Betting Sports Feb 17

Betting Sports Feb 17

OffshoreInsiders Sports Betting Picks: "It's a Fat Tuesday For Sports Fans; TV and Betting Guide
Feb 17th, 2009
It’s Fat Tuesday, which for sports bettors is the way to describe their wallets as the sharp player is in their best era ever.

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Lakers highlight the NBA schedule as the league returns to action, and the Bruins look to snap out of their current funk.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA returns to action on Tuesday night with 10 games on its post-break slate. The top matchup of the night will take place out on the west coast, with the Hawks traveling to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers. Atlanta enters the second half of the season at 31-21 straight-up and 28-24 against-the-spread, while Lakers sit at 42-10 SU and 26-25-1 ATS atop the Western Conference standings.

The Magic will play host to the Bobcats on Tuesday night, with Minnesota at Washington, Philadelphia at Indiana, San Antonio at New York, Milwaukee at Detroit, New Orleans at Oklahoma City, New Jersey at Houston, and Memphis at Utah. As well, the Clippers will be in Phoenix to play the Suns; fired Phoenix head coach Terry Porter will be replaced by assistant Alvin Gentry for that game.

The march toward Madness . . .
There are four ranked teams in action on the college hoops schedule on Tuesday night, and two of them will take the floor at Mackey Arena when Purdue hosts Michigan State. The Boilermakers are at 19-6 SU and 11-11 ATS on the season after knocking off Iowa 49-45 in their last contest.

The Spartans are a lofty 20-4 SU and 12-9 ATS this year; they beat Michigan 54-42 in their meeting last week. BetUs Sportsbook has Purdue laying 2.5.

The other games of note on Tuesday has Clemson hosting Maryland with Sports Betting Sportsbook posting Clemson as a 10.5 point c"

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