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Blazers hope to continue home dominance over LakersBasketball Betting Lines02/06/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers shoot for their 10th straight home win over the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, when the two Western Conference powers collide at the Rose Garden. Portland recorded its third straight overall win over the Lakers with a 107-98 triumph at home back on January 8. Brandon Roy made 9-of-11 shots from the field on his way to 32 points for the Trail Blazers, who have won nine in row as the host in this series. The Lakers' last win in the Rose City was an 86-83 victory on February 23, 2009. The Blazers opened a three-game homestand with a 96-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, as LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points with 13 rebounds and Martell Webster made key shots down the stretch en route to a 21- point performance. Andre Miller chipped in 11 points and 10 assists, while Juwan Howard ended with 10 points and eight rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who have won three of their last four games overall and improved to 18-9 in the Pacific Northwest this season. Portland will also host Oklahoma City on the residency. The Trail Blazers have posted consecutive home sweeps over the Spurs for the first time since the 1991-92 and 1992-93 seasons. Roy, who averages a team-high 23.1 points per game, missed his ninth straight contest against the Spurs with a strained right hamstring but practiced Friday and coach Nate McMillan is anticipating a possible return for tonight's game. "He's been sitting out for a couple weeks now and you don't want again to waste the time that you've already allowed him to recover," McMillan told the Blazers' Web site. "He has to feel confident that he can go out there and play and explode the way he plays out on the court." Los Angeles, meanwhile, is coming off one of its worst losses of the season, a 126-113 thrashing at the hands of Denver. Chauncey Billups set a new career- high with 39 points after hitting a career-best nine three-pointers in 13 attempts in that one, as the sharp-shooting Nuggets crushed the Lakers. Kobe Bryant had 15 points in the first seven minutes of the game and finished with 33 for the Lakers, who lost for just the fourth time in 28 home games this season. Pau Gasol recorded 17 points and 17 rebounds, but Los Angeles shot just 44.9 percent overall and 8-of-26 from three-point range in defeat. "(Denver) put a rush on us in the third quarter," said Lakers head coach Phil Jackson. "Chauncey hitting threes changed the game. I'm not going to berate my team. I'm just glad it didn't happen in a playoff game."
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FOOTBALL BETTING LINESNFL Football Sports BettingTwo 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. You can find these lines and all of the NFL betting lines , so be sure to login and get your wagers down before kickoff! Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines . Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers. A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers. Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers. The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5). Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries. The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38). To visit this online sports book got to MySportsbook.com for all your football betting needs. |
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