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Daniels leads shorthanded Pacers past T'WolvesBasketball Betting Lines02/20/2009 - Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marquis Daniels notched 24 points on 11- of-18 shooting to help Indiana defeat Minnesota 112-105 and end the Pacers' 10-game road losing streak. Jarrett Jack scored 18 and handed out five assists while Troy Murphy kicked in 16 points and 14 rebounds for a shorthanded Indiana team. Pacers forward and leading scorer Danny Granger went down with a right foot injury during the second quarter of Wednesday's 103-94 loss at Charlotte. Granger, who leads Indiana with 25.0 ppg, will miss up to three weeks with a partial tendon tear in the foot. T.J. Ford added 13 points and Brandon Rush 10 for Indiana, which is also toiling without sharp-shooting forward Mike Dunleavy, who is out indefinitely with a right knee injury. Dunleavy also missed the first 34 games of the season with the injury. The Pacers, who have alternated wins and losses over the last eight games, are just 7-23 away from Conseco Fieldhouse this season with their last previous road victory coming in Phoenix back on January 7. Randy Foye dropped a career-high 36 points on 13-of-23 shooting, including a 5-of-8 performance from three-point range, in defeat. Ryan Gomes had 26 points and Mike Miller 18, eight rebounds and five assists for Minnesota, which is riding a five-game home losing streak. The Timberwolves have just two victories in their last 11 games and have dropped three of four since leading scorer Al Jefferson was lost for the season with a torn ACL in his right knee. Indiana jumped out to a 33-26 lead after 12 minutes and grabbed a 61-48 halftime advantage behind Daniels' 12 first-half points. Minnesota opened the second half with a purpose, and seven straight T'Wolves points from Gomes followed by a Foye triple had the hosts within six. Gomes and Foye logged back-to-back field goals moments later for a 67-62 affair, but consecutive baskets by Daniels preceded a Murphy three-ball, and another deuce from Daniels stretched the margin to 12, 76-64. A Travis Diener three-pointer closed out the frame and gave the Pacers a 15- point advantage, 86-71, a lead they would only strengthen early in the fourth. A Roy Hibbert jumper with 8 1/2 minutes to go provided a 20-point lead, although the T'Wolves would embark on an ensuing 15-4 run that would set the table for a run at the lead. A pair of Foye three-pointers that followed had the hosts drawing closer at 102-97 with 1:26 on the clock but Sebastian Telfair made just 1-of-2 at the line while Daniels sank a jumper on the other end. Jack helped prevent the comeback with a perfect 6-of-6 showing at the line, and Murphy added two more from the stripe to hold off Minnesota. Game Notes Minnesota defeated Indiana, 116-111, on February 3 this season and had won five of the last seven meetings entering Friday's action. In addition, Indiana had lost three straight and four of its last five as the visitor in this series...The T'Wolves will also host the LA Lakers during their brief two-game homestand and are 8-18 at the Target Center in 2008-09...Telfair followed up a career-high 30-point performance on Wednesday with just five points on 1-of-9 shooting...Minnesota made a minor move Thursday, picking up forward Shelden Williams and reserve point guard Bobby Brown from Sacramento in exchange for swingman Rashad McCants and seldom-used center Calvin Booth.
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Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times. "Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders." Contract negotiations could get started as early as next week. Let's see which team has the deeper pockets. Will MLB baseball betting lines despite allegations of steroid use? Bet On It at www.MySportsbook.com . Get all your baseball betting lines, MLB lines and MLB team props at the My Sportbook. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your baseball sportsbook needs. Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence Work left to do: Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8. Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday. DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ... West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule. Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games. For more March Madness odds go to MySportsbook.com For more College Basketball betting lines go to BettingExpress.com To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.
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