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Durant, Thunder invade Oakland to face WarriorsBasketball Betting Lines02/06/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Durant is one of the top scorers in the NBA and will try to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their fifth straight win tonight against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena. Durant is averaging 29.7 points per game and recorded 30 in Wednesday's 103-99 victory at New Orleans in the opener of a three-game road trip. Durant, who is averaging 34.5 ppg in his last four contests, posted his 23rd consecutive game with 25 points or more. Russell Westbrook had 26 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds and hit a crucial jumper with 13.7 seconds left for Oklahoma City, which has won four in a row and is 13-11 as the guest this season. "I think we did a good job as a team by defending well, getting rebounds and hitting clutch shots," Westbrook said. "That's a good team over there. They did a good job of fighting back. I try to be aggressive, defend and try to help my team out." The Thunder will also visit Portland on the road swing. Golden State will try to put the brakes on a seven-game slide when they kick off a three-game homestand Saturday versus the Thunder, Mavericks and Clippers. It is 9-13 in Oakland this season and dropped every test on a three- game road trip, including a 110-101 setback at Dallas. Monta Ellis posted a career-best 46 points on 17-of-23 shooting and Corey Maggette returned from a one-game absence due to a hip pointer to record 20 points and nine boards in defeat. C.J. Watson scored 14 points off the bench. "That was a remarkable performance by Monta," said Warriors head coach Don Nelson, who is now just 11 wins away from breaking Lenny Wilkens all-time record. "He didn't have a great supporting cast, but he fought and kept us in the game and gave us a chance to win." Ellis has scored 30-plus points in 20 of his past 35 games, and his 26.5 points is second among Western Conference guards, trailing only Kobe Bryant (27.9). He is one of only four Western Conference players averaging 20-plus points, four-plus rebounds and five-plus assists this season. Nelson is the second-winningest coach in NBA history (1,322), trailing only Wilkens (1,332). Oklahoma City has won the first two matchups of the season with Golden State and five of the previous seven meetings.
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Champaign, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Coming off their first conference loss of the campaign, the fifth-ranked Michigan State Spartans pull into Champaign for tonight's Big Ten clash with the Illinois Fighting Illini. A 67-49 setback at Wisconsin
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Pro Football Odds : NFC SOUTH BETTING ODDSNFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with. Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win. Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year. Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City. The Patriots will make NFL betting fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash. To visit this sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your NFL football betting needs. |
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