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Hawks hope to bury the past in UtahBasketball Betting Lines02/22/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The last time the Atlanta Hawks won in Salt Lake City Dominique Wilkins was still entertaining the crowd with his acrobatic dunks. "The Human Highlight Film" has long since retired and the new Hawks will try to snap a 15-game slide at the Jazz tonight from EnergySolutions Arena. Atlanta hasn't won in Utah since February 13, 1993 and sports an all-time record of 11-31 in games played in Salt Lake City. The Hawks have won two straight in this series, including a 96-83 home victory back on December 18 this season, but the Jazz own an 11-3 mark in the previous 14 encounters and are 16-1 against tonight's opponent at EnergySolutions Arena. The Hawks have dropped two in a row overall to fall 2 1/2 games behind Orlando for the top spot in the Southeast and suffered a 108-104 loss at Golden State last night. Joe Johnson finished with 31 points and five rebounds, as the Hawks fell to 1-2 on a four-game road trip. Al Horford ended with 26 points and 11 boards, Jamal Crawford scored 17 points to reach 10,000 for his career and Josh Smith chipped in 14 points and 17 rebounds in defeat. "We just failed to execute coming down the stretch," Hawks head coach Mike Woodson said. "We had a comfortable lead and stopped doing things that got us the lead." Woodson's squad is 13-14 away from Dixie this season and fourth in the Eastern Conference standings. Utah just completed a perfect four-game road trip with a 93-89 overtime victory at Portland on Sunday, and will open a quick homestand versus the Hawks and Bobcats tonight. In the win over the Blazers, Carlos Boozer scored 22 points and grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds, while Deron Williams had 18 points and 12 assists for the Jazz, who rallied from 25 points down to win for the 17th time in the last 19 games. "We didn't give up, that's the biggest thing, we fought back, a lot of teams in this league probably wouldn't have done that being down 25, but we did a great job of staying together as a group, fighting on defense," Boozer said after Utah improved to 8-1 this month. The Jazz are just a half-game behind Denver for the Northwest lead, third in the West and 22-7 as the host this season. Forward Andrei Kirilenko (back) is questionable for Monday.
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NFL Football Betting : Odds on NFL Division to Win the Super BowlThe AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East. Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around. The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win. To visit this sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your NFL football betting needs. |
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