Wildcats on the prowl in the City of Angels

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01/18/2007 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 11th-ranked Arizona Wildcats pull into Los Angeles for a pair of Pac-10 games this week, starting with this evening's showdown with the USC Trojans from the new Galen Center.

Lute Olson's squad is 4-2 in league play, just a half game out of first place, trailing both Oregon and UCLA (4-1). The Wildcats however, enter this contest on a sour note, having dropped a bitter 79-77 decision to Oregon last weekend in Eugene.

The Trojans are 3-2 in league play and also come into this game after a tough loss. Last weekend, USC dropped a heart-breaker to arch-rival UCLA, 65-64.

Arizona holds a 53-34 edge in the all-time series with the Trojans and has won 14 of the last 18 meetings, overall. However, it was USC that got the victory in the last matchup between these two teams, with a 77-70 decision in Los Angeles a year ago.

The Wildcats were held scoreless down the stretch, as Oregon earned a come- from-behind victory in Eugene last weekend. The real difference in the game came from behind the arc, as Arizona managed just three three-pointers, while the Ducks drained 13 long range attempts. Marcus Williams was unstoppable in the low post, scoring a career-high 34 points to go along with 12 rebounds. Mustafa Shakur poured in 21 points and Jawann McClellan chipped in 12 in the loss. This is an Arizona team that thrives at the offensive end of the floor. The team entered the week ranked fifth in the nation in scoring, at 85.7 ppg, while converting 51.2 percent of its shots (sixth nationally). All five starters are averaging double figures, so to say that this team has good scoring depth is probably an understatement. Four of the five starters are shooting well over 50 percent from the floor. Leading the way in the scoring column is Williams, who is netting 18.4 ppg to go along with 7.4 rpg. Ivan Radenovic is next in line at 16.1 ppg, while leading the team on the boards (7.9 rpg). Freshman Chase Budinger (15.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg) finishes off a potent frontcourt. The backcourt is comprised of Shakur (14.4 ppg), who ranks third in the nation in assists (7.6 apg), and McClellan (12.4 ppg), who is shooting .419 from behind the arc.

The Trojans lack the scoring depth that Arizona possesses, but most teams do. Still, USC has the ability to win games at the offensive end, thanks to the play of Nick Young, Lodrick Stewart and Taj Gibson. Young is shooting .533 from the floor and .455 from behind the arc, leading the team in scoring with 16.4 ppg. Stewart gives the team another sniper (.441 from three-point range), resulting in 14.2 ppg. Gibson is another of the Pac-10's gifted freshmen. The 6-9 youngster is shooting a scorching .639 from the floor, while averaging a near double-double with 13.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. The Trojans went toe-to-toe with the Bruins last weekend and were done in by an Arron Afflalo running jumper with four seconds remaining in the contest. USC shot .453 from the floor in the game, and connected on nine three-pointers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory over UCLA. Young led three Trojans in double digits with 14 points. Stewart and Gabe Pruitt chipped in 13 and 10 points, respectively. Gibson netted nine points and grabbed eight rebounds in the loss.

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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.

As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.

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The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.

Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).

But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.

Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.

Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:

Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1

Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2

New York Giants - 9 - 2

Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).

Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.

So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.

And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.

They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.

Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.

But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.

Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.

Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.

Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.

Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?

Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.

In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.

Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.

Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.

The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.

The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.

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