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03/06/2008 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Al Thornton scored 27 points and Corey Maggette added 25 as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Sacramento Kings, 116-109, in two overtimes.
Dan Dickau scored a season-high 20 points and Chris Kaman had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers, who snapped a six-game losing streak. Josh Powell contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds for Los Angeles, which rallied from 17 down.
"It was a great team win," Dickau said. "We were down 15 in the third quarter and kept plugging away. It felt good to make some shots and I pulled the trigger tonight."
Beno Udrih scored 25 points and Mikki Moore 20 for Sacramento, which has lost six of its last seven.
"We thought we had a good lead, but they kept chipping away," Sacramento forward Spencer Hawes said. "And as long as the game goes on, it benefits the home team."
In the second overtime, two Powell free throws put the Clippers ahead 108-105 with 1:28 remaining. After a defensive stop, Thornton made the first and missed the second of two free throws but Powell grabbed the offensive rebound. Dickau then made a driving layup giving Los Angeles an 111-105 with 28 ticks to go.
Quincy Douby's layup five seconds later pulled the Kings within four but Thornton's dunk on the other end pushed the Clippers lead back to six, 113-107 with 19 seconds remaining.
The Kings led 25-24 after an evenly played first quarter.
A Dickau three-pointer with 9:54 left in the second gave the Clippers a 29-27 lead. Sacramento, though, responded with a 23-11 flurry. Douby sparked the run with a four-point play. The rookie out of Rutgers drilled a three and was fouled with 9:20 left in the quarter giving the Kings a 31-29 edge.
Moore's jumper with 3:01 left in the half put the Kings up 50-40. Sacramento took a 54-43 lead into the intermission.
Sacramento scored the first six points of the second half, taking a 60-43 lead on Moore's jumper with 9:33 left in the third quarter. The Clippers then worked their way back to within single-digits with an 11-2 surge.
Brevin Knight's driving bank shot pulled Los Angeles within 62-54 with 7:07 left in the third. The Kings held a 74-66 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Dickau's triple with 1:02 left in the fourth pulled the Clippers to within 91-89. After Udrih missed a jumper, Thornton made one tying the game at 91 with 18 seconds remaining.
Sacramento had a chance to win it in regulation but Miller's driving layup was blocked by Powell at the buzzer.
In the first overtime, Powell's jumper with 18 seconds to go knotted the game at 97. The Kings then had a chance to win it, but Udrih turned the ball over with 2.3 seconds left giving Los Angeles time for a shot.
Out of a timeout, Dickau received the inbound and misfired from the top of the key sending the game to a second overtime.
Game Notes
The Clippers outrebounded the Kings 49-38...Thornton scored 13 points after regulation...This was the third of four meetings between the squads this season. The Clippers have won all three and have five of the last six games in the series...The Kings have lost three of their last four at the Clippers.
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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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