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Hummel, Johnson lead Purdue past IndianaNCAA Basketball Betting Lines02/04/2010 - Bloomington, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robbie Hummel and JaJuan Johnson each had 21 points, as the eighth-ranked Purdue Boilermakers snuck past the Indiana Hoosiers, 78-75, in a Big Ten clash at Assembly Hall. Johnson and Hummel also had nine and seven rebounds, respectively, for the Boilermakers (19-3, 7-3 Big Ten), who have ripped off five straight wins since a three-game skid. E'Twaun Moore donated 14 points and five rebounds for Purdue, which won in Bloomington for the first time since February 9, 1999 after eight straight losses there. Verdell Jones III ended with 22 points and six boards for the Hoosiers (9-12, 3-6), who have dropped three in a row since a two-game winning streak. Tom Pritchard chipped in 13 points and five rebounds, while Devan Dumes tallied 11 points off the bench in defeat. Trailing 66-61 with 8:42 remaining in the second half, Indiana ripped off eight consecutive points to go ahead. Dumes and Jordan Hulls each made three- pointers during the burst, with the latter making it 69-66 with 5:44 to play. The Boilermakers fought right back with nine consecutive points to take back the lead. Hummel scored five points during the flurry that Moore capped with a jumper for a 75-69 margin with 1:16 to go. Indiana missed a pair of 1-and-1 opportunities during that stretch. Jones cut the gap to three with a big three-pointer with 58.8 seconds left. Moore opened the door for Indiana by missing a jumper from the foul line at the other end. Following a timeout with 22.9 ticks to go, Chris Kramer blocked Jones' layup attempt. Hummel made two free throws with 11.5 seconds left to give Purdue a 77-72 margin. Jones kept things tight by making another trey. Hummel made 1-of-2 from the line to make it 78-75 with 4.1 seconds to go. With a chance to send the game into overtime, Jones missed a shot from beyond the arc, and the Boilermakers escaped with the win. Down 26-24 with nine minutes left in the first half, the Hoosiers went on a 12-2 run. Jones tallied seven points during the burst, which Pritchard ended with a layup to give Indiana a 36-28 lead with 5:22 to go. The Hoosiers took a 47-43 margin into the half following Pritchard's slam. Purdue started the second half on a 14-4 spurt to go in front. Johnson tallied six points during the run, including a three-point play to make it a 57-51 contest with less than 15 minutes to play. Game Notes Purdue owns a 109-84 advantage in the all-time series with Indiana. The Boilermakers improved to 8-29 at Assembly Hall...Purdue went 20-of-28 from the foul line, while the Hoosiers made 13-of-18 shots from the charity stripe.
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It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007. As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season. Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises. Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres. Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your hockey betting needs. Numerous College Basketball teams take final big step to March Madness betting So, what turned on the lock spigot? Well, after what felt like weeks of teams treading water and slipping back into the bubble muck, a bunch of them finally decided to say "to heck with parity" and won games that should put them into the Big Dance. Disagree with some of these? Then here's the challenge. Take all of the "should be ins" and make a legit case that each should be ahead of the team that's a lock. Then find 10 more teams that also should be placed in the bracket ahead of that lock team. Not so easy, is it? If you want more evidence that these locks should be good to go, check out what our research department dug up. Since the NCAA Tournament went to 64 teams in 1985, only six teams from a "big six" conference have had a record of 10-6 or better in conference play and not been selected: Colorado (2004) and Nebraska (1999) from the Big 12, Boston College and Seton Hall (both 2003) from the Big East, Indiana (2005) from the Big Ten and UCLA, which somehow went 12-6 in the Pac-10 in 1988 and still missed out. (Note: Five teams went 11-7 and didn't get in, the latest being last season's Stanford team, which had a brutal nonconference run.) Yes, 10 conference wins doesn't always mean what it used to because of unbalanced schedules, but this season, it should be plenty good in all but the extreme cases (see: Iowa). In a way, this is a welcome development, because this is a bubble watch, not a lock watch. We can finally be done with teams like Maryland and Virginia Tech and start really bearing down on at-large battles such as Syracuse-West Virginia and Appalachian State-Georgia Tech. Interestingly, all the shifting of teams into lock status appears to be more administrative than impactful. The number of remaining available at-larges didn't change one iota. The only difference is that teams on the bubble now have a clearer idea of which team(s) they are competing with for those precious bids.
As always, I've tried to be as inclusive as possible while only including teams that would have a reasonable chance of at least being discussed if this were Selection Sunday. If your team's not on here, there's probably a good reason (or three) -- start with the RPI and SOS numbers and work your way down. (Please remember, per selection committee criteria, that records displayed are Division I only. Next update: Feb. 28) If you have a legitimate grievance, or just like talking bubble, send an e-mail. Polite ones with fact-based arguments have a much better chance of receiving a response. I apologize in advance if I can't get back to all of you. Atlantic Coast Conference Work left to do: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech
Work left to do: Clemson [19-9 (5-9), RPI: 41, SOS: 42] The Tigers are closer to locking up the collapse of the year award (in a good battle with OK State) than they are to grabbing an at-large. Clemson's been very competitive, but there's no really positive way you can spin nine losses in 11 games. They now cannot get to .500 in ACC play and still must head to Virginia Tech in the season finale (after hosting Miami). Unless the Tigers win both and/or do some serious work in the ACC tourney, they very well could be left out. There are no great nonconference wins, but ODU, App State, Miss. State, South Carolina and Georgia are all respectable W's. Florida State [18-11 (6-9), RPI: 48, SOS: 14] The Noles got thrashed at Maryland to run their losing streak to five, but then pounded NC State at home to set the table for what likely is an elimination game at Miami. You can at least make a case for the Seminoles at 7-9 in ACC play (and some work in the ACC tourney), but 6-10 is not going to cut it. Wins at Duke and over Florida will resonate, but the computer numbers remain questionable. Beyond Florida, FSU thrashed bubble buddy Providence, but there's not a ton beyond those two games that will help. They didn't show well in big-time opportunities against Pitt and Wisconsin (before the Florida win). Georgia Tech [18-10 (6-8), RPI: 51, SOS: 46] The Jackets beat Wake on Wednesday but couldn't get it done at UVa on Saturday, which could be a crucial loss with UNC and BC (both at home) remaining and 8-8 almost a certain need for at-large consideration. A nonconference win over Memphis helps, but the RPI and SOS are not at-large quality right now; if you combine those with a sub-.500 ACC mark, that could spell NIT for GT. For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com Additional basketball lines can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.
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