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After tonight's game the Raptors play three straight and 11 of 14 on the road.

 

Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Utah Jazz guard Earl Watson has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his left knee and is a game-time decision for Saturday's contest against New Jersey. Watson left Wednesday's overtime loss to the Lakers with a left knee injury, but an MRI exam performed Thursday showed normal results. The guard did not practice Friday.

 

Watson is averaging 3.6 points and 4.3 assists for the Jazz this season, his 11th in the NBA.

 

Rose, who was the youngest MVP in league history last year, is averaging 20.7 points, 8.6 assists and 3.4 rebounds in 11 games for the Bulls this season.

 

The Bulls, 10-2, own the best record in the Eastern Conference.

 

Sacramento, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Sacramento Kings added Hall of Famer Alex English to their coaching staff on Friday. English spent the last seven seasons as an assistant coach and director of player development with the Toronto Raptors.

 

A second-round selection by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1976, English is predominantly known for spending 11 of his 16 NBA seasons with the Denver Nuggets. He led the franchise to nine consecutive playoff appearances -- including a berth in the 1985 Western Conference Finals -- from 1982-1990.

 

The 23-year-old appeared in 43 games (three starts) last season -- his first in the league -- with Houston and Memphis, averaging 2.3 points, 1.8 assists and 1.1 rebounds in 10.3 minutes.

 

The Bobcats, losers of six straight, were led by Byron Mullens' 18 points. Kemba Walker added 16, while D.J. White and Tyrus Thomas both had 10.

 

The Pistons easily eclipsed their season average of 83.7 points per game, while shooting 48.8 percent from the floor and draining 7-of-14 three- pointers.

 

They led 51-39 at the half, 78-59 after three and cruised through the fourth en route to the easy win.

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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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