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Kings, Nets meet at MeadowlandsBasketball Betting Lines02/23/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets continue their five-game homestand tonight -- with Jason Kidd and Vince Carter both still on the roster -- when the club welcomes the Sacramento Kings to Continental Airlines Arena. The NBA trading deadline came and went Thursday afternoon and the Nets elected not to pull the trigger on a deal, although various reports had the team shopping both Kidd and Carter. Instead, the club will continue its attempt at a playoff spot with the duo but without forward Richard Jefferson, who is still out indefinitely because of right ankle surgery. New Jersey has lost three in a row and seven of 10 overall but finds itself just 4 1/2 games back of Toronto for the lead in the Atlantic Division. The Nets, though, are ninth overall in the East and 1 1/2 games back of the eight spot despite being in second place in their division. New Jersey dropped its third in a row on Wednesday, when the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets posted a 111-107 victory on the first game of the Nets' current homestand. Carter had a season-high 46 points, while Bostjan Nachbar tallied 15 points and Mikki Moore had 10. Kidd returned to the lineup after missing New Jersey's last two games and the All-Star game with a strained lower back. He had just six points and was a dismal 2-of-14 from the floor. The Nets are just 14-14 this season at the Continental Airlines Arena, where they have lost four of their past five games. The squad will also host New York, Washington and Boston. The Kings, meanwhile, suffered a tough setback on Thursday in the first tilt of a four-game road trip. Gilbert Arenas scored 43 points and Washington overcame a monumental collapse in the fourth quarter and a waived- off jumper at the buzzer by Sacramento's John Salmons to post a 109-106 win at the Verizon Center. The Kings overcame a 17-point final quarter deficit and trailed by just one at 107-106 when Salmons nailed a three-pointer with 1.4 seconds to go. After a pair of free throws for the Wizards, Brad Miller hit Salmons with a long inbounds pass and Salmons nailed a three-point try. However, it was eventually ruled that Salmons didn't get his shot off before time expired. Ron Artest scored 32 and Mike Bibby had 30 for the Kings, who lost for the fourth time in five games. Miller had 13 rebounds. The Kings are 7-18 as the visitor this year and will play five of their next six on the road. They will travel to Indiana and Philadelphia on their current swing. Sacramento and New Jersey will battle for the second and final time this season. The Kings took the first matchup by a slim 88-87 margin on January 22 at home. In that game, Bibby scored Sacramento's final 15 points, hitting the go-ahead jumper with 10.3 seconds left, as the Kings completed a rally from a 20-point third-quarter deficit. The Kings have won three straight in the series.
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FOOTBALL BETTINGAfter all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer. Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise. Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games. So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver. In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team. For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC. The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’. The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback. To visit this sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your college football betting needs. |
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