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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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+214
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+6.5 (-110)
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Over 217.5 (-101)
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-244
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-6.5 (+100)
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Under 217.5 (-111)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 21, 2020The Philadelphia 76ers will need more of Ben Simmons at his best when they visit the Toronto Raptors for the second time this season Wednesday night.The Raptors, who defeated the visiting 76ers 101-96 on Nov. 25, are healthy again with the return of four injured players and survived a late-game rally to defeat the host Atlanta Hawks 122-117 Monday afternoon for their fourth straight win.Simmons, meanwhile, was at the top of his game Monday when he matched his career best with 34 points and added 12 rebounds, 12 assists, five steals and two blocks in a 117-111 road victory over the Brooklyn Nets.It was the fourth triple-double of the season for Simmons and his 26th in 203 career games."There was a determination," 76ers coach Brett Brown said. "There was a spirit. There was a committed performance offensive and defensively, and he wasn't going to let the team lose. We're all going to look at his stats and say, 'Wow.'"When the 76ers visited Toronto for the first time this season, Joel Embiid (0 for 11 from the field) was scoreless for the first time in his career. Embiid scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the rematch on Dec. 8 in Philadelphia as the 76ers prevailed 110-104.Embiid will not play this time in Toronto. He is out with a torn ligament in his left ring finger, putting an extra load on Simmons."Just giving my guys defensive energy, pushing the ball, communicating, just using my voice on the floor," he said. "I just came in with that mindset to win. I know it's going to be tough every time we play a team like this. I just wanted to win." The win in Brooklyn was the second consecutive road victory for the 76ers, who had lost their previous six away games.When the 76ers defeated the Raptors in Philadelphia, they had 26 points from Tobias Harris and 16 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists from Simmons. Rookie Matisse Thybulle added a career-best 20 points.In the absence of Embiid, Al Horford has been starting at center. He scored 19 points Monday after being listed as questionable for the game with a sprained left hand.The Raptors had 27 points off the bench Monday from Norman Powell, who has scored at least 20 points in each of his five games since returning from a left shoulder injury.Powell's 17 points in the fourth quarter helped thwart Atlanta's comeback. The Raptors led by 21 points with 4:30 remaining in the game."I think he's comfortable in the situation of being our proper sixth man," said Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, who had 10 points and seven assists Monday. "You know you have to go out there and score. You play and score with confidence. I think his shot is just falling. He's in a rhythm." "It feels the same," Powell said. "You're just taking the same shots you've been taking. I have confidence in my game. I have confidence in my shot. I'm taking my shots when I'm getting to my spots and living with the results. I've said that many times. Just live with the results, let your instincts take over and just play." --Field Level Media
 Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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7:35 PM EST |
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+236
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+7 (-109)
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Over 231.5 (-107)
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-272
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-7 (-101)
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Under 231.5 (-103)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 21, 2020The Boston Celtics made a statement in their last win, but there's still work to be done as they host the surging Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.The Celtics enter off a 139-107 rout of the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. The victory snapped a three-game skid for Boston and ended a run of six losses in eight games.The Grizzlies, meanwhile, had a seven-game winning streak come to an end when they fell 126-116 to the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. Memphis has still won 10 of its last 14 to put itself back in playoff position.The meeting is the first between the Celtics and Grizzlies this season; the teams will meet again in Memphis on March 25. Boston has won seven straight in the series.Back at full strength with the returns of Kemba Walker (knee) and Jaylen Brown (thumb) from injury, the Celtics handed the Lakers their worst loss of the season in dominant fashion. Boston led by as much as 34 and got 67 points combined from the trio of Walker, Brown and Jayson Tatum."We needed to play well," said Celtics head coach Brad Stevens. "It's good to be as close to full as we've been, from a health standpoint. I'm hoping that we can maintain that and build off of it." Entering the contest, Boston had been in a funk in which it lost home games to much weaker clubs in the Detroit Pistons and Phoenix Suns. With the team's weaknesses exposed, the blowout of the Lakers was important for Celtics players to remember what they're capable of accomplishing."It was a reminder of how good we can really be and how good we really are and how we were playing earlier in the season," said Walker. "That's how we were playing. We had great energy, pressured the basketball, just having fun, playing with enthusiasm and passion. I think we got away from that a little bit." Walker is probable for Wednesday's contest with his knee soreness, while Brown is questionable with a right ankle sprain apparently suffered Monday.The Grizzlies will similarly look to recapture the playing style of their winning streak after stumbling at home against the Pelicans. Despite the defeat, Memphis could take solace postgame in cutting what once was a 25-point deficit to five in the game's waning minutes."They played great, and we didn't have it today," said Grizzlies coach head Taylor Jenkins. "Just timing was off and all of that. I'm proud of the guys competing, and we cut it down to five. It was definitely ugly for a good majority of the game." Memphis allowed 21 3-pointers in the contest as it fell behind early. Dillon Brooks matched his season high with 31 points, but rookie phenom Ja Morant was held to three points before scoring 13 during the fourth-quarter push."It's just one of those nights, I guess," said Morant. "Nobody likes losing. That's no good, but we are turning the page." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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7:35 PM EST |
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-624
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-11 (-105)
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Over 223 (-109)
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+487
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+11 (-105)
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Under 223 (-101)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 21, 2020For the second time in 2020, the New York Knicks are feeling good after snapping a losing streak. And for the second time in 2020, their reward is a date with a hyper-focused superstar and one of the NBA's top teams.The Knicks will look to beat the odds and build a winning streak Wednesday night when they host the Los Angeles Lakers in their second and final meeting of the season.Both teams were off Tuesday after playing eventful games Monday, when the Knicks ended a three-game losing streak with a 106-86 win over the host Cleveland Cavaliers and the visiting Lakers absorbed their most lopsided defeat of the season with a 139-107 road loss to the Boston Celtics.The win was just the second in the last 10 games for the Knicks, who endured a five-game losing streak before beating the Miami Heat, 124-121, on Jan. 12. On Monday, New York trailed 50-49 at the half before limiting the Cavaliers to 27.7 percent shooting (13-of-47) over the final two quarters."When we're going those stretches and getting a bunch of stops, we feed off of that," said Knicks interim head coach Mike Miller, who is 8-14 since taking over for David Fizdale. "Our defense winds up being solid. When it's trading baskets, when we can get two, three stops that leads to two, three more. We put together consecutive stops and we were able to rebound it in the second half. That gave us a chance." The Knicks aren't likely to be given much of a chance Wednesday against a Lakers team almost guaranteed to be angry following Monday's rout. Los Angeles trailed by 14 at the half, fell behind by 20 before the midway point of the third quarter and plummeted into a 30-point hole early in the fourth."Listen, it was just a good old-fashioned butt whooping, that's all," superstar LeBron James said after the Lakers fell to 34-9 this season.Lakers head coach Frank Vogel was not as willing to chalk the loss up to a bad day, especially given the ease with which the Celtics took control in the second quarter, during which Boston held a 14-5 rebounding advantage and outscored Los Angeles 36-25."That's one of the most disappointing things for me, because I feel like that's a controllable thing: Boxing out and hitting people, and we didn't really do it all in the first half," Vogel said. "So I'm very disappointed in that, but really from the total performance." The Knicks are already accustomed to finding a bad time to run into a superstar and his team. Two days after the win over the Heat, New York visited the Milwaukee Bucks and a fully healthy Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was over his sore back and scored 37 points in a mere 21 minutes as the Bucks cruised to a 128-102 win.The availability of Knicks forward Marcus Morris for Wednesday is uncertain after he suffered a sprained ankle during what turned out to be a four-point play Monday. Rookie RJ Barrett is also expected to miss a third straight game with his own ankle injury.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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8:05 PM EST |
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-105
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+1 (-110)
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Over 219 (-107)
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-105
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-1 (+100)
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Under 219 (-105)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 21, 2020The host Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves enter Wednesday night's game at United Center with identical January records of 3-8.Minnesota has lost six straight and Chicago has dropped three of its last five. If there's a silver lining to the clubs' first meeting of the season, it's that one side will emerge with a much-needed win."You've got to go out there and do your part and just try to keep leading," Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns said.Minnesota remained within one possession of the Western Conference-contending Denver Nuggets for much of Monday's second half, and a Keita Bates-Diop dunk over Nuggets star Nikola Jokic trimmed the deficit to 88-85 with 8:33 to go.But Denver distanced itself down the stretch en route to a 107-100 road win, extending the Wolves' slide despite a 28-point, eight-rebound effort from Towns.The Timberwolves, who lost 11 straight games from Dec. 1-23, have fallen by double digits three times during their current skid."I think we have great guys in here, and we have to set our foundation, and our foundation has to be set with consistency," Towns said. "It's not good enough to be six out of seven days consistent. You've got to be seven out of seven days. That's what we're striving for, and we're going to reach it." Bulls coach Jim Boylen channeled similar resolve after Chicago's 111-98 loss at Milwaukee on Monday afternoon. The Bulls struggled to 37 percent shooting against the Eastern Conference-leading Bucks, including a 14-for-48 effort (29.2 percent) from deep."We just keep fighting and scrapping," Boylen said. "If we have a normal shooting night from the 3, it's a different outcome." Guard Zach LaVine, who spent his first three NBA seasons with Minnesota, paced the Bulls with 24 points and has scored at least 20 points in 11 straight games.Still, the Bulls endured a familiar struggle in trying to cultivate scoring depth behind LaVine. Lauri Markkanen, acquired with LaVine via trade on draft day in 2017, shot just 2-for-11 against the Bucks and missed all seven attempts from long distance."I know he's going to work," Boylen said. "He cares and he has high character. I believe in him and our team believes in him." Markkanen also expressed optimism about rebounding from his recent woes."I've had long stretches where I didn't make shots," he said. "I'm not worried about that." The 7-foot Markkanen stands three 3-pointers shy of becoming just the third Bull to drill 100 treys in his first three seasons in the league.Minnesota defeated Chicago in both meetings last season, rolling by 15 points at home and 25 on the road. The Timberwolves have won three straight in the series and seven of eight overall.The Timberwolves will host the Bulls on March 4 to complete the season series.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
8:05 PM EST |
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MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+299
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+8 (-101)
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Over 228.5 (-102)
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-354
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-8 (-109)
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Under 228.5 (-110)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 21, 2020Before the Houston Rockets, set to host the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, coughed up a 16-point, fourth-quarter lead on Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston coach Mike D'Antoni specifically addressed one of the pressing issues negatively affecting his team during this stretch of frustration and relative futility.Defensively, the Rockets were a sieve in allowing 41 fourth-quarter points en route to their 112-107 loss, their fourth consecutive setback and fifth in six games. But the Thunder were aided in part by their 13-8 advantage on the glass in the final period, continuing for Houston a recent trend of surrendering crucial rebounds that in turn have brought its season to a halt.The Rockets rank 16th overall in rebounding rate this season. However, Houston is just 22nd this month at 49.1 percent, a total that correlates to its inability to muster a fight when moments are dire and games in the balance."It's been bad," D'Antoni said. "That's a problem we've been addressing, we've been talking about. We've got to get that better. You can't be (ranked low) in something that important." It is tempting to analyze the Rockets roster, recognize how frequently D'Antoni relies upon smaller lineups geared toward shooting and declare an easy solution. But what has been obvious to anyone watching Houston of late is that what ails it goes far beyond the lack of rangy, athletic types.It is easier to point out the Rockets' shortcomings defensively because insincere effort is most obvious on that end of the court. Boxing out with fervor and determination is more difficult to spot, and if the Rockets are going to reverse their current slide, they will need more of both on the glass."It's awareness, it's mental energy," D'Antoni said. "And sometimes during the year, you do have dog days and sometimes it happens, and sometimes you get complacent because you're winning. You shoot the ball well and you win and you're good. So it's a habit that we've got to get back to and draw attention to and do a better job."These guys are trying to win every night. I'm not ever questioning that. It's just questioning that sometimes your focus has to be in other areas and for whatever reason ... you get into a bad habit and we've got to break that." Interestingly, the Nuggets view rebounding as a clear indication of their game-by-game investment. The Nuggets were plus-11 on the glass in their 107-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. It should come as little surprise that the Nuggets are 7-3 this month and pace the league in rebounding rate in January, snagging 52.2 percent of all available rebounds.Denver has depth and shooting in abundance, and it has developed an adeptness at wielding both to its favor. But when the Nuggets rebound intently, their optimal selves are revealed."It tells me whether or not if we're in the fight," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. "Are we going to be physical? Are we going to work? Are we going to own our spots to gang rebound and get out and run?"Michael Porter Jr. continues to have the hot hand for Denver, scoring in double digits in each of the past five games in averaging 16 points and 8.8 rebounds per game in that stretch.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
9:05 PM EST |
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-106
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+1 (-110)
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Over 221.5 (-109)
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-104
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-1 (+100)
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Under 221.5 (-103)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 21, 2020Coming off their most lopsided loss of the season, the Indiana Pacers hope for a better start in Wednesday night's road game against the Phoenix Suns.The Pacers were upended 118-88 on Monday at Utah against a Jazz team that has been tough at home on opponents all season with a 17-3 record in Salt Lake City. Making things even tougher for Indiana was that Monday's game came a day after defeating the Denver Nuggets at altitude.The physical nature of the challenge showed up early and never went away. The Pacers shot 42.6 percent from the field in the first half and 41.9 percent for the game. They were outrebounded 53-30 and had just four second-chance points to 22 for Utah.The dud of a performance ended a five-game winning streak for a team that had been on the rise and was looking to get off to a hot start on their current five-game road trip."We did get off to a slow start," Pacers head coach Nate McMillan said. "Just didn't have a lot of movement. That team came out aggressive and they have a lot of weapons over there." They also had the advantage of a day of rest and a game in their own arena."Just one of those nights," the Pacers' Myles Turner said. "Some people call it a schedule loss, but I think that they came out and they moved the ball very well, forced our defense to work and we weren't hitting shots so it's a recipe for disaster." Meanwhile the Suns are coming off a 120-118 loss at home Monday against San Antonio.Phoenix trailed by 20 points in the third quarter and was down 96-83 heading into the fourth, but a late charge gave the Suns their first lead of the game with just under three minutes remaining. They were outscored 9-5 down the stretch, but head coach Monty Williams still liked what he saw in the final quarter."That's the deal: resiliency," Williams said, per the Arizona Republic. "That's who we've been all year. It won't change. The guys in our group fight until the end and I'm proud of that. That's a DNA that we're about every day." It was just the second defeat in the last six games for the Suns, who are finding a rhythm with Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton finally together for the past 11 games following Ayton's suspension and an ankle injury.The Suns are 18-25 on the season but 6-5 since Dec. 30. The duo combined for 62 points on Monday with Booker scoring 37, while Ayton added 12 rebounds. Booker leads the NBA with 32.4 points per game in January.Kelly Oubre Jr. returned for the Suns after missing two games while in concussion protocol, but Aron Baynes (hip) and Cameron Johnson (quad) did not play.The Suns are one victory from matching last season's total of 19.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
9:30 PM EST |
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TOTAL |
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+145
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+3.5 (-103)
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Over 237 (-106)
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-162
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-3.5 (-107)
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Under 237 (-106)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 21, 2020Zion Williamson is ready to go.The highly anticipated NBA debut of the No. 1 overall pick is scheduled to occur Wednesday night when Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans host the San Antonio Spurs.The 6-foot-6 forward had arthroscopic knee surgery just before the start of the season and was expected to miss six to eight weeks. He will make his debut 13 weeks and two days after surgery, as the Pelicans were extremely cautious in making sure he was ready to go."It's finally here," a smiling Williamson said after practice Tuesday. "I love playing basketball. I'm going to go out there, have fun and compete. It's basketball. It's what I do. I've done it since I was four." The Pelicans are eager to see what kind of impact the rookie will have on a team that seems to be finding itself after enduring a 13-game losing streak earlier in the season.They have won 11 of 16 since the losing streak, including a 126-116 victory at Memphis on Monday."I think everybody around the country and everybody around the league is excited about seeing him and watching him play," New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry said. "It's going to be a circus and everyone knows that. What we have to do is focus on the task at hand and that is playing a really good San Antonio team."It is going to be good to get him out there. I think the big thing for us is we just need to get him out there so all of this goes away and then we can just start to figure out rotations and how we are going to play and things we are going to do." The Pelicans hope Williamson's return goes as well as second-leading scorer Jrue Holiday's return against the Grizzles. He came back from a seven-game absence due to an elbow contusion to make a career-high seven 3-pointers and tie a season-high with 36 points as New Orleans made a franchise-record 21 3-pointers on 48 attempts.The Spurs, like the Pelicans, have played better since going through a lengthy losing streak earlier in the season.San Antonio lost eight in a row in November, but has gone 14-12 since then, including a 120-118 victory at Phoenix on Monday night. The Spurs lost a 20-point lead before rallying and holding on in the final seconds."It's called basketball, it's the NBA and it happens all the time," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.Bryn Forbes' eighth 3-pointer of the game put San Antonio on top 114-113 with 2:33 remaining."It felt good to see a big shot go down," Forbes said. "I think my teammates did a great job finding me, slashing and kicking. Just keep shooting. It should be the same mentality always -- ups, downs, keep shooting." San Antonio didn't trail again and won for the fifth time in eight games.Forbes finished with 24 poins, one fewer than Derrick White had in scoring his season-high. LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and DeMar DeRozan scored 18 with nine rebounds and eight assists.The Suns had a chance to win at the end, taking possession down by two points with 5.6 seconds left, but Devin Booker missed a long 3-pointer.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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1/22/2020 |
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FOUND
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COMING
UP
6:30 PM EST |
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+5.5 (-107)
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Over 148 (-115)
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-5.5 (-109)
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Under 148 (-115)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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+15.5 (-108)
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Over 136.5 (-115)
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-15.5 (-108)
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Under 136.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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+13.5 (-111)
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Over 132 (-115)
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OFF
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-13.5 (-105)
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Under 132 (-115)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 20, 2020For David Johnson, Saturday was a coming-out party and one that could signal even better times ahead for No. 6 Louisville.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound freshman scored a career-high 19 points to go along with seven assists, four rebounds and three steals in a 79-73 victory at then-No. 3 Duke. It was a performance that helped the Cardinals stay in a first-place tie with Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference.Johnson will try to build on that outing Wednesday night, when the No. 6 Cardinals play host to Georgia Tech in another ACC clash at Louisville.The highly touted Johnson had torn tissue in his left shoulder in late July and missed the season's first four games. Coach Chris Mack couldn't really afford to integrate him into the team's rotation when he returned, since the Cardinals were in a tough stretch of their schedule."I wish I would have had him Game 1, to start the year," Mack said. "He lost four months, and two of those months he couldn't do anything but ride a bike. He wasn't even allowed to run up and down the floor because of the motion with running."He's been moving in the right direction. I've been saying that for a while. You've got to take the good with the bad in the beginning. ... He's got a chance to do some special things." Johnson's emergence gives Louisville (15-3, 6-1 ACC) one more weapon to go along with forward Jordan Nwora (19.6 points per game, 7.4 rebounds) and center Steven Enoch (10.7 ppg., 6.5 rpg.). The Cardinals have won four straight games since a Jan. 4 home loss to Florida State, including three in a row on the road.Meanwhile, Georgia Tech (8-10, 3-5) is coming off back-to-back ACC home losses, including a 63-58 verdict Saturday night against Virginia. The Yellow Jackets have been competitive but haven't been able to reward themselves at the offensive end.Georgia Tech, which ranks 340th out of 353 Division I programs in turnovers at 16.8 per game, coughed it up 13 times in the first half against Virginia. The Yellow Jackets ended the evening with 18 turnovers, negating a 50 percent shooting performance."I'll tell you one thing, you take away our turnovers, Georgia Tech would be a championship team," point guard Jose Alvarado said to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "We play so hard -- people know that -- and I'm just so tired of just coming up short. We're going to step our game up and we're going to try to get on a winning streak." Alvarado did his part against the Cavaliers with 20 points to lead all scorers. Backcourt mate Michael Devoe is the Yellow Jackets' top scorer at 15.9 per game but took just three shots and scored six points in the loss to Virginia.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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+5.5 (-119)
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Over 147.5 (-115)
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OFF
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-5.5 (+102)
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Under 147.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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MONEYLINE |
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OFF
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+5 (-106)
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Over 142 (-115)
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OFF
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-5 (-110)
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Under 142 (-115)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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+3 (-108)
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Over 134 (-115)
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OFF
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-3 (-108)
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Under 134 (-115)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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-3.5 (-108)
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Over 121 (-109)
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OFF
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+3.5 (-108)
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Under 121 (-122)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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+6.5 (-116)
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Over 141 (-111)
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-6.5 (-101)
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Under 141 (-119)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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+4 (-110)
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Over 137 (-119)
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OFF
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-4 (-106)
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Under 137 (-111)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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+8.5 (-103)
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Over 139 (-115)
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-8.5 (-113)
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Under 139 (-115)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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-5 (-111)
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Over 134 (-115)
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OFF
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+5 (-105)
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Under 134 (-115)
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7:00 PM EST |
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+17 (-114)
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Over 151 (-113)
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-17 (-103)
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Under 151 (-117)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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-4.5 (-109)
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Over 118 (-115)
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+4.5 (-107)
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Under 118 (-115)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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+1.5 (-112)
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Over 151 (-115)
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-1.5 (-104)
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Under 151 (-115)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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+1.5 (-106)
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Over 154 (-115)
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OFF
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-1.5 (-110)
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Under 154 (-115)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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+4 (-106)
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Over 136 (-115)
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OFF
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-4 (-110)
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Under 136 (-115)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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+11 (-108)
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Over 144 (-115)
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OFF
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-11 (-108)
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Under 144 (-115)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 20, 2020Auburn hopes returning home against South Carolina on Wednesday night will get things going again following back-to-back road losses that dropped the Tigers from No. 4 to No. 16 in the Associated Press Top 25 and put them two games behind leader LSU in the Southeastern Conference standings.The Tigers (15-2, 3-2 SEC) had their 15-game winning streak snapped last week with an 83-64 collapse at Alabama, and then lost 69-47 at Florida on Saturday. In both games, the Tigers shot season lows, following up a 31.7 percent effort against the Crimson Tide with a miserable 25.5 percent performance against the Gators."I'm disappointed with our play," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. "It's the time of the year when we should be trying to elevate our play, and we're not."Obviously, there's a pretty big price on our head being ranked fourth in the country. And so I think we have to respond to the step-up that we saw this week from both Alabama and Florida." South Carolina's recent play has been going in the opposite direction. The Gamecocks (10-7, 2-2) have won their last two games -- an 81-67 road victory at Texas A&M that followed a 81-78 comeback win over Kentucky.Redshirt freshman guard Jermaine Couisnard came up big in both games. He scored a season-high 26 points, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer, against Kentucky in his first college start, and then had 17 points against the Aggies.After missing the conference opener against Florida because of a back injury, Couisnard has averaged 19.7 points his last three outings. His play against the Wildcats and Aggies earned him SEC Freshman of the Week honors."He is our toughest guard," Gamecocks coach Frank Martin said. "When I say 'tough,' I don't mean like let's go get in a fight. I mean willing to understand the game plan, to have the courage to go make plays." Rebounding has been a big factor in the Gamecocks' turnaround. After being outrebounded 42-30 against Florida, they have enjoyed a plus-18 advantage on the boards in the last three games."We're becoming a good rebounding team," Martin said. "We weren't that back in November, and we've been subpar from what I like the last two years. We're becoming a lot more physical with our rebounding." Rebounding was an issue for Auburn in the loss at Florida, where the Gators enjoyed a 44-29 advantage. For the season, the Tigers have a plus-5.5 average margin in rebounding.Senior guard Samir Doughty also needs to get going again. The Tigers' leading scorer (14.6 ppg.) shot a combined five of 23 overall and two of 9 from long range the last two games."This is as competitive as I've seen the SEC," Pearl said. "The teams that keep their locker room are going to finish in the upper division of the league and make the tournament because teams are going to get beat." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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7:00 PM EST |
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+11.5 (-108)
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Over 151 (-115)
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-11.5 (-108)
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Under 151 (-115)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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-2.5 (-118)
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Over 131.5 (-115)
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OFF
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+2.5 (+101)
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Under 131.5 (-115)
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COMING
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7:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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+13.5 (-110)
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Over 140 (-115)
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OFF
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-13.5 (-106)
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Under 140 (-115)
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COMING
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7:30 PM EST |
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+10.5 (-111)
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Over 137 (-115)
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OFF
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-10.5 (-106)
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Under 137 (-115)
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COMING
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8:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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+9.5 (-115)
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Over 135.5 (-112)
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OFF
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-9.5 (-102)
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Under 135.5 (-118)
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COMING
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8:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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+6.5 (-110)
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Over 128.5 (-115)
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OFF
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-6.5 (-106)
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Under 128.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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+2 (-102)
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Over 144 (-115)
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OFF
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-2 (-114)
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Under 144 (-115)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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+16 (-119)
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Over 144 (-115)
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OFF
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-16 (+102)
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Under 144 (-115)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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+7 (-106)
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Over 139 (-115)
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OFF
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-7 (-110)
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Under 139 (-115)
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COMING
UP
8:30 PM EST |
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+8.5 (-111)
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Over 136 (-115)
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OFF
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-8.5 (-105)
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Under 136 (-115)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 20, 2020No. 10 Seton Hall will attempt to build on a pair of significant milestones when it opens a three-game homestand against Big East Conference rival Providence on Wednesday.Player of the year candidate Myles Powell became the fifth player in Seton Hall history to reach 2,000 points when he scored 29 in an 82-79 victory over St. John's on Saturday. It helped the Pirates (14-4) extend their winning streak to eight games and improve to 6-0 in the Big East for the first time in school history.Third-place Providence (11-8, 4-2) will attempt to get back on track after losing two of three, the most recent a 78-74 loss at Creighton on Saturday despite guard David Duke's career-high 36 points."Everybody is buying in right now," Powell said, according to Big East Shootaround. "When you have a group of guys that buys in and wants to win, you find yourself on top. Nobody cares who's doing it, how it is getting done. As long as we keep that up, we're going to keep winning and be happy at the end of the year." Make no mistake, Powell has been the ringleader of the Pirates' surge into the Top 10. He scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half against St. John's and had 19 of his 29 in the second half of a 78-70 victory at Butler on Wednesday. The Pirates trailed by 13 against St. John's and 10 against Butler.Only No. 4 San Diego State (19 straight), No. 1 Baylor (14), No. 2 Gonzaga (12) and No. 5 Florida State (nine) have longer winning streaks than the Pirates, whose losses have been to Michigan State, Oregon, Iowa State and Rutgers.Powell, a 6-foot-2 senior, suffered a concussion in the first half of a 68-48 loss to Rutgers on Dec. 14, and second-leading scorer Sandro Mamukelashvili suffered a fractured wrist in the loss to Iowa State. Coach Kevin Willard said it is "realistic" that Mamukelashvili could return for the DePaul game Jan. 29."We've played a lot of great teams," Powell said. "I don't really think there is anything that anyone can throw at us in the country that is going to knock us off. We've pretty much seen anything. We're battled-tested. We're ready." Powell is averaging 22.4 points, eighth in Division I, and 5.1 rebounds a game. Quincy McKnight is averaging 11.4 after scoring 20 against St. John's.Pirates' 7-foot-2 senior center Romaro Gill had his second career double-double - 14 points, 13 rebounds - and tied a career high with six blocked shots against St. John's. Gill, who has become a pick-and-roll threat, has scored in double figures in five straight games after only one previous such game in his career.Providence had won five of six, losing only to Butler, before falling at Creighton despite Duke's best efforts. Duke had 24 points in the second half and scored the Friars' final 13 points, including three 3-pointers, for a 74-69 lead with 1:41 remaining.Seton Hall will be the second of four straight ranked opponents for the Friars, and coach Ed Cooley called the Pirates, "to me, the best team in the country." "We can't let this (Creighton) game beat us," he said. "We have to respond and rebound." Alpha Diallo a 6-7 senior, leads the Friars with 14.0 points and 8.3 rebounds a game. Duke, a 6-5 sophomore, had a career-high six 3-pointers against the Bluejays after being shut out from the field and scoring only seven points in victory over St. John's on Wednesday. He has had four 20-point games and six single-digit games."David is the hardest-working player I've ever coached," Cooley said. "He's in the gym morning, noon and night, and I'm happy for him that it's paying off. You can't cheat the game, and he doesn't." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
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9:00 PM EST |
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+5.5 (-114)
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Over 136 (-105)
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OFF
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-5.5 (-102)
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Under 136 (-126)
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COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
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MONEYLINE |
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OFF
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+2 (-111)
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Over 145.5 (-115)
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OFF
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-2 (-105)
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Under 145.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
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MONEYLINE |
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OFF
|
+5.5 (-112)
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Over 138 (-115)
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OFF
|
-5.5 (-104)
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Under 138 (-115)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 20, 2020It took No. 19 Iowa only three weeks to get back into the AP Top 25.No. 24 Rutgers needed a little longer -- 40 years.When the two teams meet in a Big Ten Conference game in Iowa City on Wednesday, the Scarlet Knights (14-4, 5-2) will enter ranked for the first time since the Jammin' James Bailey 1978-79 NCAA Tournament team finished the season at No. 18."I'm proud of the progress we've made as a program and I'm really happy for the guys on our roster," fourth-year Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell said in a statement after the poll was released Monday."The ranking is a testament to the hard work and sacrifices our guys have put forth this year. We are enjoying this journey and we are excited to face the many challenges that lie ahead in the best conference in the country." Rutgers' next challenge will be one of its biggest.Iowa 6-foot-11 center and All-America candidate Luka Garza has been among the best big men in college this season and is the primary reason the Hawkeyes (13-5, 4-3) have reached their highest ranking of the season after previously peaking at No. 23.Garza entered the week ranked first in the Big Ten and sixth in NCAA Division I in scoring at 22.9 points per game. He's averaging 10.2 rebounds and was tied for first in Division I with seven games of at least 20 points and at least 10 rebounds. He was one of five players averaging 20 and 10, one of two in a Power 5 conference.Garza scored 33 points in a 90-83 win over No. 19 Michigan on Friday, the Hawkeyes' third straight victory and seventh in nine games. That loss knocked then-No. 19 Wolverines out of the Top 25 and helped ensure Rutgers' arrival."Once we locked in on the defensive end and put some baskets together, we were right back in it," said Garza, who had seven points during a late 13-2 run to spark the victory.Redshirt freshman guard CJ Fredrick's return to the lineup last week was a boost. He tied a season high with 21 points against Michigan after scoring 11 in a victory over Northwestern. He had missed the previous two games with a foot injury.The Hawkeyes had success with a big lineup against Michigan, when 6-10 senior Ryan Kriener came off the bench to score 14 points in 22 minutes."The thing about it is, both those guys can make 3s, can pass and catch," Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said of teaming Garza and Kriener. "There's times when you want to be smaller, but going big is not a bad way to go for us, especially with those guys." The game with feature a distinct difference in styles. Iowa leads the Big Ten, and is 21st in Division I, in scoring at 79.9 points a game. Rutgers leads the league, and is seventh in Division I, in fewest points allowed (58.7).The Scarlet Knights have won two straight and eight of nine while leading with defense. None of their last eight opponents have shot better than 36.1 percent overall, starting with a 68-48 victory over No. 10 Seton Hall."This team sacrifices," Pikiell said. "They play together. They play the right way." Ron Harper Jr. (11.8 ppg.) and Geo Baker (10.8 ppg.) lead a balanced Rutgers scoring attack. Myles Johnson averages 9.2 points and 8.2 rebounds. Eight players average at least 19 minutes a game.The Scarlet Knights are seeking their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1991. They are 13-0 at home but have lost four of five on the road.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
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+12 (-113)
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Over 125.5 (-117)
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OFF
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-12 (-104)
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Under 125.5 (-113)
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COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
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OFF
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-5.5 (-111)
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Over 126.5 (-113)
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OFF
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+5.5 (-105)
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Under 126.5 (-117)
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COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
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MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
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OFF
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-4 (-106)
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Over 135 (-115)
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OFF
|
+4 (-110)
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Under 135 (-115)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 20, 2020Two teams battling for first place in the American Athletic Conference meet Wednesday at the Reynolds Center, where Tulsa hosts No. 20 Memphis.Memphis (14-3, 3-1) rebounded from back-to-back losses to Georgia and Wichita State earlier this month when it rallied from down double digits to win at South Florida on Jan. 12. The Tigers then rode a stingy defensive effort to defeat visiting Cincinnati on Thursday.D. J. Jeffries was central to the defeat of Cincinnati, scoring 18 points and knocking down four 3-pointers. Jeffries scored just three points in each of the previous two games after returning from an illness."When I came back for Wichita State, I knew I wasn't at 100 percent," Jeffries said in the postgame news conference. "This week I came back and felt 100 percent." Although Memphis is notably without potential No. 1 NBA draft pick James Wiseman, who withdrew from the university last month amid a 12-game NCAA suspension, the remaining Tigers roster is nearing full strength.In addition to a healthy Jeffries, Lester Quinones recently returned from a hand injury that sidelined him for a month. Since rejoining the Tigers on Dec. 28, Quinones has four double-figure scoring efforts, including 13 in each of the last two games.Establishing a consistent offensive identity with a roster still taking shape will be central to Memphis' push for an AAC championship. In particular, the Tigers need to cut down on turnovers -- they rank No. 342 in the nation, averaging 17.2 per game.Defense has bolstered Memphis, however. The Tigers lead the nation defending opponents inside the 3-point arc, holding them to 37.8 percent shooting. Eighteen percent of Memphis' defensive possession result in a blocked shot, which ranks second in the country per KenPom.com.Big man Precious Achiuwa, who averages a double-double (15.4 points, 10.4 rebounds), anchors the defense at two blocks per game.Behind its defensive intensity, Memphis is one of three American teams embarking on the week with just one conference loss. The other two are Houston, which entered the AP Top 25 this week at No. 25, and Tulsa.The Golden Hurricane (12-6, 4-1) accounted for Houston's sole conference loss with a 63-61 win on Jan. 11, the first in an ongoing, three-game winning streak.Tulsa extended that streak on Saturday with a 67-54 defeat of Tulane."Our guys really performed well. Tulane is one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the league, and they shot only 24-percent from three and 38-percent from the floor," said Tulsa coach Frank Haith following the win, per the official university athletic website. "We will take those numbers on the road anytime." Defense translates on the road as well as at home, and Tulsa has held the last three teams to visit the Reynolds Center to 61, 44 and 56 points.The Golden Hurricane have the nation's 31st-best 3-point defense at 29.1 percent allowed per game, and average 7.9 steals. Brandon Rachal and Darien Jackson come in averaging two and 1.6 steals per game, poised to face a Memphis offense struggling with giveaways.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
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TOTAL |
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-9 (-106)
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Over 158.5 (+104)
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OFF
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+9 (-110)
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Under 158.5 (-138)
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COMING
UP
10:00 PM EST |
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TOTAL |
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OFF
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+8 (-113)
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Over 143.5 (-117)
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OFF
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-8 (-103)
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Under 143.5 (-113)
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COMING
UP
10:00 PM EST |
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MONEYLINE |
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OFF
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-9.5 (-101)
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Over 143 (-115)
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OFF
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+9.5 (-116)
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Under 143 (-115)
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NHL |
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1/22/2020 |
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FOUND
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COMING
UP
7:38 PM EST |
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MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+158
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+1.5 (-165)
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Over 5.5 (-113)
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-177
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-1.5 (+148)
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Under 5.5 (+100)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jackets seek 6th straight win when Jets visitThe Columbus Blue Jackets have picked themselves up off the mat and answered the bell with a sterling stretch of hockey over the last 6 1/2 weeks.The surging Blue Jackets bid for a season-high sixth straight win on Wednesday when they host the Winnipeg Jets.Columbus, which previously won five in a row from Dec. 16-23, has collected at least a point in 19 of its last 21 games (15-2-4) since Dec. 9."Right now, we're trying to ride this wave as best we can," Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said. "We'll have some struggles along the way again, but I just believe the team will handle itself the right way." Columbus has outscored its foes by a 16-3 margin during its current win streak following Sunday's 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers. Matiss Kivlenieks recorded 31 saves in his NHL debut in place of fellow rookie Elvis Merzlikins, who received the league's Second Star of the Week honors the next day.Merzlikins has flourished during his four-start winning streak, turning aside 134 of 136 shots while registering the first three shutouts of his career.The Blue Jackets also benefited from the returns of two key cogs to ignite their offensive engine.Cam Atkinson has five points (three goals, two assists) in three games since missing a dozen due to an ankle injury while Oliver Bjorkstrand tallied twice against the Rangers following a 13-game absence due to rib/oblique issue."Both players were playing well when they were injured," Tortorella said. "It doesn't surprise me. They give us a lift with the scoring. It's something that we need." Bjorkstrand, who has seven goals and two assists in his last five games played, set up two tallies in Columbus' 4-3 setback to Winnipeg on Nov. 23.The Jets won that game after Merzlikins' failed clearing attempt up the middle was knocked down by Andrew Copp, who scored with 1:54 remaining in the third period.Winnipeg hasn't fared as well of late, having dropped five of its last six contests overall while being outscored 16-4 during its current three-game losing skid.The first period in particular has been an issue for the Jets, who have been outscored 9-3 in the first 20-minute session of the last five games. That beat continued as Winnipeg allowed three first-period tallies in a 4-1 setback to Carolina on Tuesday."You're feeling your record in your last six right now, but they played hard and I've got no complaint with them," Jets coach Paul Maurice said. "I got no beef on the effort, the other team played well too." Patrik Laine scored in his second straight game on Tuesday for Winnipeg, but the Jets failed to convert all four opportunities on the power play and fell to 1-for-16 with the man advantage over the last five games.Laurent Brossoit is expected to get the nod in net as the Jets complete a back-to-back set. The 26-year-old sports a 1-1-0 record with a 3.87 goals-against average and .863 save percentage in four career appearances (three starts) versus Columbus.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2020 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
UP
8:08 PM EST |
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MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+227
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+1.5 (-107)
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Over 6 (-115)
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-261
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-1.5 (-103)
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Under 6 (+103)
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GAME PREVIEW
The Detroit Red Wings are hoping to finish a dreadful first part of the season on a positive note in Minnesota on Wednesday night.Mired in the NHL's basement with a 12-34-4 mark and league-low 28 points, Detroit concludes the pre-All-Star break portion of its schedule against the Wild in Saint Paul, Minn.The Red Wings won't play again until Jan. 31 when they face the Rangers in New York, but for now they are looking to place Monday's 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Denver in the rear-view mirror.Detroit led early behind Tyler Bertuzzi's first-period goal, his team-best 17th, but it all unraveled in typical fashion as Colorado peppered goalie Jimmy Howard with 45 shots. The Avalanche scored four times in the third period to run away with the matinee victory.While the numbers for Howard are seriously lacking in productivity -- the defeat dropped him to 0-13-2 in his last 15 starts -- Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill pointed out that his goalie gave the club an early chance to win."We wouldn't have been in the game if he hadn't played as well as he played, so he was excellent," Blashill said. "He's been really good the last three games. He looks like he's on top of his game." Detroit lost forward Frans Nielsen and defenseman Mike Green to upper-body injuries in the first and second periods, respectively. The club provided no updates as to their availability Wednesday.Minnesota battled back three times from one-goal deficits against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, but the Wild fell apart in the final five minutes of a 5-4 loss to the streaking Panthers, who have won five straight.Florida shocked the Xcel Energy Center crowd when Noel Acciari, battling in front with Wild defenseman Ryan Suter, tallied the game-winner with just 5.6 seconds left on a double deflection that bounced past goalie Alex Stalock.The win was the first for Florida in Minnesota in almost 10 years -- they won a 3-2 shootout on March 9, 2010 -- and its first victory in regulation ever in Saint Paul. The Wild fell to 10-1-1 at home against the Panthers.It was a hard loss to take for the home side, who dominated zone time against Florida and won the special teams battle. Minnesota produced two power-play scores and added a short-handed one, while the Panthers had just one marker on the man advantage.The Wild's power-play unit has found the net 10 times in the last nine games, and Zach Parise's team-leading 19th goal allowed Minnesota to tie it at 3 in the third period. Parise has five markers during a four-game goal streak.Parise said the Wild's failure to lock down the win at home, where they hold a 13-6-4 mark, was a stinging result during a good night."Pretty disheartening," admitted the Minneapolis native. "From getting ourselves back into the driver's seat and feeling like a few more shifts and we had to close it out to not getting a point out of it, that's a tough one right now where we are. That's a tough one to take." --Field Level Media
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