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03/04/2007 - Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephon Marbury scored 38 points and dished out nine assists to lead the New York Knicks over the Atlanta Hawks, 104-100, in overtime at Philips Arena.
Steve Francis added a season-high 26 points for New York, which overcame a double-digit second-half deficit to win consecutive games for the first time since capturing a pair of games from February 3-6.
Renaldo Balkman tallied 12 points and 13 boards for the Knicks, who have won three of four overall and moved within one game of the New Jersey Nets for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Joe Johnson had 32 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Atlanta, which has dropped five straight games. Josh Smith added 20 points, 11 boards and three blocks for the Hawks, who had a three-game home win streak halted.
With the game tied at 90-90 early in the overtime session, Marbury gave the Knicks the lead for good with his three-point play just over a minute into the stanza. He then extended the lead to six points, 96-90, with a a trey with just over three minutes to play.
The New York lead later reached 101-93 when Marbury again hit a three-pointer. Atlanta managed to draw within 103-100 on a Johnson three-pointer with 51 seconds left, but that was as close as the Hawks could get.
Marbury scored 21 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, while Francis had 16 of his points over that same time period.
The Hawks led for most of the contest, holding a 31-15 advantage after one quarter and a 49-37 cushion at halftime. The third quarter saw Atlanta extend to a 65-51 lead midway through the stanza, but New York started its comeback by scoring 11 of the final 17 points to go into the fourth down 71-62.
New York then opened the fourth with a 13-4 run to draw even. Francis scored the final six points of the surge, capping it with a bucket with 6 1/2 minute left to tie the contest at 75-75.
Francis later gave the Knicks their first lead since the opening quarter, hitting a pair of free throws with just over four minutes to play for an 82-81 edge. New York then went ahead 87-83 a minute later on two more free throws by Francis.
Atlanta, though, tied the game at 87-87 when Smith went coast-to-coast for a layup with 50 seconds left. The play was set up when Tyronn Lue stole an inbounds pass by the Knicks.
Johnson's missed turnaround jumper over Marbury with four seconds left failed to give Atlanta the lead. Marbury then missed a driving layup at the buzzer, forcing overtime.
Game Notes
Smith became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 500 career blocks at 21 year and 88 days old...NY's Nate Robinson missed the game with a stomach virus...NY's Quentin Richardson left the game in the first quarter with a back injury...NY hit 10-of-24 three-pointers, with Marbury going 6-of-14...The Knicks improved to 11-20 on the road...Atlanta fell to 10-18 at home.
<< Unseeded Loit captures Acapulco title
Acapulco, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Frenchwoman Emilie Loit defeated fifth-
seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta to capture her third career title, winning
the $180,000 Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament.
The unseeded Loit ousted Penne
<< No. 2 Lady Vols fall to LSU in SEC semifinals
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ranked Tennessee, 63-54, in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference
Tournam
<< Lava Man successfully defends Santa Anita Handicap
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Odds-on favorite Lava Man registered his second
consecutive victory in the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap on Saturday. The
gelding joins John Henry and Milwaukee Brew as the only horses to win the Big
Cap in
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Cap in
Smyth scores as Isles pound Caps >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miroslav Satan scored twice, Marc-Andre
Bergeron added a goal and two assists, and Ryan Smyth notched his first goal
wearing a New York sweater as the Islanders routed the Washington Capitals,
6-2, at
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It was the fourth career title
No. 13 Washington St. tops No. 23 USC in 2 OT's >>
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free throws in the final 28 seconds of the second overtime, as 13th-ranked
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Larry Hughes scored 27 points for Cleve
American Idol Betting Odds: Season 6
The online gambling websites are in the process of deciphering each American Idol contestant and his or her chances of winning Season 6 to come up with the early American Idol betting lines.
Tim Dalton of MySportsbook.com has been locked away in a soundproof room coming up with all the latest tallies, we are told. "American Idol has become one of the most significant betting events of the year," claims Jack Black of MySportsbook.com. "Last year, millions were bet during the season across the globe, not just in America.It's tough early on since we really do not have a glimpse as to how well each of these individuals will perform solo on a week-to-week basis. It's like Week 1 of the NFL. Pre-season means nada!
We do know the 24 finalists however.
Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24. He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway. He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien.
Brandon Rogers - Who?
Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition. He should go a good distance.
Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was. And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition. He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice! People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way.
"Blake Lewis should go far because of his uniqueness and looks. He's the boy next store with a twist - he beat boxes. But on top of this, he's a great singer, and I adore him," Payton O'Brien relayed.
A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”
Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes.
"I love the fact that there is a Korean American on the show and he is bound to get more Asians tuning into the show," Woo said from her Miami Beach estate. "There has never been a major presence of Asian-Americans on American Idol in the past. He's a hottie with a nice voice so that should help to take him far. Expect heavy betting action from the Asian community."
Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts)
And the others:
Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter
The girls
"Melinda Doolittle has one of the best voices," says MySportsbook.com Reporter and an acclaimed dancer in her own right, Destiney Lewis. "It is great to see a back up singer step out like she has. The girl needs to gain more confidence but that can also be a positive. I think she will go far."
Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.
"Single mom Lakisha Jones I suspect will be a pretty big favorite entering Week 1 of the competition," says Destiny Williams. Jones is an excellent singer and down to earth. "She'll have a wide appeal," echoed O'Brien.
Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.
Amy Krebs - a powerful singer.
Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan
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March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
Be sure to logon to MySportsbook.com to see check out all of the early lines and “March Madness” props. Also be sure to enter the “$10,000,000 Perfect Bracket Contest”. If someone has the skills to predict every winner, they will be set for life and walk away with $10,000,000. Even if no one can cash in on the Grand Prize, with a $35,000 guaranteed prize pool and a Mazda RX-8 to the first prize winner, Sportsbook.com’s bracket is a must for all “March Madness” fans.
MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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