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Raptors host reeling KingsBasketball Betting Lines02/07/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Home cooking figures to be key this afternoon as the Toronto Raptors shoot for their seventh consecutive win at Air Canada Centre against a Sacramento Kings team aiming to avoid an 11th straight road loss. The Raptors opened a four-game homestand in winning fashion on Wednesday when Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani each provided 20 points, as Toronto defeated the lowly New Jersey Nets, 108-99. Antoine Wright added a season-high 18 points and seven rebounds for the Raptors, who have won six of seven overall. Sonny Weems set career-highs with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Jarrett Jack had 17 points and nine assists in the victory. "We were able to step up. We had a seven-man rotation," Weems said. "Antoine stepped up big for us, Jack played really well. It feels good for a chance to showcase your stuff in front of your coach and other coaches in the NBA. To help my team win is all I wanted to do." Weems is helping fill the void left by injuries to rookie standout DeMar DeRozan (ankle) and Turkish star Hedo Turkoglu (fractured orbital bone).Both players could return this afternoon but Turkoglu is still trying to get comfortable with the protective mask he will have to wear for the next four to six weeks. The Kings, who are kicking off a three-game road trip today, have been falling apart recently and fell for the 12th time in 13 contests on Friday when Steve Nash finished just shy of a triple- double, recording 23 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, as the Suns used a big third quarter run to down a reeling Sacramento team, 114-102, at ARCO Arena. Donte Greene had a career-high 31 points to go with seven rebounds for the Kings, who fell to 16-33 this season. Omri Casspi added 17 points and eight rebounds, while Tyreke Evans had 13 in the setback. Sacramento second-year forward Jason Thompson is expected to return for today's game after missing the past two contests in order to attend a family funeral. The red-hot Raptors were once 11-17 this season but have rebounded to go 16-6 since and move all the way to fifth place in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt. Meanwhile, the Kings were once 13-14 on the year but have gone a miserable 3-19 since. Toronto, which is 18-6 at the ACC this season, has won five straight over Sacramento north of the border.
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El Duque expected to throw Tuesday PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday. Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine. El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year. MySportsbook.com has the Mets as -110 favorites to repeat as NL East champions odds. Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle. New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele. Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.'' Additional baseball lines and World Series odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards. |
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