Suns aim for perfect ending to trek in Sacramento
Basketball Betting Lines
02/05/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pacific Division rivals headed in opposite directions clash
in California's capital Friday when the reeling Sacramento Kings play host to
a surging Phoenix Suns team, aiming to finish a four-game road trip in perfect
fashion.
The Suns improved to 3-0 on their current trek Wednesday in Denver when Amare
Stoudemire poured in 20 points and pulled down 17 rebounds, and Phoenix
snapped Denver's nine-game home winning streak with a 109-97 triumph at the
Pepsi Center.
Jason Richardson chipped in 20 points and seven boards, while Steve Nash
contributed 17 points and 10 assists for the Suns, who tied a season-high with
their fourth straight victory.
Stoudemire, who has the right to opt out of the final year of his contract
after this season, had the big game despite being dogged by persistent trade
rumors.
"We've been playing great man-on-man defense," Stoudemire said. "We've also
been able to help out with each other. That allows us to scrap, get the
rebounds, force the turnovers and score the ball off defensive stops."
The Kings, meanwhile, continue to falter, losing for the 11th time in 12 games
to San Antonio on Wednesday. George Hill tied his career-high with 23 points
and dished out a personal-best nine assists in that one, as the Spurs won
their eighth straight game against Sacramento, 115-113, at ARCO Arena.
Rookie star Tyreke Evans, who missed the Kings' previous game with an ankle
injury, came back and recorded 32 points, eight assists and seven boards for
Sacramento, which has lost four in a row and 15 of 17 overall. Spencer Hawes
logged 18 points and six boards, and Kevin Martin netted 15 points in defeat.
"It's a veteran team, a smart veteran team that knows how to close quarters,
that knows how to get to the penalty first," Kings coach Paul Westphal said of
the Spurs. "A lot of times, that's the difference for us between winning and
losing a game."
Power forward Jason Thompson missed the game with San Antonio because of a
family funeral and isn't expected back in the lineup until Sunday when the
team travels to Toronto.
Phoenix has already topped Sacramento twice this season and has won three
straight overall vs. the Kings.
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their recent roster shakeup, one of their star players gets a look at his
past.
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tonight
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them back on the right track when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs at
Prudential Center in the finale of a home-and-home series.
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record winning streak to 13 games when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers for
tonight's Southeast Division battle at Verizon Center.
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right track when they host the Carolina Hurricanes for tonight's battle at
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Streaking Coyotes head to Chicago >>
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a season-high six straight games this evening versus the Chicago Blackhawks,
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March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST |
National Championship |
Region |
| Arkansas |
300-1 |
50-1 |
| Belmont |
|
1000-1 |
| Boston College |
100-1 |
40-1 |
| Eastern KY |
|
1000-1 |
| George Washington |
|
75-1 |
| Georgetown |
10-1 |
3-2 |
| Marquette |
100-1 |
40-1 |
| Michigan State |
100-1 |
25-1 |
| New Mexico St. |
500-1 |
200-1 |
| UNC |
6-1 |
6-5 |
| Oral Roberts |
|
500-1 |
| Texas |
15-1 |
5-1 |
| Texas Tech |
200-1 |
5-1 |
| USC |
75-1 |
20-1 |
| Vanderbilt |
100-1 |
30-1 |
| Washington State |
40-1 |
15-1 |
|
|
|
| WEST |
|
|
| Duke |
50-1 |
10-1 |
| Florida A&M |
|
1000-1 |
| Gonzaga |
200-1 |
40-1 |
| Holy Cross |
|
300-1 |
| Illinois |
300-1 |
60-1 |
| Indiana |
75-1 |
40-1 |
| Kansas |
5-1 |
13-10 |
| Kentucky |
100-1 |
40-1 |
| Niagara |
|
1000-1 |
| Pittsburgh |
40-1 |
8-1 |
| Southern Ill. |
50-1 |
12-1 |
| UCLA |
10-1 |
3-2 |
| VCU |
500-1 |
100-1 |
| Villanova |
100-1 |
40-1 |
| VA Tech |
50-1 |
15-1 |
| Weber St |
|
1000-1 |
| Wright St |
1000-1 |
300-1 |
|
|
|
| MIDWEST |
|
|
| Arizona |
50-1 |
30-1 |
| Butler |
40-1 |
30-1 |
| Davidson |
|
300-1 |
| Florida |
4-1 |
4-5 |
| Georgia Tech |
75-1 |
25-1 |
| Jackson State |
|
1000-1 |
| Maryland |
30-1 |
6-1 |
| Miami-OH |
|
300-1 |
| Notre Dame |
100-1 |
20-1 |
| ODU |
500-1 |
100-1 |
| Oregon |
40-1 |
6-1 |
| Purdue |
300-1 |
60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC |
|
1000-1 |
| UNLV |
100-1 |
30-1 |
| Winthrop |
500-1 |
100-1 |
| Wisconsin |
15-1 |
7-2 |
|
|
|
| SOUTH |
|
|
| Albany |
|
200-1 |
| BYU |
200-1 |
40-1 |
| Central CT St. |
|
1000-1 |
| Creighton |
100-1 |
35-1 |
| Long Beach St. |
500-1 |
200-1 |
| Louisville |
40-1 |
10-1 |
| Memphis |
30-1 |
4-1 |
| Nevada |
75-1 |
35-1 |
| North Texas |
|
500-1 |
| Ohio State |
7-1 |
6-5 |
| Penn |
|
500-1 |
| Stanford |
200-1 |
50-1 |
| Tennessee |
100-1 |
20-1 |
| Texas A&M |
12-1 |
11-5 |
| Virginia |
75-1 |
18-1 |
| Xavier |
100-1 |
40-1 |
Field 100-1
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