Warriors hold on to top Blazers

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02/13/2009 - Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Corey Maggette poured in 24 points off the bench and Monta Ellis added 20, as Golden State held on to down Portland, 105-98, in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.

Ronny Turiaf notched a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds and Stephen Jackson registered 20 points. Anthony Randolph donated nine points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors, who have won three straight and head into the All-Star weekend with a 19-35 mark.

Brandon Roy exploded for 37 points on 14-of-21 shooting and LaMarcus Aldridge collected 20 points for Portland, which heads into the All-Star break with a 32-20 record.

The Trail Blazers struggled to find their shooting touch in the first quarter, as an 11-11 tie turned into a 24-13 deficit after Jackson's three and dunk bookened an Ellis' finger roll.

Golden State led 32-20 after one period and 57-46 after 24 minutes of game action.

The Warriors scored eight of the final nine points in the third quarter, capped by four straight points from Randolph, for an 80-62 advantage heading into the fourth period.

A three from Rudy Fernandez and an Aldridge basket cut the deficit to 89-84 -- a 22-8 burst leading to under three minutes to play. Ellis drained three jumpers in a little under two minutes, the final one pushing the edge to 95-86, and the Warriors held on from there.

Game Notes

Golden State shot just 40.8 percent, but forced 23 turnovers and lived on the charity stripe (39-of-43)...Portland made 47 percent of its shots and 14-of-17 from the free throw line...The Trail Blazers dropped to 12-15 as a visitor...Attendance 19,322.

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2007 NFL Football Betting Preview


“You play to win the game!”

Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.

The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.

The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.

Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?

Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.

New York Giants betting lines

Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.

Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.

Dallas Cowboys betting lines

Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.

The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.

Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.

Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.

Oakland Raiders betting lines

This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.

First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”

The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason. 

Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.

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