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03/07/2010 - Bozeman, MT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Melvin Jones sunk a three-pointer with 3.7 seconds remaining in regulation, sending the sixth-seeded Portland State Vikings to a 68-65 victory over the third-seeded Montana State Bobcats in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament at Worthington Arena.
Julius Thomas led the way for Portland State (13-18) with 19 points and six boards, while Jones finished with 17 points on 5-of-9 three-pointers in the win.
Bobby Howard and Danny Piepoli netted 16 points apiece for Montana State (15-14), while Erik Rush added 13 and seven rebounds.
The Bobcats shot just 36.7 percent from the floor in the opening half, but were lucky to head into the locker room knotted up at 29-29 at the intermission.
The Vikings connected on 50.0 percent of their second-half field goals, including Jones' game-winning shot from beyond the arc.
Portland State will now move on to face top-seeded Weber State in the semifinals on Tuesday night.
Final Score: Montana 81, Northern Arizona 60
Missoula, MT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Johnson scored a game-high 22 points and the fourth-seeded Montana Grizzlies handled the fifth-seeded Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, 81-60, in a Big Sky Conference quarterfinal-round matchup at the Dahlberg Arena.
Will Cherry and Raason Young each contributed 11 points in the win for Montana (20-9), which will go on to battle second-seeded Northern Colorado in the semifinals on Tuesday evening.
Cameron Jones led the way for Northern Arizona (14-14) with 21 points on the night, while Nick Larson added 11 and seven rebounds.
The Grizzlies took a healthy 39-25 lead into the intermission after shooting 48.4 percent from the floor in the opening stanza, including 5-of-8 from long range.
Montana cruised to the 21-point victory by hitting on 50.0 percent of its field goals in the second half.
The Grizzlies won the battle in the trenches, outrebounding Northern Arizona 41-29, including a 15-5 advantage on the offensive boards.
<< UTEP clips UAB to finish season on 14-game win streak
El Paso, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derrick Caracter scored UTEP's final six points
and finished with 13 to lead the 24th ranked Miners to a 52-50 win over the
UAB Blazers at Don Haskins Center in the regular-season finale for both teams.
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<< Stewart nets hat trick as Avs rout Blues
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Stewart netted a hat trick and added an
assist as the Colorado Avalanche took a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Blues at
Pepsi Center.
Milan Hejduk added two goals while T.J. Galiardi had a goal and tw
<< Duke dominates North Carolina to clinch share of ACC title
Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Singler had 19 of his 25 points in a huge
first half, as fourth-ranked Duke dominated North Carolina, 82-50, to clinch a
share of the ACC regular season championship.
Jon Scheyer, in his final contest a
<< Okur leads Jazz to another home win over Clippers
Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mehmet Okur poured in a game-high 27
points to help the Utah Jazz post yet another home win over the Los Angeles
Clippers, 107-85.
Carlos Boozer added 17 points and 17 rebounds for the Jazz, who h
Montreal doubles up Los Angeles >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Gionta and Benoit Pouliot each had a
goal and an assist in Montreal's 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Tomas Plekanec and Dominic Moore also scored for the Canadiens, who bounced
back from a
Sharks rally in third to down Blue Jackets >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evgeni Nabokov made 21 stops, and San Jose
rallied in the third period to take a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets
at HP Pavilion.
Dany Heatley and Joe Pavelski each had a goal for the Sharks, who h
Buckeyes top Wisconsin in Big Ten semifinals >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Samantha Prahalis scored 29 points and
went 4-of-7 from three-point range in leading 10th-ranked Ohio State to an
82-73 win over Wisconsin in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament.
Jantel Laven
Redskins sign OL Hicks >>
Ashburn, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Redskins bolstered their
offensive line by signing veteran guard Artis Hicks on Saturday.
The deal is reportedly for three years and worth as much as $9 million.
Hicks has played for
Is there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
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.
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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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