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Banged-up Blazers visit reeling PacersBasketball Betting Lines12/09/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers will resume a four-game road trip tonight, when they take on the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Portland has lost four of its last five games overall, and opened the trek with Monday's 93-84 setback against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Brandon Roy had a game-high 27 points for the Blazers, who were coming off an exciting win over Houston on Saturday that was tempered by the loss of center Greg Oden. The oft-injured former No. 1 overall pick will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a fracture in his left patella. "It just seems like we didn't have enough to get over the top," said Roy. "We have to re-evaluate our game and maybe be a lot more aggressive early in games, play with a lead. That way we're not behind the '8' ball into the fourth quarter." LaMarcus Aldridge registered 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Jerryd Bayless scored 14 points for the Blazers, who will also visit the Cavaliers and Bucks on the swing and are 5-5 away from the Rose Garden this season. Portland will be without head coach Nate McMillan for the rest of a four-game trip after he ruptured his right Achilles' tendon during practice. He underwent surgery this week and will not accompany the team on the rest of the trip. Guard Rudy Fernandez is expected to miss almost six weeks because of lower back surgery. Indiana has lost five straight and will open a brief two-game homestand Wednesday versus the Blazers and Nets. It is 4-5 as the host this season and is coming off Saturday's 88-72 setback against the Los Angeles Clippers in the finale of a four-game road trip at Staples Center. Danny Granger had 11 points for Indiana, but played just 18 minutes due to a bruised right heel. He is slated to miss the next four to six weeks of action. Troy Murphy led the way with 13 points for Indiana, which also received 12 points from Roy Hibbert and 10 points from Mike Dunleavy. "We had trouble making baskets. We turned the ball over too much," said Pacers coach Jim O'Brien. "We didn't have enough fire power tonight." The Pacers have lost nine of their last 10 games overall. Portland won both matchups with Indiana a season ago, but the Pacers are 10-6 in the previous 16 meetings between the teams. The Blazers have lost six of the last eight visits to Conseco Fieldhouse.
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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds. Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month. Be sure to log on to MySportsbook.com to bet on the NBA. With the regular season about to hit the homestretch, it is important to point out that MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards. Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana Should be in: Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it? Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel. Work left to do: Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third. Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim. Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either. Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim. For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com Additional sports lines can be found at: www.Sportsbooks.com To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards.
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