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12/23/2008 - Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Off to their best start since the 1976-77 season, the undefeated Minnesota Golden Gophers put their brand new top-25 ranking on the line this evening, as they play host to the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, from Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
In the top-25 for the first time since 2002, the 23rd-ranked Golden Gophers have certainly enjoyed some home-cooking this season, as nine of their 10 wins have come in the friendly confines of Williams Arena. The team will enjoy its stay at home for a couple more weeks, as the Gophers won't hit the road again until January 8th at Iowa. Tubby Smith's squad certainly showed that it belongs in the national polls, coming off a thrilling 70-64 victory over top-10 foe Louisville last weekend to move to 10-0 on the season.
The Lions have enjoyed a successful start to the season as well, sporting a 6-4 overall mark. Jim Yarbrough's team enters this contest with a modest two- game winning streak, topping Millsaps College (85-56) and Jackson State (70-51) in the last week.
This is just the second all-time meeting between these two teams. Minnesota edged out SE Louisiana in their 2006 matchup, 63-61.
With a dominant performance from center Patrick Sullivan, the Lions cruised to victory over Jackson State this past weekend. Sullivan recorded a double- double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while also blocking three shots. With the effort defensively, Sullivan became the school's all-time shot-blocker, with 134. Joining Sullivan offensively were Kevyn Green and Chris Cyprian, who tallied 18 and 13 points, respectively. Warrell Span aided Sullivan on the boards, with 10 caroms to go along with an eight-point effort. The Lions are a dangerous offensive team, averaging 80.7 ppg thus far, thanks to a steady .494 shooting. Green is a big reason for the shooting acumen, as he is hitting 50.7 percent from the floor, including a sizzling .486 from behind the arc (36- of-74). The result is a team-high 20.0 ppg. Span and Sullivan provide balance with 12.0 and 11.9 ppg, respectively. Both get the job done on the boards as well, with Sullivan pacing the team with 8.2 rpg, followed closely by Span (7.3 rpg).
It was arguably the biggest win for Tubby Smith at Minnesota last weekend, as Gophers were able to top a strong Louisville program in Glendale, Arizona. Point guard Al Nolen was instrumental in the victory, as he notched 18 points, thanks to 13-of-17 from the free-throw line, including 6-of-6 down the stretch. The return of shooting guard Blake Hoffarber from injury was critical, as he hit four three-pointers and netted 15 points off the bench. Swingman Travis Busch was strong in relief as well, adding 13 points and six rebounds. The defense did the rest, as Minnesota limited the explosive Cardinals to just 37 percent shooting and a mere 64 points, 16 points below Louisville's season average. The Gophers are not an offensive juggernaut by any stretch, but the team does make the most of its trips down the floor, averaging 73.5 ppg, on a healthy .473 shooting. The defensive pressure is what fuels Minnesota, with opponents averaging a meager 61.2 ppg this year and being held under 40 percent shooting overall (.381). Lawrence Westbrook is the team's top offensive threat, averaging a modest 12.9 ppg. He is followed in double digits by Damian Johnson (10.7ppg). Hoffarber and Nolan are flirting with double figures at 9.9 and 9.2 ppg, respectively. Nolen has been superb as a distributor, averaging 6.0 apg, while turning the ball over a measly 17 times over the first 10 games.
<< Interstate rivals meet in St. Louis, as Illinois battles Missouri
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Scottrade Center in St. Louis is the
sight of the 28th Annual Busch Braggin' Rights game between the Illinois
Fighting Illini and the 25th-ranked Missouri Tigers.
Illinois has won four straight games to i
<< Bengals visit Sun Devils in Tuesday matinee
Tempe, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pac-10
Conference welcome the struggling Idaho State Bengals to Tempe this afternoon.
Idaho State has lost its last three games to fall to 2-8 overall. The Bengals
are fresh of
<< Golden Panthers seek upset of 12th-ranked Hoyas
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Georgetown Hoyas carry a five-game win
streak into tonight's non-conference home clash with the Florida International
Golden Panthers.
FIU is 4-8 overall this season, including 0-5 in true road games.
<< Xavier hosts Butler in battle of 9-1 teams
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Xavier Musketeers are fresh off their
first loss of the season, and they hope to respond well this evening as they
play host to the Butler Bulldogs.
Butler is certainly no pushover, as it owns a stellar
Woeful Warriors take on Heat in South Beach >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat will try to stay on track as they open a
short two-game homestand tonight versus the Golden State Warriors at
AmericanAirlines Arena.
Miami will also host Chicago and is 8-5 in South Beach this season. It wa
LeBron and Cavs aim to remain perfect at home vs. Rockets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Cavaliers are right where they want to be, as
the Central Division leaders open a three-game homestand tonight versus the
Houston Rockets at Quicken Loans Arena.
Cleveland is the only unbeaten team at home th
Nuggets wrap up home-and-home set in Portland >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Nuggets aim to remain alone atop the NBA's
Northwest Division and sweep a home-and-home series against the second-place
Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday at the Rose Garden.
The shorthanded Nuggets won
Streaking Devils aim to cool off red-hot Bruins >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of red-hot Eastern Conference foes will meet
tonight in Boston as the Bruins welcome the New Jersey Devils for a showdown
at TD Banknorth Garden.
The Bruins have been the best team in the East this year as they lead
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Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.
The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.
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