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02/07/2012 - Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Davis had 16 points, six rebounds and four blocks, as No. 1 Kentucky cruised to a 78-58 win over No. 8 Florida on Tuesday.
Doron Lamb scored a team-high 18 while Michael Kidd-Gilchrist finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Wildcats (24-1, 10-0 SEC), who extended their nation-leading home winning streak to 49 games. They have won 16 straight overall. Marquis Teague added 12 points and 10 assists.
The Gators (19-5, 7-2) had won seven in a row entering Tuesday, but struggled from the perimeter, making just 6-of-27 three-point attempts. Kenny Boynton scored 18 points while Bradley Beal had 14 and Patric Young finished with 12.
<< Giants TE Ballard tore ACL in Super Bowl
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard
suffered a torn knee ligament in the Super Bowl, the team said Tuesday.
Ballard tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the fourth
quarter of
<< Billups done for season with torn Achilles
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups
will miss the rest of the season after tearing his left Achilles tendon.
The injury occurred with 5:48 left in the fourth quarter of an overtime win
against
<< A's extend Beane, Crowley through 2019
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff says general manager
Billy Beane and president Michael Crowley have reached agreements to remain
with the team through the 2019 season.
Wolff told Bloomberg Television on Tuesday
<< Billups done for season with torn ACL
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups
will miss the rest of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament
in his left knee on Monday.
The injury occurred with 5:48 left in the fourth qua
Blue Jackets get Wild >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Antoine Vermette scored the eventual game-
winning goal in the second period as the Columbus Blue Jackets topped the
Minnesota Wild, 3-1, at Nationwide Arena.
David Savard had a goal and an assist
Pacers hang on to beat Jazz >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Darren Collison scored a season-high 25
points and added four rebounds as the Indiana Pacers held off the Utah Jazz,
104-99, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
Utah erased a 21-point third
No. 2 Notre Dame cruises past Syracuse >>
Syracuse, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Devereaux Peters recorded a double-double with
21 points and 16 rebounds as No. 2 Notre Dame cruised to a 74-55 win over
Syracuse.
Kayla McBride scored 19 points, Skylar Diggins added 11 and Brittany Ma
UConn gets road win over Louisville >>
Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Caroline Doty had 15 points and No. 3
Connecticut defeated No. 20 Louisville, 56-46, at KFC Yum! Center on Tuesday.
Tiffany Hayes and Bria Hartley scored nine points apiece for Connecticut
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The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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