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Nets, Wizards clash in Izod CenterBasketball Betting Lines02/28/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets haven't had a lot go their way this season but closing out February with back-to-back wins on consecutive days could be cause for celebration. New Jersey will try and do exactly that by halting a franchise-record eight- game home losing streak tonight against the Washington Wizards. The Nets are coming off heir most impressive performance of the season last night in Boston. Brook Lopez led the way with 25 points and Devin Harris scored 23 in that one, as New Jersey notched a 104-96 road win against the Celtics. Courtney Lee added 21 points before leaving in the fourth quarter with a sprained left ankle, while Kris Humphries and Keyon Dooling logged valuable minutes off the bench, ending with 11 points each. Humphries also grabbed 10 boards as the Nets used free throw shooting to pull off the win. Lopez and Harris combined to go 21-of-24 from the line, while New Jersey finished 34-of-41 overall. Boston, meanwhile, was 9-of-11 at the line. New Jersey, which also notched just its the sixth win of the season, beat Boston for the first time since February 2007 to snap a 12-game skid in the series. "It's not so much a difference between them, it's a difference between us. As we progress through our season we've definitely improved," said Lopez about the seemingly uneven matchup coming in. "Through the All-Star break...we've played very well against teams and we finally broke through tonight." The Nets (6-52) are trying to avoid compiling the worst record in NBA history set by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who went 9-73. They are winless (0-14) this season in the second half of back-to-back games, however. The Wizards, meanwhile, are coming off a tough overtime loss to New York on Friday. David Lee's layup with 1.6 seconds remaining in the extra frame helped New York edge Washington, 118-116, and snap an eight-game losing streak in that one. Washington center Andray Blatche totaled 26 points while setting career highs in rebounds (18) and assists (six). Randy Foye and JaVale McGee each recorded a double-double for the Wizards, who have dropped three of four. Foye scored 22 points and dished out 10 assists, while McGee had a season-high 18 points and 10 boards to go along with five blocks. "It's frustrating," Foye said. "You have to give New York a lot of credit though. They played hard and finished the game." The Wizards have won three straight and four of their last five over New Jersey.
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Football Betting Sportsbook Accepts Credit CardsMichael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football. As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL. The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago. Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996). But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side. Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show. Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East: Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1 Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2 New York Giants - 9 - 2 Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1). Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship. So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume. And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top. They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy. Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday. But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division. Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS. Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS. Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162. Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense? Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS. In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS. Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division. Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do. The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20. The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550. Visit MySportsbook.com for free sportsbook odds RSS feeds go to MySportsbook.com for all your betting football needs. |
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