Clippera Basketball Betting News

<< Smith, Lightning stonewall Pens
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Smith stopped all 27 shots he faced to record his second shutout of the season, as the Tampa Bay Lightning stymied the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-0, at Mellon Arena. Steven Stamkos and Steve Downie pr

<< Raptors top Clippers to widen gap for final playoff spot
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Bosh racked up a double-double with 34 points and 11 rebounds to pace the Raptors over the Clippers, 114-92, as Toronto widened its hold on the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. Bosh netted

<< Hawks soar past Lakers
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Johnson paced an Atlanta attack that started strong and never let up with 25 points, as the Hawks increased their own playoff stock and kept the Lakers' celebration on hold with a 109-92 victory

<< James steals the show; Cavs cut magic number with win over Bucks
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James had another solid all-around effort with 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and his steal in the final seconds preserved Cleveland's 101-98 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. James

Houston Texans 2010 Draft Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texans are largely viewed as a team on the cusp of big things, but a couple of wise picks early on could be necessary to cement that status. Given the revolving door the team has endured at running back, it will be very d

Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 Draft Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The ongoing saga with Ben Roethlisberger will loom large for the Steelers on Draft day. Would Pittsburgh dare select a quarterback early? What would such a selection say about the Steelers' long-term plans concerning Roethlis

Baltimore Ravens 2010 NFL Draft Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Ravens lost their third- and fourth-round picks to the Cardinals in the Anquan Boldin deal, meaning unless there's additional movement, Baltimore will go the equivalent of more than three rounds (from the second to the fi

Oakland Raiders 2010 Draft Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Donovan McNabb situation will continue to merit watching for the Raiders, but it probably won't color the team's early-round Draft approach if they fail to land him. Oakland isn't going to target a first-round QB with JaM

Big 12 Conference betting odds

Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State

Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.

Work left to do:

Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.

Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.

Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.