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01/15/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After opening up their current road trip with a frustrating loss, the Phoenix Suns will attempt to bounce back in tonight's showdown with the formidable Atlanta Hawks from Philips Arena.

Phoenix started up this four-game swing strongly, building a 24-point first- half lead in Wednesday's matchup at Indiana. The Pacers roared back after intermission, however, and rallied for a 122-114 decision behind a 33-point effort from Danny Granger.

"Indiana came out and played hard and we didn't quite match their effort in the second half," said Suns forward Amare Stoudemire, who led seven Phoenix players in double-figure scoring with 21 points. "They shot well from the outside and got a couple of offensive rebounds. It was a momentum changer."

Steve Nash ended with 20 points and nine assists in the loss despite playing with a cut lip that required seven stitches, the result of him taking an inadvertent elbow early in the contest.

Blowing leads has been a troubling occurrence for the Suns as of late. The team also wasted a 24-point advantage against Milwaukee on Monday, a game Phoenix regrouped to win by a 105-101 score. Three days earlier, the Suns failed to hold onto a 20-point cushion in a 109-105 home setback to Miami.

Phoenix will need to keep it up for four full quarters if it wants to come away with a win at Philips Arena, where the Hawks have amassed an excellent 15-4 record this season. Atlanta also enters tonight's tilt having prevailed in four of its last five overall games following Wednesday's 94-82 verdict over visiting Washington.

The Hawks shot just 32 percent in the first quarter, but opened up the second with a 23-5 run to build a commanding 40-18 lead with 3:43 remaining in the first half.

"I thought in the first quarter we were a little lethargic," said Atlanta's Jamal Crawford. "Both teams couldn't really get a rhythm."

Washington closed within 66-64 on Antawn Jamison's jumper to begin the fourth quarter, but the Hawks answered with an 8-2 flurry and held the Wizards off the rest of the way.

Joe Johnson scored 24 points to lead Atlanta, which also received 22 points out of Crawford and 16 points and eight rebounds from Marvin Williams.

Wednesday's win opened up a five-game homestand for the Hawks, who trail Orlando by only a half-game for first place in the Southeast Division. Atlanta will also face Oklahoma City, Sacramento and Charlotte on the residency.

Phoenix swept last season's home-and-home series between the teams and has won nine of its last 11 meetings with the Hawks. The Suns have also had great success when visiting Philips Arena, having left victorious in six of its last seven trips to Atlanta.

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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year

Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.

Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.

With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.

Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.

Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.

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Betting the NFL preseason

Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."

When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules. 

The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.

The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.

“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”

The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.

“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”

The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.

“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”

Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.

“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."

So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?

“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.

Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.

Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.

Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.

“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.

Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.

The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.

“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.

Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.

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