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<< Ferrer wins Ordina opener
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning champion David Ferrer highlighted Monday's first-round winners at the Ordina Open, a final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up. The third-seeded Ferrer drove past Dutch wild

<< Kentucky's Meeks to remain in NBA Draft
Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kentucky junior guard Jodie Meeks has opted to remain in this month's NBA Draft. Meeks did not hire an agent, leaving him eligible to return to new head coach John Calipari for his senior season, but an

<< Tursunov, Querrey advance in Eastbourne
Eastbourne, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded Russian Dmitry Tursunov and tall American Sam Querrey were among Monday's first-round winners at the Aegon International tennis event, a final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up. Tursunov

<< Nordqvist climbs 190 spots in rankings
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie Anna Nordqvist climbed 190 places in the world rankings following her victory Sunday at the McDonald's LPGA Championship. Nordqvist's first career major championship -- and first win of an

Bruins GM Chiarelli gets extension >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins revealed on Monday that general manager Peter Chiarelli has been signed to a multi-year contract extension. Terms of the deal will not be disclosed, and the announcement will b

Notre Dame F Harangody to return for senior year >>
South Bend, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Notre Dame junior forward Luke Harangody announced Monday he will return to South Bend for his senior season and withdraw his name from this month's NBA Draft. Harangody did not hire an agent, le

Martin poised to make the Chase >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Earlier this year, Mark Martin was looking to shrug off a series of misfortunes, as he sat 34th in points following the spring race at Atlanta. Since then, the 50-year-old driver has moved up to eighth in

Crew's Schelotto wins MLS Player of Week award >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Columbus Crew forward Guillermo Barros Schelotto was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 13, it was announced on Monday. Schelotto scored two goals in the Crew's 2-1 come-from-be

Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.

Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.

"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."

Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com

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Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com

In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.

Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.

Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.

Memphis vs. Ohio State

Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.

UCLA vs. Kansas

In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.

With Friday -105 juice on Basketball betting, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on all of the “March Madness” action.  Don’t forget to monitor who the public is backing at MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”.  By doing so, you have the best chance of predicting a possible line change, thus getting the best value for your wager.

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