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Bulls kick off homestand vs. Hawks

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03/01/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks will continue their climb to the top of the Eastern Conference tonight, when they pay a visit to the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.

The Hawks are seeded third in the conference standings, just two games behind No. 2 Orlando, and have won three of their last four games. Atlanta is coming off Sunday's 106-102 overtime victory versus the Milwaukee Bucks, as Joe Johnson scored nine of his 24 points in overtime to lead the way.

Josh Smith finished with 22 points, 15 rebounds and six assists, while Al Horford added 17 points and 10 boards for the Hawks, who were coming off a 111-103 overtime loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.

"We really needed this one to get our confidence back going," Smith said. "We need to keep playing together as a team."

Chicago will kick off a four-game homestand Monday versus the Hawks, Grizzlies, Mavericks and Jazz, and have won four in a row in the Windy City. The Bulls, who are 19-9 as the host, suffered a 100-90 setback at Indiana the last time out on Saturday.

Derrick Rose had 27 points to pace Chicago, but sat out the final few minutes after apparently tweaking his left knee. Luol Deng had 13 points and 18 rebounds in the loss, just the second in the Bulls' last eight contests.

"This is one of those bumps in the road," said the Bulls' Taj Gibson. "In this league you have different games every night and we just have to get back on track."

Unfortunately for Chicago, Rose and Deng (knee) are both listed as questionable for this evening's game. The Bulls could use a big win tonight and sit sixth in the Eastern Conference standings, only a half-game behind Toronto.

Atlanta has won two of the first three meetings with Chicago this season and six of seven matchups overall. The Hawks, however, have dropped eight of their last 10 trips to Chi-Town.

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Points (or Runs) Scored

Another bet across all major team sports including football, basketball, baseball, and hockey involves wagering on the amount of scoring in a game, called an Over/Under total. For example, the Over/Under total on Super Bowl XXXIX was 48, which means a bettor could wager whether there would be more or less than 48 points scored by both teams combined in the game.

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Sports gambling doesn’t end there. Betting sides and totals are the most common wagers available everywhere, but many sportsbooks also offer future bets on big upcoming events like who will win next year’s Super Bowl and what movie will win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

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Standard payoffs on a two-team parlay are 13/5; while a three-teamer pays 6/1; and a four-teamer 10/1.

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Adventurous bettors who enjoy betting parlays sometimes put together a series of parlays called a Round Robin . A three-team Round Robin consists of one three-team parlay and three two-team parlays. For example, Joe likes teams A,B,C – with a Round Robin he has a three-teamer with ABC, and two-teamers with AB, AC, and BC.

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Similar to a parlay, a teaser bet is a single bet that links together two or more individual wagers, but is different in that the point spread is adjusted to your advantage on each individual wager. In exchange for the points, you get less of a return on your bet compared to a parlay. For example, a 6-point teaser would move the line on a 7-point favorite from -7 to -1, meaning the team would have to cover 6 less points. Each of the individual wagers must win or the bet is a loss.

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