Wooden Classic features Top-10 matchup

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12/09/2006 - Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The John Wooden Classic in Anaheim will feature a top-10 matchup, as the sixth-ranked Texas A&M Aggies take on the top- ranked UCLA Bruins from the Honda Center.

The Bruins have won all seven of their games this season and have made it look easy for the most part, including a 78-54 rout of Cal State Fullerton four days ago.

The Aggies have enjoyed a great deal of success this season as well. The team opened the year with an extended seven-game homestand, winning all seven games. However, the team ventured outside of College Station on Tuesday and suffered a 64-52 loss at LSU, its first setback this season.

This is just the third all-time meeting between these two teams, with UCLA winning each of the two previous matchups. However, these programs haven't met since 1971. UCLA is making its 10th appearance in the John Wooden Classic and is 6-3 in this event, including a perfect 5-0 as a ranked team.

The Aggies are getting it done with efficient play at the offensive end of the court. The team is averaging 74.3 ppg and is converting a solid 51.9 percent of its shots. Forward Joseph Jones and center Antanas Kavaliauskas have certainly been sharp in the frontcourt. Jones is shooting .635 from the floor, trumped only by Kavaliauskas' .638 shooting percentage. Jones leads the team in scoring with 14.8 ppg, with Kavaliauskas not far behind (12.8 ppg). Veteran guard Acie Law provides adequate perimeter balance with 13.6 ppg, shooting a ridiculous .526 from behind the arc. Fellow guard Josh Carter gives the team another perimeter threat with 11.0 ppg. Efficient offensive play was not exactly what A&M brought to Baton Rouge this week, as the team scored a season-low 52 points, on just .373 shooting, which included a mere 2-of-12 from long range (.167). Kavaliauskas and Jones were the only Aggies to finish in double figures, accounting for 18 and 12 points, respectively.

It isn't hard to see why the Bruins sit atop the national polls, as they are simply getting it done in just about every phase of the game. Ben Howland's squad is shooting .502 from the floor, resulting in a hefty 79.7 ppg. Defensively, the team has shined as well, limiting the opposition to just 60.4 ppg, on .413 shooting. In addition, the team is forcing 20 turnovers per game and holds a +5.5 rebounding advantage. Four of the five starters are averaging double figures, led by All-American candidate Arron Afflalo's 17.1 ppg. Josh Shipp (13.9 ppg), Darren Collison (12.4 ppg) and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (1.7 ppg) can fill up the basket as well. Mbah a Moute is strong in the paint, shooting .660 from the floor, while pulling down just over eight rebounds per game (8.1). He is joined on the glass by center Lorenzo Mata (team-high 8.3 rpg). The Bruins actually trailed by 10 points in the win over the Titans last time out, but in the end, the team was able to distance itself to remain perfect on the season. UCLA forced a whopping 28 turnovers in the game, turning them into 30 points. Afflalo led the way with 20 points. Shipp and Collison poured in 16 and 15 points, respectively. Mata scored nine points in the win, but made his presence felt much more on the boards, hauling in a career-high 16 rebounds.

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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds

The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.

Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”

“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”

MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:

Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:

Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1

Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17

Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1

Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1

Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1

Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1

Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5

Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1

Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1

Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1

Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50

Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1

Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1

Best Animated Feature Film:

"Cars": 1/3

"Happy Feet": 2/1

"Monster House": 20/1

Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:

"Water" – Canada: 22/1

"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2

"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1

"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1

"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10

Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:

"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5

"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2

"Helmer & Son": 5/2

"The Saviour": 6/1

"West Bank Story": 7/2

Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:

"Babel": 7/4

"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1

"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20

"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4

"The Queen": 5/4

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

"Babel": 11/4

"The Departed": 1/2

"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2

"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10

"The Queen": 20/1

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10

Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1

Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1

Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5

Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1

Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1

Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1

Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8

Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1

Film To Win Most Oscars:

Dreamgirls: 2/3

Pans Labyrinth: 6/5

The Departed: 6/1

The Queen: 11/1

Babel: 15/1

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1

Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1


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