Bluejays go in search of 12th straight win
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02/04/2012 -
Cedar Rapids, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 13th-ranked Creighton Bluejays take
aim at their 12th straight victory, as they fly into Cedar Rapids for today's
Missouri Valley Conference showdown with the Panthers of Northern Iowa.
Creighton picked up its 11th consecutive win on Wednesday night by blasting
visiting Illinois State in a 102-74 final. It was the second time this season
the Bluejays soared above the 100-point mark, and it improved their overall
record to 21-2, and their league ledger to 11-1. It was also the 12th win in
13 home games for a Creighton club that is clearly the class of the MVC this
season.
Northern Iowa is coming off a win of its own, as the Panthers took care of
visiting Southern Illinois on Tuesday, 58-49. As a result, UNI improved to
15-9 on the season and 5-7 in conference play. The Panthers own a 10-3 home
record, but they've strung together consecutive wins just once since opening
the season an impressive 10-1.
Creighton owns a 29-15 lead in the all-time series with Northern Iowa, and the
Bluejays have won the last three meetings, which includes a 63-60 decision in
Omaha back on January 10.
Doug McDermott poured in 25 points to lead six players in double figures, as
the Bluejays could do no wrong in their recent win over Illinois State. The
other five guys scored between 10 and 12 points apiece, and the team as a
whole made good on 13-of-25 three-point attempts (.520) while shooting 56.4
percent from the floor overall. A 27-13 edge in points from the foul line
helped the cause, as did a 35-23 rebounding advantage. Creighton is one of the
highest scoring teams in the country, averaging 81.8 ppg behind outstanding
shooting percentages of .516 overall and .453 from three-point range.
McDermott (23.6 ppg, 8.3 rpg) is one of the top performers in not only the
MVC, but the country as well, and the team's only other double-digit scorer is
Antoine Young (11.0 ppg, 4.5 apg). Defensively, the 'Jays are giving up 68.0
ppg with foes shooting 42.6 percent from the field. Creighton is +5.8 in
rebounding margin, but -1.3 in turnover differential.
Freshman Deon Mitchell scored a career-high 17 points, and Chip Rank came off
the bench to net 13 more, as Northern Iowa got past Southern Illinois earlier
this week. The Panthers overcame a slow start (.286 FG percentage in the first
half) by shooting 55.0 percent from the floor over the final 20 minutes to
earn the victory. The Salukis were limited to 35.3 percent field goal
efficiency, and a 20-8 deficit in points from the free-throw line also proved
costly. UNI claimed significant advantages in points in the paint (22-12), off
turnovers (16-2) and from its reserves (18-5). Through 24 games, Anthony James
(13.4 ppg) is the only player averaging double figures in scoring for coach
Ben Jacobson's club, but he is hitting just 38.4 percent of his field goal
attempts. Overall, the team is averaging 66.0 ppg in dropping 43.3 percent of
its total shots and 38.2 percent of its long-range bombs, while the opposition
is netting 60.8 ppg on typical shooting outputs of 43.1 percent overall and
35.0 percent from beyond the arc.
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The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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