Cavs resume lengthy homestand vs. Hornets
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02/22/2012 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Cavaliers will resume a team-record nine-game homestand tonight versus the New Orleans Hornets at Quicken Loans Arena.
Cleveland is 4-3 on the residency and is coming off last night's 101-100 win over the Central Division-rival Detroit Pistons. Antawn Jamison scored a game- high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while rookie Kyrie Irving added 25 points and a career-high eight assists for the Cavaliers, who are 8-8 as the host this season and got 16 points and 11 rebounds from Alonzo Gee.
"Kyrie said he was gonna turn it up, and he did," Gee told the Cavs' website. "He turned it up. He picked it up for us, and were gonna follow him."
The Cavs shot 43.6 percent for the game and will close out the homestand versus Boston next Tuesday. Cavs center Semih Erden needed stitches above his right eyebrow after taking a shot from teammate Jamison going for a rebound. He was able to return to action and posted five points.
Cleveland is aiming for its first three-game winning streak of the season.
Meanwhile, the Hornets have dropped two in a row after a season-high three- game winning streak and will resume a six-game road trip tonight.
In Tuesday's 117-108 loss in overtime at Indiana, Trevor Ariza scored 21 points and Jarrett Jack finished with 19 points and 10 assists. Chris Kaman and Marco Belinelli netted 17and 15 points, respectively, for New Orleans, which made 53.2 percent of its shots and was outscored by a 17-8 margin in the extra session.
"They were in our paint all night," Hornets head coach Monty Williams said. "They hit timely shots and our guys fought all night and had a few timely shots as well."
The Hornets are 2-2 on the road swing and will also visit Chicago. They own a 4-11 record away from the Big Easy this season.
New Orleans and Cleveland are meeting for the first time since the Hornets swept a home-and-home set a season ago. The Hornets, however, have lost eight of the last 10 contests as the visitor in this series.
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Football Betting: Defensive Rookie of the Year Awards
Oddsmakers have released the odds for the 2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award and Seattle Seahawks linebacker Aaron Curry has been made the opening favorite.
Seattle took Curry with the fourth overall pick in April's NFL draft and plan on inserting him into its starting lineup right away. The Hawks traded linebacker Julian Peterson in the offseason, so Curry is expected to have a significant role in Seattle's defense next year and that's one of the primary reasons he is the favorite to win the NFL ROY Award.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook MySportsbook.com have made Curry a 5/1 favorite to win this year's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award. Given that he was the best defensive prospect in this year's draft and how he'll have plenty of opportunities to make plays in '09, Curry offers a ton of value at 5/1.
Another thing working for Curry is the position he plays. A linebacker has won the defensive ROY award six straight times and eight of the last nine years. Jerod Mayo, Patrick Willis, DeMeco Ryans, Shawne Merriman, Jonathan Vilma, Terrell Suggs, Kendrell Bell and Brian Urlacher were the most recent linebackers to take home the award.
Following Curry at 5/1 are Tyson Jackson (Chiefs) at 7/1, James Laurinaitas (Rams) at 8/1, Brian Orakpo (Redskins) at 10/1, Rey Maualuga (Bengals) at 10/1 and Jerry Peria (Falcons) at 10/1.
All the players mentioned above are expected to start for their respective teams, but Jackson and Peria are going to have a tough time being recognized on a national level given they're both defensive linemen. D-linemen rarely put up the numbers that it takes to win an individual award like the ROY.
A couple of players with some value are Clay Matthews (Packers) at 12/1 and Larry English (Chargers) at 15/1. Matthews is expected to start at outside linebacker in Green Bay's new 3-4 defense and could rack up a ton of tackles. English, who was an impressive player at Northern Illinois, is expected to be a situational pass rusher for the Chargers and could rack up a ton of sacks.
For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award, see below. And for complete odds for the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award, click the link provided.
2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
Robert Ayers (DEN) 12/1
Ron Brace (NE) 25/1
Everette Brown (CAR) 16/1
Darius Butler (NE) 40/1
Patrick Chung (NE) 30/1
Aaron Curry (SEA) 5/1
Brian Cushing (HOU) 12/1
Vontae Davis (MIA) 30/1
Louis Delmas (DET) 30/1
Larry English (SD) 15/1
Evander Hood (PIT) 25/1
Tyson Jackson (KC) 7/1
Malcolm Jenkins (NO) 25/1
Paul Kruger (BAL) 50/1
James Laurinaitas (STL) 8/1
Sen'Derrick Marks (TEN) 20/1
Clay Matthews (GB) 12/1
Aaron Maybin (BUF) 15/1
Rey Maualuga (CIN) 10/1
Roy Miller (TB) 20/1
Michael Mitchell (OAK) 45/1
Fili Moala (IND) 30/1
Brian Orakpo (WAS) 10/1
Jerry Peria (ATL) 10/1
B J Raji (GB) 7/1
Clint Sintim (NYG) 35/1
Alphonso Smith (DEN) 40/1
David Verkune (CLE) 20/1
Jason Williams (DAL) 30/1
Field (Any Other Player) 6/1
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