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Hawks hope to rebound in MilwaukeeBasketball Betting Lines04/26/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks will have to cure their postseason road woes if they hope to take control of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series with the Milwaukee Bucks tonight. The Hawks have dropped 15 of their last 16 playoff games away from Dixie, including Saturday's 107-89 blowout loss to Milwaukee in Game 3 of this set. John Salmons scored 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting and had seven assists in that one. Jerry Stackhouse came off the bench for 16 points, while Brandon Jennings chipped in 13 and Luc Mbah a Moute 12 for the Bucks, who trail 2-1 in the series. Veteran Kurt Thomas, starting for the injured Andrew Bogut, had 13 rebounds and Dan Gadzuric 10 boards for Milwaukee, while Luke Ridnour and Ersan Ilyasova each scored 11. "Our goal was to come out with a lot of energy, intensity, get back to playing like we know we can," Bucks coach Scott Skiles said. "We did that for huge stretches of the game." Milwaukee, in the playoffs for the first time since 2006, hasn't made it out of round one since 2001 when the Bucks lost to Philadelphia in the conference finals. Since then, they've lost three straight opening-round series. Joe Johnson had 25 points to pace Atlanta, which shot a miserable 39.1 percent from the field and was a dismal 3-of-15 from three-point range. The Hawks' frontcourt duo of Josh Smith and Marvin Williams struggled mightily, going just 3-of-19 from the floor. Smith had shot a gaudy 71 percent in the first two games of the series and was just one assist away from a triple-double in Game 2. Skiles responded by using his best defensive player, Mbah a Moute, on Smith, who was just 2-of-12 in the game and scored seven points. Reserve center Zaza Pachulia had 16 points in Game 3 while Jamal Crawford had 11 and Al Horford 10 for Atlanta. "They were the most physical team and it showed on the scoreboard," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said. "We just didn't match any of their physical (play) to start the game. It put us in a whole right at the start." Atlanta went 2-1 against Milwaukee in the regular season. The two clubs met three times in the postseason back in the 1980s, with the Bucks taking two of the sets in '83-84 and '88-89. The Hawks lone win came in the '87-88 season. Game 5 of the best-of-seven set is slated for Wednesday back in Atlanta.
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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. 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. 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. 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. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your football wagering needs. Mysportsbook.com online sportsbook accepts Visa and Mastercard credit cards. |
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