I was going overcalls on the river, however it seemed to pretty much backfire so i'm wondering if I should raise the turn and come out betting on the river instead?

Paradise Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: branden is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, branden checks.

Flop: (5.50 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
branden checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks, Button checks.

Turn: (2.75 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
branden checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, MP3 folds, Button calls, branden calls, MP1 calls.

River: (6.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
branden checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, branden calls, MP1 folds, MP2 folds.

Final Pot: 8.75 BB