11/17/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The injury-riddled Utah Jazz are back at home for two straight games, starting with Monday's tilt versus the Phoenix Suns at EnergySolutions Arena.
Utah opened the 2008-09 season with five straight wins, then went 1-4 on a five-game road trip, losing the last three contests of the swing. In Saturday's 105-93 setback to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Carlos Boozer finished with 7 points, nine rebounds and four assists.
Paul Millsap chipped in 15 points off the bench while C.J. Miles and Ronnie Price ended with 12 points apiece. Utah will also host the Milwaukee Bucks on the short homestand and is 4-0 in Salt Lake City this season.
The Jazz have been without guard Deron Williams (ankle), forward Andrei Kirilenko (finger) and center Mehmet Okur (personal). Okur is out indefinitely and both Williams and Kirilenko are questionable for Monday. Utah forward Matt Harpring (ankle) is also questionable versus the Suns.
Phoenix has won two in a row and four of six games, including Sunday's 104-86 win over Allen Iverson and the Detroit Pistons at US Airways Center.
Amare Stoudemire scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Steve Nash returned from a one-game suspension to post 17 points and seven assists. Nash was penalized one game for his involvement in an altercation with Houston last Wednesday. Shaquille O'Neal was ejected for a flagrant foul two in the second quarter and netted 12 points.
Suns forward Matt Barnes, who was suspended for two games for being involved in Wednesday's melee with the Rockets, did not play yesterday. He is eligible to return for this evening's contest in Utah.
Phoenix is 5-1 as the guest in 2008-09.
The Jazz won two of three meetings with Phoenix a year ago and are 6-2 in the past eight matchups in this series.
These two teams have split the previous eight games in Salt Lake City.
<< Struggling Thunder host Rockets
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Winning hasn't come easy this season for the Oklahoma City
Thunder, who hope an upcoming homestand will produce some victories. Tonight
they will kick off the residency versus the Houston Rockets at the Ford
Center.
Oklah
<< Singler, Duke survive scare from Rhode Island
Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Singler scored 21 points and made the go-
ahead free throws with 19.4 seconds remaining in the game, as eighth-ranked
Duke got a scare but came back to edge Rhode Island 82-79, at Cameron Indoor
Stadium
<< Cowboys edge Redskins in Romo's return
Landover, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tony Romo returned after a three-game absence
and hit Martellus Bennett with a 25-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown that proved
to be the game-winner, as the Dallas Cowboys pulled out a critical 14-10 win
over NF
<< Duncan leads Spurs past Kings
Sacramento, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Duncan finished with 20 points, which
included the game's final two baskets, as the San Antonio Spurs held on for a
90-88 win over the Sacramento Kings.
Duncan also had 10 rebounds, while Michael F
Fordham visits Villanova >>
Villanova, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 23rd-ranked Villanova Wildcats are
clearly favored in tonight's non-conference home clash with the Fordham Rams.
If Friday's 65-62 loss to Ivy League foe Columbia is an indication of things
to come, Fordh
NIT Season Tip-Off action has Eastern Michigan taking on Purdue >>
West Lafayette, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Eastern Michigan Eagles and 11th-
ranked Purdue Boilermakers meet up for the first time since 1971, as they
tangle in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Mackey Arena tonight.
The victor of
Dolphins face tall task in clash with Hoyas >>
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The two-time defending Big East regular-
season champion Georgetown Hoyas will open their new campaign this evening
when they host the Jacksonville Dolphins in a non-league affair at the Verizon
Center.
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Second-ranked Huskies host Hawks at XL Center >>
Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The second-ranked Connecticut Huskies welcome
in-state foe Hartford to the XL Center this evening, for a non-conference
clash.
The Huskies opened their 2008-09 season in Storrs, routing Western Carolina,
81-5
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) |
5-2 7-2 7-1 10-1 10-1 12-1 12-1 18-1 18-1 20-1 30-1 35-1 35-1 40-1 50-1 50-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 |
For complete NCAA Football odds visit MySportsbook.com.
It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.
As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.
Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.
Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.
To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your hockey betting needs.
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