The sports books have been getting great action on the NBA Finals, but it wasn’t until Sunday night that they really beat the public according to M Resort‘s Race and Sports Director Mike Colbert who said, "Game Five was the first night that the public bet the Lakers in the entire series."
It’ll be interesting to see where the public will stand for Game Six as the Celtics make a run for their 18th title with two cracks at it. Will Lamar Odom make an appearance? Will Paul Pierce stay hot? Will Pau Gasol get tough? And how effective can Andrew Bynum be with his aching knee?
Those are all questions that we’ll see unfold Tuesday and maybe Thursday as well.
I know Derrick Fisher fits the mold as a typical Phil Jackson type of point guard in his triangle offense, following in the footsteps of John Paxson, B.J. Armstrong, Ron Harper and Brian Shaw. In their role, they weren’t looked upon as a typical NBA playmaker, but Fisher looks like the weak link of the team. After watching the energy and emotions that Rajon Rondo and back-up Nate Robinson brings to the Celtics position, you can’t help but wonder how the Lakers might perform with a real point-guard.
I had the Celtics to win in six from the beginning, but I’m hoping the series goes seven just to keep this going for as long as possible. I never thought I’d say this, and haven’t for 25 years, but I love the NBA.
Less than seven hours after completing the linking of Pai Gow progressive jackpots at gaming tables for all 10 Station Casinos, a Virginia man hit that progressive with a 7-card straight flush that included a joker. He won more than $200,000.
The New York Giants just completed a startling three-game run through the NFC playoff jungle with a 3-0 mark ATS. By contrast, the New England Patriots enjoyed a first-round bye and home playoff wins over underdogs Denver and Baltimore.
Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello tried to hang on with the Patriots -3 as long as he could, but finally had to give in on Thursday morning when the culmination of Giants money over the first 11 days of action became too much.
From the time we knew who would be playing in the Super Bowl, I’ve always had a lean on the Patriots to win. As great as the Giants have been on their march to the Super Bowl, I still can’t get their bad losses out of my head.
Being in Las Vegas, it’s easy to forget just how many people are betting the Super Bowl "illegally" around the nation. A survey released Tuesday found that at least 25 million Americans will bet money on this Sunday’s Patriots-Giants NFL title game.
