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Thunder resume road trip north of the border vs. RaptorsBasketball Betting Lines03/19/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oklahoma City Thunder aim to bounce back from a frustrating loss in their last outing when the up-and-coming club continues its current road trip with tonight's clash against the Toronto Raptors from the Air Canada Centre. The Thunder appeared on their way to a sixth straight win in Wednesday's opener of this three-game trek after jumping out to a 19-point second-quarter lead against Charlotte. The Bobcats roared back, however, to claim a 100-92 victory. Oklahoma City owned a seemingly-comfortable 51-32 advantage with 2 1/2 minutes left in the first half, but an 11-0 run to close out the second quarter brought Charlotte within eight points at the break. The Bobcats then outscored the Thunder by a 30-19 margin in the third quarter and were able to stay in front the rest of the way. "We had a chance to close out the half and it didn't happen, but we knew [the Bobcats] were going to make a run," said Thunder head coach Scott Brooks. "This is one of the better teams on their home floor." Kevin Durant recorded 26 points and 10 boards in the loss, only the fourth in the last 21 games for Oklahoma City, while Jeff Green scored 17 points and Russell Westbrook finished with 15 points and 10 assists. The Thunder, who are presently percentage points ahead of Phoenix for fifth place in a competitive Western Conference playoff race, will attempt to get back on track against a slumping Raptors club that was able to halt a five- game losing streak with Wednesday's 106-105 triumph over Atlanta at the Air Canada Centre. Chris Bosh only had 14 points for Toronto -- 10 points under his season average -- but the All-Star forward came up with the game-winning basket with just 2.1 seconds left to cap a strong Raptors' rally in the final minute. Toronto trailed 105-101 with a minute to go before Bosh scored on a hook shot, and Hedo Turkoglu made 1-of-2 foul shots after Atlanta failed to score on the ensuing possession to bring the Raptors within a point. Turkoglu missed the second attempt, but the Hawks' Marvin Williams was standing out of bounds while collecting the rebound to allow Toronto to retain possession. Bosh then beat the Hawks' Al Horford along the right baseline to put the Raptors ahead, and a desperation shot by Atlanta as time expired landed well off the mark. "We just didn't give up, we didn't give in," Bosh said. "It came down to the defensive end. We got huge stops and we didn't let them have the offensive rebounds." Andrea Bargnani contributed 22 points and 11 boards for Toronto, which had lost nine times in a 10-game span coming in. The skid has dropped the Raptors into eighth place in the East, 2 1/2 games ahead of Chicago for the conference's final playoff spot. The Raptors have been tough to beat at home this season, bringing a 23-10 mark as the host into tonight's tilt. In addition, the Thunder franchise has left with a loss in each of its last three stops in Toronto and hasn't won in the city since November 13, 2005. The Thunder did record a 119-99 rout of the Raptors in Oklahoma City on February 28, although Bosh missed that contest with a sprained left ankle.
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Super Bowl XLIII Betting OddsSuper Bowl XLIII, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset. The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown. The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns. Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy. MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line) Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line) Matt Foust won both of his conference championship plays yesterday and he is ready to serve up plenty of Super Bowl action. Each individual play costs $15.00, however, MySportsbook.com recommends purchasing Matt's NFL Playoff Package which includes all of Matt's Super Bowl props and picks from just $45.00. Get free Super Bowl XLIII Betting from top rated online sportsbook MySportsbook.com. Mysportsbook.com online Super Bowl betting with credit cards |
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