Many sports bettors were curious to see what effect, if any, the NBA lockout would have on the season from a betting standpoint. As we approach the halfway point, it’s safe to say that there has been somewhat of an impact, at least as far as totals go.

The biggest influence has occured in relation to totals, as the short training camps and hectic travel schedule are creating noticeable trends and that is the focus of this article.

Read 2011-12 NBA Totals Report Update located in the Basketball Betting section of the site.

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Major League Baseball will be here before you know it, as players are starting to make their way to Arizona and Florida for spring training. Exhibition games will be starting in about three weeks and the regular season is just over six weeks away.

Here, we’ll take a look at the odds on each team winning their respective pennants, as well as the World Series.

Read Odds to Win the 2012 World Series located in the Baseball Betting section of the site.

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The safest pair of hands in the NFL takes the grandest stage of all this Sunday at Super Bowl XLVI. Sports Interaction is giving bettors a chance to profit from BenJarvus Green-Ellis’ exception ball security.

The man they call The Law Firm has carried the rock 577 times for the New England Patriots and has never given up a fumble in his entire NFL career. BenJarvus Green Ellis is -650 to keep the streak alive in Super Bowl XLVI.

“The Law Firm has been impregnable to date. Whatever happens on the scoreboard Sunday, we expect BenJarvus Green-Ellis to have a safe pair of hands,” says Al Dannity, betting analyst with Sports Interaction.

The Green-Ellis prop is one of hundreds on offer from Sports Interaction ahead of Sunday’s showdown.

After Christina Aguilera’s mishap last year, Kelly Clarkson is at +250 to forget any of the words to the Star Spangled Banner.

A repeat of the 17-14 score from Super Bowl XLII, the last time the Giants played the Patriots, is tremendous value at +4000. Gronking is most definitely on the cards Sunday as Rob Gronkowski is the favorite to score the first touchdown at +500.

“From the coin toss to Kelly Clarkson’s hairdo, we’ve gone all in on delivering the greatest variety in Super Bowl props,” says Dannity. “My personal favorite is betting on the color of the Gatorade shower. Yellow is favorite at -110.”

Visit Sports Interaction to see all their Super Bowl proposition bets.

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Every year at this time, we yield the floor to professional sports bettor Mark Franco, who gives us his Super Bowl selections, including his top 10 proposition wagers for the game.

Franco has done extremely well over the years and his selections are always greatly anticipated for the big game.

Read Mark Franco’s Super Bowl Selections in the Football Betting section of the site.

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There will be plenty of serious sports bettors busy on Super Bowl Sunday, but there will also be those who enjoy betting on the coin toss, what type of shirt Tom Brady’s son might happen to be wearing and how many times Peyton Manning will be shown on television during the game.

These are the proposition bettors and their ranks are growing with each Super Bowl, as more and more offbeat wagers are offered on a consistent basis.

Read Goofy Super Bowl 46 Bets in the Football Betting section of the site.

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The sportsbooks know that the Super Bowl is one last opportunity for them to get their hands on your money during football season and they make it as easy as possible for you to place numerous wagers. One NFL betting trend that is gaining in popularity the past few years is alternate point spreads, where bettors have the option of betting into many different betting lines.

You can make the Patriots the underdog, make the Giants the favorite, or raise or lower the total.

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The biggest day in sports betting is quickly approaching, as Super Bowl 46 is just around the corner. The Super Bowl is traditionally the most-bet game of the year and this year doesn’t figure to be an exception with two marquee teams, both with large followings.

New England has settled in a 3-point favorites and the total is 55.

We’ll take a general look at the game and the odds in First Look at Super Bowl 46 located in the Football Betting section of the site.

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This college basketball betting article looks at the best conference trends over the past five seasons in NCAA basketball. We looked at home favorites and underdogs in the different conferences and narrowed it down to several that are worth keeping an eye on as conference play is heating up.

The Best College Basketball Conference Trends located in the Basketball Betting section of the site.

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This article is similar to the directly below, but instead of concentrating on conference trends as they pertain to betting against the spread, this one deals only with totals. The three conferences we look at are definitely not your major conferences, giving weight to the theory that your smaller conferences may be the best to study for handicapping purposes.

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Big push by Big Ten
Yesterday may have been one to forget for Big Ten Football but NCAA Basketball betting fans know this is the premier power conference this season. The resurgence of Indiana, a year ahead of schedule, forms part of a compelling story for the Big Ten. The Ohio State Buckeyes remain the conference’s best hope of a NCAA Championship but the Buckeyes are far from the Big Ten’s sole shot at making the Final Four. If March Madness began today the conference would almost certainly send eight teams to the Big Dance, including a first ever bid for Northwestern.

Get better or go backwards
This is a good time to be one of the storied names of College Basketball, for the most part. The latest Poll features familiar names at the top with Syracuse, Kentucky, and North Carolina in the top three slots. Duke and UConn are progressing nicely in the Top 10 as well but these are troubling times for two historically big names.

UCLA’s malaise appeared to end with a spirited performance in March Madness last season. A mixture of departures, dismissals, and poor play has seen the Bruins regress substantially. Their only realistic way of making the dance now would be by winning the Pac-12′s automatic bid.

The Kansas Jayhawks are faring much better than UCLA but still well below the standard they set in recent years. A loss of key talents, particularly the Morris brothers, was always likely to take a toll. Wins over Georgetown and UCLA early helped confidence but the Jayhawks suffered a shocking loss last month to Davidson. Kansas should comfortably make March Madness but this is arguably the least intimidating line-up of Bill Self’s tenure.

Teams to watch
Can we call a team that made the last two NCAA title games a sleeper? Well at 8-7 the Butler Bulldogs are doing all they can to fit that billing. The current kings of the mid-major conferences should be joined by a few other unlikely partners in the Big Dance.

Harvard, who have never played in the NCAA Tournament, look certain to get at least an at-large bid and will be favored to run the table in the Ivy League. The Crimson are a great story but the two teams I advise bettors to keep an eye on are generating fewer headlines. Long Beach State and Belmont were both hotly tipped to impress before the season began. Both programs struggled with loaded schedules but they remain the class of their conferences. Come March, both will probably be double-digit seeds capable of causing big upsets.

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