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03/03/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers will resume their four-game homestand tonight when they welcome the Sacramento Kings to the Rose Garden.
Portland ended a two-game losing streak with Thursday's 127-90 win over the Charlotte Bobcats in the opener of the stand. LaMarcus Aldridge scored a career-high 30 points to lead Portland, which found out earlier in the day that Steve Patterson resigned as president and general manager of the team. Tod Leiweke, chief executive officer of the Seattle Seahawks, has taken over in Patterson's place.
Zach Randolph and Martell Webster each added 20 points in the win for the Trail Blazers, who improved to 14-15 at the Rose Garden this season. Portland, which is 3 1/2 games off a playoff spot in the West, will also host San Antonio and Golden State on the homestand.
The Kings, meanwhile, have won two in a row and will close out a two-game road trip this evening at Portland. On Friday the Kings notched a 116-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center, as Mike Bibby scored 33 points and dished out seven assists to lead the way.
Kevin Martin added 20 points and Ron Artest scored 19 for Sacramento, which has won back-to-back games for the first time since a five-game winning streak from January 31 - February 10 this season.
Sacramento is two games off the eighth and final playoff spot in the West, and owns a 9-20 record as the visitor this season.
Saturday's showdown between Portland and Sacramento is the fourth and final meeting of the season. The Blazers lead the 2006-07 series by a 2-1 count, but Sacramento has won five of the last eight matchups.
The Kings have won two of their last three games at the Rose Garden.
<< Raptors pay a visit to Cleveland
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Cavaliers will open a brief two-game
homestand this evening when they host the Toronto Raptors at Quicken Loans
Arena.
Cleveland has lost three of its last four games, including Thursday's 95-
<< Hawks host Knicks at Philips Arena
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Knicks will hit the road tonight when they
take on the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena.
The Knicks have alternated wins and losses over the last 11 games, and posted
a 106-97 victory over the Golden Sta
<< Nets conclude stand vs. Celtics
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets will wrap up a five-game homestand this
afternoon when they host the Atlantic Division-rival Boston Celtics at
Continental Airlines Arena.
New Jersey has won three straight and improved to
<< Rangers hope to end Broadway Blues
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues have yet to be slowed down despite the
recent defections of their top two scorers. Today the red-hot club takes aim
at a third consecutive victory when they visit the New York Rangers for a
matinee
Grizzlies welcome Pistons to town >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Pistons will try to get back on the winning
track when they wrap up a brief two-game road trip tonight against the Memphis
Grizzlies at FedExForum.
Detroit had its four-game winning streak stopped with Fr
Pacers, Clippers set for battle in LA >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Clippers try to get back on the winning
track when they welcome the Indiana Pacers tonight to the Staples Center.
This is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the squads. On
February
Lightning visit Panthers in Sunshine State showdown >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning continue their longest road trip of
the season tonight, when they visit the rival Florida Panthers at the
BankAtlantic Center.
The six-game swing is key for the Lightning, who are thir
Predators resume West Coast swing in L.A. >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Nashville Predators will attempt to regain sole
possession of first place in the Central Division this afternoon at the
Staples Center, where they take on a Los Angeles Kings team seeking its first
three-g
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.
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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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