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01/26/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A battle of division leaders takes place tonight, as the Detroit Pistons welcome the Washington Wizards to The Palace of Auburn Hills.
The Pistons, who are a game ahead of Cleveland in the Central standings, have won three straight and notched a 103-92 win on Wednesday over the Charlotte Bobcats. Chris Webber tallied 19 points and six boards in his fourth game in a Pistons uniform.
Richard Hamilton netted a team-high 22 points, while Rasheed Wallace chipped in 20 points, Tayshaun Prince 14 and Chauncey Billups 13 points. Detroit will now return home where it is 11-8 this season.
Washington, meanwhile, is two games ahead of Orlando in the Southeast Division but had a four-game winning streak stopped after Tuesday's 127-105 setback to the surging Phoenix Suns at the Verizon Center.
Gilbert Arenas had 31 points to lead the Wizards. Caron Butler added 24 points and Antonio Daniels chipped in 20 points for Washington, which fell behind early and never recovered. The Wizards will hit the road to improve on their 7-13 mark as the visitor in 2006-07.
Arenas edged New Jersey's Vince Carter for a starting spot on the Eastern Conference All-Star squad. The game is scheduled for February 18 in Las Vegas.
Friday's showdown between Washington and Detroit is the third of four meetings this season. The Pistons are 2-0 so far in 2006-07 and have won 12 of the previous 15 matchups.
Washington has lost six of eight and 10 of its last 13 trips to The Palace of Auburn Hills.
<< Hornets, Kings clash at New Orleans Arena
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Sacramento Kings aim for their third straight win when
they open a four-game road trip tonight against the New Orleans/Oklahoma City
Hornets at New Orleans Arena.
Sacramento has won two in a row and posted a 114-106 w
<< Drew finally signs with the Red Sox
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - J.D. Drew finally became a member of the Boston
Red Sox on Friday, signing a five-year contract with the club.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Boston Globe reported
in December that it
<< LeBron day-to-day with toe injury
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James
is listed as day-to-day with a sprained right big toe and will miss Friday's
game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
James had an MRI exam on Thursday at The Cleve
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Super Bowl XLI: What to Bet? >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Heres an interesting angle: The Colts
were 7-point favorites at home vs. Kansas City in the wild-card round. Now,
all of a sudden, they are 6 1/2-7 point favorites against the Bears on a
neutral field. Whats
Goosen and Green share Qatar Masters lead >>
West Bay, Doha, Qatar (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Retief Goosen shot a four-under 68 on
Friday to join Richard Green, who fired a second-round 65, atop the
leaderboard after 36 holes of the Qatar Masters.
The pair is knotted at 11-under-pa
Yankees sign infielder Cairo >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees signed infielder Miguel
Cairo to a one-year contract on Friday.
The 32-year-old Cairo played in 81 games with the Yankees last season and hit
.239 with 30 runs batted in.
The versat
Sunshine Millions Classic draws field of 12 >>
Hallandale Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The first $1 million race of the year
for older thoroughbreds is set to go on Saturday. The Sunshine Millions
Classic has drawn a field of a dozen handicap horses for the Gulfstream Park
race.
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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