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01/21/2007 - Chapel Hill, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyler Hansbrough scored 24 points and had six rebounds to lift fourth-ranked North Carolina over Georgia Tech, 77-61.
Hansbrough shot 5-of-11 from the floor and was 14-of-15 from the free throw line for the Tar Heels (17-2, 4-1 ACC), who won their second straight game since a setback to Virginia Tech last weekend.
Reyshawn Terry ended with 16 points, while Brandon Wright chipped in with nine in the win.
Thaddeus Young paced the Yellow Jackets (13-5, 2-3) with 22 points, while Anthony Morrow added 10. Javaris Crittenton netted seven points as Georgia Tech had a two-game winning streak ended. The Yellow Jackets, though, lost for just the second time in nine games.
Georgia Tech did lose for the 15th straight time on the road.
North Carolina scored 11 of the game's first 13 points to go in front early. Terry had five points during the run, while Hansbrough netted the last four.
A three-pointer by Morrow followed by a layup from Zach Peacock pulled Georgia Tech to within 15-13 with 10:34 to play.
The two teams stayed close until back-to-back threes by Wes Miller and Ty Lawson put the Tar Heels ahead 30-20 with 5:17 remaining, and a three by Wayne Ellington sent North Carolina into the break ahead 34-23 as neither team hit a basket over the first half's final 3:42.
Six straight points for the Tar Heels, with the last four coming from Hansbrough, pushed their edge to 52-36 with 12:17 remaining in the game. A bucket by Wright later moved North Carolina's lead to 58-40.
Georgia Tech never threatened in the second half, trailing by 25 after a 12-2 run by the Tar Heels.
Game Notes
Lawson and Ellington each ended with seven points...Jeremis Smith and Ra'Sean Dickey both ended with six points in defeat...Georgia Tech fell to 0-4 on the road...The victory was the 1,900th in school history for North Carolina...The Tar Heels lead the all-time series with Georgia Tech 58-19.
<< Washington blows huge lead but hangs on to beat Boston
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler each poured
in 23 points as Washington blew a 25-point second half lead but rallied to
beat Boston, 115-110, in overtime at the Verizon Center.
Gilbert Arenas scored 22
<< New Jersey uses big second-half effort to down Magic
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vince Carter poured in a game-high 27
points and pulled down five rebounds as New Jersey put forth a dominating
second half en route to a 101-94 defeat of Orlando at Continental Airlines
Arena.
<< Brooks, No. 9 Ducks rally to down Golden Bears
Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Brooks scored 22 points to lead all five
Oregon starters in double figures, as the ninth-ranked Ducks rallied from an
11-point first half deficit for a 92-84 victory over California.
Malik Hairston h
<< West and Hornets down Lakers
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David West continued to work himself back
into form with 26 points and 12 rebounds, as New Orleans/Oklahoma City bested
the LA Lakers, 113-103.
West was playing in just his second game since returnin
No. 7 Oklahoma downs Colorado >>
Boulder, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Courtney Paris poured in 26 points and pulled
down 17 rebounds as seventh-ranked Oklahoma cruised past Colorado, 82-67.
Paris finished 8-of-15 from the floor and 10-of-13 from the line while Ashley
Paris had
Brunette scores game-winner as Avs clip Red Wings >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andrew Brunette scored the game-winning goal as
the Colorado Avalanche headed into the All-Star break with a 3-1 win over the
Detroit Red Wings at the Pepsi Center.
Ian Laperriere scored his first goal in 3
Iverson and Nuggets down Houston in OT >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Allen Iverson scored 36 points and dished out
10 assists, leading a late Denver charge, on the way to a 121-113 overtime win
for the Nuggets over Houston.
It marked the final game for the Nuggets without
New Mexico State upsets No. 15 Nevada >>
Las Cruces, NM (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Justin Hawkins had a huge game, scoring 29
points and grabbing 11 rebounds as New Mexico State upset 15th-ranked Nevada,
80-73.
Elijah Ingram scored 14 points and Tyrone Nelson had 12 for the Aggies (15-
Is there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.
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Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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