Betting Blogs From January 2010

Super Bowl XLIV (Sunday, Feb. 7, 6:25 pm ET, CBS)
The Super Bowl Betting Line opened at the Indianapolis Colts by 3.5 or 4 over the New Orleans Saints, then jumped to 5.5 and is now at 6 at betED.com.
All this line movement makes some sense for a couple reasons. First of all, the public has [...]

The 2010 Grammy Awards are set for Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles (8 pm PT/ET, CBS), and betED.com has Prop Betting Odds for all the major categories.
Beyonce leads all nominees with 10 nods, including Record of the year and Song of the Year, followed by Taylor Swift with eight and the Black [...]

Two old, bitter rivals clash once again Thursday when the Dallas Mavericks visit Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns (10:30 pm ET, TNT).
The Suns are 2-point favorites in NBA Odds at betED.com.
Dallas has a slight edge straight up over the past 10 meetings, going 6-4 SU, but has managed to cover the spread just four [...]

The streaking Denver Nuggets take on Western Conference rival Houston Rockets in NBA action Wednesday.
Denver will be looking for a season-high 8th-straight win when they visit the Rockets. The Nuggets will get a boost from the probable return of leading scorer Carmelo Anthony.
The Northwest division-leading Nuggets have had problems with the Rockets in recent meetings, [...]

Imagine a world where socialite Paris Hilton is the leader of the free world.
Just imagine.
Many think the world is coming to an end in 2012, and if Paris Hilton gets elected it may just do so. The 2008 election was full of many firsts in the political world, but can America really offer the responsibility [...]

NFC Championship, Sunday, 6:40 pm ET, FOX
NFL Betting: Minnesota Vikings (+3.5) @ New Orleans Saints (-3.5) (Over/Under 53)
What a great match-up! Brett Favre and the Vikings going up against Drew Brees and the NFC’s best team all season long, the New Orleans Saints. This match-up should be great, with two elite offenses and defenses to match. [...]

The New York Jets and the Indianapolis Colts clash Sunday in the AFC Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium (3 pm ET, CBS).
betED.com NFL Playoff Odds have the Colts as an 7.5-point favorite and the over/under total at 39.5.
Straight-up, the Colts have the edge over the past 10 meetings, going 6-4 SU, but the Jets have covered [...]

Tiger Woods may make his return to the PGA Tour in March, according to the embattled golfer’s former coach.
Butch Harmon said he believes Woods, who is still ranked No. 1 in the world, will return in time to tune up for The Masters in April.
BetED.com has early Masters Betting Odds available, but at this time [...]

They may be unranked – at least for now – but it’s only a matter of time before the Arizona State Sun Devils make their way into the Top 25.
After switching to a matchup zone defense from a man-to-man system three years ago, the Sun Devils now find themselves atop the Pac-10 conference.
In the preseason, [...]

There are few bigger events in sports – not just in college sports, but sports in general – than March Madness, the annual NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball championship tournament.
This year’s edition of March Madness is fast approaching, with Selection Sunday slated for March 14, and the opening round starting on March 16. The Sweet [...]