Grizzlies, Kings meet in Sacramento

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11/05/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Memphis Grizzlies hope to build on some early season success and halt an ugly 19-game skid in California's capital as they open up a four-game road trip by visiting Sacramento for the Kings' home opener on Wednesday night.

The Grizzlies evened their record at 2-2 Monday when Marc Gasol logged 27 points and 16 rebounds to lead Memphis to a 90-79 victory over the Golden State Warriors in FedEx Forum.

Rudy Gay and rookie O.J. Mayo chipped in 14 and 13 points, respectively, for the Grizzlies, who have won both of their home games this season but haven't tasted victory in Sacramento since 1998.

Mike Conley was 1-for-6 from the field, but had seven assists as the Grizzlies snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Warriors.

Sacramento finished a torturous four-game road swing to open the season winless after getting trounced in Philadelphia, 125-91, on Monday.

Rookie forward Jason Thompson had 17 points, six rebounds, and five assists off the bench in front of a large gathering of his fans in the City of Brotherly Love. Drafted 12th overall out of Rider by the Kings, Thompson played high school basketball at nearby Lenape High in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey.

Spencer Hawes had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Kings in the loss and Kevin Martin added 14 points for Sacramento.

Sacramento hasn't started a season with five straight losses since losing its first seven games in the 1990-91 season.

Kings center Brad Miller will sit out the last game of a five-game suspension and be eligible to return on Friday when the Kings face off with Minnesota.

The two teams split their four meetings last season with the Kings winning a 107-106 overtime thriller in their last encounter in Sacramento.

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September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com.  The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans. 

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The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer.  Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.

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Ryder Cup Odds

Europe
Tie
USA		 4-5
10-1
6-5


Ryder Cup Top US point scorer
Tiger Woods
Jim Furyk
Phil Mickelson
Chris DiMarco
David Toms
Stewart Cink
Chad Campbell
Scott Verplank
Zach Johnson
Vaughan Taylor
JJ Henry
Brett Wetterich		 9-4
4-1
5-1
7-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
25-1
30-1
30-1
50-1


Ryder Cup Top European scorer
Sergio Garcia
Luke Donald
Padraig Harrington
Colin Montgomerie
Darren Clarke
David Howell
Lee Westwood
Paul Casey
Henrik Stenson
Jose Maria Olazabal
Paul McGinley
Robert Karlsson		 5-1
5-1
6-1
13-2
8-1
9-1
9-1
11-1
12-1
12-1
20-1
25-1

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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year

Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.

Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.

With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.

Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.

Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.

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