2011 February at LinesMaker

Charlotte Downs NBA Betting Favorite Boston

Ger­ald Wal­lace poured in 19 points with 16 rebounds to help the Char­lotte Bob­cats in defeat­ing the Boston Celtics, 94–89, on Monday. Attract­ing nearly 80% of the NBA bet­ting action, the Boston Celtics were the clear favorites against Char­lotte among Lines­Maker bet­tors. With the NBA lines at –4.5, Boston dis­ap­pointed the major­ity of bet­tors after los­ing to the Bobcats. Com­ing off the bench, Shaun Liv­ingston chipped in 18 points for the Bob­cats, who won first con­test dur­ing a three-game home­s­tand. Ger­ald Hen­der­son scored 15 points in the win. Hen­der­son... 

NHL Betting: Tampa Bay Topples St. Louis

Vin­cent Lecav­a­lier net­ted a goal in the last 7 sec­onds of over­time to rally the Tampa Bay Light­ning over the St. Louis Blues to a 4–3 vic­tory on Sunday. Draw­ing around 80% of the NHL bet­ting action, the Tampa Bay Light­ning were the clear favorites to win among Lines­Maker bet­tors. With –147 NHL odds, Tampa Bay delighted the major­ity of bet­tors by defeat­ing the Blues. Lecav­a­lier shot a back­han­der past Ty Con­klin for the game-winning goal in the last sec­onds of the extra period as the Bolts went on a 4-on-3 power play after Eric Brewer was whis­tled... 

NFL Betting: Green Bay Trounces Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV

The Green Bay Pack­ers brought home the Vince Lom­bardi Tro­phy on Sun­day as they beat the Pitts­burgh Steel­ers 31–25 in Super Bowl XLV.   Aaron Rodgers tossed three touch­down passes to help seal the win as Green Bay recorded their fourth Super Bowl win. Attract­ing nearly 55% of the NFL bet­ting action, the Pitts­burgh Steel­ers, with the bet­ting lines at +3, were the favorites against Green Bay among Lines­Maker bet­tors, if not the oddmakers. Pittsburgh dis­ap­pointed the major­ity of bet­tors as they lost to the Packers. Fin­ish­ing 24-of-39 passes for 304 yards,... 

Oregon State Upsets NCAA Basketball Betting Favorite Washington

Jared Cun­ning­ham chipped in with 19 points as Ore­gon State ral­lied over No. 19 Wash­ing­ton to a 68–56 vic­tory on Thursday. With almost 70% of the NCAA bas­ket­ball bet­ting action on their side, the Wash­ing­ton Huskies were the favorites to win against Ore­gon among Lines­Maker bet­tors. Listed at –2.5 on col­lege bas­ket­ball lines, Wash­ing­ton dis­ap­pointed the major­ity of bet­tors, as it lost to the Beavers. Calvin Haynes scored 11 points for the Beavers, who won against a top-25 team for the first time in five sea­sons. Ore­gon State (9–12, 4–6 Pac-10)... 

NBA Betting: Golden State Downs Milwaukee, Fails To Cover Spread

The Golden State War­riors rolled over the Mil­wau­kee Bucks 100–94 on Thurs­day, cour­tesy of Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis who together scored on four free throws with 8 sec­onds remaining. Draw­ing around 65% of the NBA bet­ting action, the Golden State War­riors were the clear favorites to win against Mil­wau­kee among Lines­Maker bet­tors. With the NBA lines at –7, Golden State failed to live up to the expec­ta­tions of the major­ity of bet­tors as it did not cover the point spread. Corey Maggette scored on a layup with 10 sec­onds remain­ing and was fouled en route... 

NHL Betting: Philadelphia Wins Over Nashville

The Philadel­phia Fly­ers reg­is­tered a 3–2 win over the Nashville Preda­tors on Thurs­day, as Ville Leino net­ted the sec­ond goal of the game with 3:14 min­utes remaining. Attract­ing nearly 75% of the NHL bet­ting action, the Philadel­phia Fly­ers were the clear favorites against Nashville among Lines­Maker bet­tors. With the NHL bet­ting lines at –182, Philadel­phia delighted the major­ity of bet­tors by defeat­ing the Predators. Philadel­phia led the game twice, but Nashville went on to tie it. How­ever, Leino net­ted his 13th goal of the sea­son over the shoul­der... 

Super Bowl XLV: Packers vs Steelers

It’s unbe­liev­able how sev­en­teen weeks go by so fast, and in a blink of an eye we are already on Super Bowl weekend! While there is an open­ing line favor­ing the Green Bay Pack­ers this Sun­day, Feb­ru­ary 6th the vet­eran Pitts­burgh Steel­ers will attempt their third Super Bowl title in 10 years! More Free Cash!! That’s right! Remem­ber that until Feb­ru­ary 6th all deposits made using Use­My­Wal­let or Money Trans­fer receive 15% free cash up to $200.  Con­tact cus­tomer ser­vice now for full details on how to load your account with these methods. Lines­Maker... 

Houston Overpowers NBA Betting Favorite Utah

The Hous­ton Rock­ets reg­is­tered a 97–96 vic­tory over the Utah Jazz on Wednes­day, cour­tesy of Kevin Mar­tin who scored on a 3-pointer with just 6.9 sec­onds remaining. Draw­ing around 75% of the NBA bet­ting action, the Utah Jazz were the clear favorites against Hous­ton among Lines­Maker bet­tors. With the NBA lines at –2, Utah failed to delight the major­ity of bet­tors as it lost to the Rockets. As the Rock­ets trailed by two points, Mar­tin scored on a jump shot after Al Jef­fer­son fouled him to help Hous­ton take the lead.  The Rock­ets man­aged to sur­vive... 

Detroit Upsets Ottawa in NHL Betting Action

Johan Franzen net­ted five goals in the game as the Detroit Red Wings stunned the Ottawa Sen­a­tors, 7–5, on Wednesday. Attract­ing more than 80% of the NHL bet­ting action, the Detroit Red Wings were the clear favorites against Ottawa among Lines­Maker bet­tors. With –174 NHL odds, Detroit made the major­ity of bet­tors happy by defeat­ing the Sen­a­tors (+160). Franzen, who just one other time this sea­son scored more than one goal in a game, man­aged to pull five goals to become the only Red Wings’ player to do so in 14 seasons. He net­ted two goals in the first period,... 

Illinois Tops NCAA Basketball Betting Favorite Penn State

Mike Davis chipped in 22 points to rally the Illi­nois Fight­ing Illini over the Penn State Nit­tany Lions to a 68–51 win on Tuesday. Draw­ing around 60% of the NCAA bas­ket­ball bet­ting action, Penn State, with col­lege bas­ket­ball lines at –8, was the favorite against Illi­nois among Lines­Maker bet­tors, if not the odd­mak­ers. How­ever, they dis­ap­pointed the major­ity of bet­tors as they lost to point favorite Illinois. Bill Cole and D.J. Richard­son scored 10 points each for the Fight­ing Illini (15–7, 5–4 Big Ten), who broke their two-game skid. Tim Frazer...