Magic shoot for fifth straight win against Blazers

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11/10/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Home has been sweet so far this season for the Orlando Magic, who will shoot for their fifth straight win tonight versus the Portland Trail Blazers at Amway Arena.

Orlando opened the 2008-09 campaign with consecutive losses, then won the first four games of a five-game homestand. In Saturday's 106-81 victory over the winless Washington Wizards, Dwight Howard scored 31 points on 11-of-13 shooting and pulled down 16 rebounds to lead the way. Howard also finished with three blocked shots.

Mickael Pietrus had 18 points, Keith Bogans 13 and Hedo Turkoglu scored 11 points for Orlando. After Monday's game versus the Blazers, the Magic will hit the road for three games at Oklahoma City, Dallas and Charlotte.

Portland will begin a five-game road trip tonight against Orlando, Miami, New Orleans, Minnesota and Golden State. After losing its first two games of this month, Portland has bounced back with consecutive victories, including Saturday's 97-93 triumph over the Timberwolves at the Rose Garden.

Brandon Roy scored 24 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 31.9 seconds left, and handed out nine assists. LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Portland, which improved to 3-3 on the season.

Travis Outlaw and Rudy Fernandez each scored 11 points for the Blazers.

Orlando won both meetings with Portland a year ago and has won four straight and six of the last seven matchups in this series.

Portland has lost three straight after winning its last six at Orlando.

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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:

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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:

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"Happy Feet": 2/1

"Monster House": 20/1

Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:

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Pro Football Odds : NFC SOUTH BETTING ODDS

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NFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with.

Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.

There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.

Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year.

Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City.

The Patriots will make NFL betting fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.

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