Pistons, Clippers square off in LA

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02/24/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers will both be in search of a rare three-game winning streak when the two clubs square off at Staples Center Wednesday night.

LA is aiming for its first three-game spurt since a run of four consecutive victories from Dec. 31-Jan. 10, while Detroit hasn't won three straight since Jan. 12-16.

The Pistons earned their second straight win by taking the opener of a four- game road trip in Sacramento last night. Richard Hamilton made 12-of-20 shots from the field on his way to 30 points in that one, as Detroit handled the Kings, 101-89, at ARCO Arena.

Tayshaun Prince added 22 points for the Pistons, who were coming off an overtime win over the Spurs on Sunday. Rodney Stuckey ended with 13 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva each chipped in 11 points for Detroit, which will also face Denver and Golden State on its current road trip.

"We just have to get off to a good start, especially the first game of a West Coast trip," Prince said. "We all know how it can go if you lose the first game. We had good rhythm on the perimeter. We came out of the gate early."

The Clippers, meanwhile, took their second straight game on Monday by downing Charlotte, 98-94, in LA behind Rasual Butler's 20 points.

Chris Kaman tallied 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Clippers, who last won two in a row January 18 and 20 against New Jersey and Chicago.

Drew Gooden and Travis Outlaw, who were acquired in separate trades last week, each scored 10 in their LA debuts. It was the first game for Outlaw, who had been sidelined after undergoing surgery on his left foot, in more than three months.

Baron Davis, who missed the previous two games with a sore lower back, tallied 10 points and 10 assists for the Clippers.

"We shared the ball. We were able to make big plays and made some big stops down the stretch," Gooden said. "We could have easily folded, but we didn't."

Detroit has owned the Clippers over recent seasons but LA did snap a 13-game skid to the Pistons with a 104-96 triumph in Auburn Hills earlier this season. Detroit has taken six straight over the Clips in Hollywood, however.

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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.

New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.

His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.

HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.

The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.

RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.

First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.

The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.

These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.

New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.

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