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Kansas puts nation's longest home win streak on lineNCAA Basketball Betting Lines02/06/2010 - Lawrence, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The nation's longest homecourt winning streak is on the line once again in Lawrence, as the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks play host to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Big 12 action this evening at the Allen Fieldhouse. Bill Self's Jayhawks have won 21 of their 22 games thus far and brings a seven-game win streak into this contest. Everything has not come easy for Kansas however, as the last two games have resulted in overtime wins for the Jayhawks, including Wednesday's 72-66 decision at Colorado. Now the team is back in Lawrence, where it has won all 13 games this season and an impressive 54 straight overall. Doc Sadler's Cornhuskers have a tall task at hand as they have struggled in Big 12 play. Nebraska has dropped six of its last seven games and fell to a miserable 1-6 in league play with Tuesday's embarrassing 76-57 home loss to Kansas State. Kansas holds a huge 167-71 advantage in the all-time series with Nebraska and has won 14 straight meetings, including an 84-72 decision in Lincoln on January 13th. A lack of offense is without a doubt the main reason why Nebraska has struggled to be competitive in the Big 12 this season. The team is shooting a decent .451 from the floor, but the result is a rather pedestrian 66.4 ppg. Scoring depth is shallow, with only Ryan Anderson currently averaging double figures and that is only at 10.7 ppg. Anderson is also the team's top rebounder, but is grabbing just under five caroms per game (4.9). Defensively, the team has been much more consistent. After leading the conference in scoring defense the last two seasons, nothing has changed in 2009-10, as the Cornhuskers once again lead the league at a mere 61.0 ppg. That stingy defense was taken to task last time out, as Kansas State put up 76 points on Nebraska, the fourth most allowed this year. Redshirt freshman Jorge Brian Diaz led the way with 13 points. Anderson chipped in with 10, but it wasn't enough to get the 'Huskers back into the game, considering the team shot just .417 from the floor and .571 from the free-throw line (12-of-21). Kansas is getting it done at both ends of the court this year and the result is a Big 12-best +21.5 scoring margin. The Jayhawks are certainly a dangerous offensive squad, averaging 84.1 points per game thanks to scoring depth that features four players in double figures. Senior guard Sherron Collins is playing like an All-American, leading the team in scoring at 15.5 points per game. Collins also leads the team in free throw percentage (84.6 percent) and in assists (92). Freshman guard Xavier Henry is a perfect backcourt partner and is tied for the team lead in three-pointers with 42 on the season. The 6-6 youngster is averaging 13.2 points per game and leads the team in steals (40). Another All-American candidate comes in the form of junior center Cole Aldrich. He is one of just three Big 12 players to average a double-double with 11.8 ppg and 10.5 rpg this season. Aldrich also leads the team in blocked shots at 3.6 per contest. Sophomore forward Marcus Morris rounds things out with 12.7 ppg and 6.0 rpg. Aldrich was huge in the overtime win at Colorado, recording his fourth straight double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Collins matched Aldrich's scoring output with 16 points of his own, while Morris chimed in with 15.
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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year. Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.” “ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.” MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards: Odds to win the Achievement in Directing: Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1 Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17 Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1 Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1 Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1 Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1 Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1 Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5 Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1 Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11 Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1 Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1 Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50 Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1 Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1 Best Animated Feature Film: "Cars": 1/3 "Happy Feet": 2/1 "Monster House": 20/1 Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year: "Water" – Canada: 22/1 "The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2 "After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1 "Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1 "Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10 Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film: "Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5 "Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2 "Helmer & Son": 5/2 "The Saviour": 6/1 "West Bank Story": 7/2 Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay: "Babel": 7/4 "Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1 "Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20 "Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4 "The Queen": 5/4 Best Motion Picture of the Year: "Babel": 11/4 "The Departed": 1/2 "Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2 "Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10 "The Queen": 20/1 Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10 Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1 Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1 Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5 Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1 Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1 Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1 Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1 Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8 Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1 Film To Win Most Oscars: Dreamgirls: 2/3 Pans Labyrinth: 6/5 The Departed: 6/1 The Queen: 11/1 Babel: 15/1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1 Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1 Additional sports and entertainment odds 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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