Cavaliers top Lakers for first Staples Center win
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02/16/2007 -
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James poured in 38 points and hit
the go-ahead jumper with just over three minutes left, as the Cavaliers
secured their first win at the Staples Center with a 114-108 triumph over the
struggling Los Angeles Lakers.
James went 10-of-16 from the field and feasted at the foul line with an
18-for-22 effort, as the Cavaliers won for the fourth time in five contests
leading to the All-Star break.
"It was important to be aggressive tonight," James said. "I just wanted to be
aggressive and the guys fed off it."
The Cavs snapped a seven-game road skid versus the Lakers, winning an away
contest against them for the first time since Dec. 7, 1997.
"LeBron James attacked tonight," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said. "When he
attacks he is hard to guard. He finished at the rim. When he plays like this
it's contagious to our team."
Kobe Bryant had 34 points and missed just one of his 15 free throws, but the
Lakers fell for a fifth consecutive time overall and for a fourth straight
time at home.
This marks only the third time in Phil Jackson's coaching career he's had a
five-game losing streak, one coming with Chicago and two with the Lakers. He's
never had a six-game losing streak in his 16-year NBA coaching career, and
will try to avoid that when the Lakers take the court again next Wednesday at
home against Portland.
"They took the ball right to us and we didn't have an answer for it," Jackson
said.
Lamar Odom ended with 20 points for the Lakers, who lost for the 11th time in
15 contests.
James nailed a fadeaway jumper with 3:05 left to give the Cavs a 102-101 lead,
and after a Bryant turnover on a bad pass, Sasha Pavlovic drilled a three-
pointer.
The Lakers were able to get as close as one, as Bryant made a three-pointer
with 34.3 seconds left, but James was then fouled with 20.1 seconds left.
Then came the turning point.
James hit the first free throw, but missed the second. LA's Ronny Turiaf
couldn't secure the rebound and Anderson Varejao got the rebound. James was
fouled and sank two free throws with 11.7 seconds left for a 112-108 margin.
Bryant then missed a three-pointer and Varejao put the final touches on
Cleveland's win with a pair of free throws.
Varejao ended with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Larry Hughes scored 14 and Eric
Snow had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers.
Sasha Vujacic scored 14, while Smush Parker and Andrew Bynum each had 12 for
the Lakers.
The Cavs led 29-28 after one quarter and were clinging to a 56-54 edge at the
half. It was 91-85 Cleveland going into the fourth.
Game Notes
Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas sat out his second straight game due to
attend to a family health issue...It's off to Las Vegas for the NBA's biggest
stars, as this was the final game on the schedule before the midseason contest
at the Thomas & Mack Center...Bryant had a streak of 36 straight free throws
coming into the game and made his first seven in this game before missing
early in the third quarter...Drew Gooden had 12 points, while Pavlovic and
Donyell Marshall each had 11 for the Cavs.
<< Ducks upend No. 22 Cal
Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eleanor Haring scored 17 points to lead Oregon
to a 62-42 upset win over No. 22 California on Thursday.
Taylor Lilley scored 10 points for the Ducks (15-10, 7-8 Pac-10), who won
their second straight game
<< No. 22 USC edges No.19 Arizona
Tucson, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nick Young posted 26 points and eight rebounds,
as the 22nd-ranked USC Trojans got their first win in Tucson since 1985 by
downing the 19th-ranked Arizona Wildcats, 80-75, in a battle of Pac-10
Confere
<< Anderson's late surge carries Cal past Oregon
Berkeley, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Anderson scored 18 points, converted a
three-point play with 1:01 remaining to give California the lead, and the
Golden Bears held on for a 63-61 win over the 15th-ranked Oregon Ducks.
Patrick Ch
<< No. 9 Stanford rolls by Oregon State
Corvallis, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jayne Appel registered game-highs with 28
points and 17 rebounds, as Stanford eased to a 70-55 win over Oregon State at
Gill Coliseum.
Brooke Smith posted 22 points, seven assists and six boards for th
<< Creamer among the leaders in Hawaii
Oahu, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paula Creamer posted a five-under-par 67 on
Thursday to join Paige MacKenzie and reigning Women's British Open champion
Sherri Steinhauer atop the leaderboard after the first round of the SBS Open
at Turt
Parry and Rumford lead Down Under >>
Lockleys, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Craig Parry, a former two-time winner
on the PGA Tour, fired an eight-under 64 on Friday to join Brett Rumford, who
posted a 69, in the lead after two rounds of the Jacob's Creek Open
Champio
Tampion moves in front at Indonesian Open >>
Jakarta, Indonesia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - European Tour rookie Andrew Tampion
posted a five-under 66 on Friday to move to the top of the leaderboard during
the suspended second round of the Indonesian Open.
He finished 36 holes at eight-un
Keith Foulke retires >>
Winter Haven, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Keith Foulke unexpectedly announced his
retirement on Friday.
Signed by Cleveland in the offseason, Foulke was expected to be a key
contributor in the Indians' revamped bullpen. However, Fou
Devils cap homestand against red-hot Penguins >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top two teams in the Atlantic Division do battle
tonight as the New Jersey Devils welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins to
Continental Airlines Arena.
The Devils are in first place in the Atlantic with 76
Newly-armed Predators aim for another win over Blues >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Nashville Predators will likely have to wait until
Saturday for the debut of Peter Forsberg, but they still hope to continue
their dominance of the St. Louis Blues tonight at Scottrade Center.
The Predators
Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.
A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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Betting the NFL preseason
Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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