11/19/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The fast start by Toronto is a thing of the past and the team has rarely reached the win column since. Tonight the Raptors will try to close out a short two-game road trip on a winning note against the Miami Heat.
Toronto opened the 2008-09 season with three straight wins, but has dropped three of four and five of its last seven games to fall to 5-5 on the year. In Tuesday's 103-90 loss to the Orlando Magic at Amway Arena, Chris Bosh's strong performance was wasted and the Olympic Gold medalist netted a season-high 40 points on 14-of-19 shooting and grabbed 18 rebounds.
Jermaine O'Neal had 16 points and 10 rebounds in defeat. In injury news for the Raptors, guard Jose Calderon is questionable for Wednesday's game.
Miami has alternated wins and losses over its last seven games and will kick off a three-game homestand Wednesday versus the Raptors, Pacers and Rockets.
In Tuesday's 94-87 triumph over the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center, Dwyane Wade shook off an ankle injury to post 19 points and 10 assists to lead Heat. Rookie Mario Chalmers added 15 points and six assists in the win.
Shawn Marion and Udonis Haslem scored 12 points apiece for Miami.
Toronto handed the Heat a 107-96 loss on November 16 this season at Air Canada Centre and has won five straight and six of the last seven meetings.
The Raptors have won two in a row at AmericanAirlines Arena.
<< Hawks attempt to snap skid against woeful Wizards
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks will try regain their early-season form
when they open a short two-game homestand tonight versus the Washington
Wizards at Philips Arena.
The Hawks opened the 2008-09 campaign with six straight wins befor
<< Caps head west for showdown with Ducks
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals will try to get back in the win
column tonight when they continue their five-game road trip with a stop at the
Honda Center to face the Anaheim Ducks.
The Capitals had a five-game winning streak hal
<< Rangers, Canucks clash in NYC
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers will shoot
for a fourth consecutive victory tonight, when they welcome the Vancouver
Canucks for a matchup at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers are leading the East with 30
<< Surging Bruins welcome Sabres to Beantown
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins will aim for their seventh victory in
eight games when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres for tonight's Northeast
Division clash at TD Banknorth Garden.
Boston, which leads the Northeast with 26 points, had
Spartans visits Mastodons in obvious mismatch >>
Fort Wayne, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The IUPU-Fort Wayne Mastodons have the
privilege of hosting the nation's fifth-ranked team this evening, as the
Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten come to town.
Michigan State began its season on Sunday
No. 20 Wake Forest hosts UNC-Wilmington >>
Winston-Salem, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 20th-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons
welcome the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks to Winston-Salem this evening for a in-
state battle at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
The Demon Deacons successfully opened thei
Spartans visit Mastodons in obvious mismatch >>
Fort Wayne, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The IUPU-Fort Wayne Mastodons have the
privilege of hosting the nation's fifth-ranked team this evening, as the
Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten come to town.
Michigan State began its season on Sunday
Jazz host Bucks in Salt Lake City >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Utah Jazz will try and remain perfect at home Wednesday
when they welcome Milwaukee to EnergySolutions Arena.
Carlos Boozer and C.J. Miles scored 21 points apiece to lead the injury-
ravaged Jazz to an impressive
March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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