Instate rivals meet in critical ACC tilt
NCAA Basketball Betting Lines
03/01/2007 -
Charlottesville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 21st-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies and the Virginia Cavaliers are two of the three teams tied for
first place in the ACC standings, making today's meeting in
Charlottesville one to watch.
Tech has won its last two games to move to 20-8 overall and 10-4 in
conference play. They knocked off Miami on Saturday by a 73-57 final,
and that win was preceded by a 17-point romp over Boston College. Still,
keep in mind that the Hokies are a mediocre 4-4 in true road games.
Virginia has won three of its last four outings and has a chance to
reach the 20-win plateau if it can score a victory tonight. The
Cavaliers knocked off Georgia Tech on Saturday by a 75-69 final and are
now a stellar 15-1 at home.
Keep in mind that Virginia Tech crushed rival Virginia by an 84-57
final on February 10th, overshadowing the fact that the Cavs still own a
commanding 77-47 advantage in the all-time series.
Zabian Dowdell is scoring 18.1 ppg to lead Virginia Tech, and he has posted
94 assists and 62 steals while shooting 41.8 percent from three-point range
and 82.6 percent from the foul line. Deron Washington adds 11.9 ppg for the
Hokies, who are getting 11.4 ppg from both Jamon Gordon and A.D.
Vassallo. Tech is posting 73.6 ppg this season while holding opponents to
64.2 ppg on 41 percent shooting from the floor. Also key to the success of the
Hokies is the fact that they have forced 123 more turnovers than they have
committed. In the 16-point victory over Miami last time out, Virginia Tech
shot 49 percent from the floor while limiting the Hurricanes to 36.8
percent overall efficiency. Also, the Hokies committed just eight giveaways,
seven fewer than their counterparts.
It is no secret that Sean Singletary and J.R. Reynolds are the keys
to Virginia's success, as those two players form one of the nation's
most explosive duos. Singletary is netting 18.6 ppg to go along with 126
assists, and while he is shooting a lackluster 39.9 percent from the
floor, his 39.1 percent efficiency from three-point range and 89 percent
accuracy from the foul line are both impressive. As for Reynolds, he
checks in with 18.5 ppg, including 21.1 ppg in league play. Reynolds
exploded for 25 points in Saturday's victory over Georgia Tech, and
Singletary was close behind with 24 points despite 7-of-21 overall
shooting. The Cavaliers committed five fewer turnovers than the Yellow
Jackets while also scoring five more points from the foul line.
<< Trojans take on Huskies in Seattle
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 23rd-ranked USC Trojans and Washington
Huskies continue to jockey for position in the upcoming Pac-10
Conference Tournament.
USC has posted back-to-back victories to move to 21-8
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Pullman, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The second-ranked UCLA Bruins are playing
outstanding basketball at just the right time, and the team has traveled
to Pullman for this evening's showdown with the Washington State
Cougars
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trip this evening at the United Center against a Chicago Blackhawks squad
that's hoping to end a recent slide.
Colorado begins this trek in 10th place in the Western
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the Sunshine State this evening, when the Pacific Division contenders visit
the BankAtlantic Center to face the Florida Panthers.
Dallas began the trip on a very goo
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the finale of a home-and-home set tonight at KeyArena.
This is the fourth and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs.
The Clippers have won three strai
Mavs try to tie franchise-best winning streak vs. Cavs >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The red-hot Dallas Mavericks try to tie a franchise-best
14-game winning streak when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight to
American Airlines Center.
Dallas won a franchise-record 14 straight games at the start of
WAC Champion Nevada to take on Utah State in Logan >>
Logan, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With their fourth straight regular season
conference title already in hand, the 10th-ranked Nevada Wolf Pack
stroll into the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum tonight in Logan where they
will
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this evening, when they visit the struggling Washington Capitals at the
Verizon Center.
The Lightning currently lead the Southeast Division by two poin
Oilers battle Wild >>
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Ryan Smyth, when they host the Minnesota Wild at the Rexall Place.
Edmonton's fans went through a variety of emotions on Tuesday's trade
deadline. The Oilers began
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first-place Anaheim Ducks meet the last-place Los Angeles Kings at the Staples
Center.
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