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02/28/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Even with Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson on their roster, the Denver Nuggets are battling just to qualify for the playoffs in the Western Conference.
Denver is a disappointing 27-28 and trail the first place Utah Jazz by a distant 9 1/2 games in the Northwest Division. The Nuggets are No. 7 in the Western Conference playoff race, one-half game ahead of the eighth-seeded Clippers and just one game ahead of No. 9 New Orleans/Oklahoma City.
The Orlando Magic play the second of a tough four-game road trip when they visit the Nuggets on Wednesday at the Pepsi Center. It is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On November 15th, Keyon Dooling scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Magic past Denver, 108-99, at TD Waterhouse Centre.
Orlando has lost three straight after winning its last six at Denver.
Denver plays the opener of a three-game homestand against the Magic. Anthony scored 33 points and Iverson netted 25 and dished out nine assists, as the Nuggets halted a four-game losing streak with a 111-107 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedExForum.
Nene posted a career-high tying 27 points and nine rebounds in the win over Memphis for the Nuggets, who improved to 13-13 on the road. Marcus Camby added eight points and 13 boards for Denver.
The Nuggets are 14-15 at home this season. They are scheduled to host the Houston Rockets on Friday and the Hornets on March 6th.
Iverson, who was acquired in a blockbuster trade from the Philadelphia 76ers on December 19th, has scored more than 20 points in three straight contests and is averaging 28.0 points and 6.0 assists during that span. The Georgetown product has posted 26.2 points and 7.5 assists in 24 games in a Denver uniform.
Since the acquisition of Iverson, the Nuggets have recorded a 13-19 record. Denver will play 15 of its final 27 games of the regular season on the road.
<< Buck-ing the trend
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Bucks finally put the brakes on a season-long
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The Bucks were mired in a seven-game skid and the return of star guard
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<< Hawks fail to hang with the big boys
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The only saving grace for the Hawks' recent string of
games was that they came into them well rested after the All-Star break.
Otherwise, it could have been a lot worse.
Atlanta recently wrapped a string of five games ove
<< Breaking down a busy deadline day
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Keeping track of all the activity at the
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forward.
When the dust finally cleared, there were 25 trades on Tuesday and those
deal
<< Steelers, Smith officially agree to extension
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Steelers signed defensive
end Aaron Smith to a four-year contract extension Wednesday.
Financial terms of the deal were not released, but the deal, which will keep
him with the team thr
Federer rolls; Nadal barely reaches Dubai QFs >>
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three-time champion Roger
Federer was a straight-set second-round winner, while reigning titlist Rafael
Nadal went the distance to advance on Day 3 at the $1.5 million Dubai Tennis
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Nationwide Tour adds new event >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Nationwide Tour has announced a new event
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Sharks load up for playoffs >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Doug Wilson must quickly be moving up Joe Thornton's
Christmas card list.
Not only did San Jose's executive vice president and general manager rescue
Thornton from hockey purgatory last season, also known as Boston, but W
Durant, Oden among Oscar Robertson Trophy finalists >>
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Michael 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.
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