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Heat host Raptors in key Eastern Conference matchupBasketball Betting Lines03/28/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of postseason contenders meet in a key Eastern Conference matchup in the shadow of South Beach on Sunday when the Miami Heat play host to the Toronto Raptors. Their current four-game run has put the Heat in great shape in the East. Miami enters tonight's game holding down the sixth seed, just a game behind Milwaukee for No. 5 and a comfortable 5 1/2 games over ninth place Chicago. Things are much more precarious for the Raptors, who lead the Bulls by 1 1/2 games for the eighth and final postseason slot. The Heat are coming off a huge win in Milwaukee on Friday when Dwyane Wade posted 30 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead Miami to a resounding 87-74 decision over the Bucks. Dorell Wright had 14 points off the bench and Udonis Haslem added 10 points and 18 boards for Miami, which made up for a 2-for-14 showing from three-point range by making 25-of-28 foul shots for its fourth straight victory. "Them being without [Andrew] Bogut certainly had an impact on the game," Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We just took care of business." Center Jermaine O'Neal hyperextended his knee right knee in the first quarter. against the Bucks and could miss tonight's game. The Raptors, meanwhile, come into tonight's contest off a heartbreaking loss to Denver on Friday. Carmelo Anthony's fall-away jumper at the buzzer proved to be the difference in that one at Air Canada Centre. Andrea Bargnani's running, one-handed layup with 44.4 seconds to play plus a free throw put Toronto up 95-92. Anthony then missed two free throws on the next trip down the floor, but Denver kept possession off the final miss. The ball got to Chauncey Billups and he drilled a three from the left corner with 33.9 seconds left to tie the game. Chris Bosh then coughed up the ball trying to isolate against Nene but was fouled on the strip. He missed the first and hit the second for a one-point game with 16.2 ticks left on the clock. Anthony got the ball off the inbound at midcourt, but missed his first chance from 20 feet. The ball was tipped around repeatedly under the basket, but Billups came up with the ball and dished to Anthony, whose fade-away shot fell through as time expired. Bosh led the way with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors, who have lost two in a row and three of five. Bargnani also posted a double-double with 14 points and a game-best 15 boards while Sonny Weems also had 14 points. "You have to take the positives. We outrebounded them by a large margin and held them to 41 percent shooting," said Raptors head coach Jay Triano. "You have to give them credit. Billups hit a shot with a hand in his face and Carmelo's winner was contested."
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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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