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Thunder shoot for series sweep of JazzBasketball Betting Lines04/06/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The jumbled Western Conference playoff picture will continue to shake out tonight when the Oklahoma City Thunder visit Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz. The Thunder, who are attempting to sweep the season series with Utah for the first time in 27 years, are currently the sixth seed in the West, but just 1 1/2 games behind four clubs, Dallas, the Jazz, Denver and Phoenix, for the second spot. Meanwhile, Utah and Denver are also trying to fend off Oklahoma City in the Northwest Division race. The Jazz are already 0-3 vs. the Thunder this season and another setback would give Oklahoma City its first sweep over Utah since 1982-83, when they were based in Seattle. The Thunder won their fourth straight game on Sunday, topping hapless Minnesota when Kevin Durant scored 40 points to set a new franchise single- season record in scoring, as Oklahoma City defeated the Timberwolves, 116-108, at Ford Center. Durant, who now has 2,258 points this season, surpassed Dale Ellis' mark of 2,253, set in 1988-89 for the then-Supersonics. The third-year Texas product has also set the single-season franchise mark for free throws made in a season with 690. "It's a great accomplishment for me. It's something I'm always going to remember, but it's my teammates...that make me better in practice every day, without them all this wouldn't be here," said Durant of his feat. The 21-year-old Durant added nine rebounds. Jeff Green had 16 points in the win, while Russell Westbrook provided 10 points and a career-high 16 assists. The Jazz, meanwhile, lost for the first time in four games against the West's top seed on Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers. Lamar Odom finished with a season- high 26 points to go with 10 rebounds in that one, as LA took a 106-92 win. Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 18 rebounds, while Deron Williams added 20 points and 10 assists for the Jazz. "I'm proud of us, that we fought back after a bad start," Boozer said. "We dug ourselves a hole, but we cut it to four points early in the fourth quarter." Forward Andrei Kirilenko sat for the 10th time in 12 games for Utah with a strained calf and remains questionable for tonight as the Jazz shoot for their 10th straight home win.
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Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds Will he or won't he? Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team. Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team. "I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success." Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate. Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns. But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches. Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback. It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips. Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook credit cards needs. |
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