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03/02/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - All-Star Tracy McGrady is having a great season for the Houston Rockets. The 6-8 McGrady is averaging 24.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and a team-best 6.1 assists in 48 games.
McGrady has scored more than 22 points in four straight games and is averaging 31.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.8 assists per contest in that span. He has scored in double-digits 44 times and has collected nine double-doubles during the campaign.
The Rockets continue to play without All-Star center Yao Ming, who leads the Rockets in scoring (25.9 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg). He suffered a non displaced fracture in a bone under his right knee during a 98-93 loss on December 23rd to the Los Angeles Clippers. Houston is 19-11 without Yao, who is expected to return in mid-to-late March.
The Denver Nuggets attempt to extend their winning streak to three games when they welcome the Rockets on Friday to the Pepsi Center. It is the third and final meeting of the regular season between the squads. The teams split the previous two contests, as both clubs picked up a win on the road.
The Rockets have won two straight and three of their last four at Denver.
Houston enters Friday's game on a two-game losing streak. Rookie Andrea Bargnani scored 20 points to lead a balanced Toronto attack as the Raptors downed the Rockets, 106-90, on Wednesday at the Toyota Center.
McGrady returned after missing a game with flu-like symptoms to score 22 points in the loss to Toronto for the Rockets, who have dropped four of their last six games overall. Shane Battier netted 16, while Rafer Alston contributed 12 points in defeat.
The Rockets are a respectable 15-13 on the road this season. Houston will host the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday at the Toyota Center in the fourth and final meeting of the regular season between the clubs. The Rockets are 2-1 against the Spurs in the campaign. San Antonio has won three straight after losing its last two at Houston.
Houston is the fifth seed in the Western Conference playoff race, 2 1/2 games ahead of the sixth-seeded Lakers.
The Rockets are scheduled to play 13 of their final 25 games on the road.
<< Houston, D.C. advance to Champions Cup semis
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Soccer passed its first
test of the 2007 season, with both of its teams advancing to the semifinal
series of the CONCACAF Champions Cup against inferior opponents.
D.C. United and
<< 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
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
Suns ready for big homestand >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phoenix is 44-14 and is at the top of the Pacific
Division, 11 games ahead of the second place Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns are
No. 2 in the West, five games behind the defending conference champion Dallas
Maveric
The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.
MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.
Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.
Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.
After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.
Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.
Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.
If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.
Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.
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