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02/16/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz kick off a four-game road trip tonight in south Texas against a Houston Rockets team on the outside looking in at the Western Conference playoff picture.
The Jazz won nine of 10 games heading into the All-Star break with their lone loss coming last Wednesday when the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers invaded Salt Lake City and waxed Utah, 96-81.
Lamar Odom made 7-of-9 shots from the field on his way to 25 points while pulling down 11 rebounds in that one. Pau Gasol added 22 points and 19 rebounds for the Lakers, who were playing without All-Star guard Kobe Bryant for a third straight game due to a balky left ankle.
Andrei Kirilenko finished with 17 points and five rebounds for the Jazz, who trail Denver by two games in the Northwest Division and have won 13 of their last 15 overall.
Wesley Matthews made 6-of-7 shots from the floor on his way to 13 points off the bench while Carlos Boozer and Williams had 11 points apiece, with Boozer pulling down 10 rebounds and Williams dishing out 10 assists in defeat.
Williams was also one of the Western Conference's best players in Sundays All-Star game, netting 14 points and six assists in a 141-139 loss to the East.
The Rockets, meanwhile, entered the break off one of their worst losses of the season, a 99-66 drubbing at the hands of the Miami Heat in South Beach.
All-Star MVP Dwyane Wade compiled 17 points, seven assists and five steals over the first three quarters in that one as Miami snapped a season-high five- game skid.
Chase Budinger had 10 points and 12 rebounds for Houston, which tied its franchise record for fewest points in a game. Luis Scola chipped in 12 points, Carl Landry netted 11, while Aaron Brooks scored 10.
The Rockets, who shot a woeful 30.2 percent (26-of-86), were missing Trevor Ariza (left hip pointer) and Kyle Lowry (sprained left ankle) from the lineup.
"Too many turnovers, we didn't make shots, and Wade got going," Brooks said. "We haven't been playing good basketball as of late. During the (All-Star) break we'll have time to think about it and be ready for the next round of games."
Ariza may return tonight but Lowry will remain on the sidelines for Houston, which is now two games behind Portland for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West.
"We have to get our mindset right for the last 31 games," Rockets coach Rick Adelman told the team's Web site.
<< Blazers, Clippers open second half in Rose City
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers hope to have All-Star Brandon
Roy in the lineup when they get back to work against the Los Angeles Clippers
tonight at the Rose Garden.
Roy, the Trail Blazers' leading scorer at 23.1 points p
<< Lakers hope to have Kobe back vs. Warriors
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Lakers hope to have superstar Kobe Bryant
back in the lineup tonight as they return from the All-Star break by hosting
Pacific Division-rival Golden State at Staples Center.
Bryant missed the final th
<< Grizzlies aim to halt skid against Suns
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Memphis Grizzlies are not far off in the race for a
playoff spot and hope to end a four-game slide tonight, when they kick off the
second half of the NBA season versus the Phoenix Suns at FedEx Forum.
Memphis is three
<< Knicks open home-and-home set with Bulls in Windy City
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Knicks guard and first ever three-time Slam Dunk
champion Nate Robinson hopes to lead his team to a road victory tonight
against the Chicago Bulls in the opener of a home-and-home series from the
United Center.
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Ross wins arbitration case with Marlins >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Outfielder Cody Ross won his arbitration case
with the Florida Marlins and will earn $4.45 million this coming season.
Florida, which was offering Ross $4.2 million, had not lost an arbitration
hearing
Sunderland's Henderson out six weeks >>
Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has
allayed fears that teenager Jordan Henderson will be sidelined for the rest of
the season.
The highly-rated 19-year-old midfielder damaged ankle ligaments in the
Wang agrees to deal with Nationals >>
Viera, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals have signed right-
hander Chien-Ming Wang. A newspaper from Wang's native Taiwan reported that he
had signed and that the team is expected to make it official on Tuesday.
Wang had
Scarface Shoots into Kentucky Derby Picture >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Caracortado is the Spanish translation
for Scarface and the aptly named three-year-old gelding shot down his
opponents last Saturday in the Grade 2 Robert B. Lewis at Santa Anita.
The California-bred, se
MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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