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02/27/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics are back at home after their trip out west, and will open a five-game homestand tonight versus LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Banknorth Garden.
Boston went 2-3 on its five-game swing and has won two straight since a season-high three-game losing streak. The Celtics will also welcome Charlotte, Atlanta, Detroit and Chicago to Beantown, and are 23-4 as the host in 2007-08. They have also won five in a row at home.
In Monday's 104-76 blowout of the Los Angeles Clippers in the finale of the road trip at the Staples Center, Paul Pierce led a balanced Boston attack with 17 points and Ray Allen had 15 points and seven assists.
Kevin Garnett posted 11 points for the Celtics, who outscored the Clippers by a 59-40 margin in the second half. James Posey totaled 17 points and five rebounds off the bench.
Cleveland, meanwhile, had its three-game winning streak halted with Tuesday's 105-102 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the opener of a short two-game road trip at the Bradley Center. Michael Redd's long three-pointer at the buzzer lifted the Bucks to victory.
LeBron James had 35 points and six assists for the Cavaliers, who lost despite getting Anderson Varejao back in the lineup. Varejao, who had missed the last 13 games due to a sprained left ankle, had only six points and six rebounds.
Wally Szczerbiak had 13 points for the Cavs, who are 15-15 away from Quicken Loans Arena this season. In injury news for Cleveland, center Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Tuesday's game with an upper respiratory infection, and is questionable against Boston.
Wednesday's showdown between the Cavs and Celtics is the fourth and final meeting of the regular season. Cleveland leads the season series, 2-1, and has won nine of 11 and 11 of the last 14 meetings with Boston.
The Cavaliers have lost two straight and 14 of 18 trips to TD Banknorth Garden.
<< Hoyas hope to calm Red Storm
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 11th-ranked Georgetown Hoyas are clearly
favored in tonight's Big East Conference clash with the St. John's Red Storm.
St. John's is 10-16 overall and 4-10 in conference play after losses in each of
the
<< Second-ranked Tigers host Golden Hurricane in C-USA action
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Coming off their first loss of the season, the
now second-ranked Memphis Tigers get back to their conference work, as they
welcome the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to the FedExForum for a Conference USA
affair.
The
<< Jayhawks seek quick turnaround in Ames
Ames, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The sixth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks will attempt to
bounce back from a stunning one-point loss at Oklahoma State this past weekend,
as they take on the Iowa State Cyclones in Big 12 action in Ames this evening.
Bill
<< Blue Devils host Yellow Jackets in Durham
Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The seventh-ranked Duke Blue Devils took a much-
needed break from ACC action this past weekend and brought an end to a brief
two-game skein, with an 86-56 rout of St. John's.
The Blue Devils will jump back into
Rays' Kazmir out with elbow strain >>
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - An MRI performed on Tampa Bay Rays
ace Scott Kazmir revealed inflammation and a left elbow strain, according to
the St. Petersburg Times.
Kazmir first reported a problem in the arm while warming
A-10 Championship to remain in Atlantic City >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atlantic 10 commissioner Linda
Bruno announced on Wednesday that the 2009 Atlantic 10 Championships will
remain in Atlantic City's famed Boardwalk Hall.
The 2007 A-10 Championship was i
Anyone have room for the all-time home run king? >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - We are now two weeks into spring training, and all-time
home run king Barry Bonds is still looking for a job.
There have been a few nibbles, but nothing seems to suggest that Bonds will be
showing up in a major league camp
Females to be featured on Breeders' Cup Friday >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Breeders' Cup officials have announced that
the 2008 World Championships will be split with the five female races all
taking place on the first day. The 25th Breeders' Cup will be conducted at
Santa A
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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