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03/12/2010 - Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Roy scored 41 points and had eight rebounds, as Portland locked down Golden State in the fourth quarter and rallied for a 110-105 victory.
Andre Miller contributed 15 points and seven assists, LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 points and eight assists, while Jerryd Bayless and Rudy Fernandez donated 12 points apiece off the bench for Portland, which has won two straight games in the race for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Trail Blazers, who outscored the Warriors 27-9 in the last quarter, now sit a half-game behind idle San Antonio for the seventh playoff spot.
Portland snapped a nine-game losing streak on the road versus the Warriors, winning for the first time in Oakland since November 3, 2004.
Corey Maggette led Golden State with 24 points and six assists, Monta Ellis registered 17 points, Stephen Curry added 15 points and Anthony Tolliver notched a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Golden State, which had 96 points entering the fourth stanza, struggled by going 3-of-14 from the field over the final 12 minutes and dropped its sixth straight.
Trailing 96-83 entering the fourth period, an Aldridge layup trimmed the deficit to 98-93 with just under eight minutes to play. After two free throws by Reggie Williams pushed the margin out to 102-93, the Trail Blazers scored 15 straight points as the Warriors went approximately six minutes without a field goal at one point.
Fernandez's trey squared the contest at 102 with just under five minutes on the clock and an Aldridge three-point play capped the stretch for a 108-102 lead with 1:39 on the clock. Curry kept the Warriors in the contest with a three-pointer, then both teams had empty possessions before C.J. Watson curiously committed a foul with 9.2 ticks left, and only three seconds left on the shot clock.
Miller made both foul shots for a two-possession game, and Portland survived the final nine ticks to cap the comeback.
The game was tied at 28 after one stanza, and the Warriors jumped in front 46-40 on a Williams trey with just over 6 1/2 minutes to play in the first half. The edge reached double figures at 55-45 on a Curry technical free throw and got as high as 58-47 before the visitors finished the half on a 11-2 spurt. Roy was fouled and made three foul shots with 2.3 ticks left to cut the deficit to 60-58.
Again, the Warriors went on a run and grew their edge to 78-66 on an Ellis jumper. Golden State led by 16 before Fernandez capped the third-period scoring with a trey for a 96-83 game.
Game Notes
Williams had 14 points and Watson donated 12 for the Warriors...Portland made seven treys, while Golden State drained 10-of-26 from beyond the arc...Marcus Camby had a season-high nine offensive rebounds as part of a 17-rebound performance, but scored just four points on 1-of-7 shooting for Portland.
<< Kiprusoff, Flames blank Sens
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miikka Kiprusoff stopped all 33 shots he faced
for his 34th career shutout, as the Calgary Flames topped the Ottawa Senators,
2-0, at the Saddledome.
Jamal Mayers and Chris Higgins scored for the Flames, w
<< Bank On It: Butler's three at the buzzer lifts WVU over Cincy
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - De'Sean Butler's closely-contested three-
pointer off the glass as time expired advanced his seventh-ranked Mountaineers
and ended Cincinnati's improbable march through the conference gauntlet, as
West V
<< Baylor beats Texas again, advances in Big 12 tourney
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ekpe Udoh scored 25 points and pulled down
eight rebounds as 21st-ranked Baylor ran past Texas, 86-67, in the
quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.
Tweety Carter added 20 points, while Lac
<< Stastny, Anderson shine in Avs' shutout of Panthers
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Stastny scored twice in the second period
to support a 27-save performance by Craig Anderson, as the Colorado Avalanche
blanked the Florida Panthers, 3-0, at Pepsi Center.
Anderson recorded his seventh
Oudin knocked in first round at Indian Wells >>
Indian Wells, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American Melanie Oudin had a short stay at
the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open tennis event, dropping a three-set decision
to Roberta Vinci.
Oudin won the first set then was outplayed in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-
Fish, Moya highlight first-round winners at Indian Wells >>
Indian Wells, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American Mardy Fish and Spaniard Carlos
Moya were among Thursday's first-round winners at the $4.5 million BNP Paribas
Open, an ATP World Tour Masters event.
Fish, the runner-up here in 2008, rallied f
Three of top 4 seeds bumped in Big East quarters >>
NEW YORK (AP) -It was a bad day to be a favorite at the Big East tournament.Three of the conference's top four teams were beaten in the quarterfinals Thursday at Madison Square Garden, jumbling the league's NCAA picture and setting up a pair of surp
Kansas State, Kansas romp in Big 12 quarterfinals >>
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -Kansas State is one win away from getting one last shot at its archrival.Both the Wildcats and No. 1 Kansas advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament on Thursday, keeping alive hopes for a Sunflower State showdown fo
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)
"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."
Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins
There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.
Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins
Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.
USC Trojans - 10.5 wins
A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.
Odds to Win the Heisman Trophy
Tim Tebow, Florida - 7/2
He won it last year, so it's no surprise he's the favorite to do it again, making him just the second player to go back-to-back. Ohio State's Archie Griffin turned the trick in 1974 and 1975, and Tebow's coach, Urban Meyer, is pretty sure his star quarterback can match the Buckeyes legend.
"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I am very lucky to be his coach."
Chris Wells, Ohio State - 5/1
The man they call "Beanie" was a star recruit out of high school, so it's not like nobody knew who the star tailback was before he rushed for 576 yards as a freshman in 2006 and 1,609 as a sophomore. But perhaps his finest moment came last year versus Michigan when he rumbled for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 14-3 victory over the hated Wolverines.
Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 8/1
If the Bulldogs are to live up to expectations, they'll need a huge effort from their sophomore running back. This might be the last year of college ball for Moreno, who rushed for 1,334 yards and for 14 touchdowns as a freshman, while adding 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions, so expect big things for the man from Belford, N.J.
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