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Blue Devils come north to challenge EaglesNCAA Basketball Betting Lines02/06/2010 - Chestnut Hill, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For the second time in less than a month, the Duke Blue Devils and Boston College Eagles will meet on the hardwood, this time doing so at Silvio O. Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Duke, which comes in sporting an 18-4 record and the No. 10 ranking in the most recent AP Poll, took care of No. 21 Georgia Tech on Thursday night in an 86-67 final at home. It was an impressive effort by the Blue Devils, who were beaten in their previous outing at Georgetown, 89-77. Duke is 6-2 in the ACC, but where the team has struggled has been away from home, going just 1-4 in true road games thus far. Boston College has been up-and-down all year, never winning more than three games in a row, but never losing more than three straight either. The Eagles have dropped five of their last seven games, but alternated wins and losses over their last four. The most recent encounter had BC hosting Florida State last weekend, that clash resulting in a 61-57 setback as the team fell to 8-5 at home. The Eagles are 3-5 in ACC play. Duke owns an 11-2 edge in the all-time series with BC, and the Blue Devils have won three of the previous four meetings in Chestnut Hill. The Eagles are just 1-9 against Duke since joining the ACC. Kyle Singler scored a career-high 30 points behind a stellar 8-of-10 effort from three-point range helping Duke claim an 86-67 win over Georgia Tech on Thursday night. Jon Scheyer added 21 points, seven assists and two steals, while Nolan Smith chipped in with 14 points and four assists. Duke hit the mark on 12-of-18 three-point attempts, outscoring the Yellow Jackets 36-9 from beyond the arc. The Blue Devils posted a 17-1 edge in points off turnovers and won the rebounding battle as well. Scheyer, Smith and Singler are the NCAA's most productive trio, combining for 53.6 ppg. In addition to Singler's scoring touch, he is the team's leading rebounder (7.1 rpg), while Scheyer, a Bob Cousy Award Finalist, serves as its primary playmaker (5.7 apg). As a team, Duke is outscoring the opposition by roughly 19 ppg (82.1 to 63.0), while shooting 46.3 percent from the field, 39.4 percent from long range and 76.6 percent from the free-throw line. Although they haven't been able to consistently win games, the Eagles own favorable margins in scoring (+4.9) and rebounding (+5.5). They feature four double-digit scorers in the starting lineup, beginning with Joe Trapani and his 14.5 ppg. Trapani also paces the club in three-pointers (35), blocks (19) and rebounds (6.5 rpg). Reggie Jackson is netting 13.6 ppg while also grabbing 5.8 rpg, and Corey Raji chips in with 11.4 points and 6.4 caroms per contest. Rakim Sanders rounds out the offensive-minded quartet with 10.9 ppg, although his 38.2 percent shooting from the field and 28.8 percent from three-point range are in dire need of improvement. Sanders scored a game-high 17 points, and Trapani contributed 15 more, but those effort were wasted as BC dropped a four-point decision at home to Florida State last weekend. The Eagles were outrebounded (39-22) in the game, and attempted just four free throws -- their lowest total in more than a decade. They did do a good job in defending the three-pointer, as the Seminoles made just 1-of-13 from beyond the arc.
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Online Sportsbook Football BettingColts give the ‘D’ its dueThe Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain. They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities. "They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure." Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line. New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest. Not so sound on the ground If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU. Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com “We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star. Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground. Brees says bring it on Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites. Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship. Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game. "I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time." SportsBooks ready for a shootout Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses. “This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.” New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts. The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game. “Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.” |
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