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Raptors host reeling Kings

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02/07/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Home cooking figures to be key this afternoon as the Toronto Raptors shoot for their seventh consecutive win at Air Canada Centre against a Sacramento Kings team aiming to avoid an 11th straight road loss.

The Raptors opened a four-game homestand in winning fashion on Wednesday when Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani each provided 20 points, as Toronto defeated the lowly New Jersey Nets, 108-99.

Antoine Wright added a season-high 18 points and seven rebounds for the Raptors, who have won six of seven overall. Sonny Weems set career-highs with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Jarrett Jack had 17 points and nine assists in the victory.

"We were able to step up. We had a seven-man rotation," Weems said. "Antoine stepped up big for us, Jack played really well. It feels good for a chance to showcase your stuff in front of your coach and other coaches in the NBA. To help my team win is all I wanted to do."

Weems is helping fill the void left by injuries to rookie standout DeMar DeRozan (ankle) and Turkish star Hedo Turkoglu (fractured orbital bone).Both players could return this afternoon but Turkoglu is still trying to get comfortable with the protective mask he will have to wear for the next four to six weeks.

The Kings, who are kicking off a three-game road trip today, have been falling apart recently and fell for the 12th time in 13 contests on Friday when Steve Nash finished just shy of a triple- double, recording 23 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, as the Suns used a big third quarter run to down a reeling Sacramento team, 114-102, at ARCO Arena.

Donte Greene had a career-high 31 points to go with seven rebounds for the Kings, who fell to 16-33 this season. Omri Casspi added 17 points and eight rebounds, while Tyreke Evans had 13 in the setback.

Sacramento second-year forward Jason Thompson is expected to return for today's game after missing the past two contests in order to attend a family funeral.

The red-hot Raptors were once 11-17 this season but have rebounded to go 16-6 since and move all the way to fifth place in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt. Meanwhile, the Kings were once 13-14 on the year but have gone a miserable 3-19 since.

Toronto, which is 18-6 at the ACC this season, has won five straight over Sacramento north of the border.

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Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com

In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.

Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.

Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.

Memphis vs. Ohio State

Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.

UCLA vs. Kansas

In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.

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