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Raptors host Bucks north of the borderBasketball Betting Lines03/02/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlantic Division-leading Toronto Raptors are back home and will welcome the Milwaukee Bucks to the Air Canada Centre this evening. The Raptors are four games ahead of New Jersey in the standings and have won three of their last four games, including Wednesday's 106-90 victory over the Houston Rockets in the finale of a three-game road trip. Rookie Andrea Bargnani scored 20 points to lead the way at the Toyota Center, while T.J. Ford added 16 points, six rebounds and six assists in the win. Kris Humphries also had 16 points and six rebounds, while Jose Calderon finished with 14 points and six assists. Toronto, which has won 10 of its last 13 games, is back at the Air Canada Center where it owns a 20-8 record this season. In injury news, guard Anthony Parker (ankle) is doubtful for Friday's game. Meanwhile, the Bucks have won two in a row since ending their season-high seven-game losing streak. On Tuesday they posted a 122-101 win over the Golden State Warriors at the Bradley Center, as Michael Redd poured in 31 points and Charlie Bell reached double digits for the 19th straight time with 20 points. Andrew Bogut scored 13 points to go along with 14 rebounds, while Ruben Patterson added 19 points off the bench for Milwaukee, which posted its first season sweep of the Warriors since the 2002-03 season. Mo Williams added 16 points and a season-high 13 assists for the Bucks. Milwaukee, which is last in the Central Division, has lost 11 straight as the visitor and owns an 8-25 road mark this season. On the injury front, guard Earl Boykins (thumb) is questionable for tonight's game. Boykins has missed the last three games because of the problem. Friday's showdown between Milwaukee and Toronto is the third of four meetings this season. The Raptors have won both encounters so far, while the fourth matchup will take place on March 12 at the Bradley Center. The Raptors have won three of the last four meetings with Milwaukee, which has dropped its last two visits to the Air Canada Center.
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half. Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout. Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper". 22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night. Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good. Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig". Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards. |
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