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02/26/2007 - Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Garnett scored 26 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves downed the Washington Wizards, 98-94, at the Target Center.
Ricky Davis deposited 27 points for the Timberwolves, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Randy Foye added 13 points and dished out eight assists for Minnesota, which beat Washington at home for the seventh consecutive time.
"They had a run, we had a run," said Garnett. "There was a point where it was kind of stagnant. Then we put a little more energy into it and we were able to grab the momentum."
Brendan Haywood's three-point play pulled Washington within three, 85-82 with 5:26 left in the contest.
Minnesota responded with jumpers by Garnett and Foye, and a free throw by Davis putting the Timberwolves back on top by eight with 2:47 left to play.
Moments later Gilbert Arenas scored on a goaltending violation and after a Minnesota offensive foul, DeShawn Stevenson drilled a triple to cut the Timberwolves lead to 95-93 with 47.3 ticks remaining.
After a Garnett miss, Davis snatched the rebound forcing Washington to foul. Mark Blount then missed both free throws but Garnett corralled another key offensive rebound and Randy Foye connected on two free throws putting the The Timberwolves ahead 97-93 with 13.1 left to play.
"We stayed close," said Wizards forward Jarvis Hayes. "It was right there for us to take, but we couldn't get the rebound off the (missed) free throw."
Stevenson registered 21 points for the Wizards, who have lost two straight games. Arenas donated 20 points for Washington, which shot just 7-of-29 from three point range.
Washington was without second-leading scorer and rebounder Caron Butler who missed the game due to back spasms. Hayes, who shot just 1-of-10 from the field, started in his place.
Trailing 36-29, Minnesota embarked on a 18-3 run to take a 47-39 lead with 1:18 left in the first half. Davis and Garnett combined for all 18 points during the stretch.
Minnesota led 51-44 at the intermission.
With the score tied at 60, the Timberwolves closed the third stanza with a 17-6 surge to take a 77-66 advantage heading into the final quarter.
Game Notes
Minnesota shot 43.7 percent while Washington shot 37.6 percent from the field...Washington has not won in Minnesota since March 7, 2000.
<< Gearlds, Boilermakers steamroll Illini
Champaign, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Katie Gearlds scored 21 points as No. 15
Purdue beat Illinois 58-48 on Sunday.
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton added 14 points for the Boilermakers (25-5, 14-2 Big
Ten), who have won four straight games.
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<< Sharks acquire D Rivet from Montreal
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Craig
Rivet and a fifth-round selection in the 2008 NHL Draft from the Montreal
Canadiens on Sunday in exchange for defenseman Josh Gorges and the Sharks'
first-r
<< No. 13 Oklahoma downs Missouri
Norman, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Courtney Paris scored a game-high 33 points and
grabbed 21 rebounds as the 13th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Missouri
Tigers 72-57 at Lloyd Noble Center.
Paris was 14-of-21 shooting from the floor and
<< Stanford edges USC to win Pac-10
Stanford, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jayne Appel scored 14 points and hit the
winning layup with 36 seconds remaining, as eighth-ranked Stanford topped
Southern California, 56-53, to win the Pac-10 regular season title.
Brooke Smith
Wild top Oilers >>
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pierre-Marc Bouchard had a goal and an assist
as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Edmonton Oilers, 4-1, at Xcel Energy
Center.
Todd White, Brent Burns and Marian Gaborik each tallied markers for the Wi
Kenseth wins Auto Club 500, completes sweep >>
Fontana, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Kenseth captured Sunday's Auto Club 500 at
the California Speedway. The No.17 Roush Racing Ford driver crossed the finish
line 0.679 seconds ahead of Jeff Gordon to complete a weekend sweep of both
the Bus
Richards, Lightning sink Penguins >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brad Richards had a goal and three assists as
Tampa Bay continued its dominance over Pittsburgh with a 5-1 victory at St.
Pete Times Forum.
Martin St. Louis posted a goal and an assist while Ruslan Fedot
Strawberry leads Maryland to upset of Tar Heels >>
College Park, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.J. Strawberry scored a career-high 27
points on 12-of-18 shooting as Maryland stormed back to edge fifth-ranked
North Carolina, 89-87, at the Comcast Center.
Mike Jones added 18 points for the
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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