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BYU hopes to pick up head of steam heading into postseasonNCAA Basketball Betting Lines03/06/2010 - Fort Worth, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Already designated as the second seed in the upcoming Mountain West Conference Tournament in Las Vegas next week, the 14th- ranked BYU Cougars clash with the TCU Horned Frogs this evening in Fort Worth. BYU, which has lost two games to regular-season champ New Mexico already, is trying to finish the campaign strong as it shoots for its second straight win and the sixth in seven tries as it takes the floor. On Wednesday night, the Cougars ripped through in-state rival Utah in a 71-51 final in Salt Lake City. As for the Horned Frogs, they enter the weekend in seventh place in the MWC standings with a record of 5-10, having won just three times in their last 11 decisions. Three nights ago, the program was taken down by eighth-ranked New Mexico in The Pit, 73-66. With respect to the all-time series between these two schools on the hardwood, the Cougars lead by a count of 14-3 and easily took care of TCU in the first meeting of the season with a 76-56 triumph in Provo. The usually reliable Jimmer Fredette, one of the top scorers in the nation, made just 1-of-7 from the floor and finished with only eight points in 19 minutes, yet the Cougars still prevailed in their meeting with Utah on the road. Picking up the slack was Brandon Davies who tallied a game-high 21 points and cleared seven rebounds off the bench, while Michael Loyd and Jackson Emery tacked on 18 and 11 points, respectively. The fact that BYU never trailed may have played a part in allowing the reserves some additional time on the floor, but what it really means is that the Cougars don't always need their big guns to get the job done. Now at 20.7 ppg on the season, Fredette is still shooting a whopping 47.8 percent behind the three-point line and continues to lead the group with his 136 assists over the course of his 29 appearances. Emery (12.3 ppg), Tyler Haws (11.7 ppg) and Jonathan Tavernari (10.1 ppg) have been integral in pushing BYU to a scoring advantage of more than 18 ppg this season. The Horned Frogs gave it a good run against New Mexico, but the team just couldn't keep up the intensity on the road in front of more than 14,000 in the stands. Zvonko Buljan finished with a double-double consisting of 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Ronnie Moss accounted for 14 points, but just three assists before fouling out. Edvinas Ruzgas added 12 points and Keion Mitchem 11 points before he too picked up his fifth personal. Moss, the leading scorer in three of the last four games for TCU, paces the program overall this season with his 14.6 ppg, even though he has shot just 39.4 percent from the field. More importantly, Moss has been crucial to the offense because of his passing which has led to 183 assists and made him one of the leaders in the entire nation in that department. Buljan (12.5 ppg, 8.7 rpg) and Ruzgas (10.7 ppg) have been up and down this season so it is no wonder the squad has been inconsistent.
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SPORTS BETTING: NFL Football Sportsbook BettingNFL owners, already life's biggest winners, want to try their luck with the lottery.That was the news out of their meetings last week, where team bosses voted unanimously to allow stamping state and local lottery tickets with franchise logos, if, ahem, any governments wanted to do a deal. A shocker: Within days the Pats announced they'd be sponsoring the Massachusetts state lottery, the Skins said they'd slap their sticker on Virginia scratch-offs and the Ravens admitted they were talking to Maryland lottery bosses. In all likelihood, it won't be long before every team is a presenting sponsor of scratch-offs or just plain old pick fives. "The change in policy was approved 32-0," said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. "So you can expect to see more deals soon." It's a branding opportunity too big for the owners to ignore, and one a couple of dozen baseball franchises have enjoyed for years. The fact the NFL has been slower to act than those slack-brained Seligites is indicative of its complicated relationship with all forms of gambling. Consider this: Last Thursday, as the Pats and the Redskins finalized their new lottery deals, a lawyer representing the NFL argued before Delaware's Supreme Court that the state's newly signed sports betting law should be repealed. The NFL betting is the face of opposition to sports gambling . And as much as it would like to share that responsibility with other leagues, that's not going to happen as long as more than 40% of all money legally wagered on games is bet on football. That's why the Brewers can do a multi-million dollar deal with a local casino, or the Celtics can make their own pact with the Mass lottery, and the response is, "Sweet, let's play." But when the NFL does it the stakes are higher, and everyone from NPR's Frank Deford to the Associated Press to the guys blogging at Deadspin will line up to play gotcha. So I asked Aiello, who surely knew there'd be piling on, how the league can rail against being bait for sports bettors, then allow its franchises to be just that for lotteries, the most insidious and addictive form of gambling around. He emailed me this response: "We are not moral crusaders. NFL personnel are permitted to engage in legal forms of gambling, except for betting on NFL games. We are making a distinction here between the spread of gambling on the outcome of our games and supporting state lottery scratch-off games, that have nothing to do with the outcome of our games." Here's where I should rip him. But, the thing is, he's right. Not to get Obama on you, but this is a complicated, nuanced issue. As much as lotteries are considered a tax on the poor, the NFL isn't a socially obligated government program -- it's just a business. Scratch-off's help the bottom line, sports betting doesn't. Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors … But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal. Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors. And it's okay to mutter something obscene when the league pretends gambling doesn't help drive TV ratings and fan interest and put money in owners' pockets. But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal. The Bears should put an orange "C" on every deck of cards dealt at Harrah's in Joliet; the Eagles should slap their logo on roulette wheels at the Borgata in Atlantic City; the Dolphins should hold training camp at the El San Juan in Puerto Rico. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts MasterCard needs. MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years. Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well. MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting. Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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| Texas Oklahoma Nebraska Texas Tech Colorado Iowa State Texas A&M Kansas State Missouri Kansas Baylor Oklahoma State |
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