Dallas Round-Up – With Mavs Out Of The Way, Rangers Get Full Attention
Once again, Dallas’ NBA championship odds went up in flames at the hands of a bitter rival for another big upset in the playoffs. With the Stars quietly mulling over their offseason options, that will leave the Rangers to draw the ire of Dallas fans in Texas.
The Mavericks seemed like they weren’t even interested in staving off elimination as they were down 22-8 at the end of their first quarter in the sixth game of their first-round series with San Antonio, but to their credit, they fought back gamely. However, it wasn’t enough as the Mavericks fell 97-87 to the Spurs, falling out in the first round for the third time in four seasons. Dirk Nowitzki tried to put the team on his back with 33 points, while Caron Butler had 25 points, but Jason Kidd finally started to look his age with a 1-of-6 performance, even though he added eight boards and six assists. Now, the Mavericks will wonder if Nowitzki will opt out of the final year of his deal and test free agency, although it’s pretty unlikely that he’ll leave the only franchise he has ever played for in 12 years of NBA action. Kidd was not present at the final team meeting of the season, and they could look to move the veteran point guard to give more time to Roddy Beaubois, who had 16 points in 21 minutes of the Game 6 loss. Either way, there may be a change to the Mavericks, who must look at Spurs Suns betting odds and feel sick.
The Rangers swept the Mariners in Seattle last weekend, with two of the wins coming in extra innings, while Rich Harden began a three-game set in Oakland by getting a win against the team that drafted him in 2000, and where he spent 5 ½ seasons before he was traded to Chicago, where the Cubs were looking to improve their MLB betting odds in the National League. The Rangers then dropped the last two games of the series in Oakland, and heading into the first of their four-game set at home with Kansas City, the Rangers were 14-14, which is good for second behind the Athletics in the American League West by a half-game. The Rangers will go up against the reigning Cy Young winner, Kansas City’s Zack Greinke, on Friday night, while Harden will go the next day on Saturday night. After the Royals, the Rangers will then welcome Oakland to town for their second series of the season against their West rivals before they gear up for a trip north to Toronto. The Rangers are easing Ian Kinsler back into the lineup after his ankle injury, and as he gets more comfortable, online sports betting players will get more comfortable with picking the Rangers.
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