Bobcats no match for Blazers at Rose Garden

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02/02/2010 - Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds in Portland's 98-79 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

Nicolas Batum added 15 points and a career-high nine boards off the bench for the Trail Blazers, who have won two in a row following a three-game skid. Jerryd Bayless also scored 15 in the victory.

Andre Miller, coming off a career-high 52 points in a 114-112 overtime win at Dallas on Saturday, finished with just eight points and 10 assists on 4-of-6 shooting.

Stephen Jackson had 23 points for Charlotte, which failed in its bid for a franchise-record fourth straight road win. Gerald Wallace scored 17 to go with 10 rebounds, while Flip Murray ended with 13 points.

Charlotte was down 72-65 moving to the fourth quarter, and the Bobcats went ice cold from the field over the final 12 minutes, going 4-of-13 from the field. Portland turned seven Charlotte turnovers into eight points in the period.

Murray was fouled on a three-point try in the opening seconds of the fourth and promptly sank all the shots, but the Blazers went on an ensuing 10-2 spurt, widening the lead to 82-70 following a Rudy Fernandez pull-up three- pointer.

Portland remained ahead by double digits the remainder of the game.

The Blazers gained a 29-19 lead after the first quarter and they remained in control throughout the second, leading 51-43 at the half. Murray's three- pointer capped the third period.

Game Notes

Portland swept the season series, also winning 80-74 at Charlotte on November 14...Charlotte is 3-2 on a six-game road trip, which concludes Wednesday against the Lakers...Blazers guard Brandon Roy (sprained right hamstring) missed his seventh straight game...Fernandez had 11 points while Martell Webster and Dante Cunningham each scored 10 for Portland, which shot 53.3 percent from the field...Charlotte had 21 turnovers, leading to 28 Portland points.

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Super Bowl 2009 Betting

Super Bowl 2009 Betting propositions

Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.

Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.

Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.

If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.

Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.

By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.

In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.

So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.

While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.

There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.

In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:

SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.

XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.

XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.

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