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Blazers wrap up trek at MemphisBasketball Betting Lines03/01/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers hope to finish up a five-game road trip in winning fashion Monday against a Memphis Grizzlies team chasing them for the final spot in the Western Conference playoff hunt. Shooting for just the fourth playoff berth in franchise history, Memphis is now 3 1/2 games behind Portland for the eighth spot in the West. The Blazers improved to an impressive 3-1 on their trek Saturday in Minneapolis when Nicolas Batum netted 22 points in the third quarter on the way to a career-high 31, leading Portland to a 110-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Batum, the 25th overall selection in the 2008 draft, is in his second season in the NBA since coming over from France. The 21-year-old also finished with seven rebounds and seven assists against the Wolves. Batum did the bulk of his damage in the third quarter, when he drained four three pointers, and his 22 points in that frame alone surpassed his previous career-high of 20. LaMarcus Aldridge added 21 points and seven boards for the Blazers, who rebounded from Friday's overtime loss in Chicago. Rudy Fernandez added 18 points off the bench. "We definitely needed this win, especially giving away a game like we did last night [against] Chicago," Portland center Marcus Camby said. "The guys came out with energy, especially the second half defensively." The Grizzlies, meanwhile, are coming off a win in New York on Saturday. All- Star Zach Randolph poured in 31 points and pulled down a career-high 25 rebounds in that one, as Memphis used a late surge to take down the Knicks, 120-109, at Madison Square Garden. Rudy Gay added 27 points and five rebounds for the Grizzlies, who have won four in a row on the road for the first time since January 1-19, 2005. Marc Gasol donated 25 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, while Mike Conley tallied 18 points and five assists for the victors. "What can you say about Zach (Randolph). Thirty-one and 25 and he probably would've had more [rebounds] if guys weren't taking rebounds from him because he can't jump," Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins joked. The Grizzlies have been a bit of a Bipolar team recently. The latest road success hasn't transferred Memphis and Hollins' club has dropped six straight on its home floor. Portland has won six straight at FedEx Forum and 10 of its last 14 overall meetings against Memphis, but both Grizzlies wins have come this season in the Pacific Northwest.
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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 . |
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