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Beat Colonials and Owls will grab at least a share of A-10 titleNCAA Basketball Betting Lines03/06/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 20th-ranked Temple Owls are out to secure at least a piece of the Atlantic 10 regular-season championship today, as they clash with the George Washington Colonials at the Liacouras Center. The Owls are currently tied with Xavier for first place in the A-10 standings at 13-2 and that means a win today would give Temple at least a share of its record ninth league regular-season title and first since 2001-02. Furthermore, a victory would also land the Owls the top seed in the upcoming league tourney, as they won the only meeting with Xavier during the season. Winners of six straight, Temple is returning from a crucial two-game road trip that ended with a big 57-51 win at Saint Louis on Wednesday. Now at a healthy 25-5 overall, the Owls head back home, where they have gone 12-1, including a perfect 7-0 against conference foes. GW, on the other hand, had won four of five games before suffering an 80-71 loss to a slumping Saint Joseph's club on Wednesday. The Colonials are now just 6-9 within the conference and that has them tied with Duquesne for ninth place. As far as the all-time series goes, Temple has a 48-16 lead over GW and that includes a 63-53 victory in last season's meeting. Defense was lacking for GW on Wednesday, as it permitted SJU to shoot a scorching 58.8 percent from the floor in an 80-71 setback. The Colonials were also outdone from beyond the arc, where they went just 5-of-17 compared to a 9-of-15 showing by the Hawks. Joseph Katuka scored a career-high 15 points in the loss, while Tony Taylor and Damian Hollis chipped in with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Hollis currently leads the squad in scoring at 13.3 ppg and his 4.9 rpg average may not be all that spectacular, but it's good enough to pace the team in that department as well. At 11.8 ppg, Lasan Kromah is the only other player on the roster currently producing double figures for GW. In a defensive battle, the Owls were able to come out on top thanks to a great effort on the boards, as they dominated SLU, 36-23, in a 57-51 win on Wednesday. Temple also held a 13-4 edge in free-throw points and that certainly helped its cause. Lavoy Allen registered a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge, while Juan Fernandez had 17 points. Ryan Brooks got involved with 13 points and he continues to pace the Owls in scoring with an average of 14.5 ppg for the season. Fernandez adds 12.4 ppg and 3.4 apg to the rotation, while Allen turns in a double-double of 11.7 ppg and 11.0 rpg. Allen has been a big part of the team's success on defense, as Temple is limiting foes to a mere 56.8 ppg and 38.0 percent shooting from the field.
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MySportsbook.com refunds all bets on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay from NFL week one. (September 14) – Week one of NFL action saw three teams go scoreless for the first time since 1977. Another four were unable to get a touchdown and almost half of the underdogs covered the spread. Those three teams saved bettors at MySportsbook.com from losing out completely, thanks to the company’s unique NFL Shutout Rule -- which ensures that if the team you backed goes scoreless, your wager is refunded. Sportsbook refunded tens of thousands of dollars to customers who bet on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay, the three teams that stunk up the field so badly that their fans and backers never had a chance to get up from their couches and cheer. In the spirit of the low scoring start to the season, odds makers at the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino have set odds on how many total shutouts there will be this season. MySportsbook.com has posted updated sports betting lines for week two of the season. Ben Roethlisberger’s health status is still questionable, so Willie Parker will try to lead Pittsburgh again as they travel to Jacksonville as a one point favorite. After beating up on his little brother last week, Peyton Manning will look to lead the Colts to victory against Houston. Indianapolis is a whopping 13.5 favorite in the match-up. Seattle, last year’s highest scoring team, showed the power of their defense with their gritty 9-6 win in Motown over the ravenous Lions. They take their act back home to the comforts of Qwest Field where they will face the resurgent Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks are favored by a touchdown. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Visa needs. Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana Should be in: Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it? Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel. Work left to do: Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third. Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim. Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either. Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim. For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com Additional sports lines can be found at: www.Sportsbooks.com To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards.
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