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Hughes era begins as Clippers host SpursBasketball Betting Lines02/06/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The rodeo road trip continues this evening in Hollywood for the San Antonio Spurs, who will shoot for their 15th straight win over the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. The Spurs will have to do it against a Clippers club with a new look, however. Mike Dunleavy, LA's coach for the past 6 1/2 years, stepped down Thursday and was replaced by Kim Hughes on an interim basis. Dunleavy was the NBA's third-longest tenured coach despite a less than stellar 215-325 record and just one playoff appearance with the Clippers. He will remain the team's general manager. "I've come to the conclusion that this is the ideal time for me to direct my efforts toward the many personnel opportunities that lie before us, such as the trade market, the Draft and the free agent process," Dunleavy said. "We fully expect to be active and productive on all those fronts." San Antonio has won 22 of the last 23 matchups with Los Angeles, which has lost seven in a row as the guest in this series. The last time the Clippers beat the Spurs was back on March 7, 2006, a 98-85 triumph at home. The Spurs fell to 1-1 on the current trek and lost for the fifth time in eight tries overall after a 96-93 decision at Portland on Thursday. Manu Ginobili tallied 21 points, Tony Parker added 18 and six assists and Tim Duncan notched a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs, who are 9-10 away from the Alamo City this season. "If down the stretch you miss the shots and they make them, it's always a problem," Ginobili said. "But we didn't turn the ball over in the whole game and down the stretch we made a couple (turnovers), two bad shots, and they executed great and Webster's shot was huge." San Antonio is also scheduled to visit the Lakers, Nuggets, Pacers, 76ers and Pistons on the current road swing. The Clippers, meanwhile, are back home for two straight games after going 2-6 on a season-long eight-game road trip. They are coming off Wednesday's 103-97 loss at Atlanta in which Chris Kaman added 17 points and 10 rebounds. "If I had to describe this road trip in one word, it would be disappointing," Kaman said. "We lost a few close games, like tonight. I really feel like we came out strong in the first half. We were able to contain the main guys, and get a lot of great stops defensively. Unfortunately, in the second half Joe Johnson got hot, and that made it very difficult for us." Eric Gordon chipped in 17 points, Baron Davis had 16 points, six assists and five rebounds and Rasual Butler added 14 points for Los Angeles, which dropped to 7-19 on the road this season. Marcus Camby had 20 rebounds in defeat. It was the fifth time this season Camby has had 20 or more boards, the second- highest total in the NBA behind Dwight Howard's seven. LA will also play host to Utah and is 14-9 at home this season.
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NFL ODDSTop Football Betting Free Agents to Change TeamsIt’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column. We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side. Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor. Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season. Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference. The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash. To visit this sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your college football betting needs. |
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