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Jazz make a stop in Golden StateBasketball Betting Lines02/19/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The streaking Utah Jazz shoot for their sixth straight road win Friday in Oakland against the Golden State Warriors. The Jazz improved to 2-0 on their current four-game road swing Wednesday in New Orleans when Paul Millsap scored a team-high 24 points to go with eight rebounds, and Carlos Boozer donated 16 and 15 to help the Jazz pick up a 98-90 decision over the Hornets. Deron Williams orchestrated the offense with 15 points and 10 assists, while Mehmet Okur added 10 points and eight rebounds for Utah, which has won 11 of its last 12 overall. "Paul [Millsap] has played extremely well all year," Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan said. "He has helped us stay in there a great deal. Utah, which has improved to 12-12 on the road, hasn't won six straight away from Salt Lake City since Feb. 12-20, 2002. Despite their recent success, the Jazz were sellers at Thursday's trade deadline, sending starting guard Ronnie Brewer to Memphis for a future first- round draft pick. The Warriors, meanwhile, are coming off one of their most impressive wins of the season, a 130-98 thrashing over Sacramento on Wednesday. C.J. Watson scored a career-high 40 points while pulling down seven rebounds and dishing out six assists in that one. Anthony Morrow added 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists for the Warriors, who have won two of three since a nine-game skid. Stephen Curry donated 24 points, a career-high 15 assists and six rebounds. Devean George had 16 points off the bench for Golden State, which shot 51.5 percent from the field. The Warriors were without star guard Monta Ellis for a fourth straight game due to a sprained left knee. Ellis is considered day-to-day. "I just try and go out there and play, and play aggressive," Watson said. "I knew Monta (Ellis) wasn't playing so I just knew I had to pick up the scoring load and just try and get some points in transition. Shots fell for me and we won so that's all I care about." This is the first meeting between these two clubs this season after splitting four games last year.
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140). Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team. A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound. But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your bet on boxing needs.
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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