Bulldogs battle Raiders for Horizon League crown
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03/09/2010 -
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For the fifth straight season the 12th-
ranked Butler Bulldogs will take part in the Horizon League Tournament
Championship Game when they host the Wright State Raiders this evening at the
Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Raiders finished the regular season with a respectable 12-6 mark in league
play, and that was good enough for the team to earn the second seed in the
tournament and a bye to the semifinals. In the semifinal round, the Raiders
defeated the seventh-seeded Detroit Titans by a 69-50 margin.
As for the Bulldogs, they were outstanding this year, posting just the fourth-
ever perfect season in the Horizon League by finishing with an 18-0 ledger.
Butler is also an impressive 14-0 at home and since Brad Stevens took over for
the Bulldogs, the team is 43-3 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The team carried that
momentum into its semifinal matchup with Milwaukee, posting a 68-59 win over
the Panthers on Saturday. This might be the fifth straight Horizon League
tournament title match for Butler, but the team has hoisted the trophy just
once during this run.
One of those losses in the championship game for Butler came in 2007 against
the Raiders by a five-point margin. Despite that loss, the Bulldogs still own
a 22-15 edge over Wright State in the all-time series, and that includes two
victories during the regular season.
The Raiders used their tenacious defensive play to grab a victory over Detroit
in their semifinal matchup. Wright State held Detroit to just 50 points in the
win and limited the Titans to a meager 39.1 percent shooting effort that
included an equally poor 2-of-15 clip from long range. Wright State has used
its stingy defensive play throughout the season to corral victories, as the
team is limiting the opposition to just 60.6 ppg. At the other end of the
floor the team has been paced by Vaughn Duggins and his 14.4 ppg. Todd Brown
is the only other player netting double figures on the season, and comes into
this game with 13.0 ppg. Duggins posted 12 points in the win over Detroit,
while Brown added 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists. The team was led
by Ronnie Thomas and Troy Tabler though, as Thomas scored a team-best 18
points, while Tabler posted 16 points.
All five starters for the Bulldogs scored in double figures in Butler's
victory over Milwaukee in semifinal round action. Matt Howard led the way with
18 points for Butler, which shot a respectable 47.7 percent from the floor,
and also connected on 22-of-32 shots from behind the arc. Ronald Nored added
13 points and eight rebounds, while Shelvin Mack and Willie Veasley tallied 12
and 11 points, respectively. Gordon Hayward helped out as well, posting a
double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds. Hayward has been the main source
of production throughout the season and comes into the title game averaging
15.6 ppg and 8.6 rpg. Mack is contributing 13.9 ppg on the season, while
Howard is posting 12.2 ppg, to go along with 5.3 rpg. Veasley is helping out
with 10.4 ppg, while Nored is pacing the team with 111 assists.
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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.
This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy. A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
Current betting odds Heisman trophy are:
Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame)
Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma)
Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State)
Michael Bush (RB, Louisville)
Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia)
Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville)
Chris Leak (QB, Florida)
Mike Hart (RB, Michigan)
Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State)
Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame)
Drew Tate (QB, Iowa)
Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal)
Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn)
Chad Henne (QB, Michigan)
Kyle Wright (QB, Miami)
Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State)
Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama)
JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU)
Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State)
Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina)
Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech) |
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