12/03/2008 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James scored 21 points, dished out six assists, grabbed five rebounds and had five steals to lead Cleveland in a 118-82 rout of New York, as the Cavaliers won their 10th in a row at home to set a franchise record to start a season.
There are only two teams in the NBA that are undefeated at home this season and Portland (7-0) is the other squad.
Mo Williams added 16 points for the Cavs, who have won six in a row and 14 of their last 15 games. Zydrunas Ilgauskas chipped in 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Daniel Gibson ended with 13 points and five helpers. Delonte West gave 12 points in the win.
Al Harrington scored 20 points for the Knicks, who have lost two in a row and seven of nine overall. Anthony Roberson had 19 points and David Lee logged 16 points and 16 boards.
The Knicks played the Cavs even for the majority of the first quarter, but a late 8-0 run gave the home team a 31-20 advantage after 12 minutes of play.
A 16-0 Cleveland run in the second quarter played a big part in the Cavs' 61-35 halftime lead. James' layup sparked the run and he also had six points on the surge.
A pair of baskets from West and two free throws by James gave the home team a 32-point, 67-35, lead not even two minutes into the second half.
Cleveland led by as many as 34 points in the third period, but the Knicks cut it to 85-59 heading into the final frame.
The Cavs opened a 42-point lead late in the fourth en route to an easy victory.
Game Notes
Cleveland also beat New York, 119-101, on November 25 in the Big Apple...The Knicks shot 38.6 percent (32-of-83) from the field, including 29.4 percent (10-of-34) from three-point range. The Cavs shot at a 50.6 clip (43-of-85) with a 28.6 percent (6-of-21) showing from behind the arc...The 36-point margin of victory was Cleveland's biggest against New York in the all-time series...James went 10-for-10 at the charity stripe...Knicks swingman Quentin Richardson was ejected late in the second quarter for excessive arguing...The Cavs have won eight of the last 10 meetings by a double-digit margin...The Knicks dropped their fourth straight game as the visitor and are 2-6 away from Madison Square Garden this season...The Cavs have won three straight, four of five and seven of the past 10 meetings...New York has lost three in a row as the guest in this series.
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Rashard Lewis also scored 23 points, while Hed
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Greg Oden added 13 p
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Josh Smith, who had missed the previous 12 games due to a high left ankle
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The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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