Sports Betting – Dallas, Texas Team Roundup

Sports Betting – Texas Teams Roundup

Dallas Mavericks (22-9, 1^st in Southwest)

The Dallas Mavericks had a productive week with an important win, but sports wagering fans should be cautious putting too much faith into it.

The Mavericks returned to the scene of last year’s crime in Denver and they came up with a big 104-96 win. That handed the Nuggets just their second home loss of the year.

But keep in mind that Nuggets floor general Chauncey Billups did not play in the game, which obviously is a big factor. It’s a good win for Dallas nonetheless but be cautious overestimating this victory.

Dallas Stars (17-11-11, 4^th in Pacific)

If you’re looking for a simple sports betting tip, here’s one: bet on the Dallas Stars to get to overtime and lose.

The Stars have been close but no cigar several times this year with a new coach and a new system but they have still resulted in more misses than hits. The Stars lead the NHL in overtime losses with 11 and added three more this week.

The overtime losses really inflate a team’s record as 17-11-11 – or 4-3-3, as the Stars are in their last 10 games – looks much better than 17-22 or 4-6.

As mentioned, the Stars have been close in a number of games but they need to start turning those overtime losses into wins if they hope to make the playoffs.

Of note, Mike Modano scored his 549^th goal this week in his 1600^th NHL game.

Texas Rangers (Offseason)

Outfielder Marlon Byrd had a career-year with the Texas Rangers this year in his first year of more than 500 Major League at-bats but he’ll be playing for a different club next year. The Rangers decided to let Byrd walk via free agency and he signed a three-year, $15 million contract with the Chicago Cubs.

The Rangers have seen this type of performance before and it’s simple sportsbook 101: decent player has a breakout hitting year in a contract year in Texas, then gets a big contract and flops elsewhere.

It would have been nice if the Rangers could have kept Byrd but it’s not a big concern. David Murphy, who has shown flashes of being a regular starter, will get the opportunity to play full time, which may alleviate some of the consistency problems he’s suffered from.

Of interesting note more to the fanatics than the regular internet gambling crowd, Michael Young’s 1,351 games played in the 2000’s is the most by any Rangers player in any decade.