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Jazz wrap up trek at PortlandBasketball Betting Lines02/21/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Utah Jazz hope to gain some ground in the Northwest Division, as they try to wrap up a perfect four-game road trip Sunday night against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. Utah is only a half-game behind Denver in the division standings and has won 16 of its last 18 games, including Friday's 100-89 victory at Golden State. Carlos Boozer had 30 points and 16 rebounds, Andrei Kirilenko added 22 points, five boards and five steals and C.J. Miles tallied 16 points off the bench for Utah, which is 3-0 on the trek and has won six straight away from Salt Lake City for the first time since February 12-20, 2002. "We passed the basketball pretty well," Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan said. "I think we had 20 assists at halftime. Guys were looking for each other and made the game pretty easy the way we played." The last time Utah won seven in a row on the road was from January 6 - February 23, 2001. The Jazz are 13-12 as the guest this season. In injury news, center Mehmet Okur (personal) is questionable for Sunday and did not play in the win over the Warriors. Portland is five games off the pace in the Northwest standings and will close out a three-game homestand this evening. It had a two-game winning streak stopped and fell to 1-1 on the residency following Friday's 96-76 loss versus the Boston Celtics. Andre Miller had 16 points and LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 points and nine boards for the Blazers, who sport a 19-12 record in the Rose City and sit eighth in the West standings. Brandon Roy finished with nine points in more than 34 minutes in his second game back from a hamstring injury. "He's been out for, what, five weeks? It's going to take him some time to get his rhythm," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said of Roy. "It seems as if we were kind of waiting for each other tonight to make something happen as opposed to coming out with that sense of urgency." Jerryd Bayless scored 14 points off the bench in defeat. After hosting the division-rival Jazz, the Trail Blazers will kick off a five-game road trip through New Jersey, Toronto, Chicago, Minnesota and Memphis. Utah, which is third in the West, has won three of the first four meetings with Portland this season and six of the previous nine matchups between the teams. Utah, however, has lost nine of its last 12 trips to the Rose Garden.
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Football Betting: Defensive Rookie of the Year AwardsOddsmakers have released the odds for the 2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award and Seattle Seahawks linebacker Aaron Curry has been made the opening favorite. Seattle took Curry with the fourth overall pick in April's NFL draft and plan on inserting him into its starting lineup right away. The Hawks traded linebacker Julian Peterson in the offseason, so Curry is expected to have a significant role in Seattle's defense next year and that's one of the primary reasons he is the favorite to win the NFL ROY Award. Oddsmakers from online sportsbook MySportsbook.com have made Curry a 5/1 favorite to win this year's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award. Given that he was the best defensive prospect in this year's draft and how he'll have plenty of opportunities to make plays in '09, Curry offers a ton of value at 5/1. Another thing working for Curry is the position he plays. A linebacker has won the defensive ROY award six straight times and eight of the last nine years. Jerod Mayo, Patrick Willis, DeMeco Ryans, Shawne Merriman, Jonathan Vilma, Terrell Suggs, Kendrell Bell and Brian Urlacher were the most recent linebackers to take home the award. Following Curry at 5/1 are Tyson Jackson (Chiefs) at 7/1, James Laurinaitas (Rams) at 8/1, Brian Orakpo (Redskins) at 10/1, Rey Maualuga (Bengals) at 10/1 and Jerry Peria (Falcons) at 10/1. All the players mentioned above are expected to start for their respective teams, but Jackson and Peria are going to have a tough time being recognized on a national level given they're both defensive linemen. D-linemen rarely put up the numbers that it takes to win an individual award like the ROY. A couple of players with some value are Clay Matthews (Packers) at 12/1 and Larry English (Chargers) at 15/1. Matthews is expected to start at outside linebacker in Green Bay's new 3-4 defense and could rack up a ton of tackles. English, who was an impressive player at Northern Illinois, is expected to be a situational pass rusher for the Chargers and could rack up a ton of sacks. For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award, see below. And for complete odds for the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award, click the link provided. 2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award Robert Ayers (DEN) 12/1 Ron Brace (NE) 25/1 Everette Brown (CAR) 16/1 Darius Butler (NE) 40/1 Patrick Chung (NE) 30/1 Aaron Curry (SEA) 5/1 Brian Cushing (HOU) 12/1 Vontae Davis (MIA) 30/1 Louis Delmas (DET) 30/1 Larry English (SD) 15/1 Evander Hood (PIT) 25/1 Tyson Jackson (KC) 7/1 Malcolm Jenkins (NO) 25/1 Paul Kruger (BAL) 50/1 James Laurinaitas (STL) 8/1 Sen'Derrick Marks (TEN) 20/1 Clay Matthews (GB) 12/1 Aaron Maybin (BUF) 15/1 Rey Maualuga (CIN) 10/1 Roy Miller (TB) 20/1 Michael Mitchell (OAK) 45/1 Fili Moala (IND) 30/1 Brian Orakpo (WAS) 10/1 Jerry Peria (ATL) 10/1 B J Raji (GB) 7/1 Clint Sintim (NYG) 35/1 Alphonso Smith (DEN) 40/1 David Verkune (CLE) 20/1 Jason Williams (DAL) 30/1 Field (Any Other Player) 6/1 To visit this internet sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your football betting needs. |
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