Heat take on Hornets in New Orleans

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11/08/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat will take their two-game winning streak to New Orleans Arena tonight for a showdown with the Hornets.

Miami has won two in a row and three of four games, including Friday's 99-83 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center. Star guard Dwyane Wade poured in a game-high 33 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out nine assists in the win. He also ended 14-of-25 from the floor and logged three steals while rookie Michael Beasley added 20 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for the Heat.

Udonis Haslem and Chris Quinn had 15 points apiece, with Haslem also pulling down 10 boards in the win.

Miami guards Marcus Banks (groin) and Shaun Livingston (knee), and forwards Beasley (shin) and Dorell Wright (knee/Achilles) are all questionable for Saturday.

New Orleans will open a three-game homestand tonight and has dropped two straight after winning its first three games of the season.

In Friday's 92-89 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats on the road, Chris Paul had 20 points, 10 assists and six steals and Peja Stojakovic also had 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds. David West and James Posey posted 11 points apiece for the Hornets, who will also host the Lakers and Trail Blazers.

On the injury front for the Hornets, forward Melvin Ely (dental) is questionable for Saturday's game.

The Hornets won both matchups with Miami last season and have won four of five and 12 of the past 19 meetings in the series.

Miami has dropped three in a row, four of five and 10 of 12 trips to New Orleans.

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Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com

In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.

Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.

Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.

Memphis vs. Ohio State

Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.

UCLA vs. Kansas

In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.

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