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02/17/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of Southeast Division members will renew acquaintances tonight at Orlando's Amway Arena, where the first-place Magic host the improving Charlotte Bobcats in the first game for both teams following the All-Star break.
Although they hold a comfortable 7 1/2-game lead on Atlanta for the top spot in the division, Orlando hasn't been playing its best ball as of late. The club lost three of its final five contests prior to the breather and struggled mightily on the offensive end in last Wednesday's 82-73 home setback to Denver.
Orlando shot a season-worst 30.4 percent from the field against the Nuggets and turned the ball over 24 times, the most the Magic have committed in a game this year.
All-Star Dwight Howard compiled 16 points and 15 rebounds in a losing cause. Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, for Orlando, although the duo combined to make just 6-of-25 shots.
The Bobcats ended a five-game losing streak by beating a pair of the NBA's doormats in their final two outings before the break. After besting the Los Angeles Clippers by a 94-73 count in Charlotte on Febuary 9, the Bobcats came through with a 101-89 home decision over Washington last Wednesday.
D.J. Augustin led the way with 24 points against the Wizards, while newly- acquired Vladimir Radmanovic netted 21 while making 5-of-10 three-point attempts. Emeka Okafor posted a double-double in the win, finishing with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Charlotte currently stands 3 1/2 games out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, although the team will likely have to improve on its 6-17 road record to earn the first postseason appearance in franchise history. The Bobcats have lost four straight as the visitor.
The Bobcats have also had their struggles playing in Orlando in recent years. Charlotte has dropped six straight meetings with the Magic at Amway Arena and is just 1-7 all-time in Orlando. The Magic have won four of the last five overall matchups in this series as well, including a 90-85 triumph in Charlotte on November 16.
Charlotte is expected to get two key players back for tonight's tilt, however. Swingman Gerald Wallace, who's averaging 16.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, is set to play for the first time since suffering a collapsed lung and broken rib in a January 27 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Raja Bell is also slated to return from a groin injury that kept the veteran guard out for the last three games.
<< Peer responds to denial of Visa in Dubai
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Israeli tennis pro Shahar Peer responded
Tuesday after being denied a visa over the weekend that would allow her to
play in the Dubai Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates.
"In response t
<< Pirates, McLouth agree to extension
Bradenton, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Pirates and All-Star
outfielder Nate McLouth avoided arbitration on Tuesday, as the two sides
agreed to a three-year contract extension.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first con
<< Christensen caps wild affair in SO as Atlanta edges LA
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Erik Christensen's goal in the fourth round
of a shootout lifted Atlanta to a wild 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Ilya Kovalchuk continued his strong play, registering two goals and an assist
in Atlan
<< Roloson backstops Oilers over Coyotes
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwayne Roloson stopped 28-of-29 shots and Ales
Hemsky notched a goal and an assist as Edmonton defeated a slumping Phoenix
Coyotes team, 3-1.
Sheldon Souray scored on the power play, and Shawn Horcoff adde
Golden Eagles and Pirates meet in Milwaukee >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 10th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles will
try to add to their 16-game home winning streak tonight, as they welcome the
Seton Hall Pirates to the Bradley Center for a Big East affair.
The Golden Eagles cont
Clemson hosts Maryland in ACC action >>
Clemson, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 13th-ranked Clemson Tigers have played
inconsistent ball lately, and they will take on the Maryland Terrapins this
evening in an ACC affair.
Maryland has won its last two outings to even its ACC record at 5
Big Ten showdown pits Spartans against Boilermakers >>
West Lafayette, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The sixth-ranked Michigan State Spartans
continue their quest for the Big Ten Conference regular-season title, and a
win over the 19th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers on the road tonight would
certainly help the
Suns open Gentry era at home vs. Clippers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The glitz and glamour of NBA All-Star Weekend has died down
in the Valley of the Sun and a Phoenix team in transition will now get back
to work by welcoming the Los Angeles Clippers to town.
On the floor, Suns veteran
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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MySportsbook.com Posts Heisman Trophy Odds
With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best Heisman Trophy odds at 5-2.
Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season. Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money.
This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy. A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
Current betting odds Heisman trophy are:
| Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame) Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma) Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State) Michael Bush (RB, Louisville) Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia) Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville) Chris Leak (QB, Florida) Mike Hart (RB, Michigan) Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State) Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame) Drew Tate (QB, Iowa) Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal) Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn) Chad Henne (QB, Michigan) Kyle Wright (QB, Miami) Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State) Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama) JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU) Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State) Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina) Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech) |
5-2 7-2 7-1 10-1 10-1 12-1 12-1 18-1 18-1 20-1 30-1 35-1 35-1 40-1 50-1 50-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 |
For complete NCAA Football odds visit MySportsbook.com.
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