Rockets notch road victory over Wizards
Basketball Betting Lines
03/09/2010 -
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luis Scola totaled 23 points with 10
rebounds, as Houston held off Washington, 96-88, at the Verizon Center.
Kevin Martin chipped in with 21 points, Aaron Brooks totaled 14 and Trevor
Ariza added 13 for the Rockets, who have alternated wins and losses over the
last eight games and finished a three-game road trip, 2-1.
Nick Young joined Andray Blatche with 18 points, Al Thorton notched 15 points
and nine rebounds and James Singleton added 12 points for the Wizards, who
have lost six of seven overall.
Blatche single-handedly propelled the Wizards to a 22-21 edge after the first
12 minutes of game action. The forward scored 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting, as
an 8-0 spurt he capped with a driving slam for a 20-13 helped the home team to
a one-point lead after one stanza.
Houston slowly pushed in front to stay at 33-32 on Ariza's trey with 7:40 to
play in the first half. The margin increased to eight, 48-40, by the end of
the period thanks to Jared Jeffries' jumper with 1:40 to go.
The Rockets started the third period with an 11-2 stretch to open a 59-42 lead
thanks to Brooks' long-distance jumper about 3 1/2 minutes in. The margin was
as high as 18 at one point, but an 11-2 run by the home team cut the deficit
back to single digits. Young's trey made the score 68-60, and the margin stood
at 71-60 after three stanzas.
The Wizards' deficit remained in double figures for the better part of the
final quarter before coming within six at 92-86 with 1:12 to play on Shaun
Livingston's jumper. Houston, however, made four straight free throws down the
stretch to thwart any chance of a comeback.
Game Notes
Houston shot just 38.4 percent from the floor and made only 6-of-28 three-
pointers but took advantage of an attacking offense to make 24-of-28 free
throws...The Wizards made 42.2 percent of their shots in defeat...The two
teams will meet again on March 30th in Houston.
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“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
New York Giants betting lines
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Dallas Cowboys betting lines
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
Oakland Raiders betting lines
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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