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02/07/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks hope to get back on the winning track Saturday when they kick off a four-game homestand by welcoming the Chicago Bulls to North Texas.
The Mavs lost for the first time in five games on Thursday when Deron Williams scored 34 points and dished out 12 assists, as Utah hammered Dallas, 115-87, at EnergySolutions Arena.
Josh Howard scored 18 points, while Dirk Nowitzki had 14 points and Jason Terry 13 for Dallas, which shot a paltry 40 percent from the field.
Dallas, which is 15-7 at home, will also host Sacramento, Boston and New Jersey on its residency. Mavs forward Devean George (personal) and guard Jason Kidd (thumb) are both probable for Saturday's game against Chicago
The Bulls, meanwhile, will be concluding a lengthy seven-game road trip tonight.
Chicago improved to an impressive 4-2 on the trek in New Orleans on Wednesday when Derrick Rose led six Bulls players in double figures with 21 points, as Chicago handled the suddenly struggling Hornets, 107-93.
Rose also had six assists, while Ben Gordon added 19 points and seven assists for Chicago, which has won four of five and moved to 9-18 on the road this season.
Tyrus Thomas ended with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Joakim Noah added 16 points and nine boards in the win.
Chicago snapped a two-game skid to the Mavs with a 98-91 win in the Windy City on November 13. The Bulls have lost three straight and 10 of 11 games in Dallas.
<< Zola backs Cole for England
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In-form West Ham striker Carlton Cole has
been backed for an England call-up by Irons manager Gianfranco Zola.
The 25-year-old has scored six times in his last eight games for the Irons,
having signed
<< 76ers continue homestand vs. Heat
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia 76ers resume a season-long seven game
homestand Saturday when they welcome the Miami Heat to the Wachovia Center.
The Sixers improved to 2-2 on the residency on Thursday with a 99-94 victory
over th
<< Nuggets resume trek in New Jersey
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Northwest Division-leading Denver Nuggets will shoot
for their fifth straight win this evening when they resume an eight-game road
trip against the New Jersey Nets at the IZOD Center.
Denver posted its fourth st
<< Kinnear to miss West Brom match after health scare
Newcastle, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear will miss
the match at West Bromwich after being taken to the hospital as a
precautionary measure.
Kinnear was taken ill at the team's hotel on Saturday mo
Red-hot Panthers hope to hand Caps another home loss >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fresh off a rare home loss, the Washington Capitals will
try for a quick turnaround when the surging Florida Panthers invade the
Verizon Center tonight for a showdown between Southeast Division rivals.
Washington's four-ga
Tsonga reaches final in South Africa; Ferrer ousted >>
Johannesburg, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of
France cruised through his semifinal bout to secure a spot in Sunday's final
at the inaugural $500,000 South African Tennis Open.
The former Australian Open
Sharks aim to avoid third straight loss versus Blue Jackets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Jose Sharks will attempt to avoid their first
three-game losing streak of the season tonight in a road contest against the
Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.
San Jose has lost back-to-back games just three
Slumping Lightning return home to battle Islanders >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Struggling once again, the Tampa Bay Lightning play the
first of six straight at home tonight, as they welcome the New York Islanders
to St. Pete Times Forum.
The Lightning, who begin their longest homestand of the season
Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.
The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.
Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.
MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds:
Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)
Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line)
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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