Blazers hope to get back on track in the Twin Cities vs. Wolves

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02/27/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers hope to salvage the finale of their current road trip in tonight's clash with the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Target Center.

Portland suffered losses to a pair of the Western Conference's top clubs in Houston and San Antonio during the first two tests of its three-game swing and has now dropped five in a row on the road. The Blazers are just 12-17 as the visiting team this season, compared to an excellent 23-5 mark on their home court.

Despite playing without Tim Duncan, the Spurs extended Portland's road woes with Wednesday's 99-84 victory at the AT&T Center. The Trail Blazers shot a woeful 37.6 percent from the field, with leading scorer Brandon Roy managing just 14 points while making 5-of-18 attempts.

Channing Frye led Portland with 15 points and added seven rebounds, while LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw each scored 13 points in the loss.

The road-challenged Blazers figure to have a better chance to get back in the win column tonight, considering the Timberwolves are only 8-20 at the Target Center so far this season and are mired in a four-game overall losing streak.

Portland has also had great success when facing the T-Wolves as of late. The Trail Blazers have won the last six meetings between these teams, with three of those victories having taken place in Minnesota.

The Timberwolves' recent struggles continued with Wednesday's 120-103 setback to visiting Utah, the team's ninth defeat in its last 10 games. Minnesota has surrendered 110 points or more in each of its past six losses.

On the bright side, Kevin Love put together his most productive game of his brief career for the Timberwolves. The rookie forward, the fifth overall pick of the 2008 draft, scored a personal-best 24 points and tied a season high with 15 rebounds.

Ryan Gomes also netted 24 points for Minnesota, which received 21 points from Mike Miller as well on the evening.

However, the Bucks did rout the Mavs by a 133-99 score at the Bradley Center back on January 21, with Villanueva leading the way with 32 points and 10 rebounds.

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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds  
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.

Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.

Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.

Below is a list of some of the favorites to win the 2007 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship lines. For the full list of teams and March Madness odds be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com. If you want to use your credit card to bet on college hoops or any other event, MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry.

Arizona 20-1

Butler 20-1

Duke 30-1

Florida 7-2

Georgetown 30-1

Indiana 35-1

Kansas 15-1

Marquette 25-1

Maryland 40-1

Memphis 50-1

Nevada 50-1

UNC 9-2

OSU 8-1

Oregon 30-1

Pittsburgh 15-1

Texas 30-1

Texas A&M 18-1

UCLA 6-1

Wisconsin 10-1

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