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Larry Ness has been a major figure in the sports betting and handicapping field since 1984. With the opening of the 2007 football season, Larry enters his 24th year "in the business." Larry became an original panel member of Proline in 1985, the nation's longest-running pre-game handicapping show (USA TV Network). In 2000, Larry joined the panel of yet another high-profile handicapping show, The Winning Edge... read more

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NBA: Round Two Playoff Update
The two major storylines from the first round were Boston getting extended to seven games by Atlanta and the lack of a "great" series out West, where all eight playoff qualifiers had won 50 or more games. Home teams went 30-14 SU and 25-18-1 ATS but that number was somewhat misleading, as the Atlanta/Boston series went 7-0 SU and ATS for the home teams. That meant home teams went a more modest 23-7 SU and just 18-18-1 ATS in the other seven series. However, there is ... (read more)

NBA: Playoff Notebook
The series voted "most likely to be a four-game sweep" (Atlanta/Boston), turned out to be the only first round series to go the full seven games. The Celtics, who set a league record for the biggest single-season turnaround this year (won 66 games after winning just 24 games the previous season), needed all seven games to eliminate the Hawks, who won just 37 games this season, while ending the longest active playoff drought in the NBA (last appeared in the postseason back ... (read more)

NBA: To Trade or Not To Trade
As most people around the league will say, the Lakers 'stole' Pau Gasol from the Grizzlies in February (others would say the Grizzlies handed Gasol to them) but either way, the "Gasol trade" sent shock waves through the league, particularly in the tightly-contested West. However, before commenting on the Gasol trade, one has to begin with what the Celtics did last off-season. Kevin Garnett had patiently waited in Minnesota as the 'face' of the franchise for 12 seasons. Beginning in his fourth year (1998-99), he averaged at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game for nine consecutive ... (read more)