2011 January at LinesMaker

Golden State Downs Indiana in NBA Betting

The Golden State War­riors top­pled the Indi­ana Pac­ers 110–108 Wednes­day, as Monta Ellis pulled in 36-point with a game-winner in the last second. Draw­ing around 75% of the NBA bet­ting action, the Golden State War­riors were the favorites against Indi­ana to win among Lines­Maker bet­tors. With the NBA lines at –5, Golden State lived up to the expec­ta­tions of the major­ity of bet­tors by beat­ing the Pacers. Indi­ana took a two-point lead within the 3-minute mark to rally from an eight-point deficit in the third frame. Ellis tied the game on a jumper with 2:07 remaining. David... 

Notre Dame Tops Cincinnati in NCAA Basketball Betting

The No. 16 Notre Dame Fight­ing Irish posted a 66–58 vic­tory over the Cincin­nati Bearcats on Wednes­day, cour­tesy of Ben Hans­brough who led all the Notre Dame starters in dou­ble figures. With around 75% of the NCAA bas­ket­ball bet­ting action on their side, Notre Dame was the clear favorite against Cincin­nati among Lines­Maker bet­tors. Listed at –4.5 on col­lege bas­ket­ball lines, Note Dame rejoiced the major­ity of bet­tors by defeat­ing the Bearcats. The Bearcats made a come­back within six enter­ing the last minute of the game, after lag­ging behind by in the... 

NHL Betting: New York Trounces Toronto

The New York Rangers thrashed the Toronto Maple Leafs 7–0 on Wednes­day, as Mar­ian Gaborik led an offen­sive onslaught while scor­ing four times. Attract­ing around 75% of the NHL bet­ting action, the NY Rangers were the clear favorites against Toronto among Lines­Maker bet­tors. With –152 NHL odds, New York delighted the major­ity of bet­tors by defeat­ing the Maple Leafs (+140). Gaborik scored two goals in first period and two goals just 29 sec­onds apart in the mid­dle period for New York, to end a drought as he man­aged just 11 goals this sea­son. After fail­ing to score... 

NBA Betting: Atlanta Overwhelms Point Favorite Miami

The Atlanta Hawks rolled past the Miami 93–89 Tues­day, as both Jamal Craw­ford and Mau­rice Evans scored five points in overtime. With around 60% of the NBA bet­ting action on their side, the Atlanta Hawks, with NBA lines at +6, were the favorite among Lines­Maker bet­tors, if not the odd­mak­ers. Atlanta delighted the major­ity of bet­tors by defeat­ing the point favorite Miami. Josh Smith scored on a dri­ving layup off a assist of Joe John­son in the last 34 sec­onds of over­time to lead Atlanta. Miami’s LeBron James missed a pair of 3-pointers in the last sec­onds, as the... 

Tampa Bay Beats Columbus in NHL Betting Action

The Tampa Bay Light­ning shocked the Colum­bus Blue Jack­ets with a 3–2 win on Tues­day, as Ryan Mal­one reg­is­tered a wrist shot past Math­ieu Garon in a shootout round. Attract­ing around 80% of the NHL bet­ting action, the Tampa Bay Light­ning were the clear favorites against Colum­bus among Lines­Maker bet­tors. Listed at –161 on NHL lines, Tampa Bay man­aged to live up to the expec­ta­tions of the major­ity of bet­tors by defeat­ing the Blue Jack­ets (+148). Mal­one net­ted a goal with Ryan Malone’s wrist shot past Math­ieu Garon in a shootout in the fourth... 

Kansas Downs Baylor in NCAA Basketball Betting Action

The No. 2 Kansas Jay­hawks dom­i­nated the Bay­lor Bears 85–65 on Mon­day, as Mar­cus Mor­ris pulled in 25 points and twin brother Marki­eff Mor­ris added another 19 points. With over 70% of the NCAA bas­ket­ball bet­ting action, the Kansas Jay­hawks were the favorites against Bay­lor among Lines­Maker bet­tors. Listed at –3.5 on col­lege bas­ket­ball lines, Kansas rejoiced the major­ity of bet­tors by ral­ly­ing over the Bears. Mar­cus com­pleted 10-of-14 from the field with five rebounds and four steals for Kansas (18–0, 3–0 Big 12). Marki­eff con­nected on... 

Montreal Tops Calgary in NHL Betting

P.K. Sub­ban scored in the over­time to rally the Mon­treal Cana­di­ens over the Cal­gary Flames to a 5–4 win on Monday. Draw­ing around 75% of the NHL bet­ting action, the Mon­treal Cana­di­ens were the clear favorites against Cal­gary among Lines­Maker bet­tors. With –140 NHL odds, Mon­treal delighted the major­ity of bet­tors by defeat­ing the Flames. Sub­ban, together with Scott Gomez and Hal Gill stormed into the Cal­gary zone for a 3-on-2 rush. Grab­bing Gomez’s pass, Sub­ban net­ted a game-winning shot as he wristed the puck over the glove of Hen­rik Karlsson. Lars... 

Washington Defeats NBA Betting Favorite Utah

The Wash­ing­ton Wiz­ards reg­is­tered a 108–101 win over the Utah Jazz on Mon­day, cour­tesy of Andray Blatche and John Wall who scored 21 and 19 points, apiece. Attract­ing around 80% of the NBA bet­ting action, the Utah Jazz were the clear favorites against Wash­ing­ton to win among Lines­Maker bet­tors. With the NBA lines at –4.5, Utah dis­ap­pointed the major­ity of bet­tors by los­ing to the Wizards. Blatche grabbed 11 rebounds for Wash­ing­ton, which held off a late charge of the Jazz to win the game. Rookie Wall had a career-high 15 assists in the third win of the... 

Chicago Dominates Nashville in NHL Betting

The Chicago Black­hawks rolled past the Nashville Preda­tors 6–3 Sun­day, as Troy Brouwer scored on the tying and go-ahead goals. Draw­ing around 70% of the NHL bet­ting action, the Chicago Black­hawks were the clear favorites against Nashville to win among Lines­Maker bet­tors. With –172 NHL odds, Chicago delighted the major­ity of bet­tors by defeat­ing the Preda­tors (+158). Both the tal­lies helped Chicago to make a come­back in the third period. Dave Bol­land reg­is­tered two goals for the Black­hawks, who avenged their loss in the first game of home-and-home series... 

NCAA Basketball Betting: Minnesota Downs Iowa, Fails to Cover Spread

The No. 25 Min­nesota Golden Gophers posted a 69–59 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sun­day, thanks to Trevor Mbakwe and Ralph Samp­son III who scored 16 points and stopped seven shots, respectively. With around 70% of the NCAA bas­ket­ball bet­ting action on their side, the Min­nesota Golden Gophers were the clear favorites against Iowa among Lines­Maker bet­tors. Listed at –11.5 on the col­lege bas­ket­ball lines, Min­nesota failed to live up to the expec­ta­tions of the major­ity of bet­tors as it failed to cover the point spread. Samp­son scored 11 points with six boards...