Williams leads Jazz over Hornets

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04/09/2010 - New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Deron Williams poured in 27 points and dished out 16 assists, as the Utah Jazz held off the New Orleans Hornets, 114-103.

Wesley Matthews added 20 points for the Jazz, who are tied for third in the Western Conference and are just a half-game behind idle Denver for first in the Northwest Division.

Carlos Boozer donated 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Paul Millsap tallied 15 points, 12 boards, six assists and five steals. C.J. Miles chipped in 14 points for Utah, which was without center Mehmet Okur due to a left Achilles' tendon strain.

Darren Collison finished with 28 points and seven assists for the Hornets, who have dropped five in a row. David West tallied 19 points, while Marcus Thornton added 15 points and seven assists in defeat.

Ahead 64-58 in the early stages of the third, Utah went on an 18-3 run to gain some breathing room. Williams tallied 12 points during the stretch, which Millsap capped with a deuce to make it 82-61 with 5:45 left.

The Hornets scored the final seven points of the period to cut the gap to 89-75 heading to the fourth.

New Orleans was within five, 101-96, on a Thornton deuce with over four minutes remaining in the game. However, Utah responded with a 13-4 spurt to seal the victory. The Jazz made a trio of three-pointers during the flurry to take a 114-100 lead.

The Jazz led 32-30 after 12 minutes and held a 60-55 margin at the half.

Game Notes

Utah wins the season series with New Orleans, 3-1...Utah has taken seven of the past eight meetings in the series...The Jazz shot 55 percent from the field, while the Hornets made 49.4 percent of their shots.

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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds

The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.

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“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”

MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:

Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:

Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1

Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17

Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1

Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1

Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1

Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1

Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5

Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1

Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1

Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1

Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50

Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1

Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1

Best Animated Feature Film:

"Cars": 1/3

"Happy Feet": 2/1

"Monster House": 20/1

Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:

"Water" – Canada: 22/1

"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2

"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1

"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1

"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10

Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:

"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5

"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2

"Helmer & Son": 5/2

"The Saviour": 6/1

"West Bank Story": 7/2

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"Babel": 7/4

"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1

"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20

"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4

"The Queen": 5/4

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

"Babel": 11/4

"The Departed": 1/2

"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2

"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10

"The Queen": 20/1

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10

Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1

Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1

Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5

Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1

Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1

Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1

Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8

Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1

Film To Win Most Oscars:

Dreamgirls: 2/3

Pans Labyrinth: 6/5

The Departed: 6/1

The Queen: 11/1

Babel: 15/1

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1

Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1


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