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02/13/2010 - Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - ACC rivals will collide at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham today, as the Maryland Terrapins come calling on the eighth- ranked Duke Blue Devils.
Maryland has won its last two games to move to 16-6 overall and 6-2 in conference. The Terps were most recently in action last Sunday when they crushed North Carolina in a 92-71 final. They were supposed to play Virginia on Wednesday, but that game was postponed due to weather and will be played on Monday, February 15th.
As for Duke, it has won its last three outings to hit the 20-win plateau. The Blue Devils, who are 20-4 overall and a league-leading 8-2 in the ACC, are fresh off Wednesday's 64-54 road victory over the hated Tar Heels. They now return home where they are a perfect 13-0 this season.
Duke owns a 106-60 series advantage over Maryland, which includes five straight wins over the Terps.
Greivis Vasquez is one of the most dynamic guards in all of college basketball. The Maryland standout is scoring 18.1 ppg, and he has also dished out 138 assists to complement solid figures in the rebounding and steals departments. Landon Milbourne is netting 14.5 ppg for the Terps, who are getting 11.5 ppg from Sean Mosley. Eric Hayes rounds out a foursome of double- digit scorers with 11.1 ppg. Maryland is generating 80.2 ppg this season, and the team is allowing 65.0 ppg on 37.1 percent shooting from the field. Vasquez was sensational in the romp over UNC last time out, as he posted 26 points and 11 assists. Hayes shot 5-of-6 from the floor and finished with 16 points, while Milbourne contributed 15 points. The Terps connected on 12-of-23 three- pointers, perhaps the most obvious key to the victory.
As mentioned, Duke's most recent outing also came against North Carolina, and a late surge enabled the club to come out victorious. Jon Scheyer continued his push for ACC Player of the Year by scoring 24 points on the strength of a 5-of-9 effort from three-point range. Kyle Singler added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Blue Devils, who got 10 points from Nolan Smith. Duke connected on just 31.9 percent of its field goal attempts, but the team nailed 9-of-18 shots from behind the arc and finished with a mere eight turnovers. Scheyer is averaging 19.1 ppg this season on the strength of his 40.4 percent three-point efficiency, and he is handing out 5.5 apg as well. Smith provides 17.7 ppg, and Singler rounds out one of the nation's truly elite trios with 16.7 ppg. Duke is scoring 80.7 ppg while allowing 62.6 ppg.
<< Kings aim to halt slide versus Avalanche
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Kings will try to avoid a third straight
loss since posting the longest winning streak in club history as they host the
Colorado Avalanche tonight at Staples Center.
The Kings have lost two straight since a
<< Ducks hit the road to battle Flames
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks leave behind a franchise-record home
winning streak in search of a fifth consecutive victory over the hosting
Calgary Flames tonight at Pengrowth Saddledome.
The Ducks head up north after Wednesday's 3-2
<< Blackhawks play host to Thrashers at United Center
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Blackhawks have responded since their longest
losing streak of the season as they shoot for a third consecutive victory
tonight in a home matchup against the Atlanta Thrashers at United Center.
The Blackhawks h
<< Caps hope for first win at St. Louis in over 13 years
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Offense hasn't been a problem for the Capitals this season,
but defense has become an issue as of late. Washington hopes to avoid losing
three straight for the first time in six weeks this evening versus the hosting
Blues at
Red-hot Boilermakers take on Hawkeyes in Big Ten tussle >>
West Lafayette, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The sixth-ranked Purdue Boilermakers go
for their seventh win in a row today, as they entertain the Iowa Hawkeyes in a
Big Ten bout at Mackey Arena.
With six straight victories, the Boilermakers have put
Top-ranked Kansas welcomes Iowa State to Lawrence >>
Lawrence, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks put their
flawless Big 12 record and the nation's longest current homecourt winning
streak on the line this evening in Lawrence, as they welcome the Iowa State
Cyclones to town for
Falcons hops to soar past 17th-ranked Cougars >>
Provo, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 17th-ranked BYU Cougars try to bounce back
after just their third loss of the season as they entertain the Air Force
Falcons in a Mountain West Conference battle at the Marriott Center in Provo,
Utah.
Last w
Nittany Lions face uphill climb in clash with Spartans >>
State College, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 10th-ranked Michigan State Spartans,
in desperate need of a victory, are slated to take on the lowly Penn State
Nittany Lions this afternoon in a Big Ten Conference affair.
Michigan State only lost th
Two 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.
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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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