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Blazers eye up No. 6 seed out West; face Warriors

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04/14/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers are eyeing up the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, but first must get past the Golden State Warriors tonight at home from the Rose Garden.

Portland can secure the No. 6 spot with a win tonight or a San Antonio loss, and has won two straight and four of its last five games. It continued to stay in the W column with Monday's 103-95 victory over the playoff-bound Oklahoma City Thunder, as Marcus Camby scored a season-high 30 points and also grabbed 13 rebounds.

Andre Miller added 22 points and seven assists for Portland, which played without top guard Brandon Roy because of a partially torn meniscus in his right knee. Roy is expected to rest for several days before determining whether or not he will play through the injury during the playoffs or have surgery that requires a possible four-to-six week recovery period.

"We've been in this position before without having guys," said fellow Blazers star LaMarcus Aldridge, who is probable for tonight with a balky calf. "We don't want to get used to it, but at least we've been here, so we know how to play. That makes it a little bit easier."

The Blazers are 26-14 in the Rose City this season.

Golden State has alternated wins and losses over its last six games, and sustained a 103-94 setback versus the Utah Jazz the previous time out on Tuesday in Oakland.

Devean George made five three-pointers en route to a season-high 21 points off the bench for the Warriors, who got 17 points and six assists from rookie Stephen Curry.

"Having to play with so many different lineups and seven or eight guys for 40- plus games this year -- considering all that, I feel like we've had a pretty good year," Curry said. "We finished out the year pretty strong and got coach (Don Nelson the all-time coaching wins) record."

Nelson passed Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkins as the all-time winningest coach in NBA history. Nelson's squad is 7-33 as the visitor in 2009-10.

Portland has won two of three matchups with Golden State this season, while the Warriors have dropped four in a row and 18 of 23 games at the Blazers.

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<< Rockets and Hornets close out season in south Texas
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of teams closing out their respective seasons get together tonight at the Toyota Center in Houston, where the Rockets play host to the Southwest Division-rival New Orleans Hornets. Houston has won five of its last s

<< Yankees aim to continue home success versus Angels
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<< Magic gear up for playoffs against Sixers
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<< CFL changes OT rule
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Twins continue set with Red Sox at new Target Field >>
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Rangers turn to Wilson versus Indians >>
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Jazz aim for Northwest crown; host Suns >>
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Devils open playoffs at home against rival Flyers >>
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Rays shoot for sweep of Orioles >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) -- The Tampa Bay Rays can finish off a road sweep against one of their favorite foes today when they wrap up a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. The Rays won for the fourth time in five 2010 meeti

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In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.

It is called the "pointspread."

Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.

But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.

A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.

In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.

The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .

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