Magic welcome 76ers to Amway Center
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02/15/2012 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Orlando Magic eye a third straight win this evening when they welcome the Philadelphia 76ers to Amway Center.
Orlando has started to play its best basketball of the season, yet the last two games it hasn't had to rely on All-Star center Dwight Howard. On Monday, Jason Richardson had 17 points and was one of six Magic players to score in double figures, as Orlando took down the Minnesota Timberwolves, 102-89.
Jameer Nelson, J.J. Redick and Hedo Turkoglu finished with 14 points apiece and Ryan Anderson added 13 for the Magic, who have won six of their last eight games.
"We're sharing the ball a lot more and doing a lot of good things on defense," explained Richardson of the Magic's recent success.
Howard, meanwhile, scored 11 points to go with seven boards in the victory. It was the second straight 11-point game for the Magic superstar, who insists he is not frustrated despite comments to the contrary over the weekend.
"I just want everybody on my team to have confidence in me. I don't think that's bad ... it's not saying, 'Me, me,'" Howard said.
Orlando will conclude a three-game homestand on Friday against Milwaukee. It is 10-6 at home on the year.
Philadelphia has also won two in a row following a win over the hapless Charlotte Bobcats on Monday. Lou Williams scored 23 points and fellow reserve Thaddeus Young added 20 to help the 76ers get past the struggling Bobcats, 98-89.
Nikola Vucevic contributed to the Sixers' solid bench effort with eight points and 10 rebounds, while Jrue Holiday scored 19 points in the victory, Philly's second straight.
Leading by five entering the final minute, the Sixers sealed the win with an inside bucket by Vucevic and deep three-pointer by Williams. The win was Philly's first in Charlotte since January 26, 2008.
"Williams hitting that big three against the [shot] clock was the dagger," Sixers head coach Doug Collins said.
The Sixers beat the Magic back on January 30 to snap a three-game losing streak to them. Philly, which has won just twice in the last 13 meetings in this series, has lost seven of its last eight in Orlando.
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NFL Football Sports BettingTwo playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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