Bulldogs take on Ramblers in Chicago

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01/25/2007 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Butler Bulldogs of the Horizon League are currently ranked 14th in the nation, and they hope to continue their dominance of conference opponents in tonight's clash with Loyola- Chicago.

Butler has won its last three games and seven of the last eight to improve to 17-2 overall and 5-1 in Horizon action. The last three victories have all come by 15 or more points, including an 80-59 thrashing of Wisconsin- Green Bay on Saturday.

Loyola has put together back-to-back wins to move to 13-7 overall, and the squad is 4-3 against league opponents. Of the 10 home games that the Ramblers have played, nine have resulted in victory. Saturday's home bout against IPFW ended in a 69-53 triumph.

Butler owns a 41-28 lead in the all-time series with Loyola, and the Bulldogs have won five of the last six meetings.

The key to Butler's success this season has been its ability to play outstanding defense, as it is limiting opponents to just 55.6 ppg on 40.3 percent shooting from the floor. Also, the Bulldogs have committed just 191 turnovers in 19 games, an average of 10 per contest, and they are forcing almost 15 giveaways per outing. The leading scorer for Butler is A.J. Graves, as his 18.6 ppg can be attributed much more to his 98.9 percent shooting from the foul line than his 39.7 percent efficiency from the field. Mike Green adds 13.4 ppg to the mix, and Brandon Crone checks in with 10.6 ppg. Graves was on fire in the victory over UW-Green Bay, as he nailed 5- of-8 three-pointers and all nine foul shots en route to 28 points. The Bulldogs connected on 52.5 percent of their field goal attempts in the clash and missed only one of their 25 free throws.

Four players scored in double figures for Loyola in the win over IPFW. Majak Kou racked up 17 points and rebounds to pace the Ramblers, and Leon Young pitched in 16 points. J.R. Blount tallied 15 points, and Blake Schilb rounded out the group with 13 points. Loyola earned a 41-29 rebounding advantage in that contest and limited IPFW to 39.1 percent shooting from the floor. Schilb is the team's top offensive performer, as he is netting 15.1 ppg. Blount checks in with 14.1 ppg, and Kou is close behind with 13.3 ppg. Young adds 10.4 ppg to the lineup, and he is pulling down 6.4 rpg as well.

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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.

New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.

His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.

HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.

The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.

RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.

First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.

The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.

These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.

New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.

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