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Peterson, Providence rally in second half to beat UConn

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01/27/2010 - Providence, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamine Peterson had 23 points and 14 rebounds, as Providence pulled away for an 81-66 victory over 19th-ranked Connecticut.

The Huskies (13-7, 3-4 Big East) had taken down then top-ranked Texas on Saturday but struggled to score down the stretch in falling to the Friars (12-8, 4-4).

Sharaud Curry added 18 points for Providence, which snapped a two-game slide in facing its first ranked opponent of the season. Bilal Dixon had 11 points and 12 boards in the victory.

Gavin Edwards and Kemba Walker each scored 17 for the Huskies, who had won their last two under interim head coach George Blaney; head coach Jim Calhoun missed his third straight game Wednesday after taking a medical leave of absence. Walker also recorded eight rebounds and seven assists. Stanley Robinson and Jerome Dyson had 14 and 12 points, respectively, in the loss.

With the Huskies leading by three past the midway point of the second half, Providence took control with a 14-0 run. Connecticut didn't score for more than five minutes as the Friars deposited shot after shot.

Peterson sank a layup after pump-faking in traffic, which put Providence up seven and forced Connecticut to call a timeout with 5:42 left. But the Huskies couldn't get a basket to fall, and Curry sank a layup on the Friars' next touch before Peterson dunked to end the run for a 69-58 lead with 4 1/2 minutes to go.

The Huskies never recovered, as the Friars held a double-digit lead the rest of the way.

UConn led early, at times by double digits, and was still up 10 when Jamal Coombs-McDaniel sank a three for a 29-19 advantage with 7 1/2 minutes to play in the first half.

But Providence responded with a 12-2 run to even the game. Peterson had two baskets in the stretch, including a tip-in that ended it to make it a 31-31 game. The Friars took a 36-35 edge into the break.

It was a close game in the second half, in which the teams swapped leads a couple times. Providence went up 51-44 on a Curry jumper with a little over 13 minutes to go, but UConn followed with the next five points, and later used an eight-point burst to go in front.

Robinson ended the run with a pair of baskets to give the Huskies a 58-55 edge with under 10 minutes left.

Game Notes

Providence's last win over UConn came on March 6, 2008...Providence made 16- of-21 from the free throw line, while the Huskies sank 14-of-19...Connecticut had 19 turnovers...Duke Mondy scored 10 points for the Friars.

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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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Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.

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