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02/20/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Knicks team president Donnie Walsh said the team has more 'flexibility' to bring in high-priced players now that the trade deadline has come and gone.

The Knicks acquired former scoring champion Tracy McGrady on Thursday in a three-team swap with Houston and Sacramento, and will resume a three-game homestand tonight versus the Oklahoma City Thunder at Madison Square Garden. They're now capable of offering two maximum salary contracts to the 2010 free agent class which includes stars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, among others.

New York, which freed itself of about $32 million in salary cap space, received McGrady's league-high $23 million expiring contract from the Rockets as well as Kings point guard Sergio Rodriguez. Houston gets forwards Jordan Hill and Jared Jeffries from the Knicks, and a protected 2012 first-round pick. The Rockets have the option of exchanging first-round draft picks in 2011. The Kings acquired guard Larry Hughes from New York, and forwards Carl Landry and Joey Dorsey from Houston.

McGrady could make his Big Apple debut tonight, but it's still unclear. He has appeared in just six games this season after returning from knee surgery and has career averages of 21.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 34.4 minutes in 790 career games (640 starts) in 13 NBA seasons with Toronto, Orlando and Houston. All the players involved in the three-team trade have to pass a physical and get all the necessary paperwork completed before anyone can play with their new team.

"Hopefully we get it done," Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said on the team's site. "They're all excited to play and they want to play. It's not just up to us, it's the other teams, everybody has to pass their physicals and get all the paperwork. If we can get it all done, they'll be ready to play tomorrow. And I hope that that's the case."

The Knicks could use any kind of boost right now and have lost five in a row, including Wednesday's 115-109 setback versus the Chicago Bulls in the opener of the homestand. Al Harrington had 27 points and Wilson Chandler added 26, while David Lee had 23 points and 12 boards. The Knicks will also host Milwaukee and are 12-17 at MSG this season.

Oklahoma City will try to extend its season high winning streak to eight games Saturday night. The Thunder made it seven wins in a row with a 99-86 triumph at Dallas on Tuesday, as All-Star Kevin Durant extended his franchise record of scoring at least 25 points in 26 consecutive games with exactly 25 points. His current stretch is the longest run since Allen Iverson reached the magic number in 27 straight games during his MVP 2000-2001 season.

Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook and James Harden each had 17 points in the win, as Oklahoma City improved to a season-best 10 games above .500. The seven consecutive victories is the longest since a nine-game run early in the 2004-05 campaign.

"It's just how we've been playing defense together," Russell Westbrook said of the recent success.

The Thunder are fighting for playoff positioning in the West and will also visit Minnesota on the current road swing. They've won three in a row as the guest and are 15-11 away from home this season.

Oklahoma City beat the Knicks by a 106-88 count at home on January 11 thanks to Durant's game-high 30 points. The Thunder have won five of the last six meetings with New York.

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It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.

As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.

Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.

Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.

Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.

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Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com

In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.

Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.

Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.

Memphis vs. Ohio State

Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.

UCLA vs. Kansas

In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.

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