Buck-ing the trend
Basketball Betting Lines
02/28/2007 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Bucks finally put the brakes on a season-long
losing streak and have a healthy dose of home games on the horizon.
The Bucks were mired in a seven-game skid and the return of star guard
Michael Redd wasn't enough. Redd missed 20 games with a left patellar tendon
strain and the team suffered without him, compiling a lowly 3-17 mark.
Redd returned in a loss to the division-rival Detroit Pistons on February 20
and recorded 17 points in 29:39 of action. Milwaukee's captain didn't have an
immediate impact on the squad with three straight losses, but the Bucks have
won two straight since. Redd has averaged 24.8 points in those five games.
Despite a 5-22 record since the turn of the new year, Milwaukee is in the
midst of playing 10 of 12 games at the Bradley Center where it owns a 13-12
record this season. It would be a crazy pipe dream to think the Bucks have a
chance to reach the playoffs this season, but playing at home is the best
cure for Milwaukee to start righting the ship out of the Central Division
basement.
After a home win versus Philadelphia on Saturday and Tuesday's victory over
Golden State at the Bradley Center, the Bucks will now visit Toronto, head
back home to host Chicago, then take a trip to Orlando before starting a
seven-game homestand versus the Lakers, Cavaliers, Raptors, Spurs, Bobcats,
Clippers and Pistons.
Friday's game against the Raptors in Canada is huge for Milwaukee, which has
lost 11 in a row as the visitor. That's the worst streak since the Bucks
dropped 14 straight as the guest during the 2004-05 season.
Besides needing Redd to play at a high level, Bucks guard Mo Williams has been
ripping up the court lately. Williams entered Tuesday's game averaging 26.0
points, 6.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.7 steals over the previous three
contests. Williams then notched 16 points and a season-high 13 assists in
the recent win over the Warriors.
Fellow guard Charlie Bell has scored in double-digits in 19 straight games
after registering 20 points in Tuesday's win over Golden State. Bell has
reached the 20-point mark eight times over that span.
On the injury front, guard Earl Boykins missed his third straight game with
a right thumb sprain. Surgery could be in the plans for Boykins, who is
expected to get another medical opinion on the thumb.
<< Hawks fail to hang with the big boys
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The only saving grace for the Hawks' recent string of
games was that they came into them well rested after the All-Star break.
Otherwise, it could have been a lot worse.
Atlanta recently wrapped a string of five games ove
<< Breaking down a busy deadline day
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Keeping track of all the activity at the
NHL's trade deadline is kind of like trying to follow a tennis match on fast
forward.
When the dust finally cleared, there were 25 trades on Tuesday and those
deal
<< Steelers, Smith officially agree to extension
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Steelers signed defensive
end Aaron Smith to a four-year contract extension Wednesday.
Financial terms of the deal were not released, but the deal, which will keep
him with the team thr
<< Nuggets try to foil Magic in Denver
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Orlando Magic play the second of a tough four-game road
trip when they visit the Denver Nuggets tonight at the Pepsi Center.
All-Star Dwight Howard scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to overcome 11
turnovers, as
<< LA aims to clip visiting Sonics
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Clippers try to make it three wins in a
row, as they welcome the Seattle SuperSonics tonight to the Staples Center.
This is the first of a home-and-home set between the clubs. The SuperSonics
will ho
Henin, Hingis land in Doha quarters >>
Doha, Qatar (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1s Justine Henin and Martina
Hingis were among Wednesday's second-round winners at the $1.34 million Qatar
Open.
The top-seeded Henin, fresh off her title in Dubai, snuck past hard-servin
Iverson has not been the answer in Denver >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Even with Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson on their
roster, the Denver Nuggets are battling just to qualify for the playoffs in
the Western Conference.
Denver is a disappointing 27-28 and trail the first pl
Sacramento still alive in the West >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Sacramento Kings are having a disappointing season,
as they have compiled a weak 24-32 record and sit in last place in the
Pacific Division.
Even with their record, the Kings are just three games behind th
Federer rolls; Nadal barely reaches Dubai QFs >>
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three-time champion Roger
Federer was a straight-set second-round winner, while reigning titlist Rafael
Nadal went the distance to advance on Day 3 at the $1.5 million Dubai Tennis
Championshi
Nationwide Tour adds new event >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Nationwide Tour has announced a new event
for this season, adding the Children's Hospital Invitational to the schedule.
The event will be played July 9-15 on the Scarlet Course of the Ohio State
Unive
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Big 12 Conference betting odds
Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
 Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.
Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.
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4 and drove in
a pair of runs, and Barry Bonds nearly hit homer No. 751 as San Francisco beat
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6) allowed five hits and one run over 6 2/3 innings, fanning
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