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11/15/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bulls will close out a five-game homestand Saturday night versus the rival Indiana Pacers at the United Center.
The Bulls improved to 2-2 on the residency after Thursday's 98-91 win over the Dallas Mavericks, as Ben Gordon scored 35 points and rookie phenom Derrick Rose ended with 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
Luol Deng scored 20 points and pulled down nine rebounds while Tyrus Thomas had eight points and eight rebounds off the bench for Chicago, which ended a two-game losing streak.
Indiana will try to get back on the winning track this evening after having its three-game winning streak halted in Friday's 94-92 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Danny Granger had 18 points and six rebounds for the Pacers, who got 17 points and 10 rebounds from Marquis Daniels. T.J. Ford had 12 points, seven assists, and five rebounds in a losing effort.
The Pacers and Bulls split four meetings a year ago, but Chicago has won six of the past nine matchups.
Indiana has lost four of five in the Windy City.
<< Nets, Hawks close out home-and-home set
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets will shoot for back-to-back wins for
the first time this season tonight, when they wrap up a home-and-home set
against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena.
New Jersey ended a three-game slide
<< Woeful Clippers host Warriors
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of struggling teams in the NBA's Pacific Division
hookup Saturday, when the Golden State Warriors travel down the coast to take
on the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center.
The Warriors fell to 3-6 on the yo
<< No. 18 USC lifts lid on new season against UC-Irvine
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In-state foes meet at the Galen Center
today, as the UC-Irvine Anteaters do battle with the 18th-ranked USC Trojans
in the season-opener for each program.
The Anteaters posted an 18-16 record under head coa
<< No. 13 Memphis begins season against visiting Fairfield
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 13th-ranked Memphis Tigers open up their
2008-09 season at home this evening, as they welcome the Fairfield Stags to
FedExForum for a non-conference matchup.
John Calipari's Tigers are probably in a for a b
Celtics, Bucks square off at Bradley Center >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics will hit the road tonight against the
Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center.
Boston went 2-1 on a three-game homestand and had a six-game winning streak
stopped with Friday's 94-85 loss to the Denv
Blazers pay a visit to Minnesota >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers will try to get back on the
winning track tonight, when they resume a five-game road trip against the
Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.
Portland had a four-game winning str
Habs try to continue regular-season dominance of Flyers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Though the Canadiens stumbled in the playoffs last season
versus the Flyers, they've had no problem beating them in the regular
season. Montreal will try to top Philadelphia for an eighth straight time
tonight in a battle bet
Streaking Caps play home-and-home finale in Jersey >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The red-hot Washington Capitals will aim for a home-and-
home sweep of New Jersey tonight, when the slumping Devils host the finale at
the Prudential Center.
The Capitals have won five straight and are coming off Friday's
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NEW YORK (AP) -By staying away from the cupcakes, Southern California earned itself a slim new ranking.
No. 1 always seems to fit USC.
Southern California jumped two spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, rewarded by voters for opening the season with a dominant performance on the road against a BCS conference opponent.
Georgia and Ohio State, the preseason Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, started their seasons with glorified scrimmages at home against FCS (formerly I-AA) teams. USC, however, traveled across country to face Virginia and could not have been more impressive in a 52-7 victory.
Georgia fell to No. 2 and Ohio State to No 3.
"We realize that rankings so early in a season are certainly fluid. But rankings do help establish a pecking order for things later in the season," USC coach Pete Carroll said in a statement. "As for moving into the No. 1 spot, it's nice to know that people think highly of our team."
Since reaching No. 1 on Dec. 7, 2003, the final-regular season AP poll of that season, USC has been No. 1 in 39 polls, by far the most of any team during that time.
"Some have said the voters are taking our schedule into consideration," Carroll said. "Our philosophy has always been to schedule outstanding opponents. We need to play challenging games like we just did, traveling across the country to open the season at Virginia. Games like that bring out our best and make us stronger as a team."
The latest voting was close. USC received 21 first-place votes and 1,539 points from the 65-member media panel. Georgia had 20 first-place votes and 1,506 points. Ohio State got 15 first-place votes and 1,497 points.
"I'd say we've evolved as pollsters," said Stewart Mandel of SI.com, who moved USC up to No. 1. "In the past, voters just kind of automatically moved teams up and kept teams where they were if they won."
Georgia beat Georgia Southern 45-21 on Saturday and Ohio State opened with a 43-0 win over Youngstown State.
"There's a bit of a growing backlash for the amount of teams that open with I-AA cupcakes," said Mandel, whose book "Bowls, Polls and Tattered Souls" chronicles college football's controversies. "To see a team [USC] go on the road and play a New Year's Day bowl team from last season, and not only play them but destroy them, how could you not reward that team?"
USC also jumped past Georgia to No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' poll, which has the same top five as the AP poll.
"It's definitely a privilege to be No. 1. But it's not heartbreaking to me if we drop," Georgia offensive lineman Josh Davis said. "It doesn't matter right now what we're ranked. What matters is our next game and right now, that's Central Michigan. The only time the polls matter is in December. That's when the polls matter."
While the Bulldogs opened easy, their schedule ultimately should be as difficult as any team's. Georgia's big nonconference test is at No. 15 Arizona State on Sept. 20. The Bulldogs also face six Southeastern Conference rivals that've been ranked in the first two polls.
As for Ohio State, the Buckeyes play at USC on Sept. 13 before getting into the Big Ten schedule.
But of the teams in this week's top 10, USC and Texas are the only ones that don't play an FCS opponent, and the Trojans are the only team that doesn't play a team from a non-BCS conference.
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The last team to drop from No. 1 after a victory was USC last season. LSU jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 when it beat Tulane 34-9, the same week the Trojans edged Washington 27-24 on the road.
The last preseason No. 1 team to lose the top spot after winning its opening game was Florida in 2001. The Gators beat Marshall 49-14, but preseason No. 2 Miami opened with a 33-7 victory over Penn State and the Hurricanes jumped to No. 1 with Florida slipping to second.
The next four teams in the new Top 25 stayed the same: No. 4 Oklahoma (two first-place votes), No. 5 Florida (five first-place votes), No. 6 Missouri (one first-place vote), No. 7 LSU (one first-place vote) and No. 8 West Virginia.
No. 9 Auburn and No. 10 Texas each moved up a spot, taking advantage of Clemson's big drop. Clemson, ninth in the preseason, fell out after losing 34-10 to Alabama on Saturday.
Also falling out after losses were Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and Tennessee.
Moving into the rankings were No. 21 Fresno State, No. 22 Utah, No. 23 UCLA and No. 24 South Carolina.
Alabama moved up 11 spots after its big victory over Clemson.
The second 10 started with No. 11 Wisconsin, followed by Texas Tech, Alabama and Kansas. BYU and Arizona State were tied for 15th. Rivals BYU and Utah are both ranked for the first time since 1996.
South Florida was No. 17, ahead of Oregon, Penn State and Wake Forest at No. 20.
The final five were all the teams to move into the ranking, except for Illinois, which dropped four spots and tied South Carolina for No. 24.
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