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Felton's late bucket lifts Bobcats over WizardsBasketball Betting Lines02/09/2010 - Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Raymond Felton hit the go-ahead jumper with 1.9 seconds to play, lifting the Charlotte Bobcats to a 94-92 victory over the Washington Wizards. Stephen Jackson finished with 22 points to pace the Bobcats, who snapped a three-game slide. Gerald Wallace added 17 points and 13 rebounds, while Boris Diaw and Flip Murray each scored 16. Felton had 11 points in the victory. Caron Butler had 23 points and eight assists to lead the Wizards, who last played Friday in a win at Orlando. Their scheduled game Saturday against Atlanta was postponed because of a blizzard that hit Washington hard. Mike Miller had 19 points in the loss, while Antawn Jamison finished with 16 but missed a potential game-tying leaner in the lane at the buzzer. Miller drained a three to put Washington ahead 92-91 with 47.1 seconds to play. Murray drew a foul at the other end and missed the first but made his second attempt to even the score with 32.9 ticks left. After Jamison missed a jumper for the Wizards, the Bobcats took possession with a little over 20 seconds to play. Felton had the ball near the foul line and drove left, setting up with his back to the basket. He faked left before spinning right and nailing the fadeaway 19-footer. Jamison's attempt at the other end bounced off the front of the rim to secure the Charlotte win. Neither team held a lead of more than seven points, as the game was back-and- forth throughout. The Wizards held a 27-24 edge after the first quarter, though the Bobcats ended the half with a Murray layup and a Diaw three to go into the break ahead 50-49. Charlotte was ahead 73-70 moving to the fourth, and back-to-back baskets from Murray and Diaw had the Bobcats up 81-74 with a little more than nine minutes to play. But Butler answered with the next seven points to bring the Wizards even, and it was close the rest of the way. Game Notes Andray Blatche had 15 points off the bench for Washington, which also got 12 points and 11 boards from Brendan Haywood...Nazr Mohammed had 10 rebounds for Charlotte...The game featured 10 lead changes and 17 ties.
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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana Should be in: Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it? Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel. Work left to do: Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third. Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim. Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either. Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim. For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com Additional sports lines can be found at: www.Sportsbooks.com To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards.
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