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Bosh-less Raptors host CelticsBasketball Betting Lines04/07/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Raptors lost more than just the game last night in Cleveland and may be without All-Star center Chris Bosh for some time. Tonight they'll try to regroup at home versus the Boston Celtics. Bosh suffered a fracture to the right side of his face during Tuesday's 113-101 loss to the Cavaliers after taking an inadvertent elbow to the face by Cleveland forward Antawn Jamison. Bosh was forced to leave the contest bleeding from his nose and mouth just 2:08 into the game. He headed to the Cleveland Clinic for a CT scan and remained overnight for an evaluation. The Georgia Tech product leads the Raptors with 24.0 ppg and is not expected to play Wednesday versus the Celtics. In last night's loss at Quicken Loans Arena, Jarrett Jack had 23 points and Amir Johnson netted 16 for the Raptors, who are just a game ahead of Chicago for the eighth and final postseason berth in the Eastern Conference and three games behind No. 7 seed Charlotte. "There's not a lot we can do," Raptors coach Jay Triano said of losing Bosh. "We've still got to play and we'll have to make adjustments on the fly and we'll have to make an adjustment if he's not available for tomorrow and be ready to play against Boston at home. There's not much we can do." Toronto, which has lost two straight and five of eight games, is 24-14 at Air Canada Centre this season. Boston has slipped up a bit with four losses in its last five games, including a 104-101 setback at New York's Madison Square Garden. Ray Allen finished with 17 points, Kendrick Perkins chipped in 14 and eight rebounds and Kevin Garnett scored 14 points for the Celtics, who are a game behind Atlanta for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference. "You let a team go out there and shoot 50 percent and you don't rebound, that's going to be an uphill battle all night. That's what it was," said Celtics top scorer Paul Pierce, who had 13 points in defeat. Glen Davis tallied 12 points in a losing effort. The Celtics are 24-14 away from Beantown this season. Boston is aiming for its second straight series sweep of Toronto this evening and has won the first three encounters in 2009-10. The Celtics have won seven straight, 11 of 12 and 20 of the last 26 matchups between the teams. The Celtics are unbeaten in their last five trips up north.
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Academy Award Betting Odds for Best Picture Offer Great Value If there is any category that is not an obvious win for any one nominee in this year's Academy Awards, it would be for Best Picture. Sure the Departed is a 5/7 favorite, but that's hardly anything when we look at Helen Mirren and her "out-of-reach" 1 to 40 odds (which means you would win a whopping $1 for every $40 bet). For value, take a look at MySportsbook.com Oscars betting odds on my personal favorite, The Queen - a remarkable 12 to 1 long shot. The film hasn't won any pre-awards for Best Picture (compared to The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine), but there is a tremendous following and it is a strong enough film to warrant a surprise win. TV Guide advises Oscar watchers should be cautioned not to discount the drama "Babel" with its strong social themes about overcoming communication gaps among people of different cultures. Who is to say independently produced Little Miss Sunshine won't be this year's Crash. Last year, Crash won for Best Motion Picture, shocking those who bet on gay cowboy flick, Brokeback Mountain, as the favorite to win. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Visa needs.
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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