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Gophers try to bury Hawkeyes in Iowa CityNCAA Basketball Betting Lines01/08/2009 - Iowa City, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Iowa Hawkeyes play host to the 22nd- ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers in a Big Ten Conference clash tonight in Iowa City. Tubby Smith has clearly turned the Minnesota program around, as his team has won 13 of its first 14 games to open the 2008-09 season. The Golden Gophers finally lost a game, to Michigan State, after winning 12 in a row to open the campaign, and they bounced back strong from that setback with a 68-59 decision over Ohio State this past Saturday. Sure, many of the victories have come over weak non-conference foes, but the team is clearly confident and has a chance to make some noise in the wide open Big Ten this year. As for Iowa, it carries a 9-0 home record into this evening's clash. The Hawkeyes, who are 11-4 overall, are coming off a 65-60 triumph over Indiana on Saturday. They are now an even 1-1 in conference after falling to Ohio State in the opener by three points. Minnesota owns a 95-88 series lead over Iowa. Minnesota is scoring 73.1 ppg this season while limiting opponents to 62.0 ppg on 38.5 percent shooting from the floor. Lawrence Westbrook is netting 13.0 ppg to pace the Golden Gophers, who are getting 10.1 ppg from Damian Johnson. In the victory over Ohio State last time out, Minnesota owned a 10-point lead at intermission despite shooting only 36.1 percent from the floor in the first half. Over the final 20 minutes, the Golden Gophers got off 13 fewer field goal attempts, but they were able to knock down 52.2 percent of those second- half tries to complement an 8-of-9 effort from the charity stripe in the frame. A 42-30 rebounding advantage clearly played a significant role in the triumph. Westbrook finished with 15 points in that clash, and Johnson contributed a dozen. In the five-point victory over Indiana on Saturday, Iowa got 22 points and 11 rebounds from Cyrus Tate, as he connected on all six of his field goal attempts and 10-of-11 free throws. Jeff Peterson pitched in 16 points and five assists, while Jake Kelly contributed 10 points. The Hawkeyes shot 55.6 percent from the floor in the first half and earned a six-point lead at intermission. They weren't quite as impressive over the final 20 minutes but did enough to hold off the Hoosiers. Anthony Tucker, who is averaging a team- high 11.8 ppg for Iowa this season, missed the Indiana game for disciplinary reasons, and his status for this evening's tilt is unclear. Matt Gatens is netting 10.7 ppg for the Hawkeyes, who are getting 10.1 ppg from Peterson.
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Super Bowl XLIII Betting OddsSuper Bowl XLIII, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds 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. Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy. MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line) Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line) Matt Foust won both of his conference championship plays yesterday and he is ready to serve up plenty of Super Bowl action. Each individual play costs $15.00, however, MySportsbook.com recommends purchasing Matt's NFL Playoff Package which includes all of Matt's Super Bowl props and picks from just $45.00. Get free Super Bowl XLIII Betting from top rated online sportsbook MySportsbook.com. Mysportsbook.com online Super Bowl betting with credit cards |
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