Hawks aim to wrap up East's No. 3 seed in Milwaukee
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04/12/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A win tonight would lock up the East's No. 3 seed for the
Atlanta Hawks, who will pay a visit to the playoff-bound Milwaukee Bucks
tonight at the Bradley Center.
Atlanta is a game ahead of Boston for the third spot in the conference
standings and swept the season series from the Celtics, 4-0. It has won two
straight and three of five games, and ended a six-game road losing streak with
Saturday's 105-95 victory at Washington behind Jamal Crawford's team-high 28
points off the bench.
"There's always a moment of truth in a game, where one team's going to step up
and take control of the game," Crawford said. "So if we can do that a little
bit earlier and not put ourselves in tight situations toward the end, I think
that would help us."
Joe Johnson added 20 points and Josh Smith added 10 and eight assists for the
Hawks, who will close out the regular season on Wednesday versus Cleveland.
The Hawks are 33-7 at home, as opposed to their 18-22 road mark.
Milwaukee is currently tied with Miami for the fifth spot in the East and had
its four-game winning streak come to an end with Saturday's 105-90 loss versus
the Boston Celtics at home.
John Salmons scored 21 points and rookie Brandon Jennings had 19 to pace the
Bucks, who got 12 points out of Jerry Stackhouse in a reserve role.
"With about four minutes to go in the second quarter they started getting
really physical with us -- setting screens, getting to the basket and
rebounding positions -- and we didn't respond really well to that," Bucks head
coach Scott Skiles said. "They took a little momentum there."
Skiles was ejected after getting two technical fouls for arguing with the
refs. Milwaukee will conclude the regular season on Wednesday in Boston.
The 2009-10 season series between Atlanta and Milwaukee is tied at a game
apiece, with each team holding serve as the host. The Hawks have lost 18 of
their last 21 trips to the Bradley Center.
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Auburn Hills.
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Bobcats visit lowly Nets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The playoff-bound Charlotte Bobcats can still move up in
the Eastern Conference standings and will pay a visit to the New Jersey Nets
tonight at the IZOD Center.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Garza tries to beat the Baltimore Orioles for the
second time in as many starts this evening when the Tampa Bay Rays open a
three-game set at Camden Yards.
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Target Field with the first of three straight meetings with the Boston Red
Sox.
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pleasant surprises in the early going. Tonight, their home fans get their
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MySportsbook.com Posts Heisman Trophy Odds
With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best Heisman Trophy odds at 5-2.
Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season. Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money.
This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy. A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
Current betting odds Heisman trophy are:
Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame)
Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma)
Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State)
Michael Bush (RB, Louisville)
Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia)
Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville)
Chris Leak (QB, Florida)
Mike Hart (RB, Michigan)
Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State)
Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame)
Drew Tate (QB, Iowa)
Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal)
Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn)
Chad Henne (QB, Michigan)
Kyle Wright (QB, Miami)
Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State)
Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama)
JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU)
Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State)
Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina)
Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech) |
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12-1
18-1
18-1
20-1
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35-1
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For complete NCAA Football odds visit MySportsbook.com.
Super 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)
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