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I'm not sure if the New York Knicks have all the pieces in place right now, but by adding Carmelo Anthony they are certainly one big step closer to being a NBA championship contender. Although considering the mismanagement over the last 10 years it's heard to believe they won't mess this up too.

Watch for the Knicks to make some strong stragetic moves during this off season to sure things up and make them a true Eastern conference powerhouse.

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Two cities that produce NBA Eastern Conference contenders also have the two teams that are favored to win the Super Bowl as the NFL playoffs are set to begin this weekend.

NBA spread betting experts might recognize that Atlanta and Boston produce two East contenders and with the Falcons and Patriots, both cities have the Super Bowl XLV juggernauts as well.

Just as in the NBA’s East, Atlanta’s team is viewed with an eye of pessimism. The Falcons had a great regular season but don’t have a ton of playoff experience. They’re a young squad that is gaining it on the fly.

Meanwhile, Boston’s team - just like in the NBA – is experienced, savvy and has done it before. The Patriots are the odds-on favorites to do it all and considering they’ve won it three times this decade, why bet against them?

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Basketball betting is not quite as common as betting on some other sports, but if you do your research, take your time and keep accurate records, there’s no reason you can’t be as successful at betting on basketball as betting on anything else. Here are a few tips to get you started.

Top Basketball Betting Tip: NCAA vs. NBA

Of course you are welcome to bet both college and pro basketball (including the WNBA), like placing your bets in online video poker games, you need to be aware that each type of basketball may have very different factors in play. In college basketball, every game counts, whereas pro teams can afford to drop a few games here and there and still have a great shot at the championship. There may be a much larger disparity between two competing college teams. Know the league you’re betting.

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I really like the direction this team is going but I'm not so sure they can really be a contender in the East this year.  The East has gotten a lot stronger over the last few years and while I think they can make the playoffs I don't really see any chance that they can really beat The Magic, the Heat, the Celtics, of the Bulls.  And I'm skeptical they can even beat teams like the 76ers or the Hawks.

What do you think? 

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MLB.com has reported that Rafael Betancourt has been traded to the Rockies for Connor Graham, a minor leauge pitcher who will play in Akron. Betancourt has been with the Tribe since 2003 having a breakout year in 2007 with the division champs. In 68 games he posted a 1.47 ERA with 80 k in 79.1 IP. However last year he didn't do so hot. In 69 games he posted a 5.07 ERA in 71 IP with only 64 k's. He also had an opponent's average of .276 the highest in his career. This year he battled injuries only pitching in 29 games to this point. There is no doubt that he would have stayed with the Tribe if he could have been the same dominant reliever like he was in 2007. Sadly, he couldn't recreate those numbers, either could the rest of the team. Although he will be missed, change is needed in the str

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A rare thing happened today. A pitcher other than Cliff Lee pitched and WON the game. The pitcher, David Huff, had one of the best outings a pitcher besides Lee had all year. He went 7.2 innings with 8 hits, 4ER, and 4 k's. Sure he let the Jays come within 1 when he gave up a homerun to Millar in the eighth but he did great. And do did the bullpen. Joe Smith came in and did his job by getting the last out in the eighth. Then came in Kerry Wood. He had to shut down the Jays lineup with only a 1 run lead. After he hit the first batter Rios in the head things weren't looking good. Then Rios stole second putting the tying run in scoring position. Wood then shut down the Jays. He got 2 quick flyouts leaving him only 1 batter away from his 13th save. The Jays brought in Overbay to face Wood. He threw nothing but fastballs the whole at bat. During the at bat Rios stole third but Gimenez, who made his first career start at catcher, knew the runner didn't matter. Wood struck out Overbay looking giving the Indians the win in a close game, something that doesn't happen very often.

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Once again the Indians pitching has cost them a win. Everything seemed good through the first 4 innings. The Jays were up 2-1 with two solo home runs. Those were their only two hits to that point and came on two bad pitches. Besides that Pavano was doing a good job. It was also good to see that the Tribe scored early after last night's game. Then the fifth inning came around. It started off with a home run by Wells. Then after two outs another home run was hit. Even though Pavano had given up four home runs he was only down 4-1. Then he fell apart. He walked a hitter then the Jays bats' woke up. They ended up driving in five runs in the inning bringing eight batters to the plate. In the sixth Valbuena brought the Tribe back in the game with a 3 run home run making it 7-4. In the

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Well the Indians season is over but how will they fix this so this doesnt happen in the future. I think they should they trade for prospects. Espn.com says the Indians have the 5th best farm system thanks from the trades of C.C and Casey Blake who got us LaPorta and Carlos Santana but are star pitcher Adam Miller is all ways getting hurt so who knows if he will ever make it up here. There are some talks that they might trade Cliff Lee but cleveland needs to be overwhelmed for that to happen but trading Cliff soon while he is playing good might be better then trading him next year when we dont how how well he will be playing or what kind of talent we will get for him. Well that is what I think might help the tribe post a comment telling me what you would do.

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Since Shapiro said Wedge's job is safe for the rest of the year the hope of new management in Cleveland must wait. When next year comes around I would love to see a new set of guys coaching the team. My dream choice would be Mike Hargrove. That is unlikely but still possible.

Post who you want to manage the Tribe and maybe the Dolans might listen.

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Somehow, someway the Indians won a baseball game tonight. After leaving 11 guys on base through eight innings im sure that most people changed the channel. However, since Cliff Lee is the only player on the Indians that is earning their salary, (besides maybe V Mart), he found a way to win with no help. Sure Martinez got the gamewinning hit in the ninth but Choo had two chances early to drive in guys in scoring position and couldn't. I thought he was suppossed to be one of our key players this year. I don't think it has anything to do with Wedge that the team can't hit but i do think he needs to handle the pitching better. If he would have taken out Cliff in the ninth, he should have been fired on the spot.

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