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Roy, Miller help Blazers beat RaptorsBasketball Betting Lines02/24/2010 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Roy poured in 20 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists, as the Portland Trail Blazers held off the Toronto Raptors, 101-87, at Air Canada Centre. Andre Miller added 18 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for the Blazers, who have won the first two games of a five-game road trip. Rudy Fernandez donated 17 points and seven boards off the bench for Portland, which was without center Marcus Camby because of a sprained right ankle. "Last week we were a little off balance after the All-Star break," Roy said. "Now were starting to feel a little more comfortable as a group. Scoring 100 points tonight showed that. Now we got to keep it going on this road trip." Hedo Turkoglu finished with 24 points for the Raptors, who had won two straight and five of six coming in. Jarrett Jack chipped in 18 points and eight assists. Andrea Bargnani added 15 points and six rebounds for Toronto, which had a franchise-best streak of 20 consecutive games with at least 100 points come to and end. The Raptors were without star forward Chris Bosh for a third straight game on Wednesday due a sprained left ankle. Down 62-54 with less than 7 1/2 minutes to go in the third, Toronto went on a 9-2 spurt to cut the deficit to one. Amir Johnson's deuce made it a 64-63 contest with 4:47 left. The Blazers went on a 9-0 run moments later to build a 12-point lead. Fernandez's pair of free throws made it 78-66. Turkoglu made a pair of foul shots at the end of the quarter to cut the gap to 10 heading to the fourth. The Raptors never got closer than seven in the fourth. "We just let them have too many easy baskets," Turkoglu said. "I don't know what their fast break points were tonight but we let them have too many easy points." The Blazers closed out the first quarter on an 8-2 spurt to take a 32-24 lead into the second. Ahead 36-31 with less than 8 1/2 minutes to play until half, Portland put together a 15-3 burst. Fernandez and Juwan Howard each tallied four points during the flurry, which Roy capped with a trey from the corner for a 51-34 margin with less than four minutes remaining. The Raptors fought right back with nine straight points to get within 53-47 at the break. Game Notes The Blazers shot 49.4 percent from the field, while the Raptors made 44.7 percent of their shots...Toronto turned the ball over 16 times, leading to 17 Portland points.
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Super Bowl XLIII Betting OddsSuper Bowl XLIII, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset. The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown. The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns. Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy. MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line) Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line) Matt Foust won both of his conference championship plays yesterday and he is ready to serve up plenty of Super Bowl action. Each individual play costs $15.00, however, MySportsbook.com recommends purchasing Matt's NFL Playoff Package which includes all of Matt's Super Bowl props and picks from just $45.00. Get free Super Bowl XLIII Betting from top rated online sportsbook MySportsbook.com. Mysportsbook.com online Super Bowl betting with credit cards |
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