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11/07/2008 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James filled up the stat sheet with 27 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, and four blocked shots, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-107 win over the Indiana Pacers.
James' great all-around night, capped by an incredible block of a T.J. Ford layup in the final minutes, was enough to help the Cavs edge Indiana, which got a 33-point effort from Danny Granger.
Mo Williams scored 21 points and Anderson Varejao added 18 points and eight rebounds for the Cavs, who won their third straight. Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 17 points for Cleveland.
Marquis Daniels scored 17 points and grabbed 11 boards for the Pacers, who have dropped three of four to start the season. Ford added 13 points for Indiana.
James tied the back-and-forth affair at 84-84 with a jumper with nine minutes to play in regulation, and the Cavs soon carved out a nine-point lead. The Pacers cut back to within 108-104 on two Granger free throws with 1:36 left, but James drained a long three from the wing to put Cleveland back up by seven.
Granger answered with a trey of his own, though, and a missed James three was tipped out into an easy layup try for Ford. James sprinted back across the court and leapt from behind Ford, though, slapping the ball just as it left Ford's hands.
The block prevented Indiana from pulling to within two points, and Granger missed a three from the corner in the final seconds as Cleveland held on.
The Pacers opened with an 18-8 push, and led 29-20 after one quarter. The Cavs opened the second frame with a 13-0 run, but the Pacers were able to take a 48-43 lead into the intermission.
Indiana led by 10 early in the third quarter, but the Cavs were able to pull within 74-71 entering the final 12 minutes.
Game Notes
The Pacers made all 11 free throws they attempted, while the Cavaliers made 24-of-28 from the charity stripe...The Cavs won all four meetings last season, and have won eight straight over Indiana...Wally Szczerbiak scored 11 points off the bench for Cleveland.
<< Hawks down Raptors, but lose Smith
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Bibby led a balanced attack with 19 points
and the Atlanta Hawks stayed unbeaten on the young season with a 110-92
victory over the Toronto Raptors at Philips Arena.
Bibby scored all of his point
<< Harvick wins at Phoenix, while Benson, Hornaday crash
Avondale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Harvick survived a wild night of racing
Friday to win the Lucas Oil 150 Craftsman Truck Series race at the Phoenix
International Raceway. The No.2 Chevrolet driver grabbed the lead with 51 laps
to go a
<< Pierce leads Celtics past Bucks
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Pierce finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds
and seven assists to lead the streaking Boston Celtics to a 101-89 win over
the Milwaukee Bucks.
Kevin Garnett added 16 points and nine boards for the Celti
<< Blue Jackets top Habs in SO
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kristian Huselius scored the game-winner in
the shootout, as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Montreal Canadiens, 4-3,
at Nationwide Arena.
Huselius was the first shooter and his quick wrister beat Ja
Harris' big night helps Nets upend Detroit in Iverson's debut >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Devin Harris tallied a career-high 38
points to lead New Jersey past Detroit, 103-96, spoiling the debut of Allen
Iverson in a Pistons uniform.
Iverson, who had 24 points and six assists in defeat,
Wade, Heat roll over Spurs; Parker injured >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwyane Wade poured in a game-high 33
points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out nine assists in Miami's 99-83
triumph over San Antonio.
Wade was 14-of-25 from the floor and logged three steals
Gordon, Rose lead Bulls in rout of Suns >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ben Gordon scored 23 points, and rookie point
guard Derrick Rose had 18 points as the Chicago Bulls ran away with a
surprising 100-83 win over the Phoenix Suns.
Gordon sank 8-of-13 from the field -
Report: Goodell rescinds fine on Tuck >>
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck will
apparently not be out $7,500 after all.
Hours after the New York Times reported that Tuck was fined $7,500 by the NFL
for a hit against Dallas quarterback Bro
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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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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