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02/21/2009 - Austin, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A.J. Abrams had 23 points and scored 16 straight for Texas down the stretch, as the Longhorns notched a signature 73-68 victory over second-ranked Oklahoma in a heavyweight Big 12 tussle.
Abrams buried five three-pointers with four of them coming over the final eight minutes as the senior guard took over the game with 18 second-half points.
Damion James had 16 points and 10 rebounds while Dogus Balbay logged 10 points, a game-best nine assists and eight boards for Texas (18-8, 7-5 Big 12), which had lost four of six and was coming off a thorough 81-66 dismantling at the hands of Texas A&M.
Ranked as high as seventh early in the season, the Longhorns fell on hard times since starting their Big 12 slate at 4-1, enduring a three-game losing streak that precipitated a tumble from the Top 25. However, Saturday's performance will make it hard for NCAA committee members to keep Texas out of the big dance come Selection Sunday.
Texas has now won six straight home games against top-five teams.
Freshman Willie Warren connected for six three-pointers en route to 27 points and helped fill the huge void left by an injury to standout sophomore Blake Griffin.
Griffin was struck over the bridge of his nose by Texas' Dexter Pittman with about 7 1/2 minutes left in the first half. Visibly woozy and his nose bloodied, Griffin remained on the bench following a timeout a short time later at the insistence of OU trainers. At halftime it was decided he would not return due to a suspected concussion. He had to be helped to the locker room by trainers at the break.
Tony Crocker netted 14 points with seven rebounds and Taylor Griffin, Blake's brother, scored nine with eight boards for the Sooners (25-2, 11-1), who saw their 13-game win streak come to an end at the most inopportune of times.
Oklahoma's recent dominance coupled with No. 1 UConn's loss to Pitt earlier this week had the Sooners positioned to take over the top spot in the polls next week. OU's lone defeat coming in was to Arkansas back on December 30.
Blake Griffin finished 1-of-5 from the field with two points and three rebounds in 11-plus minutes.
<< St. Louis upends No. 25 Dayton
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Lisch scored 16 points and pulled down
six rebounds to pace Saint Louis to a 57-49 win over 25th-ranked Dayton.
Tommie Liddell added 10 points and five assists for the Billikens (17-10, 8-5
Atlantic
<< Canucks' Sundin returns to Toronto, nets SO winner
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mats Sundin scored the game-winning shootout
goal in his return to Toronto, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the Maple Leafs,
3-2, at Air Canada Centre.
With things tied after the fifth skater in the shootout
<< Spurs dismantle Wizards to end road trip on high note
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roger Mason burned his former team by
scoring 25 points, and the Spurs wrapped up a lengthy eight-game road trip
with a 98-67 rout of the lowly Washington Wizards.
Mason, who played for the Wizar
<< Oklahoma's Blake Griffin leaves game
Austin, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oklahoma standout sophomore forward Blake
Griffin took a shot to the head Saturday night during the first half against
Texas and will not return.
Griffin, a frontrunner for National Player of the Year
Wild deal Red Wings rare loss >>
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Owen Nolan had two goals and an assist, as the
Minnesota Wild handled the Detroit Red Wings, 5-2, at the XCel Energy Center.
Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Martin Skoula, and Stephane Veilleux scored for the
Wild,
Jazz top Hornets in first game following Miller's death >>
Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mehmet Okur scored 25 points and the
Utah Jazz won their first game since the death of team owner Larry H. Miller
with a 102-88 triumph over the New Orleans Hornets.
Miller died on Friday, succumbi
Mavericks score 70 in first half, dominate the Kings >>
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - James Singleton had a season-high 19 points and
12 rebounds off the bench, as the Dallas Mavericks used a 70-point first half
to cruise past the Sacramento Kings, 116-95.
Josh Howard and Brandon Bass each s
Record-winning day for Busch at California >>
Fontana, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Several hours after winning the Camping World
Truck Series race, Kyle Busch returned to victory lane at Auto Club Speedway
when he took the checkered flag for the Stater Bros. 300 Nationwide event.
Busch
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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