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Magic make a stop in ChicagoBasketball Betting Lines02/10/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vince Carter will try to build off his recent impressive performance when he leads the Orlando Magic against the Chicago Bulls tonight in the opener of a quick road trip at the United Center. Carter poured in a season-high 48 points and was 19-of-27 from the field, including 6-of-10 from three-point range in Monday's 123-117 victory versus the New Orleans Hornets at Amway Arena. Dwight Howard powered his way for 25 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks for the Magic, who won for the sixth time in seven games. Orlando rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second half. "For me, it's just about getting the win," Carter said. "After a very sluggish start, they were more aggressive than us, pushing the ball, they were attacking and being the aggressors. We had to do something about it." Rashard Lewis ended with 18 points for Orlando, which will also visit Cleveland on the road swing and is 15-12 as the guest this season. The Southeast Division-leading Magic are one game ahead of the Atlanta Hawks in the standings. Meanwhile, the Bulls are home for back-to-back games against Orlando and New York, and own a 15-8 record in the Windy City this season. They have won consecutive contests since a three-game slide and improved to 7-3 in the past 10 games following Tuesday's 109-101 triumph at Indiana. Luol Deng had 23 points and 11 boards, Derrick Rose contributed 21 points and seven assists and John Salmons added 21 points off the bench for Chicago, which is currently sixth in the Eastern Conference standings. "We started off slow defensively. We battled back and made a couple of adjustments," said Bulls head coach Vinny Del Negro. Kirk Hinrich scored 17 points and Brad Miller netted 13 in the win. The Bulls defeated Orlando, 101-93, on January 2 this season at the United Center, but the Magic have won seven of the past nine matchups. These two teams will meet again on March 11 at Amway Arena.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics kick off a five-game western road trip tonight, when they pay a visit to the New Orleans Hornets in the Big Easy. The Atlantic Division-leading Celtics will also take on the Kings, Lakers, Blazers
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Charlotte Bobcats will hit the road this evening to face the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center. Charlotte put the brakes on a three-game losing streak with a 94-92 triumph versus the Washington Wizar
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Numerous College Basketball teams take final big step to March Madness betting So, what turned on the lock spigot? Well, after what felt like weeks of teams treading water and slipping back into the bubble muck, a bunch of them finally decided to say "to heck with parity" and won games that should put them into the Big Dance. Disagree with some of these? Then here's the challenge. Take all of the "should be ins" and make a legit case that each should be ahead of the team that's a lock. Then find 10 more teams that also should be placed in the bracket ahead of that lock team. Not so easy, is it? If you want more evidence that these locks should be good to go, check out what our research department dug up. Since the NCAA Tournament went to 64 teams in 1985, only six teams from a "big six" conference have had a record of 10-6 or better in conference play and not been selected: Colorado (2004) and Nebraska (1999) from the Big 12, Boston College and Seton Hall (both 2003) from the Big East, Indiana (2005) from the Big Ten and UCLA, which somehow went 12-6 in the Pac-10 in 1988 and still missed out. (Note: Five teams went 11-7 and didn't get in, the latest being last season's Stanford team, which had a brutal nonconference run.) Yes, 10 conference wins doesn't always mean what it used to because of unbalanced schedules, but this season, it should be plenty good in all but the extreme cases (see: Iowa). In a way, this is a welcome development, because this is a bubble watch, not a lock watch. We can finally be done with teams like Maryland and Virginia Tech and start really bearing down on at-large battles such as Syracuse-West Virginia and Appalachian State-Georgia Tech. Interestingly, all the shifting of teams into lock status appears to be more administrative than impactful. The number of remaining available at-larges didn't change one iota. The only difference is that teams on the bubble now have a clearer idea of which team(s) they are competing with for those precious bids.
As always, I've tried to be as inclusive as possible while only including teams that would have a reasonable chance of at least being discussed if this were Selection Sunday. If your team's not on here, there's probably a good reason (or three) -- start with the RPI and SOS numbers and work your way down. (Please remember, per selection committee criteria, that records displayed are Division I only. Next update: Feb. 28) If you have a legitimate grievance, or just like talking bubble, send an e-mail. Polite ones with fact-based arguments have a much better chance of receiving a response. I apologize in advance if I can't get back to all of you. Atlantic Coast Conference Work left to do: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech
Work left to do: Clemson [19-9 (5-9), RPI: 41, SOS: 42] The Tigers are closer to locking up the collapse of the year award (in a good battle with OK State) than they are to grabbing an at-large. Clemson's been very competitive, but there's no really positive way you can spin nine losses in 11 games. They now cannot get to .500 in ACC play and still must head to Virginia Tech in the season finale (after hosting Miami). Unless the Tigers win both and/or do some serious work in the ACC tourney, they very well could be left out. There are no great nonconference wins, but ODU, App State, Miss. State, South Carolina and Georgia are all respectable W's. Florida State [18-11 (6-9), RPI: 48, SOS: 14] The Noles got thrashed at Maryland to run their losing streak to five, but then pounded NC State at home to set the table for what likely is an elimination game at Miami. You can at least make a case for the Seminoles at 7-9 in ACC play (and some work in the ACC tourney), but 6-10 is not going to cut it. Wins at Duke and over Florida will resonate, but the computer numbers remain questionable. Beyond Florida, FSU thrashed bubble buddy Providence, but there's not a ton beyond those two games that will help. They didn't show well in big-time opportunities against Pitt and Wisconsin (before the Florida win). Georgia Tech [18-10 (6-8), RPI: 51, SOS: 46] The Jackets beat Wake on Wednesday but couldn't get it done at UVa on Saturday, which could be a crucial loss with UNC and BC (both at home) remaining and 8-8 almost a certain need for at-large consideration. A nonconference win over Memphis helps, but the RPI and SOS are not at-large quality right now; if you combine those with a sub-.500 ACC mark, that could spell NIT for GT. For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com Additional basketball lines can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.
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