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01/18/2007 - Villanova, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Freshman Scottie Reynolds scored 27 points to lead the sharp-shooting Villanova Wildcats to a 102-87 victory over 20th- ranked Notre Dame.
Curtis Sumpter tallied 21 points, Dante Cunningham 19 and Mike Nardi 18 for the Wildcats (12-5, 2-3 Big East), who have won two of their last three games. Cunningham also had nine rebounds, as Villanova shot 56.7 percent from the field
Russell Carter scored 26 points to pace the Fighting Irish (14-3, 3-2), who had a two-game winning streak broken. Colin Falls ended with 17 points and Luke Harangody added 13 for Notre Dame, which also got 11 points form Rob Kurz. Notre Dame shot just 42.4 percent
It was a quick start for the Wildcats, as Sumpter's three-pointer boosted the lead to 16-6. The double-digit lead remained throughout most of the opening half with Villanova on top 50-40 at the break.
Notre Dame never made a serious run in the second half. Carter's three had the Irish within 79-72 with 5:54 remaining, but Reynolds countered with a shot from beyond the arc. It was one of 10 threes for Villanova, which ended 10- of-21 from long distance.
Villanova also won the battle of the boards, 40-26, which included nine rebounds from Will Sheridan.
Game Notes
The Wildcats will play 21st-ranked Texas in Philadelphia on Saturday...Notre Dame's next game will be Sunday at home versus South Florida...This was the first of two meetings between Notre Dame and Villanova in a span of ten days.
<< No. 18 Butler cruises past Youngstown State
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pete Campbell scored a season-high 17
points on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc as 18th-ranked Butler crushed
Youngstown State, 67-39.
Mike Green finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and f
<< No. 4 North Carolina beats up on 19th-ranked Clemson
Clemson, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandan Wright scored 17 points and swatted
away four shots as fourth-ranked North Carolina trounced No. 19 Clemson,
77-55, in ACC action at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Tyler Hansbrough added 16 points and
<< Clijsters, Hingis cruise into round three at Aussie Open
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fourth seed Kim Clijsters and sixth
seed Martina Hingis rolled into the third round at the Australian Open with
quick straight set wins Thursday.
Rain delayed the start of Thursday's play on a
<< Allenby goes low for Bob Hope lead
Palm Springs, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Australia's Robert Allenby fired a bogey-
free round of nine-under-par 63 on Wednesday to take the first-round lead of
the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
This is the only five-round tournament on the PGA
Butler's jam catapults Wizards over Knicks >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Caron Butler slammed the winning dunk with
just 2.2 ticks left, as the Washington Wizards held off the New York Knicks,
99-98, for their ninth straight home win.
Butler finished with 27 points and 10 as
No. 7 Ohio State rolls past Northwestern >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Conley Jr. netted 17 points and handed
out 10 assists, as seventh-ranked Ohio State added to Northwestern's Big Ten
misery with a 73-41 victory over the Wildcats.
Jamar Butler had 16 points, whil
Williams, Jazz edge Pistons >>
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Deron Williams netted 31 points and added
10 assists as Utah edged Detroit, 100-99, at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
The Pistons had a chance to steal things in the waning seconds. After a
timeout wi
Charles, Huskies rout Providence >>
Providence, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tina Charles scored 18 points as sixth-
ranked Connecticut routed Providence, 96-53, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
Mel Thomas added 17 points for the Huskies (15-2, 5-0 Big East), who rebounded
from its
The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.
As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.
Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.
Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.
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