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Best and worst clash as Cavs face NetsBasketball Betting Lines03/03/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to sweep the season series from the New Jersey Nets for a second straight year when the two teams collide Wednesday night at the Meadowlands. The Cavs won all three meetings a season ago and the first three matchups in 2009-10, including a 104-97 triumph in the most recent encounter on February 9 at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland has topped the Nets seven consecutive times and is unbeaten in its last three trips to the IZOD Center. Cleveland has won four in a row overall and recently handed the New York Knicks a 124-93 setback at home on Monday behind 22 points, seven assists and seven rebounds from NBA leading scorer LeBron James. Newcomer Antawn Jamison registered 17 points and 12 rebounds, while J.J. Hickson also scored 17 points for the Central Division-leading Cavs, who are the top team in the NBA and own the league's best record at 47-14. "It was a good win. I thought that after getting up big, we did a nice job of staying focused, coming out in the third quarter and trying to close and finish the game the right way," Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown said. "Give everybody in that locker room credit for trying to string a game together for 48 minutes, even though we were fortunate to get off to a big lead." The top team in the East learned earlier in the day that future Hall of Fame center Shaquille O'Neal is expected to be sidelined for the next eight weeks after undergoing surgery for an injured right thumb. Cleveland will have to make due without Shaq, and has won 12 of its last 16 road games. It is 21-10 as the guest this season. Cavs guard Daniel Gibson (personal) is questionable for Wednesday's game against New Jersey. The Nets failed to build off a huge win at Boston by dropping an 89-85 decision to the Washington Wizards the last time out on Sunday in the opener of a three-game homestand. Yi Jianlian had 20 points and a career-high 19 boards to pace the Nets, who posted a 104-96 victory over the Celtics to snap a four-game slide. Devin Harris had 18 points, 14 assists and seven boards, while Brook Lopez added 16 points and 10 rebounds in defeat. "At the end of the day, they hit a couple of tough shots and we missed a couple of tough ones," Nets coach Kiki Vandeweghe said after the Nets fell to an NBA-worst 6-53 this season. "We missed a couple of free throws. But all in all, I thought we played 40 minutes of pretty good basketball and maybe didn't have the legs to finish it." New Jersey will also host Orlando on the residency and is 3-26 at home. On the injury front, guard Courtney Lee is expected to miss tonight's game because of a sprained left ankle. The Nets are hoping to avoid breaking the NBA mark for futility held by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who went 9-73 that year.
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NFL Football Betting : Odds on NFL Division to Win the Super BowlThe AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East. Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around. The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win. To visit this sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your NFL football betting needs. |
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