Pistons welcome Nets to The Palace
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12/26/2006 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Central Division-leading Detroit Pistons aim for their fifth straight win when they host the New Jersey Nets tonight at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Detroit, which owns a two-game lead over Chicago in the division, has won six of its last seven games, including Saturday's 108-81 pounding of the Atlanta Hawks at home. Nazr Mohammed scored a season-high 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Detroit.
Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton each netted 16 points for the Pistons, who are 8-3 as the host this season. Jason Maxiell added 14 points and Ronald Murray donated 11 in the win.
Meanwhile, the Nets have lost two straight and four of their last six games overall. They are tied with Boston at a half game behind Toronto for the top spot in the Atlantic Division.
In Saturday's 115-104 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center, Eddie House scored 22 points and Jason Kidd posted 21 points and 11 assists as New Jersey fell to 3-7 away from home this season.
Richard Jefferson and Vince Carter both added 18 points for New Jersey, which played its first game without center Nenad Krstic, who was lost for the season on Friday night with a torn ACL in his knee.
The Nets lost to Detroit on December 16th this season by a 90-82 score at Continental Airlines Arena. The Pistons have won two of three and six of the last nine meetings with the Nets.
New Jersey has lost five of seven and 19 of its last 22 trips to Motown.
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Memphis Grizzlies try and stop a three-game losing streak tonight when they pay a visit to the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. Memphis, the NBA's worst team, suffered a 100-97 loss to the Utah Jazz on Satur
<< Rockets stop off in Indiana
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Rockets hit the road this evening to take on
the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Houston will visit Indiana and New Jersey on its brief trip and is 8-8 as the
visitor this season. The Rockets have lost t
<< Packers/Bears selected for Sunday night; wild chase for playoffs
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NFL has moved this coming Sunday night's
game between Green Bay and the Chicago Bears to 8:15 p.m. (et) as part of the
flexible scheduling system.
There were other games moved back to later in the afte
<< Jets inch closer to playoffs by edging Dolphins
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Leon Washington's 64-yard jaunt on a screen pass
set up Mike Nugent's winning field goal with 10 seconds remaining, as the New
York Jets moved closer to the playoffs with a 13-10 win over the Miami
Dolphin
<< Eagles run over Cowboys to clinch playoff berth
Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Garcia completed 15-of-23 passes for 238
yards and Brian Westbrook led a clock-controlling ground game with 122 rushing
yards, as the Philadelphia Eagles clinched a playoff berth and gained the NFC
East l
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bulls are on a roll and will visit the Minnesota Timberwolves this evening at the Target Center. Chicago is just two games behind Detroit for the lead in the Central Division and has won 13 of its last 15 game
Bucks start road trip in San Antonio >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Bucks open a three-game road trip tonight
when they take on the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center.
Milwaukee has won a season-high four straight games and posted a 115-104
victory over the New Jersey Nets
Trail Blazers visit Phoenix >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns attempt to get back on the winning track
when they host the Portland Trail Blazers tonight at US Airways Center.
This is the second meeting of the season between the squads. On November 26th,
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Sixers start road trip against Warriors >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The new-look Philadelphia 76ers start a seven-game road
trip, as they visit the Golden State Warriors tonight at ORACLE Arena.
This is the first of two meetings between the clubs this season. The Sixers
are scheduled to h
Sonics wrap up homestand versus Hornets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle SuperSonics close out a three-game homestand
tonight, as they welcome the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets to KeyArena.
This is the second meeting of the season between the clubs this season. On
December 8th
Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back
With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times.
"Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."
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Teams that should be in: Stanford
Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.
Should be in:
Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.
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Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.
Work left to do: Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney. Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson. Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable. Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile. |
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