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11/06/2008 - Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mehmet Okur had 22 points and nine to lead Utah in a 103-96 triumph over Portland, which gave Jazz coach Jerry Sloan his 999th win with the franchise.
Sloan is now just one victory shy from becoming the first coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games with one team. He can attain that mark Friday night when the Jazz host Oklahoma City.
Carlos Boozer added 20 points and eight boards for the Jazz, who moved to 4-0 on the year. Andrei Kirilenko had 17 points and Ronnie Brewer scored 16 in the win.
Brandon Roy had 18 points and six assists for the Trail Blazers, who lost their second straight game. LaMarcus Aldridge also had 18 points and Steve Blake 16 in defeat. Joel Przybilla hauled in 16 rebounds in a losing effort.
Still down three with 54.9 ticks left, Portland inbounded the ball and Roy drove down the lane and dropped in a finger roll to make it 97-96.
Utah answered with a Boozer bucket with 29.2 seconds left. After a Portland timeout, the Blazers inbounded to Roy, who drove towards the lane but threw a pass to Rudy Fernandez on the wing for a three, which caromed off the iron. Boozer hauled in the rebound and was fouled before hitting both shots for a 101-96 lead with 19.8 seconds left.
Blake missed a jumper on Portland's next possession, which all but sealed the Blazers' fate.
The clubs played to a 23-23 tie after the first quarter, but the Blazers opened a 52-45 lead at the half.
A Boozer jumper cut Utah's deficit to five points, but the Blazers outscored the Jazz 7-2 to take a 10-point lead, 75-65, with 2:58 showing on the clock.
Not to be outdone, Utah ended the third quarter on a 9-3 run to pull within 78-74 heading into the final frame. Brewer sparked the surge with a three- pointer, then added four more points, before Kirilenko connected on a dunk.
Brevin Knight stole the ball from Aldridge and passed to Paul Millsap, who slammed it home to make it 78-76 early in the fourth.
The Jazz tied the game at 80 after an Okur jumper and two from the stripe by Kirilenko with 8:54 left to play.
Both teams traded baskets before Kirilenko hit 1-of-2 from the line and Okur drained a three. Travis Outlaw, though, nailed a three at the other end to make it a one-point game, 86-85, with a shade under six minutes left in regulation.
Okur and Kirilenko both went 2-for-2 from the line to open up a five-point Utah lead.
The teams traded baskets and as Roy drove the lane he was fouled by Brewer. He hit both shots to make it 95-92.
Game Notes
Utah star guard Deron Williams did not play due to an ankle injury...The Blazers continued to toil without center Greg Oden, who is sidelined for two to four weeks with a sprained right foot, and forward Martell Webster, who is out after undergoing left foot surgery...Fernandez had 14 points...Portland went 10-of-19 from three-point range.
<< Parker's career-night sends Spurs to first win in 2-OT thriller
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tony Parker was unstoppable en route to
dropping a career-high 55 points, including nine in the second overtime, as
the San Antonio Spurs made their first win of the season a memorable one with
a 129-1
<< Davis, Ball State stay unbeaten with blowout of Northern Illinois
Muncie, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nate Davis was spectacular in throwing four
touchdowns and adding one on the ground, as the 16th-ranked Ball State
Cardinals maintained their dream season with a 45-14 drubbing of Mid-American
Confere
<< James dominant as Cavs top Bulls
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James poured in 41 points, pulled down
nine rebounds and had six assists, as the Cavaliers ran past the Chicago
Bulls, 107-93.
James went 13-of-23 from the field and missed just one of his 16 f
<< Bucks edge Wizards in OT
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard Jefferson scored a game-high 32
points for the Bucks, leading Milwaukee to its first home win of the year in a
112-104 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards.
Down by 12 heading into the
Jackson, Warriors hold off Nuggets >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephen Jackson scored a game-high 29 points
and dished out seven assists, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 111-101
victory over the Nuggets in Denver's first game since the trade of Allen
Iverson
Romo returns to practice >>
Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who has
missed the last three games with a fractured pinkie on his throwing hand,
returned to practice Wednesday and is optimistic to play in the team's next
contest
Bryant, Lakers use late run to down Clips >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kobe Bryant didn't shoot the lights out but
recorded a game-high 27 points as the Lakers put on a defensive clinic in the
fourth quarter to keep the Clippers winless with a 106-88 decision.
Bryant shot 8-
Stenson leads '09 season-opener in China >>
Shanghai, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Henrik Stenson fired a seven-under 65 to
take the first-round lead Thursday at the HSBC Champions tournament, the
European Tour's first event of the 2009 season.
Defending champion and world No.
American Idol Betting Odds: Season 6
The online gambling websites are in the process of deciphering each American Idol contestant and his or her chances of winning Season 6 to come up with the early American Idol betting lines.
Tim Dalton of MySportsbook.com has been locked away in a soundproof room coming up with all the latest tallies, we are told. "American Idol has become one of the most significant betting events of the year," claims Jack Black of MySportsbook.com. "Last year, millions were bet during the season across the globe, not just in America.It's tough early on since we really do not have a glimpse as to how well each of these individuals will perform solo on a week-to-week basis. It's like Week 1 of the NFL. Pre-season means nada!
We do know the 24 finalists however.
Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24. He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway. He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien.
Brandon Rogers - Who?
Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition. He should go a good distance.
Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was. And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition. He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice! People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way.
"Blake Lewis should go far because of his uniqueness and looks. He's the boy next store with a twist - he beat boxes. But on top of this, he's a great singer, and I adore him," Payton O'Brien relayed.
A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”
Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes.
"I love the fact that there is a Korean American on the show and he is bound to get more Asians tuning into the show," Woo said from her Miami Beach estate. "There has never been a major presence of Asian-Americans on American Idol in the past. He's a hottie with a nice voice so that should help to take him far. Expect heavy betting action from the Asian community."
Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts)
And the others:
Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter
The girls
"Melinda Doolittle has one of the best voices," says MySportsbook.com Reporter and an acclaimed dancer in her own right, Destiney Lewis. "It is great to see a back up singer step out like she has. The girl needs to gain more confidence but that can also be a positive. I think she will go far."
Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.
"Single mom Lakisha Jones I suspect will be a pretty big favorite entering Week 1 of the competition," says Destiny Williams. Jones is an excellent singer and down to earth. "She'll have a wide appeal," echoed O'Brien.
Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.
Amy Krebs - a powerful singer.
Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan
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“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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