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Hawks hit the road for clash with ClippersBasketball Betting Lines02/17/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks pick up after the All-Star break by embarking on a four-game Western road trip starting tonight in Los Angeles versus a Clippers club still searching for its first win under interim coach Kim Hughes. The Hawks finished the first half in losing fashion last Wednesday, when Daequan Cook scored 13 of his season high-tying 17 points in the fourth quarter to carry Miami to a 94-76 road win over Atlanta. Josh Smith scored 18 for Atlanta, which was dominated by a 45-8 count in bench scoring. All-Star Al Horford tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks, who had a three-game winning streak broken. "I just felt like we gave it away," Horford said. "We missed some shots we normally make. This was just a tough loss." Atlanta, which is 12-12 on the road this season, will also visit Phoenix, Golden State and Utah on is trek. Hours after trading center Marcus Camby to Portland, the Clips fell to the Blazers last night when Martell Webster made a career-high seven three- pointers on his way to tying a career-best with 28 points in Portland's 109-87 win at the Rose Garden. The main story, however, was the blockbuster trade that sent Camby from the Clippers in exchange for injured forward Travis Outlaw, guard Steve Blake and $3 million. Eric Gordon finished with 20 points for the Clippers, who have dropped five straight and are 0-4 since Hughes took over as head coach after Mike Dunleavy stepped down to concentrate on his duties as the team's general manager. Rasual Butler added 18 points for Los Angeles, while DeAndre Jordan tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench in defeat. "We just made a couple of bad plays where [the Trail Blazers] converted on them and they started to hit a lot of threes towards the end," Gordon said. "They just caught fire for a minute, which we couldn't come back." Blake, who averaged 7.6 points in 51 games for the Blazers this season, could be in the lineup tonight. Outlaw hasn't suited up since breaking his foot at Charlotte in November. The Hawks have won three of their past four meetings with the Clippers, including a 103-97 win in Atlanta on February 3.
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Football Betting LinesThe 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds have been released and Denver Broncos' running back Knowshon Moreno has been made the opening favorite. Moreno was selected in the first round of April's NFL draft and is expected to carry the rushing load for the Broncos this season. And with Jay Cutler now in Chicago, Moreno might be expected to be Denver's entire offense. Betting Lines from sports betting lines have made Moreno a 5/2 favorite to win this year's Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Fellow running back Chris “Beanie” Wells (Arizona Cardinals) is right behind Moreno at 7/2, while Donald Brown (Indianapolis Colts) and receiver Michael Crabtree (San Francisco 49ers) are 5/1 to win. Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez (New York Jets) and Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions) are 7/1 and 8/1, respectively. A couple of players who present some value are Josh Freeman, Shonn Green and Darrius Heyward-Bey. Freeman needs to beat out Byron Leftwich to become the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but if he does, he has a lot or raw talent and could use the weapons around him (i.e. Kellen Winslow Jr. and Antonio Bryant) to be very successful in his first season. Green enters a crowded backfield in New York, but considering both Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are unhappy about their contract situations and might holdout, the former Iowa product could become the Jets' primary back. Everyone was shocked when Al Davis took Heyward-Bey with the eighth overall pick in April's draft, but the kid has a tremendous amount of talent and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell takes the next step this year, the former Maryland product could blossom. Plus, Heyward-Bey will be looking to prove the people wrong who said Oakland should have taken Michael Crabtree with the No. 8 pick. And if you're looking for a deep sleeper, check out Pat White at 30/1. He enters the Miami Dolphins vaunted “Wild Cat” offense and could be a big time playmaker. For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds, see below. 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds to Win Ramses Barden (NYG) 40/1 Andre Brown (NYG) 20/1 Donald Brown (IND) 5/1 Kenny Britt (TEN) 20/1 Glenn Coffee (SFO) 30/1 Chase Coffman (CIN) 50/1 Michael Crabtree (SFO) 5/1 Josh Freeman (TB) 14/1 Shonn Green (NYJ) 14/1 Percy Harvin (MIN) 10/1 Darrius Heyward-Bay (OAK) 18/1 Juaquan Iglesias (CHI) 30/1 Cornelius Ingram (PHI) 50/1 Rashad Jennings (JAC) 30/1 Johnny Knox (CHI) 40/1 Jeremy Maclin (PHI) 18/1 Mohamed Massaquoi (CLE) 30/1 LeSean McCoy (PHI) 12/1 Knowshon Moreno (DEN) 5/2 Hakeem Nicks (NYG) 18/1 Brandon Pettigrew (DET) 30/1 Brian Robiskie (CLE) 20/1 Mark Sanchez (NYJ) 7/1 Matthew Stafford (DET) 8/1 Jason Smith (STL) 40/1 Mike Thomas (JAC) 25/1 Patrick Turner (MIA) 50/1 Mike Wallace (PIT) 50/1 Chris Wells (ARI) 7/2 Pat White (MIA) 30/1 Field (Any Other Player) 9/1 To visit this sports betting site go to BettingExpress.com for all your football betting lines needs. For sports betting with credit cards site go to BettingExpress.com as well. |
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