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Sonics squeeze past ClippersBasketball Betting Lines03/02/2007 - Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rashard Lewis scored 31 points, including four in the final minute, as the Seattle SuperSonics edged the Los Angeles Clippers, 77-75, in the finale of a home-and-home set at KeyArena. With Seattle holding a two-point lead, Lewis converted a pair of free throws with 52.4 seconds on the clock for a 75-71 Sonics advantage. Elton Brand then scored on a turnaround jumper from the low left post with 42.5 seconds remaining to make it a one-possession game, but Lewis cut across the baseline and scored on a floater with 24.8 seconds left to again give Seattle a four-point cushion. Corey Maggette then cut hard down the lane and got bumped by Chris Wilcox, who fouled out with 9.3 seconds on the clock. After Maggette sank both free throws, Seattle advanced the ball to halfcourt with a timeout. However, LA's Will Conroy knocked the ball off Damien Wilkins' shoulder on the inbound pass, giving LA 8.2 seconds of golden opportunity to tie it or win the game. Brand got a good look on a 16-foot jumper, but came up short, as the Sonics escaped with the win. Wilcox finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds for Seattle, which has won two of its last three. Luke Ridnour also scored 12 points, and Nick Collison added 11 points and 10 boards for the SuperSonics, who are 17-13 at KeyArena. Seattle is scheduled to host rookie Adam Morrison and the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday. Brand posted 22 points and eight rebounds for the Clippers, who had a three- game winning streak snapped. Mobley netted 18 points, Maggette had 15, and Chris Kaman added 10 points and nine boards for the Clippers, who return home to host Indiana on Saturday and San Antonio on Monday; and are just 8-20 on the road this season. Both clubs were severely shorthanded at the guard position. Seattle's Ray Allen sat out with inflammation in his left ankle, while Sam Cassell suffered a strained right groin in the set's opener, and did not play either. After Mobley's jumper 34 seconds after the opening tip-off, Seattle raced out to an 11-2 lead, capped by a Collison tip shot with 8:33 remaining. LA then got going and scored seven straight to trail 11-9 with 7:14 left, and the Sonics led 26-21 heading into the second. Leading by one four minutes into the second stanza, the Sonics went on a 9-2 spurt capped by a Lewis trey with 5:55 to go, and retained control down the stretch for a 41-34 halftime lead. The Clippers regrouped in the locker room and opened the second half on an 8-2 run, sparked by a pair of Maggette free throws 41 seconds into the third quarter, to trim their deficit to 43-42. Both clubs stayed neck-and-neck thereafter for a 57-57 tie heading into the fourth. Game Notes This was the fourth and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs with each team winning twice. The Clippers posted a 96-91 win on Wednesday.
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Football BettingNFL Football Betting OnlineThe 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 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 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) ** The 2008 NFL betting lines season is almost upon us! If you like to bet on the NFL, you are in the best possible place for online betting. The sportsbook has NFL odds up on a ton of futures, and you will also find NFL lines up for early games as well. Join sportbook today and we'll help guide you right through to Super Bowl XLIII and beyond! Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting odds . |
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