12/03/2008 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Roy scored 22 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out four assists, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 98-92 victory over the Washington Wizards at Verizon Center.
Greg Oden added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Blazers, who have won six straight games and three in a row on a five-game road trip. LaMarcus Aldridge contributed 16 points, while Steve Blake had 15 points and five assists in the win.
Antawn Jamison scored a team-high 22 points and recorded five assists for the Wizards, who have lost eight of 10. Caron Butler provided 16 points and five rebounds, while Andray Blatche and Nick Young each had 11 points in the loss.
Headed into the fourth down five, Washington took a 78-77 lead with just over nine minutes left on a jumper by Jamison. After Young put the Wizards up by four with a three-pointer, Roy hit two consecutive baskets to deadlock the game at 81 with 6:46 left.
Three Roy free throws put Portland up 86-83 with 4:26 to go, but a JaVale McGee dunk brought Washington back to within one. Rudy Fernandez and Aldridge came back to give the Blazers a 92-88 lead with 1:45 remaining on a couple of baskets.
Jamison's bucket with just under a minute made it 92-90, but Roy restored a four-point lead for Portland with 35.8 seconds left on a driving layup. Both teams added two points on its next possession, and Darius Songalia missed on a jumper for Washington with under 10 seconds left. Blake nailed a free throw with 7.3 seconds to play, and the Blazers took the win.
The Wizards ended the first quarter on a 7-2 run to take a 26-19 edge into the second quarter.
Washington went up by as many as nine early in the second, but a 17-6 burst in the middle of the quarter allowed the Blazers to take a slim 45-43 lead into halftime.
Portland scored 16 points in the final 2:45 of the third, seizing a five-point lead at 77-72 after three quarters of play.
Game Notes
The Trail Blazers have beaten the Wizards in five of the last six games...Washington dropped to 2-7 at home...Portland finishes out its road trip with games against Boston and Toronto...The Blazers are 7-0 against the Eastern Conference.
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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.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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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