{"id":1177,"date":"2007-01-30T20:27:55","date_gmt":"2007-01-31T01:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/01\/wednesday-news-and-notes-22\/"},"modified":"2007-01-30T20:27:55","modified_gmt":"2007-01-31T01:27:55","slug":"wednesday-news-and-notes-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/01\/wednesday-news-and-notes-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><\/p>\n<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoDate><st1:date Year=\"2007\" Day=\"31\" Month=\"1\">Wednesday, January<br \/>\n31, 2007<\/st1:date><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=bodytext1><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:\n12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Approved sportsbooks are at <\/span><\/span><span\nclass=bodytext1><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;\ncolor:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linetrackers.com\/\"><span style='text-decoration:\nnone;text-underline:none'>www.linetrackers.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span\nclass=bodytext1><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>Please be aware of all laws pertaining to online gambling in the<br \/>\ncountry in which you live. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>I have used a lot of sportsbooks and so do most of my<br \/>\nclients. In this day and age, a solvent and reliable sportsbook is more<br \/>\nimportant than ever.&nbsp; There is none better than <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/10499\/sportsbook\/default.aspx\">BetUs<\/a>. They<br \/>\npay on time, have more proposition plays, great customer service and more. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/10499\/sportsbook\/default.aspx\"><span\nclass=SpellE><span class=spelle>BetUS<\/span><\/span><\/a> has a reputation for<br \/>\nbeing one of the most solid sportsbooks on the internet. It has been in<br \/>\nbusiness for over 10 years and is fully legal, licensed and bonded. Bettors<br \/>\nalso receive up to 60% in bonuses. BetUS.com offers top quality sports betting,<br \/>\ncasino games, and poker.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>To get the endorsement of <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/p6.hostingprod.com\/@joeduffy.net\/\">JoeDuffy.net<\/a> or <b><span\nstyle='color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b>&nbsp;a sportsbook must have passed with flying colors ALL of the<br \/>\nfollowing criterion: our own positive first-hand experience, affirmative<br \/>\nfeedback from our valued clients, high marks from the respected watchdog groups.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/10499\/sportsbook\/default.aspx\">BetUs is<br \/>\nhitting 100 percent<\/a>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>CBB<\/span><\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Xavier-Duquesne<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Post Gazette<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Duquesne coach Ron Everhart opened up the court to give<br \/>\nhis players an opportunity to utilize their quickness and athletic skills to<br \/>\novercome their lack of height. It was a gamble that quickly has hit the jackpot<br \/>\nfor the Dukes, who wore down <st1:City><st1:place>Dayton<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>,<br \/>\n93-89, and <st1:City><st1:place>Temple<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, 96-92, after a<br \/>\n101-87 loss at <st1:State><st1:place>Massachusetts<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> that<br \/>\nwould have been a lot closer had they made their free throws in the final<br \/>\nminutes. Duquesne hadn\u2019t scored 90 or more points in consecutive games since<br \/>\n1992-93 and had its highest points total against a <st1:City><st1:place>Temple<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nteam. The Dukes had scored more than 80 points only once in 47 previous games<br \/>\nagainst the Owls. Everhart\u2019s biggest concern about Xavier is the little point<br \/>\nguard who runs the show, 5-7 Drew Lavender, who is in his first season with the<br \/>\nMusketeers after transferring from <st1:State><st1:place>Oklahoma<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.<br \/>\nHe is a one-man press-breaker who will put Duquesne\u2019s defense to its toughest<br \/>\ntest yet. Neither <st1:City><st1:place>Dayton<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> nor <st1:City><st1:place>Temple<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nhad a true playmaker to direct traffic against Duquesne\u2019s relentless pressure,<br \/>\nwhich created a total of 53 turnovers in those two games. The Musketeers are<br \/>\nliving up to their preseason billing as the team to beat in the A-10. The<br \/>\nDukes, meanwhile, are inching up in the standings and find themselves in the<br \/>\nmiddle of the pack rather than near the bottom as was predicted before the<br \/>\nseason.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Wisconsin-Indiana<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><st1:Street><st1:address><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Appleton Post<br \/>\nCrescent<\/span><\/st1:address><\/st1:Street><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:State><st1:place>Wisconsin<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> is<br \/>\nthe only Big Ten team without a conference loss. <st1:State><st1:place>Wisconsin<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nleads the Big Ten in scoring defense at 56.6 points per conference game.<br \/>\nOverall, UW is 13<sup>th<\/sup> in the nation in scoring defense at 57.5 points.<br \/>\nThe Badgers are 5-0 in true road games this season. <st1:State><st1:place>Indiana<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nis 27-4 all-time against the Badgers at Assembly Hall.<span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span>The Hoosiers have won 13 straight games at<br \/>\nAssembly Hall. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>George Washington-Dayton<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rivals<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The Dayton Flyers finally return home after what seems<br \/>\nlike a 25-game road trip, when in all actuality it was just two games. <st1:City><st1:place>Dayton<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\ndropped both road games last week, but return home to face streaking George<br \/>\nWashington on Wednesday evening at <span class=SpellE>UD<\/span> Arena. While<br \/>\nthe two teams may be headed in opposite directions, the Flyers have yet to lose<br \/>\non their home floor all season long.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Vanderbilt-Tennessean<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tennessean<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Asking if it\u2019s tough to play at the O\u2019Connell Center, home<br \/>\nof the top-ranked defending national champion Florida Gators, is about like<br \/>\nasking if it\u2019s tough to play in The Swamp \u2014 the school\u2019s football <span\nclass=SpellE>counterpart.\u201cThere<\/span> are a lot of tough places in our league,<br \/>\nbut it\u2019s as difficult as any,\u201d Vanderbilt Coach Kevin Stallings said of his<br \/>\nteam\u2019s next destination, as the 24<sup>th<\/sup>-ranked Commodores Wednesday<br \/>\nnight go looking for their third straight Southeastern Conference road win<br \/>\nagainst a Top 25 opponent. Riding a four-game winning streak, including<br \/>\nvictories at <st1:State><st1:place>Kentucky<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> and <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Louisiana<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, the Commodores have every<br \/>\nreason to feel good about <span class=GramE>themselves<\/span>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Stats Inc.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The Commodores started the season 1-3, but have since won<br \/>\n14 of 17. They are 5-0 against ranked opponents during that stretch, with wins<br \/>\nover Georgia Tech, <st1:State><st1:place>Tennessee<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <st1:State><st1:place>Alabama<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>,<br \/>\n<st1:State><st1:place>Kentucky<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> and <span class=SpellE>LSU<\/span>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Memphis-Central Florida<\/span><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Stats Inc.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=GramE>Since a 79-71 loss on Dec. 20 to<br \/>\nthen-No.<\/span> 9 <st1:State><st1:place>Arizona<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <st1:City><st1:place>Memphis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\n(17-3, 7-0) has won nine in a row while building a 2 \u00bd-game conference lead<br \/>\nover second-place teams <st1:place>Central Florida<\/st1:place> (15-5, 4-2),<br \/>\nHouston and Rice. For the third straight game, <st1:City><st1:place>Memphis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nwas held below 40 percent from the field and failed to record more than 10 <span\nclass=SpellE>assists.Despite<\/span> his team nearly getting <span class=GramE>upset,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=SpellE>Calipari<\/span> thought the game was important for the<br \/>\ndevelopment of his team, which starts three sophomores and a freshman. Chris<br \/>\nDouglas-Roberts returned to the lineup Saturday after missing the two previous<br \/>\ngames because of a high ankle sprain. The sophomore guard, who leads the team<br \/>\nwith 14.8 points per game, was only 3-of-7 from the field but got to the<br \/>\nfree-throw line 12 times and made nine to finish with 15 points. <st1:City><st1:place>Memphis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nhas won by double digits in all three of its league games on the road after losing<br \/>\nits only two true road games in non-conference play at <st1:State><st1:place>Tennessee<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nand <st1:State><st1:place>Arizona<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. This will be <st1:City><st1:place>Memphis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>\u2019<br \/>\nfirst game at <st1:place>Central Florida<\/st1:place>, which has won 12 straight<br \/>\nhome games since a Feb. 15 loss to <st1:City><st1:place>Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<br \/>\nAll four previous meetings were in <st1:City><st1:place>Memphis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nand the Tigers won them all, including a 94-61 victory last season. The only<br \/>\nother time a ranked team played at <span class=SpellE>UCF<\/span> Arena came on <st1:date\nYear=\"2002\" Day=\"12\" Month=\"12\">Dec. 12, 2002<\/st1:date>, and the Golden<br \/>\nKnights upset then-No. <span class=GramE>25 College of <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span\nclass=GramE>Charleston<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span class=GramE> 82-64.<\/span><br \/>\n<st1:place>Central Florida<\/st1:place> is 0-15 in all other games against<br \/>\nranked <span class=SpellE>teams.The<\/span> Golden Knights are returning home to<br \/>\nplay in front of a sellout crowd after playing six of its eight games this<br \/>\nmonth, including the last two, on the road.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Minnesota-Northwestern<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Press Notes <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:State><st1:place>Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\ntakes to the road hoping to snap an eight-game road losing streak in <st1:place><st1:City>Evanston<\/st1:City>,<br \/>\n<st1:State>Ill.<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> <st1:State><st1:place>Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\njunior center Spencer <span class=SpellE>Tollackson<\/span> has missed the past<br \/>\nfive games due to a broken left (non-shooting) hand. <span class=SpellE>Tollackson<\/span><br \/>\nis listed as questionable for tonight\u2019s game. <st1:State><st1:place>Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nholds <span class=GramE>a<\/span> 82-56 all-time lead in the series (not<br \/>\nincluding vacated games). The Wildcats lead the series in <st1:City><st1:place>Evanston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\n36-33.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span>Northwestern has won the last six<br \/>\nmeetings including a, 55-40 win in <st1:City><st1:place>Minneapolis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\non January 20. The Gophers snapped their five-game losing streak Saturday with<br \/>\na 65-60 victory over <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Penn<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>.<br \/>\nNorthwestern had the weekend off after battling <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> to the final minutes before<br \/>\nlosing 59-50 in <st1:City><st1:place>Evanston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on<br \/>\nWednesday.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, January 31, 2007 &nbsp; Approved sportsbooks are at www.linetrackers.com Please be aware of all laws pertaining to online gambling in the country in which you live. I have used a lot of sportsbooks and so do most of my clients. 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