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01/25/2007 - Stanford, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 25th-ranked USC Trojans have been one of the Pac-10's most surprising teams, and they are set to take on the Stanford Cardinal tonight.
With wins in two straight outings and four of the last five, USC has managed to improve to 15-5 overall and 5-2 in league play. The only loss over the last five outings came to national powerhouse UCLA by one point, and the Trojans have beaten both Oregon and Arizona. On Saturday, a strong defensive effort led to a 58-49 decision over Arizona State.
Like USC, Stanford has recorded victories in four of its last five games to improve to 12-5 overall and 4-3 in conference action. On Saturday, the Cardinal knocked off Oregon State by a 67-56 margin, and the 56 points allowed marked the team's best defensive effort since late November.
Stanford has won four of the last five meetings with USC, enabling the Cardinal to even the all-time series at 114-114.
There is no question that USC's Nick Young is one of the best players in the conference, as he is scoring 17.2 ppg on 54.1 percent shooting from the floor, including 46.8 percent from three-point range. Lodrick Stewart is netting 13.9 ppg for the Trojans, and Taj Gibson rounds out a strong trio with 13.0 ppg and 9.1 rpg. The Trojans have played tremendous defense through 20 games, as they are limiting opponents to just 60.5 ppg on 35.4 percent shooting from the field. USC shot a mere 37.5 percent from the floor against Arizona State on Saturday, but the Trojans limited the Sun Devils to a 36.5 percent effort. Another key to the win was that USC earned a 22-4 edge in points from the foul line. Young scored 18 points for the Trojans, and Gibson pitched in 11 points and eight rebounds.
Stanford is scoring 69.4 ppg this season while limiting opponents to 65.5 ppg on 41.8 percent shooting from the floor. The Cardinal are outrebounding foes by nearly six boards per outing, another key to the team's success. Lawrence Hill leads the club with 15.5 ppg on 53.5 percent shooting from the field, and he is pulling down 6.3 rpg as well. Anthony Goods checks in with 13.2 ppg, and Robin Lopez adds 10.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 41 blocked shots. Hill was tremendous in the win over Oregon State last time out, as he tallied 24 points on the strength of a 5-of-9 showing from the foul line. Goods contributed 16 points, and Brook Lopez managed 12 points and nine rebounds. The Cardinal made good on 55.3 percent of their field goal attempts in that clash and limited the Beavers to 37.7 percent overall shooting. A 16-5 advantage in points from the foul line also helped the cause.
<< Cougars set to pounce on Beavers
Pullman, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington State has cracked the Top-25,
and the 20th-ranked Cougars will play host to the Oregon State Beavers
this evening in a Pac-10 tilt.
Oregon State is 0-5 against ranked teams this
<< Top-25 foes meet in ACC action
Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of talented ACC teams will collide
in Durham this evening, as the 10th-ranked Duke Blue Devils welcome the
19th-ranked Clemson Tigers to town.
Clemson enters this contest with an 18-
<< Bulldogs take on Ramblers in Chicago
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Butler Bulldogs of the Horizon League
are currently ranked 14th in the nation, and they hope to continue
their dominance of conference opponents in tonight's clash with Loyola-
Chicago
<< This Week in Golf on the Nationwide Tour
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - MOVISTAR PANAMA CHAMPIONSHIP, Panama Golf
Club, Panama City, Panama - For the fourth straight year, the Nationwide Tour
will begin its season in Panama. This is the 18th year for the Nationwide
Tour, which b
Red-hot Mavericks try to continue winning ways in Chicago >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks wrap up a three-game road trip
this evening when they take their eight-game winning streak to the Windy City
for a showdown with the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.
Dallas, which leads the Southwe
Goosen in front in Qatar >>
West Bay, Doha, Qatar (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Retief Goosen fired a seven-under-par
65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead of the Qatar Masters at Doha Golf
Club.
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Australia's Nick O'Hern are knotted in secon
Nets visit Clippers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets play the third of a five-game road
trip when they visit the streaking Los Angeles Clippers tonight at the Staples
Center.
This is the first of two meetings between the squads this season. The Nets
will
Tigers agree to terms with Eischen >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms on a minor
league contract with pitcher Joey Eischen on Thursday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed but it includes an invitation to spring
training.
The 36-year-ol
“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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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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