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03/02/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Multi-talented point guard Chris Paul and forward Tyson Chandler have the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets back in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race.
Paul is averaging 17.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and a team-best 8.7 assists in 41 games this season. The Wake Forest product has collected 17 double-doubles and has scored in double-digits 34 times.
Chandler, who is averaging 8.6 points and a club-high 12.4 rebounds, has been a force inside lately. Has has registered 10 straight double-doubles and has posted double-figures in rebounds in 17 straight contests.
The Hornets (28-30) have been hit extremely hard this season by injuries, but have managed to avoid falling out of contention for the postseason. They are tied with the Clippers for eighth and final spot and are just one game behind the seventh-seeded Denver Nuggets.
New Orleans/Oklahoma City is still without forward Peja Stojakovic (lower back). Stojakovic is averaging 17.8 points per game in just 13 outings, and last played on November 24th.
The Chicago Bulls play the finale of a three-game homestand, as they welcome the Hornets on Friday to the United Center. It is the second and final meeting of the season between the clubs. On December 1st, Andres Nocioni scored 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Chicago edged the Hornets, 111-108, at the Ford Center. Nocioni is currently sidelined with plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
The Hornets have lost two of their last three at Chicago. The Bulls have won two in a row in the series.
New Orleans/Oklahoma City has won three of its last four games overall. Paul posted 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Hornets got their sixth straight win at home with a 107-100 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday at the Ford Center.
Devin Brown scored 19 points in the win over Atlanta for the Hornets. Tyson Chandler collected 18 points and 13 boards, while David West had 17 points and 14 boards in the victory.
The Hornets are just 9-19 on the road this season. They are scheduled to host the Utah Jazz on Sunday at the Ford Center. On January 27th, Bobby Jackson scored 21 points off the bench to lead New Orleans/Oklahoma City over the Jazz, 94-83, at the Ford Center. Utah is scheduled to host the Hornets on March 10th at EnergySolutions Arena.
New Orleans/Oklahoma City is scheduled to play 13 of its final 24 games on the road.
<< Redskins complete deals with three players
Ashburn, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Redskins signed fullback Mike
Sellers and guard Randy Thomas to multi-year contract extensions Friday and
also re-signed safety Vernon Fox.
The 6-3, 260-pound Sellers played in all 16 game
<< Relegation battle wages on in France
Sedan, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When Sedan and PSG meet on Saturday at
Stade Louis-Dugauguez, the game will be filled with relegation implications.
Both teams were bounced from the Coupe de France in the quarterfinal round
this
<< Federer will face surging Youzhny in Dubai final
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - World No. 1 superstar Roger
Federer and red-hot unseeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny will square off in
Saturday's final at the $1.5 million Dubai Tennis Championships.
The three-time Dubai cham
<< Colts release Reagor, Stokley
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Indianapolis Colts released defensive
tackle Montae Reagor and wide receiver Brandon Stokley on Friday.
Both eight-year veterans, Reagor and Stokley joined the club in 2003 as
unrestricted free
Now we can get serious about three-year-olds >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Beginning on Saturday the important races
leading to the Kentucky Derby show up on the schedule. The $350,000 Fountain
of Youth Stakes from Gulfstream Park and the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes
at Sant
Cleveland Cavaliers >>
Assigned guard Shannon Brown to Albuquerque (NBADL).
Buccaneers sign CB Buchanon >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed unrestricted
free agent cornerback Phillip Buchanon on Friday.
Buchanon, who joined Tampa Bay last October after starting the season with the
Houston Texans, played in 10 g
La Liga's top two set to square off >>
Sevilla, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Spanish La Liga's leaders look to make a
case for their championship rights when top team Barcelona travels to second-
placed Sevilla on Saturday.
Barcelona will have the boost of having its star strike
Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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