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03/29/2010 - New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David West scored 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead a balanced attack, as the New Orleans Hornets held off the Los Angeles Lakers, 108-100, at New Orleans Arena.
Marcus Thornton added 18 points for the Hornets, who improved to 2-2 on a five-game homestand that ends Wednesday against the Wizards. Darren Collison donated 17 points off the bench, while Chris Paul chipped in 15 points and 13 assists for the victors.
Kobe Bryant finished with 31 points, six assists, and five rebounds for the Lakers, who dropped to 2-2 on a five-game road trip that concludes Wednesday in Atlanta.
Pau Gasol tallied 26 points and 22 rebounds while Ron Artest had 14 and seven for Los Angeles, which is five games ahead of Dallas for first in the Western Conference. The Mavericks beat the Nuggets on Monday.
Trailing 21-17 late in the first quarter, the Hornets bridged the first and second periods with an 18-1 run. Collison made a pair of three-pointers during the burst, which West capped with a jumper to make it 35-22 with 8 1/2 minutes left until half. The home team held a 50-42 edge at the break.
Los Angeles chipped away at its deficit in the third and was down by two, 58-56, on Bryant's jumper near the midway point. But New Orleans responded with a period-ending 19-7 spurt. Collison had seven points during the surge, including a three-point play to make it 77-63 heading to the fourth.
Down 87-70 early in the fourth, the Lakers put together a 14-2 run to pull within five. Jordan Farmar's trey made it 89-84 with under 4 1/2 minutes to play. West stopped the bleeding with a jumper and the Hornets led by at least five the rest of the way.
Game Notes
The Lakers win the season series with the Hornets, 2-1...New Orleans shot 49.3 percent from the field, while Los Angeles made 41.8 percent of its shots...The Hornets went 26-of-34 from the foul line, while the Lakers went 17-of-22 from the charity stripe.
<< Nets top Spurs for 10th victory of season
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brook Lopez posted 22 points and 12
rebounds to help New Jersey pick up coveted win No. 10 on the season, as the
Nets shocked the Spurs, 90-84, at IZOD Center.
The Nets were on the cusp of tyi
<< Nuggets-Mavericks, Box
DENVER (93)Anthony 3-16 3-3 10, Nene 3-4 8-12 14, Petro 0-2 0-0 0, Billups 3-14 4-4 11, Afflalo 2-6 0-0 4, Allen 2-5 2-2 7, Smith 10-16 4-6 27, Andersen 0-0 0-0 0, Graham 4-5 2-3 10, Lawson 5-9 0-0 10, Carter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-78 23-30 93.DALL
<< VCU downs St. Louis in first game of CBI Final
Richmond, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Virginia Commonwealth's top two players moved
them a game away from a postseason title, as Joey Rodriguez poured in 22
points and Larry Sanders scored 20 with 12 rebounds, as the Rams downed St.
Louis,
<< Ward returns, Jokinen stars as 'Canes down Thrashers
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jussi Jokinen scored a pair of goals, as the
Carolina Hurricanes handled the Atlanta Thrashers, 4-1, to split a home-and-
home series at Philips Arena.
Brandon Sutter had a goal and an assist for the Hur
Jazz beat Knicks, move into first place in Northwest >>
Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Boozer recorded a double-double
with 26 points and 14 rebounds, while Deron Williams registered 23 points with
14 assists, as Utah topped the New York Knicks, 103-98.
The Jazz, who are a Western
Nowitzki's triple-double lifts Mavs over Nuggets >>
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dirk Nowitzki recorded the second triple-double
of his career, notching 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as Dallas posted
a thorough 109-93 drubbing of Denver in a battle of Western Conference powers.
Shaw
McConnell-Miller out as Buffaloes women's basketball coach >>
Boulder, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colorado announced Monday it will not retain
Kathy McConnell-Miller as head women's basketball coach.
McConnell-Miller ended her five-season tenure with a 65-88 overall mark, which
included a 20-60 record
Seton Hall officially tabs Donovan as women's hoops coach >>
South Orange, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anne Donovan was officially named as Seton
Hall's next women's basketball coach on Monday.
Donovan served as interim head coach of the New York Liberty in the WNBA
during the 2009 regular season.
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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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