Wizards, Bobcats close out home-and-home set
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04/04/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Wizards are caught in a funk and will try to right the ship tonight versus the Charlotte Bobcats in the back end of a home- and-home series at the Verizon Center.
Washington dropped a 122-102 decision on Tuesday at Charlotte Bobcats Arena and lost control of the lead in the Southeast Division. The Miami Heat defeated the Toronto Raptors last night and grabbed a half-game lead over the Wizards in the Southeast standings.
Gilbert Arenas scored 33 points and Etan Thomas had a career-high 17 points and 14 boards for the Wizards, who have lost five of their last seven games. DeShawn Stevenson had 17 points and Darius Songalia 16 for Washington.
Washington played its first game without forward Caron Butler, who broke his right hand in Sunday's win over Milwaukee, and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Butler made the All-Star team and is averaging a career-high 19.1 points and 7.4 rebounds this season.
The Wizards, who are currently sixth in the Eastern Conference standings, open a short two-game homestand versus Charlotte and Cleveland. They are 26-10 as the host this season.
Charlotte has won three of its last four games and is 5 1/2 games off a playoff spot with seven games remaining. In Tuesday's 20-point win over Washington, Gerald Wallace scored 34 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the way.
Walter Herrmann added 21 points, Emeka Okafor had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Raymond Felton finished with 17 points and 14 assists for the Bobcats, who will try to improve their 10-27 road record this evening.
On the injury front for the Bobcats, guard Derek Anderson (knee) is expected to miss Wednesday's game, while center Primoz Brezec (ankle) is questionable against Washington.
Wednesday's game between Charlotte and Washington is the third of four meetings this season. The Wizards are 2-0 so far this season and have won five straight and nine of the 10 all-time meetings.
The Bobcats have lost all five meetings in D.C.
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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