Big Sky Conference Tournament Recaps
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03/07/2010 - Bozeman, MT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Melvin Jones sunk a three-pointer with 3.7 seconds remaining in regulation, sending the sixth-seeded Portland State Vikings to a 68-65 victory over the third-seeded Montana State Bobcats in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament at Worthington Arena.
Julius Thomas led the way for Portland State (13-18) with 19 points and six boards, while Jones finished with 17 points on 5-of-9 three-pointers in the win.
Bobby Howard and Danny Piepoli netted 16 points apiece for Montana State (15-14), while Erik Rush added 13 and seven rebounds.
The Bobcats shot just 36.7 percent from the floor in the opening half, but were lucky to head into the locker room knotted up at 29-29 at the intermission.
The Vikings connected on 50.0 percent of their second-half field goals, including Jones' game-winning shot from beyond the arc.
Portland State will now move on to face top-seeded Weber State in the semifinals on Tuesday night.
Final Score: Montana 81, Northern Arizona 60
Missoula, MT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Johnson scored a game-high 22 points and the fourth-seeded Montana Grizzlies handled the fifth-seeded Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, 81-60, in a Big Sky Conference quarterfinal-round matchup at the Dahlberg Arena.
Will Cherry and Raason Young each contributed 11 points in the win for Montana (20-9), which will go on to battle second-seeded Northern Colorado in the semifinals on Tuesday evening.
Cameron Jones led the way for Northern Arizona (14-14) with 21 points on the night, while Nick Larson added 11 and seven rebounds.
The Grizzlies took a healthy 39-25 lead into the intermission after shooting 48.4 percent from the floor in the opening stanza, including 5-of-8 from long range.
Montana cruised to the 21-point victory by hitting on 50.0 percent of its field goals in the second half.
The Grizzlies won the battle in the trenches, outrebounding Northern Arizona 41-29, including a 15-5 advantage on the offensive boards.
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Amare Stoudemire poured in a game-best 30 points to go with six rebounds, as the Phoenix Suns defeated the Indiana Pacers, 113-105, at US Airways Center. Grant Hill added 22 points and eight rebo
<< UTEP clips UAB to finish season on 14-game win streak
El Paso, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derrick Caracter scored UTEP's final six points
and finished with 13 to lead the 24th ranked Miners to a 52-50 win over the
UAB Blazers at Don Haskins Center in the regular-season finale for both teams.
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<< Stewart nets hat trick as Avs rout Blues
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Stewart netted a hat trick and added an
assist as the Colorado Avalanche took a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Blues at
Pepsi Center.
Milan Hejduk added two goals while T.J. Galiardi had a goal and tw
<< Duke dominates North Carolina to clinch share of ACC title
Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Singler had 19 of his 25 points in a huge
first half, as fourth-ranked Duke dominated North Carolina, 82-50, to clinch a
share of the ACC regular season championship.
Jon Scheyer, in his final contest a
<< Okur leads Jazz to another home win over Clippers
Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mehmet Okur poured in a game-high 27
points to help the Utah Jazz post yet another home win over the Los Angeles
Clippers, 107-85.
Carlos Boozer added 17 points and 17 rebounds for the Jazz, who h
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Jennings led five Milwaukee players in double figures with 25 points on 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, as the Bucks took down the Cleveland Cavaliers, minus LeBron James, 92-85, at the Bradley Center.
Montreal doubles up Los Angeles >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Gionta and Benoit Pouliot each had a
goal and an assist in Montreal's 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Tomas Plekanec and Dominic Moore also scored for the Canadiens, who bounced
back from a
Sharks rally in third to down Blue Jackets >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evgeni Nabokov made 21 stops, and San Jose
rallied in the third period to take a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets
at HP Pavilion.
Dany Heatley and Joe Pavelski each had a goal for the Sharks, who h
Buckeyes top Wisconsin in Big Ten semifinals >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Samantha Prahalis scored 29 points and
went 4-of-7 from three-point range in leading 10th-ranked Ohio State to an
82-73 win over Wisconsin in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament.
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Redskins sign OL Hicks >>
Ashburn, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Redskins bolstered their
offensive line by signing veteran guard Artis Hicks on Saturday.
The deal is reportedly for three years and worth as much as $9 million.
Hicks has played for
2007 NFL Football Betting Preview
“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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