Raptors eyeing division lead
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12/22/2006 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Raptors are in the midst of a four-game road trip and will need to keep pace with Boston and New Jersey in the Atlantic Division standings.
The Raptors have won four of their last five games and are tied with Boston at a half game behind the division-leading Nets. They are also 1-1 on their road trip after losing to Phoenix in the opener and defeating the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. Portland and Seattle are the teams left on the trek.
Toronto could use the services of forward/center Chris Bosh, who has missed the last seven games with a bone bruise on his knee. Bosh, who is averaging 20.5 points and 12.2 rebounds in 19 games this season, last played against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on December 8.
The Raptors are missing the double-double efforts Bosh brings to the hardwood. He has 15 so far this season.
But on the more positive note for the Raptors, new guard T.J. Ford made some more fans of the people from Toronto with a game-winning basket against the Clippers on Wednesday.
Ford, who ended with 14 points, buried a jumper from the free throw line with no time on the clock to life Toronto. He also tied the game with two free throws with less than a minute to go in the game.
Acquired in the offseason from Milwaukee, Ford is averaging 14.8 points, a team-best 8.2 assists and 4.0 rebounds in 26 starts.
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In a year where it seems like every team has a shot at the playoffs, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns meet this Sunday in a battle for draft positioning. With two weeks left in the regular season, Tampa Bay an
<< Titans, Bills, Seek to Maintain Momentum
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tennessee Titans didn't need rookie quarterback Vince
Young to lead them to their fifth straight win last week, because the defense
did all the work. The Titans are likely to require more of Young's services on
Sunday, wh
<< Playoffs Remain a Possibility for Rams
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The playoffs are still on the minds of the St. Louis Rams,
and they will try to do whatever it takes to stay afloat in the crowded waters
of the NFC postseason race.
St. Louis will shoot for its second straight win on Sund
<< Top three stay the same in FIFA Women's Rankings
Zurich, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Germany finishes the year as the
world's top women's team for the fourth year in a row in the FIFA World
Rankings which came out Friday.
The USA and Norway hold the second and third place
<< Bucks need some road work
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Bucks can just forget about their five-game
home winning streak because it's on the road where this team struggles.
Milwaukee, which resides in last place in the Central Division, has lost four
straight o
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last year's NFC Champions and one of the favorites to win this season's AFC title get together Sunday in Seattle, as the Seahawks welcome the powerful San Diego Chargers to Qwest Field. The AFC West champion Chargers curre
Yankees ink Cuban prospect Miranda to four-year deal >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees signed Cuban-born infielder
Juan Miranda to a four-year Major League contract on Friday and added him to
their 40-man roster.
Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The
Saints Can Prolong Giants' Misery >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In football terms anyway, the New York Giants can relate.
Not that their five-losses-in-six-weeks is comparable with the off-field
issues laid upon the New Orleans Saints last season, but the fallout of what's
gone on in g
Can Pats Break Jags' Home Stranglehold? >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New England Patriots will become the latest team to try
to solve the mystery of Alltel Stadium on Sunday, when they visit the
Jacksonville Jaguars in a game rife with postseason implications.
The Jaguars, who are tied
Chiefs Need Win Over Raiders, Holiday Miracle >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With a 7-7 record that includes a woeful 3-7 mark within
the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs need a great deal of help to realize their
playoff dreams.
But first, the Chiefs must help themselves.
Herm Edwards' team travels
March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
Field 100-1
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