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Hawks try and cure road woes in CharlotteBasketball Betting Lines04/06/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Winning their first Southeast Division title is a longshot, but the Atlanta Hawks have more important things to worry about in their preparation for the postseason. They will try to snap a four-game road losing streak tonight against the playoff-hungry Charlotte Bobcats. Atlanta recorded its 10th straight home win with Saturday's 91-85 victory over the Detroit Pistons, as Sixth Man of the Year candidate Jamal Crawford led the way with 29 points and six assists off the bench. Al Horford added 20 points and 14 rebounds, while Josh Smith had 13 points, 14 boards and two blocks for the Hawks, who won despite not having All-Star Joe Johnson in the lineup. "I understand with Joe being out that everybody would have to step up," Crawford said of Johnson, who will miss tonight's game with a sprained right thumb. "He's our leading scorer, and so much of what we do goes through him. I just tried to be aggressive at certain points where I would think he'd be in the game and I'd be out so there wouldn't be a dropoff." The Hawks are 4 1/2 games behind Orlando for the division lead with six games to play and a loss tonight would officially hand the Southeast crown to the Magic. They're a game ahead of Boston for the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Atlanta is shooting for 50 wins in a season for the first time since the 1997-98 campaign (50-32), and will also pay a visit to the Pistons on Wednesday. The Hawks are 17-20 as the guest in 2009-10. Charlotte is still shooting for the first playoff berth in franchise history and hopes to bounce back from a tough 96-88 loss to Chicago on Saturday. Boris Diaw tallied 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Bobcats, who sit seventh in the East -- just 2 1/2 games behind fifth-seeded Miami. "We did a lot of good things. But you can't go on the road and get dominated on the boards like we did," Bobcats head coach Larry Brown said of 56-34 difference in rebounding. Larry Hughes and Gerald Wallace ended with 14 points apiece in defeat. The Bulls are three games behind Charlotte in the ninth spot. In injury news for the Bobcats, leading scorer Stephen Jackson is probable for Tuesday with hamstring and ankle problems. He had just eight points in the loss to Chicago. Charlotte's 29-9 home record is the fourth best in the Eastern Conference and tied for the eighth best in the NBA. Atlanta has won two of three meetings against Charlotte this season and five of seven matchups overall. The Bobcats, however, are 9-2 in the 11 encounters in the Tar Heel State.
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Numerous College Basketball teams take final big step to March Madness betting So, what turned on the lock spigot? Well, after what felt like weeks of teams treading water and slipping back into the bubble muck, a bunch of them finally decided to say "to heck with parity" and won games that should put them into the Big Dance. Disagree with some of these? Then here's the challenge. Take all of the "should be ins" and make a legit case that each should be ahead of the team that's a lock. Then find 10 more teams that also should be placed in the bracket ahead of that lock team. Not so easy, is it? If you want more evidence that these locks should be good to go, check out what our research department dug up. Since the NCAA Tournament went to 64 teams in 1985, only six teams from a "big six" conference have had a record of 10-6 or better in conference play and not been selected: Colorado (2004) and Nebraska (1999) from the Big 12, Boston College and Seton Hall (both 2003) from the Big East, Indiana (2005) from the Big Ten and UCLA, which somehow went 12-6 in the Pac-10 in 1988 and still missed out. (Note: Five teams went 11-7 and didn't get in, the latest being last season's Stanford team, which had a brutal nonconference run.) Yes, 10 conference wins doesn't always mean what it used to because of unbalanced schedules, but this season, it should be plenty good in all but the extreme cases (see: Iowa). In a way, this is a welcome development, because this is a bubble watch, not a lock watch. We can finally be done with teams like Maryland and Virginia Tech and start really bearing down on at-large battles such as Syracuse-West Virginia and Appalachian State-Georgia Tech. Interestingly, all the shifting of teams into lock status appears to be more administrative than impactful. The number of remaining available at-larges didn't change one iota. The only difference is that teams on the bubble now have a clearer idea of which team(s) they are competing with for those precious bids.
As always, I've tried to be as inclusive as possible while only including teams that would have a reasonable chance of at least being discussed if this were Selection Sunday. If your team's not on here, there's probably a good reason (or three) -- start with the RPI and SOS numbers and work your way down. (Please remember, per selection committee criteria, that records displayed are Division I only. Next update: Feb. 28) If you have a legitimate grievance, or just like talking bubble, send an e-mail. Polite ones with fact-based arguments have a much better chance of receiving a response. I apologize in advance if I can't get back to all of you. Atlantic Coast Conference Work left to do: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech
Work left to do: Clemson [19-9 (5-9), RPI: 41, SOS: 42] The Tigers are closer to locking up the collapse of the year award (in a good battle with OK State) than they are to grabbing an at-large. Clemson's been very competitive, but there's no really positive way you can spin nine losses in 11 games. They now cannot get to .500 in ACC play and still must head to Virginia Tech in the season finale (after hosting Miami). Unless the Tigers win both and/or do some serious work in the ACC tourney, they very well could be left out. There are no great nonconference wins, but ODU, App State, Miss. State, South Carolina and Georgia are all respectable W's. Florida State [18-11 (6-9), RPI: 48, SOS: 14] The Noles got thrashed at Maryland to run their losing streak to five, but then pounded NC State at home to set the table for what likely is an elimination game at Miami. You can at least make a case for the Seminoles at 7-9 in ACC play (and some work in the ACC tourney), but 6-10 is not going to cut it. Wins at Duke and over Florida will resonate, but the computer numbers remain questionable. Beyond Florida, FSU thrashed bubble buddy Providence, but there's not a ton beyond those two games that will help. They didn't show well in big-time opportunities against Pitt and Wisconsin (before the Florida win). Georgia Tech [18-10 (6-8), RPI: 51, SOS: 46] The Jackets beat Wake on Wednesday but couldn't get it done at UVa on Saturday, which could be a crucial loss with UNC and BC (both at home) remaining and 8-8 almost a certain need for at-large consideration. A nonconference win over Memphis helps, but the RPI and SOS are not at-large quality right now; if you combine those with a sub-.500 ACC mark, that could spell NIT for GT. For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com Additional basketball lines can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.
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