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Magic try and grab 2-0 series lead against HawksBasketball Betting Lines05/06/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks will try and rebound from one of their worst playoff performances in franchise history as they resume their Eastern Conference semifinals series with the red-hot Orlando Magic tonight at Amway Arena. The Magic stayed undefeated this postseason by winning Game 1 of the set on Tuesday when Dwight Howard provided 21 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, as Orlando recorded one of the biggest wins in team history with a 114-71 drubbing of the Hawks. The triumph was just shy of the largest margin of victory in Magic playoff history, which was 47 in a 124-77 win over Boston in the conference quarterfinals on April 28, 1995. Meanwhile, Tuesday's contest was the second- worst playoff loss for the Hawks, who were beaten by 58 on March 19, 1956 against the then-Minneapolis Lakers. "If we can just be competitive here for four quarters and make it a game, win or lose. Make it a game. And then you go home and handle your business at home, which we've done. Anything can happen," Hawks coach Mike Woodson told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. "But, it can't just be lopsided like it was [Tuesday] night. And I've got to take responsibility for that as the coach. I don't always put it on the players." Howard recorded his first double-double of the playoffs in Game 1 after running into constant foul trouble in Orlando's first-round sweep of Charlotte. He played only 29 minutes on Tuesday, but it was not because of referee's whistle. Instead, the Defensive Player of the Year helped the Magic outscore Atlanta, 60-21, over the middle two quarters to rout the Hawks. "I thought (Howard) played with good poise, good patience down in the post," said Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy. "I thought defensively he was a little tentative early on, but then he started to get involved in the game. Clearly, he dominated the game." Vince Carter added 20 points and six boards for the Magic, who are 9-1 in the playoffs when winning Game 1 of a set and have won 11 straight games dating back to the regular season. Jameer Nelson contributed 19 points, while J.J. Redick had 10 in the lopsided win that saw Orlando shoot 52.4 percent from the field. Josh Smith had 14 points to lead the Hawks, who are a dismal 0-13 all-time in conference semifinal series since the round was renamed as such in 1971. Additionally, Atlanta has lost 12 straight conference semifinal games dating back to 1997. "We didn't have any juice," said Woodson. "We'll have to go back and regroup. We didn't play well, we didn't play Atlanta Hawk basketball tonight. It was an ugly game for us on both ends of the floor. I thought we were ready to play but we didn't put the second, third and fourth quarters together." Zaza Pachulia provided 12 points and seven rebounds, while Joe Johnson scored 10 in defeat for Atlanta. Orlando took three of four games from the Hawks in the regular season and won the Southeast Division by six games over Atlanta. The two teams have met just one time in the postseason, however, a 4-1 Magic win in the 1995-96 Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 3 in the series is scheduled for Saturday in Atlanta.
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half. Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout. Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper". 22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night. Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good. Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig". Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards. MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years. Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well. MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting. Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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ODDS TO WIN BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
| Texas Oklahoma Nebraska Texas Tech Colorado Iowa State Texas A&M Kansas State Missouri Kansas Baylor Oklahoma State |
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ODDS TO WIN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
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