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Knicks welcome Heat to GardenBasketball Betting Lines02/26/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Knicks aim to make up ground in the playoff race this evening when they host the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks come into tonight's game 10th overall in the East, two games out of a playoff spot. The Heat, meanwhile, are seventh overall in the conference. Miami's playoff ideas took a hit last week when All-Star guard Dwyane Wade dislocated his left shoulder against Houston. The Heat went on to loss that game and then fell to the Mavericks on Thursday before bouncing back with an 86-81 win over Cleveland on Sunday. Shaquille O'Neal picked up the slack in Wade's absence, scoring 19 points and pulling down 11 rebounds to lead Miami past Cleveland. Jason Kapono also posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards while Alonzo Mourning poured in 15 points off the bench. The Heat are now playing the waiting game with Wade, who is still weighing his medical options with season-ending surgery a possibility. The Heat will travel to Washington, which they trail by 4 1/2 games for the lead in the Southeast Division, on Wednesday and are 11-18 as the visitor this season. The Knicks also had a chance to make up playoff ground on Sunday, but fell to the New Jersey Nets, 101-92. Stephon Marbury had 22 points for the Knicks, who have alternated wins and loses over their past eight games. Eddy Curry donated 18 points and Channing Frye tallied 15 points off the bench for New York. Forward David Lee sat out for the second time in three games on Sunday with a high right ankle sprain. He is questionable for tonight's game as is guard Steve Francis, who is out with the flu. New York is 15-13 at home on the season, but will play in Boston on Wednesday. This evening's game will mark the fourth and final matchup between the two clubs this season. New York owns a 2-1 edge over the Heat so far this year, including a 116-96 home win on January 26 to end a five-game series home losing streak. The Heat, though, swept a three-game series last year and a four-game set in 2004-05 and have won nine of the last 12 overall.
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FOOTBALL BETTING LINESNFL Football Sports BettingTwo 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. You can find these lines and all of the NFL betting lines , so be sure to login and get your wagers down before kickoff! Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines . |
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