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Kings welcome Rockets to ARCO ArenaBasketball Betting Lines04/12/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of teams headed for an early vacation match up in California's capital tonight when the Sacramento Kings welcome the Houston Rockets to ARCO Arena. The Rockets, despite missing All-Star center Yao Ming for the entire season, can assure finishing above .500 for a fourth straight season with a win tonight and are probably the NBA's best team without a ticket to the postseason. That hasn't stopped Houston from competing down the stretch, however, and the team gave playoff-bound Phoenix quite a run last night before succumbing, 116-106, in the desert. Amare Stoudemire poured in 35 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in that one as the Suns used a big fourth-quarter run to finally dispose of the Rockets. Luis Scola had 30 points and eight rebounds for Houston, which had a three- game winning streak broken. Aaron Brooks ended with 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists. "They executed their offense perfectly and they got all four good looks at the three-point shot," Houston's Chase Budinger said. "They weren't making them all game and they got hot at the end. You really can't do much about that." The Kings, meanwhile, are limping to the finish line and lost for the ninth time in 10 games on Saturday when Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 of his 39 points in the third quarter and Jason Kidd recorded a triple-double, as the Dallas Mavericks routed Sacramento, 126-108. Carl Landry, acquired from Houston in a blockbuster February deal that sent Kevin Martin to the Rockets, had 30 points to lead the Kings while Tyreke Evans added 27 points, eight boards and six assists in the loss. "It was a great offensive performance by a veteran team whose tuning up for the playoffs," Kings head coach Paul Westphal said. "It was a tough night for us trying to stop them." Houston has lost two of three to Sacramento this season, including a 109-100 setback in ARCO Arena back in November.
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Football Betting Sportsbook Accepts Credit CardsMichael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football. As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL. The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago. Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996). But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side. Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show. Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East: Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1 Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2 New York Giants - 9 - 2 Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1). Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship. So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume. And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top. They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy. Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday. But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division. Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS. Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS. Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162. Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense? Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS. In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS. Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division. Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do. The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20. The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550. Visit MySportsbook.com for free sportsbook odds RSS feeds go to MySportsbook.com for all your betting football needs. 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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