Rebels and Pokes duke it out in Mountain West showdown

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02/04/2012 - Laramie, WY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tied with San Diego State atop the Mountain West Conference standings, the 11th-ranked UNLV Runnin' Rebels are again out on the road this afternoon as they tangle with the Wyoming Cowboys at Arena Auditorium in Laramie.

The Rebels, off to their best start in a generation, had their issues in the first half against Colorado State in the most recent outing on Wednesday night, but after 40 minutes it was clear that UNLV was the better team as it cruised to the 82-63 win at home. The victory was the fifth in a row and the 12th in the last 13 games for the Rebels, who have lost only to San Diego State on the road on a last-second shot during that stretch.

As for the Cowboys, they continue to play in the shadows of the big boys in the MWC, even though they've turned in 17 wins in 22 games already. However, the last couple of weeks have been a bit pressing for the Pokes with two losses in the last three outings, the lone win coming against Boise State (75-64), which is still winless in the MWC. Three nights ago, Wyoming dropped to 3-3 in league play with a 58-52 loss at TCU.

The Rebels, who will host the Cowboys in Las Vegas next month, have dominated the all-time series with a 28-14 advantage, thanks in part to a 90-77 win in the most recent meeting last season at the Thomas & Mack Center.

UNLV trailed by seven points in the first half against visiting Colorado State at home a few nights back, but then the hosts came alive and eventually shot 59.4 percent from the field in the first half to give themselves a cushion at the break. Except for Brice Massamba who finished with just four points, every starter scored in double figures for the Rebels, beginning with Chace Stanback and Oscar Bellfield who both tallied 16 points, followed by Mike Moser and Anthony Marshall with 13 apiece. Moser, who pulled down a team-best eight rebounds, failed to register a double-double due to the fact that he dealt with early foul trouble and had to take a seat on the bench. Nevertheless, Moser is still one of the nation's leaders on the glass with his 11.6 rpg and is also first on the team with his 14.7 ppg, although Stanback has closed the gap slightly and is now putting up 14.2 ppg. Marshall (11.8 ppg) has teamed with Bellfield (9.7 ppg) to deliver a collective 241 assists which makes it so tough for defenders to handle both players and their passing abilities.

The staunch Wyoming defense was a bit lax against the Horned Frogs in the latest outing, allowing the hosts to make good on 57.1 percent from the field in the first half, giving TCU enough of an advantage to ride out the second half at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth. Nevertheless, Leonard Washington still posted a game-high 21 points for the visitors, followed by Adam Waddell and Francisco Cruz with 13 and 10 points, but even that was not enough to offset the awful 2-of-12 shooting performance behind the three-point line by Luke Martinez. Washington, the team's leading scorer in three of the last four contests, has boosted his season average of 13.1 ppg up to 17.2 ppg versus the rest of the MWC and yet the team as a whole is posting just 60.8 ppg in league tests which is almost five points per game under their season average. The same goes with the defense for the Pokes which, overall this year has limited opponents to 53.8 ppg, but MWC foes have managed to put up 58.3 ppg which makes the team's scoring margin that much smaller.

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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout

An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.

Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off.  Randy was not impressed though.  Paula thought he started off fantastic.  "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. 

Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed.  Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact.  He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. 

Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula.  Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.

Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next.  Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential.  Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell.  He sang "Careless Whisper".

22 year old Chris Richardson was up next.  He was listed with +1100 odds coming in.  He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. 

Nick was boring and pitchy.  Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week.  Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. 

Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds .  These of course were the early odds.  He was considered original for picking an "odd song".  He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night. 

Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good. 

Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds.  Great voice and a great sense of humor.  He's a real standout.  Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit.  Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig". 

Jared Cotter followed.  He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition.  The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. 

22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next.  "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon.  Though the judges felt he performed okay.  Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.

Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition.  He was the last to perform.  He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. 

Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys.  Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.

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