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Hawks to host road-challenged Warriors

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03/05/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks will welcome the Golden State Warriors to town this evening for a showdown at Philips Arena.

Atlanta can't seem to gain any ground on the Orlando Magic, who are two games ahead of the Hawks for both first place in the Southeast Division and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks kept plugging away with the their third straight win, however, a 112-93 triumph versus Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Marvin Williams posted 21 points and eight rebounds, while Sixth Man of the Year candidate Jamal Crawford delivered a 20-point effort for the Hawks, who got 18 points and five assists from leading scorer Joe Johnson to fend off the pesky Sixers.

"They weren't going to stop playing. They continued to play hard," Crawford said of Philadelphia. "We had our hands full tonight."

The Hawks, who have won five of their last six games, will try to improve on their 24-7 home mark tonight.

Golden State hopes to put the brakes on an eight-game road losing streak tonight and fell to 0-2 on a five-game road trip with Wednesday's 117-90 blowout loss at Orlando. C.J. Watson scored 18 points and Anthony Morrow netted 16 for the Warriors, who continued to toil without leading scorer Monta Ellis. The standout guard, who is averaging 25.7 points, has missed the last three games and is out indefinitely.

"We actually have been running on empty for a while but have disguised it pretty well," said Golden State coach Don Nelson, who is still seven victories away from breaking Lenny Wilkens' all-time record of 1,332 wins. Somehow, we have been able to bring the energy for a lot of games, but tonight it caught up to us."

Warriors center Andris Biedrins (groin) has been out two straight games and is pulling down 7.8 boards per game.

Golden State will also visit Charlotte and New Orleans on this trek and is 4-25 away from Oakland this season.

Golden State defeated Atlanta, 108-104, in Oakland on February 21, as Stephen Curry poured in a game-best 32 points and his technical free throw with 34.6 seconds remaining proved to be the difference. The Warriors haven't swept a season series from the Hawks since winning both meetings back in 2004-05.

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Southeast-leading Magic to pay a visit to hapless Nets >>
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Devils shoot for another win in Calgary >>
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Wild continue playoff push in Edmonton >>
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American Idol Betting Odds: Season 6  

The online gambling websites are in the process of deciphering each American Idol contestant and his or her chances of winning Season 6 to come up with the early American Idol betting lines.

Tim Dalton of MySportsbook.com has been locked away in a soundproof room coming up with all the latest tallies, we are told. "American Idol has become one of the most significant betting events of the year," claims Jack Black of MySportsbook.com.  "Last year, millions were bet during the season across the globe, not just in America.

It's tough early on since we really do not have a glimpse as to how well each of these individuals will perform solo on a week-to-week basis.  It's like Week 1 of the NFL.  Pre-season means nada!

We do know the 24 finalists however.

Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24.  He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway.  He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien. 

Brandon Rogers - Who?

Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition.  He should go a good distance.

Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was.  And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition.  He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice!  People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way. 

"Blake Lewis should go far because of his uniqueness and looks.  He's the boy next store with a twist - he beat boxes.  But on top of this, he's a great singer, and I adore him," Payton O'Brien relayed.

A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”

Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes. 

"I love the fact that there is a Korean American on the show and he is bound to get more Asians tuning into the show," Woo said from her Miami Beach estate.  "There has never been a major presence of Asian-Americans on American Idol in the past.  He's a hottie with a nice voice so that should help to take him far.  Expect heavy betting action from the Asian community."

Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts) 

And the others:

Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter

The girls

"Melinda Doolittle has one of the best voices," says MySportsbook.com Reporter and an acclaimed dancer in her own right, Destiney Lewis.  "It is great to see a back up singer step out like she has.  The girl needs to gain more confidence but that can also be a positive.  I think she will go far."

Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.

"Single mom Lakisha Jones I suspect will be a pretty big favorite entering Week 1 of the competition," says Destiny Williams.  Jones is an excellent singer and down to earth.  "She'll have a wide appeal," echoed O'Brien.

Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.

Amy Krebs - a powerful singer.

Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan

MySportsbook.com is offering a 20% signup bonus with an initial deposit (i.e. open your American Idol betting account with $300, receive another $60 in which to bet with). 

Last two contestants will be?

1 Male/1 Female +100 (a $10 bet pays $10 plus your initial $10)

2 Males +170 (a $10 bet pays $17 plus your initial $17)

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