11/29/2008 - Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hasheem Thabeet had 16 points and 12 rebounds as the second-ranked Connecticut Huskies downed the Bryant Bulldogs, 88-58, at the XL Center.
Craig Austrie had 15 points and six boards while Jeff Adrien chipped in 14 points and nine rebounds for the Huskies (6-0), who have won their last three games by double-digits.
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun garnered his 780th win in the game, which moved him into a tie with Lou Henson and Lute Olson for eighth place on the all-time list.
Cecil Gresham had 19 points and Ryan McLean added 10 points and four boards for the Bulldogs (1-3), who failed to follow up their first win of the season -- last Saturday against Quinnipiac -- with another victory.
It was a tight game through much of the first half, but the Huskies ripped off a 16-3 run to take a 38-23 lead, as Austrie capped the run on a layup with a bit over three minutes to play in the first half.
Jerome Dyson then hit a basket in the closing moments of the first half and Connecticut held a 45-28 lead going into the locker room.
The Bulldogs tried to keep it close in the second half, but the Huskies steadily increased their lead and held a 72-49 advantage on Thabeet's slam with under 10 minutes to play.
Bryant was held without a point for almost four minutes as Connecticut cruised to the finish line.
Game Notes
This was the first regular season meeting between these two programs...The Huskies host Delaware State on Monday...Connecticut connected on 50.0 percent of its shots compared to just 39 percent shooting from Bryant...Dyson finished the game with 11 points and six boards.
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LaDainian Tomlinson Favorite to be 2007 NFL MVP
With the first NFL preseason game less than two weeks away, it is time to start thinking about football once again at MySportsbook.com. Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson is currently the 5-1 co-favorite to win the award again alongside Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone after his all out assault on the record books last season. For those suffering from amnesia or were under a rock last football season, all L.T. did last season was set the NFL record for rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (31) and total points scored (186) to go along with his 1815 rushing yards and 508 receiving yards. At 6-1, Tom Brady is next in line which isn’t surprising considering all of the firepower the Pats added over the off-season. With the addition of Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker; it would be quite difficult for Brady’s numbers not to improve from last years 3529 yards and 24 touchdowns. There appears to be some decent value in Drew Bees at 10-1 considering he probably would have won the award last year if it wasn’t for L.T.’s record breaking season.
There is no reason to think the Saints will come back to earth this season and playing in a weak NFC, they should have as good a shot as any to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. At 15-1, Donovan McNabb could also be worth a look. Remember, many felt he was the MVP of the first half of the season before going down with a season ending injury. Reportedly, he is in great shape and well ahead of schedule to return to form. Also, he could have some added motivation to put up big numbers this season with the Eagles using their first pick in the draft on McNabb’s future successor Kevin Kolb.
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Saints +6 @ Colts -6
Falcons @ Vikings (pick ‘em)
Panthers @ Rams (pick ‘em)
Broncos -3.5 @ Bills +3.5
Chiefs -1 @ Texans +1
Dolphins +3 @ Redskins -3
Patriots -5 @ Jets +5
Eagles -3.5 @ Packers +3.5
Steelers -4 @ Browns +4
Titans +6 @ Jaguars -6
Bears +6 @ Chargers -6
Lions +3 @ Raiders -3
Bucs +6.5 @ Seahawks -6.5
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Super Bowl line (2008)
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