Dallas continues home domination of Kings

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02/11/2009 - Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Howard and Antoine Wright scored 23 points apiece to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 118-100 victory over the Sacramento Kings at American Airlines Center.

Dirk Nowitzki added 21 points for the Mavs, who have won six of their last seven outings. Jason Kidd ended with 15 points, seven rebounds and 12 assists. Jose Juan Barea finished with 10 points, while Erick Dampier had nine points and 16 boards.

The Mavs were without star guard Jason Terry, who had successful surgery on his left hand Monday. Terry, the team's second-leading scorer (19.9 points a game), broke his left hand against Chicago over the weekend. Terry is expected to be out three to six weeks.

"We've got a veteran team so when a guy goes down the other guys have to step up and that's not something we have to talk about in the locker room," said Wright. "We've just got to come out and be aggressive on both ends and we did a good job of that tonight."

Dallas continued its dominance over Sacramento at home. The Mavs have won 10 straight over the Kings in north Texas.

Sacramento was paced by Kevin Martin, who ended with 18 points. John Salmons had 16 points and five assists for the Kings, who have lost four straight games. Shelden Williams ended with 15 points, while Bobby Jackson had 12 points. Francisco Garcia and Beno Udrih finished with 11 points each.

Trailing 10-6 early in the first period, Dallas used a 10-2 run to take its first lead in the game. A pair of Howard foul shots capped off the spurt and gave the home team a four-point margin. The Mavs, who led by as many nine in the frame, took a 38-31 advantage into the second stanza.

The Kings scored 10 unanswered points to start the second quarter. Williams hit a pair of shots from the charity stripe to cap the spurt. But Dallas responded in a big way, scoring 12 consecutive points to take a 50-41 lead. Howard's 18-foot jumper topped off the run with around 4 1/2 minutes to play until half.

Sacramento was able to cut the margin to three on 1-of-2 foul shots from Udrih with 2 1/2 minutes to go. But the Mavericks were able to take a 62-57 lead into the locker room.

Dallas took control of the game in the third quarter. The Mavs outscored the Kings, 26-14, in the frame to take an 88-71 lead into the final quarter. Dallas led by as many as 19 in the quarter.

Ahead 92-80 with just over nine minutes to play in the fourth, Dallas scored 12 unanswered points to essentially seal the victory. Wright had six points during the spurt, which was culminated by a pair of Brandon Bass foul shots.

"Well, somehow or another, we have to figure out how to get 48 minutes of play," said Kings coach Kenny Natt. "We had a good first half. The first 24 minutes was really good. We played hard and we played well in the first half, we were just unable to bring that energy in the third quarter. And they came out and really got going on us, and we were only able to score 14 points in that third quarter. It really set us back on our heels and we were trying to make our comeback from there."

Game Notes

The Mavericks shot 55.3 percent from the field, while the Kings hit 44.3 percent of their shots...Dallas had a total of 47 rebounds, compared to just 28 boards for Sacramento...The Kings dropped to 3-25 on the road this season...Dallas has won two of three from Sacramento this year...The Kings (11-42) became the first NBA team guaranteed to have a losing season.

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NFL Football Betting : Odds on NFL Division to Win the Super Bowl

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The AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East.

Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around.

The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.

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