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Butler holds off Detroit for 11th straight winNCAA Basketball Betting Lines02/04/2010 - Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gordon Hayward led all scorers with 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, as 23rd-ranked Butler held on for a 63-58 win over Detroit in a Horizon League matchup at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Matt Howard ended with 11 points and six boards, while Ronald Nored finished with nine points and five assists for Butler (19-4, 12-0 Horizon), which has won 11 straight games -- last losing December 22nd in a 67-57 setback to UAB Chase Simon had a team-best 15 points and Thomas Kennedy donated 12 points for Detroit (14-9, 7-5), which had won two straight coming off a 76-73 win over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday. Butler scored the first 10 points of the contest, then held a 15-8 advantage following Zach Hahn's three-pointer with nearly 12 1/2 minutes left in the opening half. However, Woody Payne hit a three to finish off an 8-0 run that put Detroit ahead 16-15 near the midway point. Both teams exchanged the lead for the next several minutes and with things tied at 24-all with just under a minute remaining, the Bulldogs scored six of the final eight points to close the half. Avery Jukes beat the buzzer with a layup to put Butler in front 30-26 heading into the locker room. In the second half, Shawn Vanzant's trey gave the Bulldogs a 41-35 edge with about 13 minutes to play, but Simon answered from beyond the arc a short time later to make it a one-point game, 41-40. Things stayed close for the duration of the contest, but Butler never relinquished the lead. Nored's two free throws coupled with a layup put Butler up 57-50 with 2:58 remaining and the Bulldogs would hold on down the stretch. Game Notes Butler won the first meeting between these teams back on January 10, a 64-62 overtime decision and improved to 40-28 in the all-time series...Butler finished 46.8 percent from the field, but made only 2-of-13 from three-point range. Detroit finished 39.6 percent from the floor and hit 4-of-12 from beyond the arc.
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MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting. "They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over." Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.) According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26. As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines). Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday. Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind. *UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007 New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results. "We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games." While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season." About MySportsbook.com Sports Casino Poker To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Master Card needs. |
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