Bruins battle Beavers in Pac-10 lidlifter
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01/02/2009 - Corvallis, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pac-10 Conference play gets underway for the 12th-ranked UCLA Bruins tonight, as they arrive in Corvallis to take on the Oregon State Beavers.
UCLA carries a six-game win streak into this clash, and the team is now 10-2 overall. The Bruins are coming off a 78-55 thrashing of Louisiana Tech, and their only two losses have come by a total of seven points to Michigan and Texas. They have only played one true road game to date, and that tilt ended in defeat.
Oregon State has won its last four games to improve to 5-5 overall, and the club is fresh off a 59-50 victory over Seattle on Monday. Clearly, however, the level of competition increases significantly tonight. The schedule has been rather soft for the Beavers thus far, but first-year head coach Craig Robinson has seemingly changed the losing mentality of the program.
UCLA owns a commanding 82-34 series lead against Oregon State, which includes sevens straight wins over the Beavers.
Darren Collison is the leading scorer for UCLA, as the dynamic point guard is netting 14.3 ppg on 55.0 percent shooting from the floor, including 50 percent from three-point range. Collison is also handing out 5.3 apg and paces the squad with 24 steals. Josh Shipp provides 11.7 ppg for the Bruins, and Jrue Holiday is scoring 10.6 ppg. The club is posting 77.2 ppg on 50.1 percent field goal efficiency, and it is limiting opponents to 57.9 ppg on 42.5 percent shooting. Shipp scored 16 points for the Bruins in the victory over Louisiana Tech last time out, while both Holiday and Alfred Aboya had 12 points. Holiday pulled down 10 rebounds and dished out five assists, and Collison made up for a two-point showing by dishing out 10 assists against only one turnover. The Bruins played tremendous team defense in the clash, as they limited the Bulldogs to 36.8 percent overall shooting.
Calvin Haynes has only played four games for Oregon State this season, but has proven to be a big-time performer in those contests. Haynes is generating 18.8 ppg on 64.1 percent shooting from the floor, including 10-of-18 from three- point range. Omari Johnson provides 11.3 ppg as the only other double-digit scorer in the lineup for the Beavers, who are generating 64.3 ppg on 49.1 percent field goal efficiency. Defensively, they have managed to limit foes to 61.2 ppg on 41.9 percent shooting from the floor. Haynes exploded for 24 points off the bench to lead the Beavers to victory versus Seattle on Monday. Daniel Deane pitched in 10 points for Oregon State, which earned a 20-6 edge in points from the foul line despite a lackluster 60.6 percent shooting effort from the charity stripe.
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 13th-ranked Syracuse Orange have only one blemish on their impressive record thus far, and they will take on the South Florida Bulls tonight in Big East Conference action. Syracuse has won four games in a row
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Stanford, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 17th-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils are
set to kick off their Pac-10 schedule tonight against the Stanford Cardinal at
Maples Pavilion.
Arizona State has won its last seven games to improve to 11-1 overal
<< Texas continues preparation for challenging Big 12 slate
Austin, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The eighth-ranked Texas Longhorns continue to
prepare for the start of Big 12 Conference play as they host non-league foe
Appalachian State tonight.
On Tuesday, Appalachian State cruised to a 112-47 victory over
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Kentucky was fortunate to earn a postseason berth after splitting its 12 games
during the regula
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Rebels on January 2nd in the Cotton Bowl.
These teams have split their previous four meet
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Utah challenges Alabama in Sugar Bowl >>
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For the second year in a row, an undefeated
team from outside a BCS conference invades New Orleans as the seventh-ranked
Utah Utes challenge the fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 75th annual
Sugar Bowl
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following his club suspension.
The Bhoys banned the Republic of Ireland winger fo
Rockets start road trip vs. Raptors >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Rockets will kick off a five-game road trip
Friday night with a showdown against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre.
The Rockets are 10-8 away from home this season and will also visit the Hawks,
Sixers,
Timberwolves welcome Warriors to Target Center >>
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MySportsbook.com: NBA Championship Odds
With the playoffs about two months away, the top two teams in the Western Conference are the clear cut leaders to win the NBA Championship. The Dallas Mavericks have the best record in the NBA (44-9) and have been absolutely scorching since the second week of the season. What makes the Mavs’ record more impressive is the fact that they dropped their first four games of the season. Currently they have won 17 out of their last 18 and are MySportsbook.com’s favorite (2-1) to win it all. Right behind the Mavs are the Pacific leading Phoenix Suns (39-13). Last season, the Suns lost in the Conference Finals to non-other then the Mavericks four games to two. Of course the Suns were without center Amare Stoudemire who has is averaging 19.9 PPG and 9.5 RPG since coming back from his knee injury. Unlike the Mavs, the Suns have struggled a bit lately having lost their last three and four out of their last seven. Of course the main reason for their three straight loses is due to the absence of two time MVP Steve Nash, who is out with a shoulder injury. Heads-up, the Mavs have beaten the Suns in both of their meetings this season.
In the Eastern Conference, the Pistons (32-19) are the favorites to win it all at 6-1. The addition of Chris Webber seems to have been a good move for the Pistons. Since coming over from the 76ers, Webber has averaged 13.1 PPG and 7.3 RPG and the Pistons are 11-4. Even though the defending champion Heat are currently on the playoff making cusp, they are the Eastern Conference team that is getting the most action to win it all (9-1). The fact that Shaquille O’Neal is back in the starting lineup after missing 39 games probably has something to do with this. No doubt, Shaq makes a difference when in the lineup as their winning six out of their last seven would indicate.
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Boston Celtics 5000-1
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Chicago Bulls 20-1
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Dallas Mavericks 2-1
Denver Nuggets 25-1
Detroit Pistons 6-1
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Houston Rockets 12-1
Indiana Pacers 60-1
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New Jersey Nets 50-1
New Orleans Hornets 150-1
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Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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