 9-6 win in Motown over the ravenous Lions.  They take their act back home to the comforts of Qwest Field where they will face the resurgent Arizona Cardinals.  The Seahawks are favored by a touchdown. 

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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 .

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