Thunder still searching for first win vs. Minnesota

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11/02/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oklahoma City Thunder return to the Ford Center Sunday and welcome Minnesota to town in hopes of garnering the franchise's first win since relocating from Seattle in the offseason.

The Thunder fell to a talented Houston team, 89-77, on Saturday night.

Second year star Kevin Durant was 11-of-20 from the floor and netted 26 points, while Johan Petro and Jeff Green each had 10 points and were the only other Thunder players in double-digits.

"We came out and played hard," Durant said. "We played a great first half, but we ended up giving them easy baskets in the second half."

Oklahoma City also dropped its home opener to Milwaukee earlier in the week.

The Timberwolves come into the contest fresh off a 95-85 loss to Dallas in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Rashad McCants had a team-high 18 points while Al Jefferson had 14 points and 12 rebounds, his second straight double-double, for the Timberwolves, who were unable to feed off a victory over Sacramento to start the season on Wednesday night.

Mike Miller added 13 points in defeat for Minnesota.

Minnesota star rookie Kevin Love followed his 12-point, nine-rebound NBA debut with just nine points and three rebounds in 23 minutes.

The Oklahoma City/Seattle franchise had won six straight games in the series before the Timberwolves defeated the SuperSonics 121-116 on March 14 in their final game in Seattle.

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Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds

Will he or won't he?  Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.

Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.

"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."

Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.

Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns.

But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches.

Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback.  It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips.

Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date.
Arizona Cardinals 60-1


Atlanta Falcons 50-1


Baltimore Ravens 15-1


Buffalo Bills 50-1


Carolina Panthers 18-1


Chicago Bears 10-1


Cincinnati Bengals 15-1


Cleveland Browns 100-1


Dallas Cowboys 15-1


Denver Broncos 15-1


Detroit Lions 100-1


Green Bay Packers 50-1


Houston Texans 100-1


Indianapolis Colts 6-1


Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1


Kansas City Chiefs 30-1


Miami Dolphins 40-1


Minnesota Vikings 75-1


New England Patriots 10-1


New Orleans Saints 18-1


New York Giants 20-1


New York Jets 30-1


Oakland Raiders 100-1


Philadelphia Eagles 18-1


Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1


Saint Louis Rams 60-1


San Diego Chargers 6-1


San Francisco 49ers 75-1


Seattle Seahawks 20-1


Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1


Tennessee Titans 40-1


Washington Redskins 50-1

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