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02/05/2012 - San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tony Parker exploded for a season-high 42 points and added nine assists to become the Spurs' all-time assists leader as San Antonio handled Oklahoma City 107-96 at AT&T Center on Saturday.
Tim Duncan added a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds and rookie Kawhi Leonard scored 15 points on 3-of-3 shooting from long range for the Spurs, who have won four straight games. San Antonio is now 13-1 at home.
Kevin Durant had his fifth consecutive double-double, scoring 22 points and ripping down 11 rebounds, and James Harden dropped in 19 points off the bench as the Thunder lost their fourth straight game in San Antonio.
"It's a tough place to play at," said Thunder guard Russell Westbrook about his team losing four straight in San Antonio. "They have the best home record in the league. We just didn't get off to the start we wanted to defensively."
San Antonio finished the game a scorching 52.2 percent from long range on its way to a double-digit victory.
The Spurs knocked down three consecutive three-pointers early to take a 17-13 lead with just under four minutes left in the opening stanza.
San Antonio would hold onto the four point lead, 25-21, as the first quarter came to a close.
The Spurs again found the stroke from three, scoring nine of their last 10 from beyond the arc to finish out the half with a 57-47 lead over the Thunder.
A 15-4 run in the third helped the Spurs to take an 88-70 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Parker continued his outstanding play in the fourth, scoring eight of his team's first nine points to keep the Spurs ahead by double-digits as they ran away with the victory.
"We got to find a way to win on the road. That's the bottom line," Tim Duncan said about his team's upcoming nine-game road trip. "We're going to have enough opportunities coming up soon."
Game Notes
San Antonio will get its first opportunity when it opens its nine- game road trip against Memphis on Monday while the Thunder will head to Portland on Monday for their second of five straight on the road....The Spurs shot 84 percent from the line while the Thunder managed just 60.7 percent.
<< Suns beat skidding Bobcats
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robin Lopez scored 11 of his 13 points in the
fourth quarter, as the Phoenix Suns handed the Charlotte Bobcats their 11th
straight loss with a 95-89 victory.
Michael Redd had 17 points in his first start
<< Denmon lifts No. 4 Missouri over Kansas
Columbia, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marcus Denmon's personal surge late in
regulation boosted No. 4 Missouri to a 74-71 win over eighth-ranked Kansas in
the Border Showdown.
Denmon, who scored nine straight points during Missouri's
<< Flyers C Rinaldo fined by NHL
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National Hockey League fined Philadelphia
Flyers center Zac Rinaldo $5,000 on Saturday.
The fine stems from two plays during Saturday's game against New Jersey, which
the Devils won, 6-4.
The first c
<< Stars down Wild in SO
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamie Benn scored the winner in the shootout as
the Dallas Stars took a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.
In the second round, Benn cut out to the right before coming back to the
middle and sn
San Diego State handles TCU >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamaal Franklin poured in a game-high 24
points on 7-of-11 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 17 San Diego State
handled TCU, 83-73, on Saturday.
James Rahon netted 16 points to go with five reb
Batum makes 9 three-pointers, Blazers down Nuggets >>
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - There was nothing wrong with Nicolas Batum's
left knee on Saturday.
Batum returned from a brief two-game absence and nailed a franchise record
nine three-pointers en route to a career-high 33 points
Kings down Warriors in OT >>
Sacramento, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Salmons scored 14, including the go-
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DeMarcus Cousins had 21 points and a career-high
Nugent-Hopkins returns, carries Oilers to SO win over Red Wings >>
Edmonton, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins netted the game-winning
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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