West Regional action pits Panthers against Musketeers
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03/21/2010 - Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One of only two active teams capable of making it to the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year, the Xavier Musketeers must first get by the Pittsburgh Panthers in the second round of the 72nd annual NCAA Tournament this afternoon at the Bradley Center.
Prior to yesterday, Xavier was one of four teams that was shooting for the round of 16 for the third year in a row, but both Kansas and Villanova were shown the door by Northern Iowa and Saint Mary's, respectively. The sixth- seeded Musketeers are into the second round of the tourney for the fourth straight year and the 12th time overall, thanks to a 65-54 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Friday.
As for the third-seeded Panthers, they started out a bit slow two days ago against Oakland in the first round, but then picked up steam and ended up crushing the opposition by a final of 89-66. A win today would send Pittsburgh to the Sweet 16 for the sixth time in the last nine seasons and of the remaining active teams in the tourney, only Duke has made it to that round more times during the same stretch.
The Panthers own a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series against Xavier and that includes a 60-55 win in the East Regional semifinals a year ago.
The winner of today's meeting will face off against second-seeded Kansas State in Salt Lake City next week.
Tied at 26-26 at the break, Xavier turned up the offense in the second half against the Golden Gophers to pull away for the double-digit victory at the Bradley Center two days ago. Jordan Crawford made good on 5-of-11 shots from three-point range and 11-of-21 from the floor overall as he finished with a game-high 28 points, the only double-digit scorer for the Musketeers. Crawford added six rebounds and five assists, while Jamel McLean ripped down a game- high 14 rebounds as he helped guide the squad to a 50-41 rebounding advantage over a squad that had considerable height on the front line. A 39.3 percent shooter beyond the arc this season, Crawford is easily the top scorer for the Musketeers with his 20.0 ppg, while Jason Love and Terrell Holloway account for another 11.7 ppg apiece, the former clearing a team-best 8.5 rpg and the latter responsible for a team-high 129 assists. Toss in McLean with his 7.5 rpg and it is easy to see how this group beats opponents on the glass by more than five per game.
Oakland held an early lead against the Panthers two days ago in the first half, but a 26-8 run to close the frame put Pittsburgh ahead for good and the favorite was able to cruise to the lopsided victory. Of the seven players who scored for the Panthers, all but one reached double digits as Gilbert Brown and Jermaine Dixon both dropped in 17 points, followed by Nasir Robinson and Brad Wanamaker with 13 apiece and a combined 11 assists. Gary McGhee, who suffered five turnovers without benefit of a single assist, added 12 points and six boards. Travon Woodall chipped in 10 points off the bench as the team shot 53.6 percent from the field and held the Grizzlies to just 33.3 percent for the game. Leading scorer Ashton Gibbs, responsible for 15.6 ppg this season, converted only one of his seven field goal attempts in the first round, making it that much easier to understand why he is converting just 39.7 percent of his field goal attempts on the season overall. One of the most complete players in the Big East this season, Wanamaker is averaging 12.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 4.7 apg through 33 contests for the Panthers, his 40 steals first on the roster as well. Defensively, Pittsburgh gives up just 61.5 ppg as it allows 39.8 percent shooting by the opposition from the field.
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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
Ryder Cup Top US point scorer
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
Ryder Cup Top European scorer
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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Super Bowl XLIII Betting - Super Bowl 2009
Super Bowl 2009, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.
MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.
Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.
Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.
After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.
Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.
Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.
If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.
Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.
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