11/30/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Rockets shoot for their fifth straight road win tonight when they take on the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center.
Houston has won four in row away from home and is 7-3 as the visitor this season. In Saturday's 103-84 victory over the rival San Antonio Spurs in Houston, Luther Head scored 21 points in place of injured star Tracy McGrady, who will miss his third straight game Sunday because of a knee problem. McGrady has been experiencing discomfort and is scheduled to meet with doctors regarding his surgically repaired left knee.
Ron Artest added 16 points and eight rebounds in the victory for the Rockets, who are 1-1 without McGrady and have won four of five overall. Shane Battier netted 15 points while Yao Ming and Rafer Alston each had 12 in the win. Battier is expected to miss Sunday's game because of an ankle issue.
The Nuggets will open a three-game homestand tonight versus Houston, Toronto and San Antonio, and are 5-2 in Denver this season. They have won three of four and seven of their last nine games overall, including last night's 106-97 triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.
Chauncey Billups recorded a season-high 27 points, including a 12-for-12 showing from the foul line, to lead Denver, which got 25 points and 10 rebounds from star Carmelo Anthony. Linas Kleiza chipped in 15 points and fellow reserve Anthony Carter ended with 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists.
Houston and Denver split four meetings a year ago. The Rockets, though, have won three of five and six of the past nine meetings in the series.
The Nuggets have beaten Houston two straight times at the Pepsi Center.
<< Lakers wrap up homestand vs. Raptors
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Lakers will try to close out a perfect
five-game homestand tonight versus the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center.
Los Angeles is 4-0 so far on the residency and improved to 8-1 as the host
with Fri
<< Sorenstam leads International team to Lexus Cup title
Singapore (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Annika Sorenstam made her last appearance in an
LPGA Tour sponsored event a memorable one.
Sorenstam, the International team captain, defeated Asian team captain Se Ri
Pak, 3 & 2, as the International t
<< Sweden runs away with World Cup title
Shenzhen, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sweden's Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson
teamed to fire a nine-under 63 on Sunday to run away with the title at the
World Cup.
Sweden completed the event at 27-under-par 261 for the first win f
<< Pampling topples Fraser in Australian Masters playoff
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rod Pampling needed three extra holes
Sunday to defeat countryman Marcus Fraser and win the Australian Masters.
Fraser got into the clubhouse first after posting a stellar seven-under 65.
Pampling card
Blazers open trip against Pistons >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers will kick off a five-game road
trip this afternoon against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Portland is 4-6 away from the Rose Garden this season and will also visit New
York
Rangers welcome Panthers for home-and-home finale >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Rangers will aim for a fourth consecutive
victory when they host the Florida Panthers this afternoon at Madison Square
Garden in the finale of a home-and-home series.
The Rangers, who lead the Atlantic Divisio
Sliding Thrashers invite Blues to town >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Not much has gone right for Atlanta since matching a
franchise record with five straight wins earlier this month. The Thrashers
will close out their November schedule today as they try to avoid a sixth loss
in seven games whe
Stars, Oilers meet in Big D >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of struggling teams will meet today in Texas, as the
Dallas Stars welcome the Edmonton Oilers for a battle at American Airlines
Center.
The Stars are last in the NHL with just 18 points on the year and have lost
fo
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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Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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