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Thunder put win streak on the line versus revamped MavsBasketball Betting Lines02/16/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks get to show off their revamped lineup when they close out a three-game road trip Tuesday against Kevin Durant and the surging Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center. In order to keep pace with the other Western Conference powers, such as the Lakers, Spurs and Nuggets, the Southwest Division-leading Mavs made a deal with Washington this past weekend and acquired Caron Butler, DeShawn Stevenson, Brendan Haywood and cash in exchange for Josh Howard, Drew Gooden, James Singleton and Quinton Ross. The new players are expected to debut this evening, but the biggest attraction will be Butler. Butler averaged 16.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game with the Wizards and will join fellow stars Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and Jason Terry in Big D. Dallas could use a lift since it has dropped five of its last seven games, including a 127-91 blowout at Denver just before the All- Star break last Tuesday. Nowitzki went 5-of-17 from the field in a 17-point effort for Dallas, which owns a 1 1/2-game lead over San Antonio in the division standings. Nowitzki had 22 points for the Western Conference in a 141-139 loss to the East in Sunday's All-Star game. Jason Terry had 16 points against the Nuggets and is posting 19.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists in his last 11 starts. "They didn't let us hang around," Terry said. "If they let us hang around it's a different story, but we're fighting an uphill battle from the jump." Dallas is 15-4 in games after a loss, the best mark in the NBA, and has a conference-best 17 road wins this season (17-11). The Mavericks won just 18 total road games a season ago. On the injury front for Dallas, center Erick Dampier (knee) and forward Shawn Marion (back/groin) are both listed as questionable for tonight's game. The Thunder entered the break on a six-game winning streak after handing the Portland Trail Blazers an 89-77 setback last Tuesday in the finale of a perfect three-game road trip. Durant recorded his 16th double-double of the season with 33 points and 11 rebounds, and has scored 30 or more points 30 times to become the first player in team history to post 30 games of 30 or more points since Dale Ellis turned the trick 31 times during the 1988-89 season. Durant also extended his franchise record of scoring at least 25 points in 25 consecutive games, the longest run since Allen Iverson reached the magic number in 27 straight games during his MVP 2000-2001 season. Jeff Green added 17 points and James Harden scored all 13 of his points in succession for the Thunder in the fourth quarter against Portland. Oklahoma City has won six straight for the first time since ripping off nine straight victories early in the 2004-05 campaign. "It gives us confidence, and we're feeling good going into the break," said Durant, who had 15 points for the West in the All-Star game and captured his second H-O-R-S-E victory during the weekend festivities. "The most important thing is that we come back ready to play after the All-Star break. We need to enjoy this break but come back with that mindset ready to come back to fight through these last 30 games." The Thunder are four games behind Denver for the Northwest lead and have won three straight as the host. They own a 15-10 mark at the Ford Center this season. Dallas has won the first two meetings with Oklahoma City this season and 21 of the past 25 in the series.
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Football BettingNFL Football Betting OnlineThe San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago. Thursday, August 21 NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37 NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007 In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points. Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season): * SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp. Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled. Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too. That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm. Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds. CHICAGO -3 (-120) ** The 2008 NFL betting lines season is almost upon us! If you like to bet on the NFL, you are in the best possible place for online betting. The sportsbook has NFL odds up on a ton of futures, and you will also find NFL lines up for early games as well. Join sportbook today and we'll help guide you right through to Super Bowl XLIII and beyond! Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting odds . Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55. Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M. Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early. Memphis vs. Ohio State To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards |
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