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Butler goes after perfect Horizon League ledger

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02/26/2010 - Valparaiso, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Owners of a 17-game winning streak, the 15th-ranked Butler Bulldogs will attempt to complete a perfect Horizon League campaign in tonight's regular-season finale against the Valparaiso Crusaders.

Butler hasn't lost a game in over two months, and the club's 25-4 overall record is stellar. Last Saturday, the Bulldogs took a break from league play to take on MAAC foe Siena, and the result of that tilt was a rather easy 70-53 triumph. They carry a 17-0 Horizon League record into tonight's affair and have already beaten Valparaiso once this season, 84-67.

Speaking of the Crusaders, they had a modest two-game win streak halted last Saturday with an 87-70 loss to Bowling Green on the road. This game marks the regular-season finale for Valparaiso as well, and the team is 10-7 in league play, good for fourth place currently. The club is 15-15 overall, including 9-2 in front of the home crowd.

In regard to the all-time series between these two teams, Butler owns a 65-32 advantage.

Gordon Hayward continues to lead Butler in scoring this season with 15.8 ppg, and he is also ripping down 8.5 rpg to pace the club on the boards. Shelvin Mack checks in with 13.9 ppg, and Matt Howard provides 11.9 ppg. As for Willie Veasley, he rounds out a foursome of double-digit scorers with 10.0 ppg. Unfortunately, Veasley missed the last game with a knee sprain, and it is unclear if he will be able to play against Valparaiso. Without the services of Veasley last weekend, Butler didn't miss a beat, shooting 52.1 percent from the field while holding Siena to 33.9 percent. Mack had 23 points in that affair, while Hayward posted 15 points and 12 boards.

Brandon Wood is scoring 17.9 ppg to lead Valparaiso, and Cory Johnson brings 14.9 ppg to the lineup on the strength of his 55.7 percent shooting from the field. Brandon McPherson, a 42.7 percent shooter from three-point range, checks in with 11.7 ppg, and the Crusaders are generating 73.1 ppg while allowing 73.8 ppg to opponents. In the recent loss to Bowling Green, Valpo committed 18 costly turnovers and was outscored 24-12 from the foul line. A 52-38 deficit in points in the paint clearly hurt the cause for the Crusaders, who got 16 points and seven assists from McPherson. Matt Kenney and Howard Little added 11 points apiece.

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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).

Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.

A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.

Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.

"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.

De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.

The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.

The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.

De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.

Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.

But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.

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