Pac-10 action pits Trojans against Cardinal

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01/25/2007 - Stanford, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 25th-ranked USC Trojans have been one of the Pac-10's most surprising teams, and they are set to take on the Stanford Cardinal tonight.

With wins in two straight outings and four of the last five, USC has managed to improve to 15-5 overall and 5-2 in league play. The only loss over the last five outings came to national powerhouse UCLA by one point, and the Trojans have beaten both Oregon and Arizona. On Saturday, a strong defensive effort led to a 58-49 decision over Arizona State.

Like USC, Stanford has recorded victories in four of its last five games to improve to 12-5 overall and 4-3 in conference action. On Saturday, the Cardinal knocked off Oregon State by a 67-56 margin, and the 56 points allowed marked the team's best defensive effort since late November.

Stanford has won four of the last five meetings with USC, enabling the Cardinal to even the all-time series at 114-114.

There is no question that USC's Nick Young is one of the best players in the conference, as he is scoring 17.2 ppg on 54.1 percent shooting from the floor, including 46.8 percent from three-point range. Lodrick Stewart is netting 13.9 ppg for the Trojans, and Taj Gibson rounds out a strong trio with 13.0 ppg and 9.1 rpg. The Trojans have played tremendous defense through 20 games, as they are limiting opponents to just 60.5 ppg on 35.4 percent shooting from the field. USC shot a mere 37.5 percent from the floor against Arizona State on Saturday, but the Trojans limited the Sun Devils to a 36.5 percent effort. Another key to the win was that USC earned a 22-4 edge in points from the foul line. Young scored 18 points for the Trojans, and Gibson pitched in 11 points and eight rebounds.

Stanford is scoring 69.4 ppg this season while limiting opponents to 65.5 ppg on 41.8 percent shooting from the floor. The Cardinal are outrebounding foes by nearly six boards per outing, another key to the team's success. Lawrence Hill leads the club with 15.5 ppg on 53.5 percent shooting from the field, and he is pulling down 6.3 rpg as well. Anthony Goods checks in with 13.2 ppg, and Robin Lopez adds 10.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 41 blocked shots. Hill was tremendous in the win over Oregon State last time out, as he tallied 24 points on the strength of a 5-of-9 showing from the foul line. Goods contributed 16 points, and Brook Lopez managed 12 points and nine rebounds. The Cardinal made good on 55.3 percent of their field goal attempts in that clash and limited the Beavers to 37.7 percent overall shooting. A 16-5 advantage in points from the foul line also helped the cause.

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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.

New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.

His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.

HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.

The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.

RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.

First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.

The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.

These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.

New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.

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