Sliding Bulls make a stop in Memphis

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03/16/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The fading Chicago Bulls hope to put the brakes on season- long seven-game skid and improve their standing in the Eastern Conference playoff picture when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday.

Chicago's losing streak is its longest since dropping eight in a row from Dec. 20, 2005-Jan. 4, 2006, and if the postseason started today, the Bulls, who are one game behind Toronto for the eighth playoff spot in the East, would be left out of the party.

Most recently the banged-up Bulls fell to 0-2 on a four-game road trip in Miami on Friday when Quentin Richardson made 7-of-11 three-pointers on his way to 23 points while pulling down seven rebounds, as the Heat handled Chicago, 108-95.

James Johnson and Jannero Pargo each finished with 20 points for the Bulls, who played without a host of key contributors. Brad Miller tallied 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Flip Murray registered 15 points off the bench.

Defensive stalwart Joakim Noah (plantar fasciitis) has missed each game during the Bulls slide and he has been joined on the sidelines by forward Luol Deng (calf) and All-Star point guard Derrick Rose (sprained left wrist).

Meanwhile, guard Kirk Hinrich was ejected after two technical fouls against Miami and made contact with a referee while arguing the second technical, resulting in a one-game suspension that will be served tonight.

"The bottom line is you have to do it on the court," Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. "You have to play and keep battling."

Rose and Deng figure to be game-time decisions tonight but Noah will assuredly stay on the bench with Hinrich.

The Grizzlies, meanwhile, saw a three-game win streak halted on Saturday when J.R. Smith scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, as the Denver Nuggets used a huge final period to defeat Memphis, 125-108, at FedEx Forum.

O.J. Mayo finished with 25 points for the Grizzlies, who are now five games behind Portland for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West.

Zach Randolph tallied 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Marc Gasol added 17 points, seven boards, and six assists in defeat.

"It's 85-85 going into the fourth, and they just went on a tear on us," Mayo said. "Then we kind of dropped our heads too soon. We played hard for 36 minutes, then let the fourth quarter get away from us."

Memphis will be shooting for a home-and-home season sweep of the series after taking a 105-96 win in the Windy City earlier this month. The Grizz haven't swept the Bulls since the 2003-04 season.

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Super Bowl XLIII Betting - Super Bowl 2009

Super Bowl 2009, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.

MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.

Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.

Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.

After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.

Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.

Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.

If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.

Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.

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