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10/31/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Elton Brand poured in game-highs of 24 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers in a 116-87 rout of the New York Knicks at the Wachovia Center.
Andre Miller had 20 points, eight assists and seven boards for the Sixers, who bounced back from a 95-84 drubbing at the hands of the Raptors in their season-opener on Wednesday. Willie Green and Lou Williams scored 18 and 15, respectively, off the bench while Thaddeus Young had 13 points in the win.
David Lee dropped in 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Knicks, who faltered following a 120-115 victory over Miami Wednesday in their opener. Jamal Crawford had 14 points in defeat, while Nate Robinson and Zach Randolph each dropped 12 points.
The Sixers jumped out to a 31-24 lead after the first quarter and with a six- point lead late in the second quarter, Brand's layup sparked an 8-2 run which closed out the half. A Miller-to-Samuel Dalembert alley-oop reverse dunk closed out the surge and sent the 76ers into the break leading 60-48.
New York's deficit hovered around 10 points for the majority of the third frame, until a Young layup made it 75-61 with 6 1/2 minutes to go in the stanza.
Crawford intervened with a three-pointer, but Dalembert drove for a layup and Miller scored the next seven points to increase the home team's advantage to 20 points about two minutes later.
Philadelphia was sitting on a 91-72 lead as the third quarter came to a close and a Kareem Rush jumper with 6:06 left in the game gave the 76ers their biggest lead of the night, 105-75. Philadelphia was never seriously threatened and cruised the rest of the way.
Game Notes
Philadelphia shot 52-of-88 (59 percent) from the floor, while New York was 32- of-98 (33 percent) shooting...The Knicks deactivated guard Stephon Marbury prior to the contest...New York forward Eddy Curry (knee) did not play for the second straight game...Green was 8-of-10 shooting from the floor...Philadelphia went 3-1 against the Knicks last year and has won six of seven and 10 of the previous 12 meetings...The Knicks are winless in their last eight trips to the City of Brotherly Love and have lost 13 of the past 16 games as the visitor in this series...Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins was in attendance fresh off the city's World Series Championship parade earlier in the day.
<< Grizzlies pick up options for Gay, Lowry, two others
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Memphis Grizzlies exercised the
fourth-year team options on forward Rudy Gay and guard Kyle Lowry, in addition
to picking up the third-year options on guards Mike Conley and Javaris
Critten
<< North Carolina unanimous preseason No. 1
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - North Carolina will again start the
college basketball season as the number one team in the country, as the
Associated Press released its preseason poll on Friday.
The Tar Heels were unani
<< Edwards grabs pole for Nationwide race at Texas
Ft. Worth, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Edwards continued his winning momentum
in the Nationwide Series by capturing the pole for Saturday's O'Reilly
Challenge at the Texas Motor Speedway. The No.60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford
driver
<< Matthews steps down as Argos coach
Toronto, Ontario (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Don Matthews stepped down as the head
coach of the Toronto Argonauts Friday, and said his days as a coach are over.
"Our owners are very passionate people and I wish I could have given them more
becau
Wade leads Heat in rout of Kings >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwyane Wade had 20 points, eight assists and
four steals as the Miami Heat got their first win of the season with a 103-77
romp over the Sacramento Kings at American Airlines Arena.
Rookie Michael Beasley
Stars recall Conner, send Lundqvist to IR >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Stars recalled forward Chris Conner
on Friday from Peoria of the American Hockey League, after placing forward
Joel Lundqvist on the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury.
Lundqvist's inj
Bosh and Raptors down Warriors in OT >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Bosh finished with 31 points, including
four in a dominant overtime period, as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden
State Warriors, 112-108, in their home opener.
Anthony Parker finished with 23 p
Pacers ink Granger to extension >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Indiana Pacers signed forward
Danny Granger to a contract extension Friday. Per team policy, terms of the
contract were not released.
Granger averaged career highs in points (19.6), rebound
American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds
The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.
Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”
“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”
MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:
Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:
Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1
Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17
Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1
Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1
Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1
Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1
Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1
Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1
Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1
Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1
Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1
Best Animated Feature Film:
"Cars": 1/3
"Happy Feet": 2/1
"Monster House": 20/1
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
"Water" – Canada: 22/1
"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2
"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10
Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:
"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5
"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2
"Helmer & Son": 5/2
"The Saviour": 6/1
"West Bank Story": 7/2
Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:
"Babel": 7/4
"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1
"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20
"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4
"The Queen": 5/4
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
"Babel": 11/4
"The Departed": 1/2
"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2
"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10
"The Queen": 20/1
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10
Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1
Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1
Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5
Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1
Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1
Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1
Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8
Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1
Film To Win Most Oscars:
Dreamgirls: 2/3
Pans Labyrinth: 6/5
The Departed: 6/1
The Queen: 11/1
Babel: 15/1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1
Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1
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