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Kings rout ClippersBasketball Betting Lines04/09/2010 - Sacramento, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyreke Evans scored a game-best 28 points and added seven assists and six rebounds, as Sacramento lapped the Los Angeles Clippers, 116-94. Jason Thompson notched 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Carl Landry also registered a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Beno Udrih and Francisco Garcia had 12 points apiece for the Kings, who snapped an eight-game losing streak. Chris Kaman led the Clippers with 23 points to go with six rebounds, Eric Gordon added 21 points and Baron Davis had 11 points and 10 assists for the Clippers, who have lost seven in a row. Sacramento led 33-27 after one period and increased its advantage to a comfortable margin before halftime. An eight-point burst shortly into the second period made the score 41-29, and the Kings pushed their lead to 58-40 later in the quarter on Thompson's short jump hook in the lane. The Kings made 61.9 percent of their shots in the second quarter and held a 63-47 lead entering the break. Los Angeles fought back within seven, as Drew Gooden's three-point play made the score 72-65 with 4:16 left in the third stanza. The margin stayed in that area, and the Kings were up 84-76 entering the fourth quarter. Sacramento took over quickly in the final period, needing less than four minutes to increase the margin by a dozen points. A 14-2 blitz to begin the fourth, capped by Donte Greene's layup, made the score 98-78. Udrih's mid- range jumper gave Sacramento its biggest edge moments later, at 104-80, and the home team rolled to victory from there. Game Notes Gooden scored 17 points in defeat...Omri Casspi chipped in 11 points for the victors...The Kings shot 54.3 percent from the floor and dominated the offensive backboards, gaining 14 second-chance opportunities and outrebounding the Clippers, 47-32, overall...The Clippers fell to 8-33 on the road this season...The Kings won three of four meetings with the Clippers this season.
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FOOTBALL BETTINGAfter all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer. Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise. Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games. So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver. In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team. For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC. The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’. The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback. To visit this sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your college football betting needs. |
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