Raptors host reeling Kings
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02/07/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Home cooking figures to be key this afternoon as the
Toronto Raptors shoot for their seventh consecutive win at Air Canada Centre
against a Sacramento Kings team aiming to avoid an 11th straight road loss.
The Raptors opened a four-game homestand in winning fashion on Wednesday when
Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani each provided 20 points, as Toronto defeated
the lowly New Jersey Nets, 108-99.
Antoine Wright added a season-high 18 points and seven rebounds for the
Raptors, who have won six of seven overall. Sonny Weems set career-highs with
14 points and 11 rebounds, while Jarrett Jack had 17 points and nine assists
in the victory.
"We were able to step up. We had a seven-man rotation," Weems said. "Antoine
stepped up big for us, Jack played really well. It feels good for a chance to
showcase your stuff in front of your coach and other coaches in the NBA. To
help my team win is all I wanted to do."
Weems is helping fill the void left by injuries to rookie standout DeMar
DeRozan (ankle) and Turkish star Hedo Turkoglu (fractured orbital bone).Both
players could return this afternoon but Turkoglu is still trying to get
comfortable with the protective mask he will have to wear for the next four to
six weeks.
The Kings, who are kicking off a three-game road trip today, have been falling
apart recently and fell for the 12th time in 13 contests on Friday when Steve
Nash finished just shy of a triple- double, recording 23 points, 10 assists
and eight rebounds, as the Suns used a big third quarter run to down a reeling
Sacramento team, 114-102, at ARCO Arena.
Donte Greene had a career-high 31 points to go with seven rebounds for the
Kings, who fell to 16-33 this season. Omri Casspi added 17 points and eight
rebounds, while Tyreke Evans had 13 in the setback.
Sacramento second-year forward Jason Thompson is expected to return for
today's game after missing the past two contests in order to attend a family
funeral.
The red-hot Raptors were once 11-17 this season but have rebounded to go 16-6
since and move all the way to fifth place in the Eastern Conference playoff
hunt. Meanwhile, the Kings were once 13-14 on the year but have gone a
miserable 3-19 since.
Toronto, which is 18-6 at the ACC this season, has won five straight over
Sacramento north of the border.
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MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
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Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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ODDS TO WIN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Notre Dame
Ohio State
West Virginia
Texas
USC
Florida
California
Auburn
Oklahoma
Iowa
Louisville
Florida State
Michigan
Miami (FL)
LSU
Penn State
Virginia Tech
Nebraska
Tennessee
Georgia
Arizona State
Oregon
Clemson
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Alabama
Arkansas
Boston College
Michigan State
Maryland
South Carolina
Colorado
Purdue
Georgia Tech
TCU
UCLA
Arizona
Pittsburgh
Iowa State
Wisconsin
North Carolina State
Virginia
North Carolina
Fresno State
Hawaii
Northwestern
BYU
Oregon State
UNLV
Field (Any Other Team) |
5-1
7-1
8-1
8-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
18-1
20-1
20-1
20-1
20-1
20-1
25-1
40-1
40-1
50-1
60-1
60-1
60-1
70-1
70-1
100-1
100-1
100-1
100-1
100-1
150-1
200-1
200-1
200-1
200-1
200-1
250-1
250-1
300-1
300-1
300-1
300-1
300-1
300-1
400-1
500-1
500-1
500-1
500-1
1000-1
1000-1
40-1 |
ODDS TO WIN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Miami (FL)
Florida State
Virginia Tech
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina State
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Duke |
2-1
2-1
3-1
7-1
15-1
15-1
15-1
30-1
30-1
30-1
50-1
500-1 |
ODDS TO WIN BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Texas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas Tech
Colorado
Iowa State
Texas A&M
Kansas State
Missouri
Kansas
Baylor
Oklahoma State |
7-5
9-5
9-2
12-1
14-1
15-1
15-1
30-1
30-1
35-1
100-1
100-1 |
ODDS TO WIN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Auburn
Florida
LSU
Georgia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Vanderbilt |
5-2
11-4
4-1
6-1
7-1
7-1
9-1
20-1
28-1
75-1
100-1
300-1 |
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