Cavs hope to snap skid vs. Hornets

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02/23/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Losing three in a row has brought the Cleveland Cavaliers back to reality after their impressive 13-game winning streak, and they'll try to end this season-long skid tonight at home versus the New Orleans Hornets.

Cleveland still has the NBA's best record at 43-14, but hasn't been playing so well recently and dropped a 101-95 decision to the Orlando Magic on Sunday in central Florida. All-Star LeBron James did his best with 33 points, nine rebounds and six assists, while veteran Shaquille O'Neal registered 20 points for the Central Division-leading Cavs, who fell to 17-6 in the new year, trailing only Utah (18-5) for the best mark in the league since January.

"We played hard, but their perimeter guys just hit some big shots," said O'Neal, who is averaging 15.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 blocks in 25.4 minutes over the past 16 games.

Antawn Jamison, who will play his first home game as a Cavalier tonight, posted 19 points and eight boards in Sunday's loss. Jamison will get a taste of what it's like to play at Quicken Loans Arena, where Cleveland sports an NBA-best 24-4 record. After having the top home ledger last season at 39-2, the Cavs are trying to become only the 14th team in NBA history and seventh in the previous 35 years to hold the best record as the host in back-to-back campaigns.

James, the NBA's leading scorer at 30.0 ppg, and the top-seeded Cavs hope to avoid losing four straight games since early in the 2007-08 season. A 19-6 record against the Western Conference this season may just do the trick.

New Orleans will open a short road trip against Cleveland and Milwaukee tonight, and is 11-17 away from the Big Easy this season. It enters Tuesday's tilt on a two-game winning streak, having defeated Houston by a 102-94 score the last time out on Sunday in the finale of a four-game homestand.

Rookie guard Darren Collison followed up his first career triple-double with a 26-point, nine-assist performance to lead the Hornets, who went 3-1 on the residency and sit one game off the eighth and final playoff spot in the West. Collison is averaging 17.9 points, 8.2 assists, 3.9 rebounds in 18 games as a starter, while David West put together another solid effort with 27 points and nine rebounds. He has averaged 28.0 points and 9.0 boards in the last two games.

"I think that is a very good team we played, a team that shoots the ball very well, scored the ball easily, and I am pleased that we were able to come away with the win," said Hornets head coach Jeff Bower.

Bower will face perhaps the best team in the league tonight. The Hornets and Cavs split a pair of meetings a season ago, but New Orleans has won four of the past six matchups. Cleveland, however, is 10-3 in the previous 13 contests as the host in this series.

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Super Bowl XLIII Betting - Super Bowl 2009

Super Bowl 2009, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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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