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Ambitious Blazers welcome Mavs to Rose CityBasketball Betting Lines03/25/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers are on the brink of their second straight playoff appearance and hope to stay in contention tonight, when they host the Dallas Mavericks at the Rose Garden. Portland sits in the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, just a half-game behind seventh-seeded San Antonio and 1 1/2 games in back of No. 6 Oklahoma City, and had its five-game winning streak stopped with Sunday's 93-87 setback against Phoenix in the desert. Brandon Roy scored 23 points and Andre Miller added 22 and nine assists for Portland, which got 16 points and eight rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge. "They went zone and we didn't attack that. We stopped moving the ball and just didn't attack it," noted Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan. "We were launching our jump shots from the perimeter and they weren't going in." Aldridge is averaging 19.3 points in the last 33 games, while Miller has averaged 16.2 points and 6.4 assists since January 2 (37 games). The Blazers will put their four-game home winning streak on the line tonight, and are 23-13 in the Rose City this season. Dallas is still jockeying for position in the conference standings, as it sits a half-game behind Denver for the No. 2 spot in the West. It will begin a two- game trek Thursday against the Blazers and Warriors, and owns a 22-13 mark away from Big D this season. The Southwest Division-leading Mavericks are 2-3 since a 13-game winning streak and ended a two-game slide with a 106-96 triumph over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday in the Lone Star State. Jason Kidd netted a season-high 26 points and dished out 12 assists, while Dirk Nowitzki, who was ejected in the third quarter, finished with 18 points. Nowitzki was slapped with two quick technical fouls with 9:16 left in the third stanza with Dallas ahead, 65-56. "That was a bad decision by Dirk," Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said. "It put the team in a terrible situation and he knows it was wrong. If you get a technical, you get one and make your point and you've got to let it go. He is too important to us." Dallas went on to outscore the Clippers by a 30-19 margin in the final quarter, while Jason Terry contributed 14 points in the win. Shawn Marion and Brendan Haywood each tallied 12 points for the Mavs, who are 4 1/2 games ahead of San Antonio in the Southwest standings. Over his last three games, Terry is averaging 19.3 points. Dallas and Portland are playing the third or four matchups this season tonight, with the Blazers slated to host the Mavericks again on April 9. Portland has won the first two tests of the 2009-10 season, but the Mavs are 18-4 in the past 22 contests between the teams. One more win over the Mavs would give Portland its first series win since the 1998-99 campaign (3-0).
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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence Work left to do: Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8. Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday. DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ... West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule. Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games. For more March Madness odds go to MySportsbook.com For more College Basketball betting lines go to BettingExpress.com To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds Will he or won't he? Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team. Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team. "I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success." Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate. Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns. But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches. Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback. It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips. Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook credit cards needs. |
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