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01/17/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Clippers hope to avoid their 13th consecutive loss Saturday when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks at Staples Center.
The Clips fell to 0-2 on a six-game homestand Wednesday when Atlanta's Josh Smith totaled 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help the to an easy 97-80 victory over Los Angeles.
The Clippers haven't tasted victory since a 117-109 double-overtime win over the Pacers on December 19.
Al Thornton poured in 25 points and hauled in nine boards for the banged-up Clippers, who are a dismal 3-16 at home and haven't won at Staples Center since a 95-82 triumph over the Rockets on December 13. Eric Gordon chipped in 18 points and Mardy Collins 15 and eight helpers in defeat.
LA, which continues to play with three key contributors, big men Zach Randolph (knee) and Chris Kaman (left arch) along with point guard Baron Davis (tailbone), will finish its residency by hosting Minnesota, the LA Lakers and Oklahoma City.
The Bucks, meanwhile, won the opener of a three-game west coast road trip Friday when Michael Redd poured in a season-high 44 points to lead Milwaukee in a 129-122 victory over the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena. It was the Bucks' first win in Sacramento since a 112-101 triumph on March 23, 2004.
Charlie Villanueva chipped in 25 points and 12 rebounds for the Bucks, who have alternated wins and losses for the last 13 games. Luke Ridnour ended with 17 points and 10 assists, while Luc Mbah a Moute and Richard Jefferson scored 16 each.
Milwaukee, which is now 9-15 on the road, will finish its road swing in Portland on January 19.
The Bucks have taken two of their last three meetings with the Clips, including a 119-85 rout in Milwaukee earlier this season.
<< Devils resume road trip against Islanders
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Devils continue their six-game road trip
tonight in an Atlantic Division contest with the New York Islanders at Nassau
Coliseum.
New Jersey has won two straight and three of the four contests it has played
<< 'Canes hope to avoid longest losing streak of season vs Sabres
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes will try to halt their longest
losing streak of the season when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for tonight's
encounter at HSBC Arena.
The Hurricanes have lost four straight contests and are in danger
<< Kings try to halt skid in test versus Stars
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Kings will try to avoid a fourth
consecutive loss when they visit the rival Dallas Stars for this afternoon's
Pacific Division battle at American Airlines Center.
The Kings dropped the final three tests on
<< Kiefer withdraws from Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nicolas Kiefer of Germany has
withdrawn from the Australian Open because of a left ankle injury.
Kiefer was hurt last week during the Hopman Cup. His best finish in 10
previous Austral
Jazz, Mavs square off in Dallas >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Utah Jazz resume a three-game road trip on Saturday
against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Jazz snapped a five-game skid as the visitor in Memphis on Friday when Dero
Ronnie Brewer added 21 points for the Jazz, who have
Heat resume road trip in Houston >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat will resume a lengthy seven-game road trip
Saturday night against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center.
The Heat have won two straight and three of four to improve to 3-2 on then
road swing, and handed t
Pistons hope to snap skid vs, Hornets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Pistons will try to put the brakes on a season-
high four- game losing streak Saturday when they host the New Orleans Hornets
at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
The Pistons fell again in Oklahoma City on Friday whe
Streaking Sixers seek 7th straight in MSG against Knicks >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia 76ers shoot for their seventh consecutive
win Saturday when they make the short trek up I-95 to take on the New York
Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
The Sixers won their season-high sixth in a row on Frid
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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