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03/01/2007 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Al Jefferson poured in 26 points with nine rebounds and Paul Pierce added 24 points as Boston jumped out to a large halftime lead then held on for dear life in a 102-94 victory over the New York Knicks at the TD Banknorth Garden.
Gerald Green donated 21 points and Brian Scalabrine compiled 14 points for the Celtics, who won back-to-back games for the first time since a five-game streak from December 9-16.
Quentin Richardson scored 24 points and pulled down eight rebounds, Stephon Marbury totaled 23 points and dished out six assists, while Jared Jeffries and Eddy Curry added 16 points apiece in the loss. The Knicks have alternated wins and losses in their last 10 games and lost for the fourth straight time on the road.
The game looked like a Celtics rout early, as Boston opened a 27-19 lead after one stanza then added to its advantage in the second. A 10-0 stretch pushed the lead to 48-26 with 3:55 on the clock. Four different player scored with Scalabrine's jumper capping the stretch.
Boston led 57-37 at the break.
The Knicks came storming back in the third period, going on a 13-1 run to cut the deficit to 58-50. Boston missed its first four shots of the second half and Channing Frye's turnaround ended the spurt.
Jefferson made the Celtics' first field goal of the half with 7:12 on the clock. The Knicks drew even closer at 65-62 after Richardson drained a three- pointer with 4:43 to play then the guard knocked down another to bring the Knicks within one at 74-73.
New York eventually took an 81-79 lead on Marbury's three with 9:18 on the fourth quarter clock, but Green scored seven straight points during a key stretch in the fourth to turn an 88-87 deficit into a 94-88 edge with 3:01 left.
The Knicks didn't threaten from there.
Game Notes
Boston buried 10-of-19 from beyond the arc...The game featured zero ties and four lead changes...Steve Francis (knee) and David Lee (ankle) continue to miss time for the Knicks...Boston won the season series, 3-1...The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for the Knicks in Boston...Attendance wa
<< Iguodala, Sixers cool off Suns
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andre Iguodala finished with 24 points,
seven assists and seven rebounds, as the Philadelphia 76ers kept Phoenix from
an historic feat with a 99-94 win at the Wachovia Center.
Willie Green scored 20
<< Bears ink coach Smith, GM Angelo to contract extensions
Lake Forest, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bears Wednesday signed
coach Lovie Smith to a four-year contract extension through the 2011 season,
and extended general manager Jerry Angelo's contract through the 2013 season.
The 2
<< Bartoli out, Garbin moves on in Mexico
Acapulco, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Marion Bartoli was a second-
round victim at the $180,000 Abierto Mexicano Telcel tennis tournament.
Bartoli was swept in the first set in a 6-0, 6-4 defeat at the hands of Julia
Schruff. S
<< Franklin leads Texas A&M past Texas
College Station, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A'Quonesia Franklin scored 27 points
and dished out four assists as 14th-ranked Texas A&M downed Texas, 67-60, to
clinch at least a share of the Big 12 Conference championship for the first
time in
Foster, Commodores silence Gamecocks >>
Columbia, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shan Foster poured in a career-high 33
points, including five three-pointers, leading No. 19 Vanderbilt over South
Carolina, 99-90, in overtime at the Colonial Center.
Derrick Byars scored 18 points
Emery, Senators blank Hurricanes >>
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ray Emery stopped 27 shots for his fifth shutout
of the season, as the Ottawa Senators shut down the Carolina Hurricanes, 2-0,
in the back end of a home-and-home set between the teams at Scotiabank Place.
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Paul, Hornets sting Hawks >>
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Paul posted 24 points and 13
rebounds, as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets got their sixth straight
win at home with a 107-100 win over the Atlanta Hawks at the Ford Center.
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Boozer, Jazz rout Grizzlies >>
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Boozer scored 24 points and grabbed 16
rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to an easy 104-88 win over the Memphis
Grizzlies at the FedExForum.
Matt Harpring added 25 points and Mehmet Okur chipp
MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.
Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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BILLS (+10) at Steelers SPORTSBOOK LINES
It's impossible to gauge how a team will react after something like the Steve Everett situation, and it probably doesn't matter. That being said, the Bills are going to lose several games this year where they keep things close but fall short in the end to superior teams. Ben Roethlisberger and company could have a field day against Buffalo's decimated defense, but I like the Bills to cover.
BENGALS (-7) at Browns SPORTSBOOK LINES
All you can ask out of your NFL team is that it has a plan. You may not always agree with it as a fan, but as long as it appears the organization is going in some sort of direction, you have to go with it. Which brings us to the Cleveland Browns. You flip a coin to determine whether Chuck Frye or Derek Anderson should start the preseason opener. You start Frye in Week 1, but pull him in the first half. And then you deal him to the Seahawks for a sixth-round pick? Hmm... the Bengals could get six turnovers again this week.
COLTS (-7) at Titans SPORTSBOOK LINES
Tennessee signed ex-Colts cornerback Nick Harper in the offseason so that should help slow down Peyton Manning. Just ask Jason David and the Saints. Oh wait... One of these weeks, I'm going to learn to not pick against Tennessee, which has won seven of its last eight games. But it's not happening against Indy.
TEXANS (+6.5) at Panthers SPORTSBOOK LINES
Houston's Mario Williams, the first pick in the '06 draft, has more touchdowns than Reggie Bush after one week. Somehow I don't see that lasting. Meanwhile, Carolina bottled up what was expected to be a pretty high-octane offense in St. Louis in Week 1. Could this be the Panthers' defense everyone expected last year? Maybe. This feels like a 20-16 Carolina win.
RAMS (-3) vs. 49ers SPORTSBOOKS LINES
Absolutely love this game. Everyone's favorite pick for this year's surprise team -- the 49ers -- laid an egg on Monday night (not that anyone was watching with the game ending in the middle of the night for those of us on the East Coast). St. Louis wasn't much better, delivering a lackluster effort against the Panthers that included two Steven Jackson fumbles and panic from his fantasy owners. Jackson rebounds this week, and the Rams get their first win.
PACKERS (+1.5) at Giants SPORTSBOOKS LINES
Do you really trust this guy to win an NFL game if Eli Manning can't go? I say no. I'd feel alot better about this Packers team if it had any semblance of a running game, but I still think Green Bay's defense is good enough to give it a 2-0 start.
JAGUARS (-10) vs. Falcons SPORTSBOOKS LINES
Does it scare me to pick Jacksonville to cover a double-digit spread after it scored just 10 points last week against the Titans? Absolutely. But can I bring myself to pick Atlanta under any circumstances? No. Check out this poll on ajc.com. It asks what Atlanta's most urgent deficiency is: offense, defense, specials teams or all of the above. "All of the above" has 57 percent of the votes. Ouch.
SAINTS (-3) at Buccaneers SPORTSBOOKS LINES
I'm picking way too many road teams this week. Oh well. New Orleans has had some time to reflect on its lackluster showing in the opener, and the Buccanneers just aren't a very good football team. Anyone else surprised Tampa Bay hasn't made a move to sign Byron Leftwich? I thought that's what they do.
VIKINGS (+3) at Lions SPORTS BETTING LINES
Run the ball and stop the run. Minnesota can do both, and that will keep them in a lot of games this season. Even though it was only one week, Adrian Peterson looks like he was a steal at No. 7 in last year's draft. Not only will he produce, but Peterson delivers excitement to what otherwise would be one of the league's most boring teams.
DOLPHINS (+3.5) vs. Cowboys SPORTS BETTING LINES
Lost in the Tony Romo lovefest is just how bad the Cowboys' defense was last week. I know they're banged up, but Dallas' 'D' allowed 438 yards to the Giants' offense, and backup running back Derrick Ward averaged 6.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Cam Cameron's decision to split carries between Ronnie Brown and Jesse Chatman sounds about as can't-miss as Larry David's plan to show up to Marty Funkhouser's party a night late. Still, gotta go with Miami to cover at home.
SEAHAWKS (-2.5) at Cardinals SPORTS BETTING LINES
I'm probably missing something, but this game seems too easy. Arizona blew Monday night's game against the 49ers in typical Cardinals fashion, and the Seahawks beat Tampa Bay by two touchdowns. Love Seattle in this one.
BRONCOS (-9.5) vs. Raiders SPORTS BETTING LINES
Special teams was a major story line in Week 1. Take a look at the Broncos. They had to rush on to the field to get a Jason Elam field goal as time expired against the Bills. Denver drove into Buffalo territory on eight of 10 drives but came away with just a pair of field goals and a touchdown. Look for more scoring from the Broncos this week against an Oakland defense that gave up 36 points to Detroit in Week 1.
BEARS (-12) vs. Chiefs SPORTS BETTING LINES
Everyone talks about Rex Grossman when dissecting the Bears' offense, but Chicago's quarterback got no help in last week's loss to the Chargers. Meanwhile, Kansas City confirmed what we all thought while watching Hard Knocks: The Chiefs are going to stink this year. It could be a rough first month for Larry Johnson fantasy owners. Kansas City's RB was limited to 43 yards on 10 carries in Week 1, and the Chiefs face the Bears, Vikings and Chargers the next three weeks, all formidable run defenses.
RAVENS (-10) vs. Jets SPORTS BETTING LINES
A big dose of Willis McGahee and a usual sound defensive effort will give the Ravens their first win. According to Football Outsiders, no team in the NFL rushed only three defenders on pass plays last year more than the Jets. And according to my special Jets correspondent Ben Stauber, New York did the same in Week 1. Whoever starts at quarterback for the Ravens should have all day to throw.
PATRIOTS (-3) vs. Chargers
Friends and I were discussing how Bill Belichick goes about paying his $500,000 fine for cheating. Does he just write one check to the NFL? Do you need some sort of clearance to make such a monstrous financial transaction? I guess I shouldn't complain about the security deposit I have to put down on my new apartment. Anyway, two of the league's best teams square off in what should be a good one Sunday night. The Patriots always respond well just when you think they're in trouble. And their offensive attack was the story in Week 1.
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting.
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