Bucks host 76ers in Brew City
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01/27/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of teams on the outside looking in at the Eastern Conference playoff picture meet in Brew City tonight as the Milwaukee Bucks play host the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Bucks, who are coming off a tough loss in Dallas last night, stand three games behind Chicago for the eighth and final postseason spot in the East. Philadelphia is in a far more desperate position, 6 1/2 games south of the Bulls in the standings.
Carlos Delfino's driving jump shot didn't fall in the final seconds in Big D yesterday as the Mavericks used Dirk Nowitzki's 28-point, eight-rebound effort to escape with a 108-107 victory over Milwaukee.
Andrew Bogut nearly single-handedly kept the Bucks in the game with 32 points, on a remarkable 13-of-14 shooting, to go with nine rebounds. Delfino added 22 points, six rebounds and five assists, while Brandon Jennings chipped in with 12 points and seven assists. Milwaukee has split its last four contests.
Kidd's trey gave Dallas a 108-101 edge with just under two minutes left, but Milwaukee rallied behind a pair of Delfino threes, the latter coming with 27.8 seconds to play.
Nowitzki then turned the basketball over, giving Milwaukee one last chance, but Delfino missed in the closing seconds.
"Well, we had a couple of options depending on whether they switched or not," Bucks head coach Scott Skiles explained. " Carlos came to the top [of the lane], was pretty much open, and (Erick) Dampier came out on him and I felt like he did the right thing, he tried to put it on the floor and go by him. He wasn't able to get all the way by him, but that's the right thought in that situation, to try and drive the ball against the big guy,"
The Sixers, meanwhile, failed in an attempt to win three straight games for the first time this season on Monday against Indiana. Danny Granger poured in 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds in that one, as the Pacers used a late surge to hold off Philadelphia, 109-98, and split a home-and-home set at the Wachovia Center.
Andre Iguodala ended with 22 points and seven rebounds for the 76ers. Allen Iverson chipped in 20 points and six assists. Lou Williams finished with 16 points and five assists off the bench, while Elton Brand added 12 points and six boards for Philadelphia, which dropped to 7-15 at home this season.
"They gave us some difficulty with their small lineup. They spread us out and did a good job defensively. They (the losses) are all tough. We didn't keep our energy up like we should have," Sixers head coach Eddie Jordan said.
The Sixers have won six straight over Milwaukee, including a 99-86 win in their home opener this season.
Iowa City, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 20th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes return back to Big Ten play tonight, as they invade Carver-Hawkeye Arena to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. OSU took a quick break from its league schedule on Saturday and suffe
<< No. 8 Duke plays host to ACC rival Florida State
Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In what seems to be a wide-open ACC this year,
two of the teams vying for the conference crown will meet up in Durham this
evening, as the eighth-ranked Duke Blue Devils play host to the Florida State
Seminoles at
<< Red-hot Huskies take on Friars in Big East affair
Providence, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Having regained their swagger, the 19th-
ranked Connecticut Huskies now take aim at the first true road win of the
season against the Providence Friars tonight in a Big East tussle at the
Dunkin' Donuts Center.
<< Longhorns seek turnaround against Red Raiders
Austin, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The suddenly struggling Texas Longhorns welcome
the Texas Tech Red Raiders to Austin this evening, for a Big 12 showdown at
the Erwin Center.
Rick Barnes' Longhorns won their first 17 games on the season and as
<< Cougars and Lobos square off in Mountain West action
Albuquerque, NM (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The first team in the nation to hit the 20-
win plateau this season, the 12th-ranked BYU Cougars try to add to their 15-
game win streak tonight as they tangle with the 23rd-ranked Lobos of New
Mexico in a Mou
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Raptors aim to maintain their strong recent play on their home court when the Miami Heat enter the Air Canada Centre tonight for a matchup between teams jockeying for position in the Eastern Confere
Oudin will lead U.S. against France >>
White Plains, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Surprise 2009 U.S. Open quarterfinalist
Melanie Oudin will lead the United States against host France in a Fed Cup
quarterfinal matchup next week.
The 18-year-old Oudin will be joined on the U.S
Sabres hope to halt four-game skid against visiting Devils >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The slumping Buffalo Sabres will try to stop their longest
losing streak of the season when they welcome the New Jersey Devils for
tonight's battle between first-place teams at HSBC Arena.
The Sabres have tied a season-hig
Rangers try to get on track versus Hurricanes >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Rangers ended a lengthy scoring drought their
last time out and will try to halt a three-game losing streak tonight when
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The Rangers were shut out
Caps try for longest win streak in nearly 11 years vs. Ducks >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The scorching Washington Capitals will shoot for an eighth
straight victory tonight when they welcome the Anaheim Ducks for an
interconference battle at Verizon Center.
The Capitals, who lead the Eastern Conference with 74
FOOTBALL TRASH TALK
NFL Football Trash TalkTrash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing).
Fantasy sports is no exception. Any intelligent discussion of the subject would probably start with a thesis statement or a definition of terms. Thankfully, this wont be an intelligent discussion.
Let me just say that I am happy to take a place in this space alongside my talented colleagues, even our commissioner. (You should see how she bleats like a demented paper boy about league fees on our fantasy site).
Trash talking, I would argue, is primarily about amusing your friends, their sheeplike demeanors and sloping foreheads notwithstanding. The best place I have found for football trash talking is at www.SportsAlarm.com.
Beyond the entertainment factor, though, I would recognize that the sophomoric ritual has one advantage, when properly applied. It magnifies your fantasy triumphs and mitigates your fantasy failures by transforming the eventual point total into an afterthought. Winning makes it seem like your opponent really is a truss-owning, lapel-pin-wearing nitwit. And in defeat, trash talk can be the air bag to break the fall from your hyperbolic heights. The plug-necked yahoos on your team, you can say, will be sacking groceries by the end of the season.
The best trash talk, in my view, is layered and nuanced. And it doesnt focus only on your opponents team. It picks apart your opponent. The idea is to create a shock-and-awe-scale blizzard of nonsense, and the goal is to make your opponent drop his hands from his keyboard in exasperation.
What team does your opponent root for? Accuse a Giants fan of having a Joe Namath pillowcase. Wheres your opponent from? Give a look of concern no matter his reply, then say, I'll try to type slower for you next time. Is your opponent into politics? Label everyone a tax-and-spend corporate shill.
Cap all that with a liberal application of irrelevance. For instance, dont just conclude by saying your opponent is a twerp who drafts like my grandmother. Say that your opponent is a sweater-wearing, eyebrow-plucking twerp who drafts his team about as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor gave acceptance speeches at the Oscars. By the time your foe makes sense of that, his starting running back will have had puppies.
But what about you? Hmm? Recall a memorable slam? Have a tried-and-true technique? Know someone who seems impervious to insult? Take a moment and tells us about it. Put together some (fit-for-publication) thoughts. You wont be too busy returning phone messages from your friends, Im sure, to reply.
In addition to the trash talking, the Sports Alarm has a huge gallery of high resolution pictures of beautiful women and models in bikinis. The most popular models are: Lindsay Lohan, Carrie Underwood, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Paris Hilton.
NFL ODDSTop Football Betting Free Agents to Change Teams
It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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