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Lakers eye West's top seed in DenverBasketball Betting Lines04/08/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pacific Division-champion Los Angeles Lakers will try to clinch the West's top seed when they take a trip to the Rocky Mountains tonight to face the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. The Lakers are 4 1/2 games ahead of Dallas, Denver and Phoenix in the conference standings, and have lost three of their last four games. A win tonight would lock up the top seed for a third straight year (2008, 2009). In a 100-81 setback versus the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday at Staples Center, Pau Gasol led the way with a season-high 32 points, seven rebounds and six assists, while MVP candidate Kobe Bryant finished with 22 points, eight boards and six assists for LA, which lost out on home-court advantage throughout the playoffs to the Cleveland Cavaliers. "We were flat from the middle of the second on," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson. "They took away a lot of passing lanes and we got out of rhythm. It was unfortunate for us that we couldn't get the bench going." Lamar Odom added nine points and 13 boards in defeat. The Lakers, who will also visit Minnesota and are 22-16 as the guest in 2009-10, have dropped two straight and three of their last four road games. With five more victories the Lakers can post back-to-back 60-win campaigns for the first time since a four-year run from 1984-85 - 1987-88. Denver is currently embroiled in a tight race within the Northwest Division, sitting just a half-game ahead of idle Utah for the top spot, while the Thunder and Blazers are three games off the pace. The Nuggets are tied with Dallas and Phoenix for the No. 2 seed in the West standings and have won three in a row. They will open a three-game homestand Thursday versus the Lakers, Spurs and Grizzlies and own a 32-6 mark in the Rockies this season. Dating back to March of last season, Denver has won 42 of its last 48 home games. In Wednesday's 98-94 triumph at Oklahoma City, Carmelo Anthony overcame an upper body injury to post 24 points and 11 rebounds. Chauncey Billups drained the go-ahead free throws in the final minute of regulation and scored 15 of his 31 points in the final quarter. "It was a big win. [The Thunder] made a big run in the fourth to go up 13. We kept our composure and chipped away at it," said Anthony, who is third in the NBA with 28.4 ppg. "We played some defense, that's what did it." The Nuggets have won two of three meetings with the Lakers this season and are trying to win the season series for the first time since the 2006-07 campaign. LA, however, has won seven of the previous 10 matchups with Denver, which has won two straight and eight of 12 encounters at the Pepsi Center.
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For complete NCAA Football odds visit MySportsbook.com. Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers. A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers. Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers. The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5). Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries. The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38). To visit this online sports book got to MySportsbook.com for all your football betting needs. |
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