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Spurs return home to face RocketsBasketball Betting Lines03/31/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Antonio Spurs hope to bounce back from one of their worst losses of the season tonight when they return to the Alamo City to face in-state rival Houston. The Spurs fell in New Jersey on Monday when Brook Lopez posted 22 points and 12 rebounds to help the Nets pick up win No. 10 on the season, a 90-84 triumph, at the IZOD Center. The Nets were on the cusp of tying the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers for the worst record in NBA history (9-73), but a win over San Antonio, a team they had not beaten since November 13, 2002, allowed the home crowd to breathe a sigh of relief after the victory. George Hill led San Antonio with 19 points, while Richard Jefferson netted 16 against his former team. Tim Duncan added 13 points and 12 rebounds but had a costly turnover in the waning seconds for the Spurs, who were coming off wins over Cleveland and Boston. Star swingman Manu Ginobili, the reigning Western Conference Player of the Week, missed the contest with back spasms. "We didn't have anyone that could score," Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said. "If you aren't scoring you at least have to make free throws, which we didn't, and take care of the ball, which we didn't." Ginobili is expected back in the lineup tonight but veteran point guard Tony Parker is expected to miss his 14th straight game with a broken right ring finger. The Rockets snapped a four-game skid last night against woeful Washington but their playoff hopes grow dimmer by the day. Houston is a virtually insurmountable seven games back of the Spurs for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with nine games to go. San Antonio is almost guaranteed to extend its franchise-record playoff streak to 13 straight since they are also six games ahead of ninth-place Memphis. Rookie Chase Budinger netted 13 of his career-best 24 points in the final quarter and hit the go-ahead bank shot with 28.3 seconds remaining on Tuesday, helping Houston beat Washington, 98-94, sending the Wizards to their franchise-record 16th straight loss. Kyle Lowry scored 17 points, Luis Scola 16 and Jermaine Taylor 14 for Houston, which beat the Wizards for the ninth time in the last 10 meetings. Aaron Brooks tallied 11 points and 11 assists for the Rockets. Earl Boykins sank two foul shots to put the Wizards ahead 92-90, but Lowry's runner in the lane with the shot clock about the expire tied the game with 1:26 left. After Andray Blatche missed a jumper, Lowry was whistled for palming the ball. Washington couldn't take advantage of the turnover, however, as Blatche missed a fade-away jumper, leaving 33.5 seconds on the clock after a Houston timeout. Budinger then rose up from near the top of the key and kissed the ball off the glass to give Houston the lead. "It's a play that was run for me," Budinger said. "We're trying to get a quick shot so we could get another shot. The basketball gods let it go down for me." Houston has been without stars Kevin Martin (left shoulder) and Shane Battier (left knee) and both are expected to remain sidelined tonight.
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MySportsbook.com Posts Heisman Trophy Odds With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best Heisman Trophy odds at 5-2. Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season. Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money.
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