2011 August at Linesmaker

Texas A&M Denies Big 12 Departure Rumors. Sort Of.

The New York Times says Texas A&M has decided to leave the Big 12. Texas A&M says the New York Times is wrong (sort of). And so con­tin­ues what is sure to be a long, drawn-out and even­tu­ally very tired story–the story of Texas A&M’s (appar­ently) inevitable but ulti­mately dif­fi­cult and drawn-out move from the Big 12 to the (allegedly) greener pas­tures of the SEC. In a story posted Mon­day, the Times’ excep­tional col­lege foot­ball writer, Pete Thamel, wrote that A&M Pres­i­dent R. Bowen Loftin had sent a let­ter to Big 12 offi­cials, noti­fy­ing... 

NFL Betting: Will Patriots be 2012 Super Bowl Champions?

At a time when the NFL train­ing camp was under­way, the New Eng­land Patri­ots were still run­ning as NFL bet­ting favorites to win the 2012 Super Bowl. More­over, with the acqui­si­tion of two Pro Bowl tal­ents, defen­sive tackle Albert Haynesworth and wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco, the Patri­ots came out to show that they have the ros­ter that can help them go all the way to Super Bowl cham­pi­onship. Even though the fran­chise was always run­ning on the basis of head coach Bill Belichick and quar­ter­back Tom Brady, the strong ros­ter is going to be their inevitable strength. Super... 

MLB Betting Trends: Hot and Cold Team This Week

The base­ball sea­son is going on its full swing and MLB bet­ting enthu­si­asts are busy mak­ing a win­ning pick to make some profit. For that, obvi­ously research is the most impor­tant aspect that will help bet­tors to sail through the ups and downs of MLB lines, which are get­ting sharper day by day. Accord­ing to the experts and MLB bet­ting trends, the hottest team this week is Ari­zona Dia­mond­backs, which is 75–59 this sea­son. Ari­zona ended the action on Sun­day with a four-game lead over San Fran­cisco in the NL West. Although, the Dia­mond­backs did not bat­ter... 

Basics of NBA betting

Bas­ket­ball is amongst the most pop­u­lar sports in the coun­try and it is also the favorite among bet­tors, when it comes to sports bet­ting, even though NBA is the hard­est sport to bet on after NFL. The NBA bet­ting lines are very sharp and one needs to have thor­ough under­stand­ing of the game to make a win­ning pick. Given that bas­ket­ball is an eight-month grind, you need to be extremely cau­tious about money man­age­ment. You can wager a lit­tle more amount, if you hap­pen to win in NBA bet­ting, but you should not blindly bet. NBA lines are mostly accu­rate, leav­ing... 

A Bookie with a Heart? Sportsbook Gives Away Free Bets

Sports junkies, we’re back in the game! After months of rumors, spec­u­la­tion and an anx­ious hia­tus away from the field, the NFL is offi­cially back in busi­ness. The end to the NFL lock­out is wel­come news for foot­ball fans and book­mak­ers alike, and sea­son kick­off on Sep­tem­ber 8th can’t come soon enough. Lines­Maker is cel­e­brat­ing a double-header – an end to the long­stand­ing lock­out and the start of the new foot­ball sea­son — by giv­ing sports fans free bets on NFL and Col­lege foot­ball. The ‘grid­iron give­away’ will award loyal play­ers... 

Role of Breeding and Condition in OTB Horse Betting

Off track bet­ting is gain­ing immense pop­u­lar­ity among the gam­blers, mainly due to the con­ve­nience of bet­ting from any­where. If you too are inter­ested in horse bet­ting, then you need to under­stand var­i­ous impor­tant aspects related to horse race tracks, so that you can enhance your chances of win­ning. Breed­ing and con­di­tion of the horse are among the impor­tant fac­tors that need to be con­sid­ered before plac­ing your wager on any horse. Although an inac­cu­rate sci­ence, breed­ing is a study of pedi­grees done by pro­fes­sional gam­blers. Dif­fer­ent... 

Pros and Cons of Instant Play Casino Games Online

Instant play casino games online make use of a for­mat pow­ered by Flash tech­nol­ogy. The main dif­fer­ence between instant play ver­sion and other online casino games, is that the for­mer are played directly within the inter­net browser that should have Flash plug-in installed for proper func­tion­ing of the game. These are quick load­ing as the file sizes of these games are way less than the down­load ver­sions avail­able at casino game website. Instant play casino games at site are more pop­u­lar as they pro­vide the play­ers the flex­i­bil­ity to play from any­where,... 

Why Prefer Baseball Totals Over Money Line in MLB Betting?

Base­ball bet­ting can be a bit daunt­ing for most bet­tors, as many are bowled over by the money­line and oth­ers sim­ply can­not under­stand the run lines. Mak­ing money from MLB bet­ting by wager­ing on money­line is not such an excit­ing option, as MLB lines may denote one team at –150 and the other at +135.  There­fore, the only real hope for the gam­blers is base­ball totals, which can be prof­itable for your bankroll as the risk of losses is greatly reduced by the oddmakers. Ear­lier the juice on MLB bet­ting odds for totals was not more than a quar­ter (-125), but... 

Playing Draw Poker at Online Poker Room Site

Draw poker is con­sid­ered the orig­i­nal and real poker game, wherein you are dealt with five cards. When play­ing draw poker at online poker room site, you need to know the basics of the game so as to enhance your chances of win­ning. In draw poker, the player gets a chance to bet and is allowed to keep the card he like and replace the oth­ers. After the sec­ond or final bet­ting round at poker room online, if more than one player remains, then the play­ers are required to turn cards face up i.e. the show­down, so that the win­ner can be decided. Although, this is the basic for­mat... 

NFL Betting Tips: Wagering on Preseason NFL Games

Wager­ing on NFL pre­sea­son games is quite dif­fer­ent from wager­ing on reg­u­lar sea­son games. There­fore, you need to iden­tify these dif­fer­ences, before indulging in pre­sea­son NFL bet­ting to ensure that it becomes a prof­itable part of your bet­ting port­fo­lio over the years. To begin with, you should not judge a team’s reg­u­lar sea­son poten­tial on the basis of their pre­sea­son per­for­mance. If you look at pre­vi­ous records, you will eas­ily under­stand that a team that plays well in the pre­sea­son need not nec­es­sar­ily keep up with that...