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02/23/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Losing three in a row has brought the Cleveland Cavaliers back to reality after their impressive 13-game winning streak, and they'll try to end this season-long skid tonight at home versus the New Orleans Hornets.
Cleveland still has the NBA's best record at 43-14, but hasn't been playing so well recently and dropped a 101-95 decision to the Orlando Magic on Sunday in central Florida. All-Star LeBron James did his best with 33 points, nine rebounds and six assists, while veteran Shaquille O'Neal registered 20 points for the Central Division-leading Cavs, who fell to 17-6 in the new year, trailing only Utah (18-5) for the best mark in the league since January.
"We played hard, but their perimeter guys just hit some big shots," said O'Neal, who is averaging 15.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 blocks in 25.4 minutes over the past 16 games.
Antawn Jamison, who will play his first home game as a Cavalier tonight, posted 19 points and eight boards in Sunday's loss. Jamison will get a taste of what it's like to play at Quicken Loans Arena, where Cleveland sports an NBA-best 24-4 record. After having the top home ledger last season at 39-2, the Cavs are trying to become only the 14th team in NBA history and seventh in the previous 35 years to hold the best record as the host in back-to-back campaigns.
James, the NBA's leading scorer at 30.0 ppg, and the top-seeded Cavs hope to avoid losing four straight games since early in the 2007-08 season. A 19-6 record against the Western Conference this season may just do the trick.
New Orleans will open a short road trip against Cleveland and Milwaukee tonight, and is 11-17 away from the Big Easy this season. It enters Tuesday's tilt on a two-game winning streak, having defeated Houston by a 102-94 score the last time out on Sunday in the finale of a four-game homestand.
Rookie guard Darren Collison followed up his first career triple-double with a 26-point, nine-assist performance to lead the Hornets, who went 3-1 on the residency and sit one game off the eighth and final playoff spot in the West. Collison is averaging 17.9 points, 8.2 assists, 3.9 rebounds in 18 games as a starter, while David West put together another solid effort with 27 points and nine rebounds. He has averaged 28.0 points and 9.0 boards in the last two games.
"I think that is a very good team we played, a team that shoots the ball very well, scored the ball easily, and I am pleased that we were able to come away with the win," said Hornets head coach Jeff Bower.
Bower will face perhaps the best team in the league tonight. The Hornets and Cavs split a pair of meetings a season ago, but New Orleans has won four of the past six matchups. Cleveland, however, is 10-3 in the previous 13 contests as the host in this series.
<< Pistons, Kings collide in Sacramento
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two of the NBA's poorer teams meet tonight when the Detroit
Pistons kick off a four-game road trip in California's capital against the
Sacramento Kings.
The Pistons come in off a hard-fought overtime home win over th
<< Lakers hope to have Kobe back in Memphis
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Lakers hope to have Kobe Bryant back in the
lineup tonight when the club kicks off a brief two-game road trip in Memphis.
The Lakers' superstar has missed the previous five games, including last
Thurs
<< SEC foes Tennessee and Florida collide in Gainesville
Gainesville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 19th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers and
Florida Gators are set to do battle in what figures to be a hard-fought SEC
clash.
Tennessee is clearly overshadowed by Kentucky in the SEC, but the Volunteers
hav
<< Big 12 mathup features Wildcats at Red Raiders
Lubbock, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The sixth-ranked Kansas State Wildcats bring a
five-game win streak into tonight's Big 12 Conference clash with the Texas
Tech Red Raiders.
Kansas State is not on the same level as rival Kansas, at least in reg
Blazers kick off road trip vs. Nets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers have been teetering along the
playoff line and will try to stay in the hunt when they commence a five-game
road trip Tuesday against the woeful New Jersey Nets at the IZOD Center.
The Blazers are
Wolves, Heat collide in South Beach >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is expected to miss his third
straight game tonight, when the Minnesota Timberwolves invade south Florida
for a showdown at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Wade has missed back-to-back contests because
T-Mac leads Knicks into Beantown to face Celtics >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Celtics newcomer Nate Robinson will welcome his former
employer to Boston this evening, when the New York Knicks pay a visit to TD
Garden in a showdown between Atlantic Division rivals.
Robinson was acquired by Boston befo
Ferrero will lead Spain next week >>
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With injured former world No. 1 superstar
Rafael Nadal on the sideline, Juan Carlos Ferrero will be Spain's top player
next week when the two-time defending Davis Cup champs host Switzerland in an
opening
Eastern Conference Playoff Betting Trends
We all know by now that the “public” loves to put their money on the FAVORITES and the OVERS. Just by taking a quick glance at Sportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends” it appears as is this tendency will continue as far as the Eastern Conference games are concerned. For the inaugural games of the first round, 69% of the early money is on Toronto -4.5; 59% of bettors prefer Chicago -4.5; 84% are backing Detroit -9; and 56% think Cleveland -11.5 is the way to go. As far as TOTALS are concerned, the only UNDER the “public” is backing is the Cleveland/ Washington game in which 83% are pounding the UNDER (190). Remember, there is no better way to predict a possible line change than by monitoring MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”. By determining who the “public” is backing, you can get the most ideal line for your bet. For example, if you are siding with the public you better place your bet before the line moves in the wrong direction. On the other side of the coin, if you prefer the team that the “public” is betting against; you might be able to get and extra ½ or even more by placing your bet a bit later. Under the “Betting Trends” section, Sportsbook.com also provides plenty of statistical data and trends in order for the bettor to make the most informed pick. Below are some extremely important trends for the first round opponents of the Eastern Conference match-ups, more can be found at MySportsbook.com
New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
Toronto was the most reliable covering team this season with a 48-33-1 ATS record but covered the OVER only 41.5% of the time.
The last 20 times these teams have played, the TOTAL has gone UNDER 16 times.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Toronto is 33-19 ATS including 17-9 at home.
New Jersey has covered four games in a row while Toronto has failed to cover their last four games.
When playing a team with a winning record during the second half of the season, New Jersey was just 5-13 ATS this season.
After scoring 105 points or more, Toronto has covered the OVER only 28% of the time this season.
Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls
Miami has failed to cover their last 7 games whereas Chicago has covered 6 out of their last 8 games.
Miami has covered the UNDER in four of their last five games whereas Chicago has covered the UNDER in five out of their last six.
When playing on Saturdays, Miami covered 80% of their games this season.
Away from home, Chicago is just 16-25 ATS this season.
At home, Miami covered the UNDER about 66% of the time whereas Chicago covered the UNDER about 61% of the time.
The last 13 times these teams have played each other, Chicago has covered 9 times.
In Miami’s last 11 road games, the UNDER covered 9 times.
Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons
Detroit has covered 5 out of their last 6 games.
Away from home, Detroit is 28-13 ATS but just 14-26-1 ATS at home.
At home, Orlando covered the UNDER 64% of the time while Detroit covered the UNDER in 63% of their away games.
The last five times these teams have played in Detroit, the OVER covered each time.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Detroit is 8-17-1 ATS at home but 17-9 ATS away.
Detroit covered the spread 5 out of the last 6 times they played Orlando.
After a Division game, Orlando covered the UNDER 87% of the time this season.
Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
In a home game where the TOTAL is between 190 and 194.5 points, Cleveland is 9-1 ATS this season.
Washington has covered the UNDER in their last 6 games and in 8 of their last 9 games.
The last 6 times these teams have played each other, the UNDER covered each time.
When playing on 3 or more days of rest, Washington is just 18-37 ATS since 1996.
Since 1996, Washington is 28-16 ATS versus Cleveland including 11-5 over the last 3 seasons.
In their last 7 road games, Washington is 6-1 ATS.
Versus Eastern Conference teams at home, Washington is just 6-18-2 ATS.
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