Davydenko, Verdasco move on in St. Petersburg

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10/21/2008 - St. Petersburg, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko and 2007 runner-up Fernando Verdasco were among Tuesday's first- round winners at the $1.49 million St. Petersburg Open.

Davydenko nailed down his 50th match win of the year by handling big-serving Aussie Chris Guccione 6-4, 6-4. The speedy Russian has now won at least 50 matches in each of the last four seasons.

Up next for Davydenko will be fellow Russian Michail Elgin.

A third-seeded Verdasco, meanwhile, fought back to beat Russian qualifier Teimuraz Gabashvili 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 on the indoor carpet SCC Peterburgsky. The Spanish Verdasco succumbed to British star Andy Murray in last year's finale here.

Fourth-seeded Russian favorite Mikhail Youzhny advanced with a 6-2, 6-1 shellacking of Spaniard Ivan Navarro, while upsets came when qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan took out fifth-seeded Croat Marin Cilic 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 7-6 (8-6) and France's Jeremy Chardy dismissed seventh-seeded Croat Mario Ancic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Youzhny titled here back in 2004, while Ancic was the titlist two years ago.

Rising Latvian Ernests Gulbis whipped Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-0, 6-2, while tough Serb Janko Tipsarevic handled Italian Potito Starace 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).

Additional first-round wins came for the wild card Elgin, Latvian wild card Karlis Lejnieks and German qualifier Mischa Zverev.

On Wednesday, a top-seeded Murray will take on Serb Viktor Troicki and former world No. 1 Marat Safin of Russia will encounter Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky in a pair of first-rounders. The U.S. Open runner-up Murray is fresh off his title at last week's Madrid Masters. Safin was the back-to-back St. Petersburg champ in 2000 and 2001.

The 2008 titlist here will collect $171,000.

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Eastern Conference Playoff Betting Trends

We all know by now that the “public” loves to put their money on the FAVORITES and the OVERS.  Just by taking a quick glance at Sportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends” it appears as is this tendency will continue as far as the Eastern Conference games are concerned.  For the inaugural games of the first round, 69% of the early money is on Toronto -4.5; 59% of bettors prefer Chicago -4.5; 84% are backing Detroit -9; and 56% think Cleveland -11.5 is the way to go.  As far as TOTALS are concerned, the only UNDER the “public” is backing is the Cleveland/ Washington game in which 83% are pounding the UNDER (190).  Remember, there is no better way to predict a possible line change than by monitoring MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”.   By determining who the “public” is backing, you can get the most ideal line for your bet.  For example, if you are siding with the public you better place your bet before the line moves in the wrong direction.  On the other side of the coin, if you prefer the team that the “public” is betting against; you might be able to get and extra ½ or even more by placing your bet a bit later.  Under the “Betting Trends” section, Sportsbook.com also provides plenty of statistical data and trends in order for the bettor to make the most informed pick.  Below are some extremely important trends for the first round opponents of the Eastern Conference match-ups, more can be found at MySportsbook.com

New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors

Toronto was the most reliable covering team this season with a 48-33-1 ATS record but covered the OVER only 41.5% of the time.
The last 20 times these teams have played, the TOTAL has gone UNDER 16 times.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Toronto is 33-19 ATS including 17-9 at home.
 New Jersey has covered four games in a row while Toronto has failed to cover their last four games.
When playing a team with a winning record during the second half of the season, New Jersey was just 5-13 ATS this season.
After scoring 105 points or more, Toronto has covered the OVER only 28% of the time this season. 
 
Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls

Miami has failed to cover their last 7 games whereas Chicago has covered 6 out of their last 8 games.
Miami has covered the UNDER in four of their last five games whereas Chicago has covered the UNDER in five out of their last six.
When playing on Saturdays, Miami covered 80% of their games this season.
Away from home, Chicago is just 16-25 ATS this season.
At home, Miami covered the UNDER about 66% of the time whereas Chicago covered the UNDER about 61% of the time.
The last 13 times these teams have played each other, Chicago has covered 9 times.
In Miami’s last 11 road games, the UNDER covered 9 times. 
 
Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons

Detroit has covered 5 out of their last 6 games.
Away from home, Detroit is 28-13 ATS but just 14-26-1 ATS at home.
At home, Orlando covered the UNDER 64% of the time while Detroit covered the UNDER in 63% of their away games.
The last five times these teams have played in Detroit, the OVER covered each time.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Detroit is 8-17-1 ATS at home but 17-9 ATS away.
Detroit covered the spread 5 out of the last 6 times they played Orlando.
After a Division game, Orlando covered the UNDER 87% of the time this season. 
 
Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers

In a home game where the TOTAL is between 190 and 194.5 points, Cleveland is 9-1 ATS this season.
Washington has covered the UNDER in their last 6 games and in 8 of their last 9 games.
The last 6 times these teams have played each other, the UNDER covered each time.
When playing on 3 or more days of rest, Washington is just 18-37 ATS since 1996.
Since 1996, Washington is 28-16 ATS versus Cleveland including 11-5 over the last 3 seasons.
In their last 7 road games, Washington is 6-1 ATS.
Versus Eastern Conference teams at home, Washington is just 6-18-2 ATS. 
 
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