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11/19/2008 - Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Linas Kleiza scored a season-high 25 points in a reserve role, guiding Denver to a 114-105 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Carmelo Anthony had 17 points and Nene scored 13 for the Nuggets, who have won three in a row and six of seven. Chauncey Billups, acquired in the Allen Iverson deal to Detroit, scored 11 and dished out five assists as the Nuggets continued to progress from the Nov. 3 blockbuster deal.
"It feels good to get rest, having everybody contribute and still win," said Anthony. "Regardless of who's out there, we wanted to attack early. We're winning and that's a great feeling. You don't want to get complacent though."
Dahntay Jones chipped in 15 points, while Renaldo Balkman and Kenyon Martin each scored 10 in the victory, Denver's 10th in the last 12 meetings with the Bucks.
"We got a win and that's all that matters," said Kleiza. "We're definitely feeling good about ourselves now. We're just trying not to have any let-down games."
Andrew Bogut was limited to two points and three rebounds, but piled up four fouls in just 16 minutes of court time for the Bucks, losers of two straight and five of seven. Charlie Bell had a season-high 25 points for Milwaukee, which posted six players in double figures.
"We weren't ready to play tonight," said Bucks coach Scott Skiles. "It was just a very poor effort all the way around from everybody."
Kleiza's three-pointer keyed a late first quarter run, and the Nuggets took a 34-28 lead into the second period. He then highlighted a 19-3 second quarter push with seven points. J.R. Smith's two free throw ended the flurry for a 53-33 advantage at the midway point of the second quarter and it was 64-50 at the half.
Denver continued to hold a sizeable lead throughout the third and carried a 91-73 advantage going to the fourth. The Bucks only cut the deficit under double digits with just over two minutes left on an Austin Croshere jumper for a 111-102 difference.
Game Notes
Croshere finished with 17 points, Joe Alexander 14, Richard Jefferson 12, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 11 and Ramon Sessions 10 for the Bucks...Milwaukee was 10-of-20 from beyond the arc...The Nuggets shot 50.7 percent from the field...Denver has won six of its last seven at home versus the Bucks...Balkman had a career-high four blocked shots, but left the game with a sprained ankle in the fourth quarter. He's day-to-day.
<< Gibson carries Trojans over New Mexico State
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Taj Gibson totaled 22 points and 10
rebounds to lead No. 19 Southern California to a 73-60 victory over New Mexico
State at Galen Center.
Dwight Lewis poured in 16 points for Southern California (
<< Gonzaga slams Idaho
Spokane, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Austin Daye scored 16 points and grabbed seven
rebounds, as the ninth-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs routed the Idaho Vandals, 80-
46.
Micah Downs added 18 points for Gonzaga (2-0), which opened up its season with
<< Collins, Jayhawks rout Florida Gulf Coast
Lawrence, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sherron Collins scored 25 points to lead the
24th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks in an 85-45 rout of the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
at Allen Fieldhouse.
Cole Aldrich added 12 points for the Jayhawks (2-0), who w
<< Gay, Warrick lead Grizzlies over Kings
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rudy Gay scored 22 points and grabbed eight
rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies routed the Sacramento Kings, 109-94.
Hakim Warrick scored 21 points and raked in 10 rebounds off the bench for the
Grizzlies,
Oklahoma fends off Curry, Davidson >>
Norman, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Blake Griffin scored 25 points and raked in a
career-high 21 rebounds, as 12th-ranked Oklahoma held off No. 21 Davidson,
82-78, in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off, despite a career-
high 44
Toews nets shootout winner as Blackhawks edge Coyotes >>
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp both lit the
lamp in the shootout, and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Phoenix Coyotes,
3-2.
Toews was able to beat Ilya Bryzgalov through the legs in the shootout, and
Flames down Avs >>
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adrian Aucoin and Rene Bourque scored while
Miikka Kiprusoff made 22 saves, as the Calgary Flames defeated the Colorado
Avalanche, 4-1, in the opener of a home-and-home set at Saddledome.
Jarome Iginla
Gasol's big night helps Lakers edge Bulls >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pau Gasol scored a season-high 34 points
as the Lakers bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 116-109
win over the Chicago Bulls.
Kobe Bryant added 21 points and Andrew Bynum poste
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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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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