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Hornets try to stop Lin, Knicks at MSGBasketball Betting Lines02/17/2012 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Some think New Orleans will put an end to the Lin-sanity that has engulfed New York City on Friday. Others think it will eventually be Carmelo Anthony. The thought was Jeremy Lin and Anthony could be in the starting lineup together tonight as the Knicks shoot for an eighth straight win against the Hornets in Madison Square Garden. However, Anthony was ruled out again on Friday morning as he continues to recover from a strained right groin. New York coach Mike D'Antoni said the All-Star could be available Sunday when Dallas visits Gotham. New York's recent resurgence, of course, has coincided with Lin's rise from obscurity along with Anthony's absence from the lineup. Lin continued his unlikely surge Wednesday, setting a career-high in assists for the second straight day and handing out nine of his 13 helpers in the first half, as the Knicks built a big lead on the way to a 100-85 win over the Sacramento Kings. New York has won seven games in a row for the first time since last season, all with big contributions from the former benchwarmer and new starting point guard. Wednesday's runaway win came one night after Lin, with a then-career high 11 assists, kept the ball himself and buried a game-winning three-pointer with 0.5 seconds left in Toronto. He only played three quarters against Sacramento, scoring 10 points and sitting the entire fourth in a lopsided win. "That's great on a night like that," said Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni. "The next game he might score 30. Whatever we need to win, he'll do." The Knicks had seven scorers in double figures and improved to 15-15, reaching .500 for the first time since they were 6-6 after a loss at Oklahoma City on January 14. Amare Stoudemire had 11 points in his second game back and Landry Fields led New York with 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. "We need to make sure we put our egos aside," said Lin. "When we put our egos aside and buy into coach D'Antoni's system, we're going to win." Those "egos" could be amped up when Anthony finally does return. The superstar has been a disappointment since arriving from Denver at last season's trading deadline, often being called a "ball-stopper" and criticized for not allowing his teammates to get involved with the offense, Lin, on the other hand, has been able to score and distribute, compiling 136 points in his first five starts -- the most by any player since the NBA merged with the ABA in 1976 -- and dishing out the career-best 13 assists vs. Sacramento. "I know I'm not a selfish player. People around me know I'm not a selfish player," Anthony told ESPN's Stephen A. Smith. "I do everything I can to make people around me understand I'm not a selfish player." The Hornets, meanwhile, opened up a six-game road trip in Milwaukee on Wednesday by earning a 92-89 win. Marco Belinelli led the Hornets in that one with 22 points as New Orleans snapped a six-game road losing streak. Chris Kaman added a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Trevor Ariza netted 14 points for the Hornets, who have won two straight after dropping 23 of their previous 25. "We're a fighting team," New Orleans coach Monty Williams said. "We have a little bit of grit about us. It's too bad you don't have a stat for heart and intensity." NOLA, which will also visit Oklahoma City, Indiana, Cleveland and Chicago on its trek, is just 3-9 on the road this season and has lost six straight games to New York. The Hornets have dropped three in a row and 14 of 20 at MSG.
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Football Betting Sportsbook Accepts Credit CardsMichael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football. As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL. The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago. Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996). But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side. Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show. Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East: Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1 Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2 New York Giants - 9 - 2 Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1). Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship. So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume. And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top. They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy. Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday. But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division. Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS. Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS. Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162. Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense? Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS. In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS. Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division. Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do. The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20. The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550. Visit MySportsbook.com for free sportsbook odds RSS feeds go to MySportsbook.com for all your betting football needs. |
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