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Sports Gambling Blog May 2008 Archive

By Allen Moody, About.com Guide to Sports Gambling since 2007

Get Your Reading Glasses On

Saturday May 31, 2008
When it comes to sports gambling you can never have too much knowledge and should read as much as you possibly can about the ever-changing world sports bettors face. ... Read More

Penguins Look to Even the Score

Saturday May 31, 2008
Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins will try to draw even with the Detroit Red Wings tonight in the Stanley Cup Finals after coming away with a 3-2 victory ... Read More

Lakers Look to Clinch

Thursday May 29, 2008
Foul, or no foul, the San Antonio Spurs are in bad shape heading into the fifth game of their Western Conference Finals contest with the Los Angeles Lakers. Trying ... Read More

The Pressure is on the Pistons

Monday May 26, 2008
The Detroit Pistons find themselves in a must-win situation today, as the Boston Celtics reclaimed home-court advantage in the last game. A Boston victory would give the Celtics a ... Read More

How the Point Spread is Made

Saturday May 24, 2008
Many sports bettors don't have a true understanding of what the point spread actually is or the purpose it serves. We'll look at some of the rationale behind the ... Read More

Will Pittsburgh Solve the Wizard of Oz?

Friday May 23, 2008
The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Detroit on Saturday to begin play in the Stanley Cup Finals. The National Hockey League has to be giddy about having its marque player, ... Read More

Keeping Sports Betting in Perspective

Wednesday May 21, 2008
Sports betting is a daily venture and at times it can get a little too easy to get carried away, which is when the real trouble can begin. It ... Read More

Can Anyone Stop Kobe and Los Angeles?

Wednesday May 21, 2008
The Los Angeles Lakers host the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals tonight and the public, at least, likes the Lakers to get the ... Read More

Celtics, Pistons shooting for Finals

Tuesday May 20, 2008
The Eastern Conference Finals begin tonight in Boston, with the Detroit Pistons traveling to face the Celtics. The Celtics are favored by 4.5 points and the total is 174. ... Read More

Win or Go Home

Monday May 19, 2008
The San Antonio Spurs have always been considered to be a team built for the playoffs, not for the regular season, and they'll have the opportunity to prove that ... Read More

It's Do or Die in Boston

Sunday May 18, 2008
The Cleveland Cavaliers travel to Boston today for the deciding game in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and will look to buck the trend that has seen the home team ... Read More

Free Sports Betting Picks For Friday

Friday May 16, 2008
There are two NBA games on tap today, as the Celtics and the Lakers will try to put an end to the home team dominance in their respective games. ... Read More

Spurs Look to Stay Alive

Thursday May 15, 2008
The San Antonio Spurs look to keep their season alive tonight, as the host the New Orleans Hornets in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals. The home team ... Read More

Free Sports Betting Picks For Tuesday

Tuesday May 13, 2008
A pair of games is on the tonight's NBA playoff slate, as the San Antonio Spurs travel to New Orleans to renew their series with the Hornets, while the ... Read More

Can the Jazz Slow Down the Lakers Again?

Sunday May 11, 2008
The Los Angeles Lakers travel to Utah today for the pivotal fourth game of their playoff series. After winning the first two games handily, the Lakers had their struggles ... Read More

Baseball Pitcher Form Reversal

Friday May 9, 2008
One of the aspects that makes baseball handicapping so difficult for a number of people is trying to guess when a pitcher will have a good start or a ... Read More

Free Sports Betting Picks For Thursday

Thursday May 8, 2008
The Cleveland Cavs will look to even their series against the Boston Celtics tonight, while the San Antonio Spurs are hoping that a venue change is enough to get ... Read More

Free Sports Betting Picks For Wednesday

Wednesday May 7, 2008
The Utah Jazz will try to avoid going down 2-0 tonight when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers in the second game of the Western Conference playoffs. Phil Jackson's ... Read More

Baseball's Biggest Money Makers and Takers

Monday May 5, 2008
The 2008 Major League Baseball season is nearly 20-percent completed and sports gamblers are trying to make sense of what has happened so far. If you've wondered which teams have ... Read More

Free Sports Betting Picks For Sunday

Sunday May 4, 2008
The surprising Atlanta Hawks will try to shock the world today, as they travel to Boston for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Many expected the Celtics to ... Read More

Free Sports Betting Picks For Friday

Friday May 2, 2008
Regular visitors to the site may have noticed a change in the essentials, as the free picks page is now listed there. What that means is that I'll skip ... Read More

Sports Betting Basics

Friday May 2, 2008
For the new sports gambler, the world can seem like a daunting place, with talk of point spreads, money lines, teasers, and totals. The purpose of this article is ... Read More

Free Sports Betting Picks For Thursday

Thursday May 1, 2008
Sports bettors don't have a whole lot to choose from tonight, with just one NBA game, two NHL games, and a small slate of baseball games to choose from. Naturally, ... Read More

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