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02/14/2012 - New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hornets shooting guard Eric Gordon will miss another six weeks after he undergoes arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Tuesday.
Gordon first suffered the injury in the season opener against Phoenix and experienced swelling in the knee upon his return against Philadelphia on January 4. Doctors recommended treatment and rest, but have now decided surgery is the best option.
"After consulting with our medical staff, we concluded that surgery was the best route and in the best interest of Eric for the long term. We had hoped with rest and rehab, Eric's knee would have healed," Hornets general manager Dell Demps said. "Eric is eager to return to the court and we are confident Hornet fans will get to see him soon."
Gordon, acquired in mid-December by the Hornets as part of the Chris Paul trade, averaged 22.3 points for the Clippers in 2010-11. He put up 20 and 22 points in his only two games this season.
New Orleans defeated the Jazz on Monday but still sits in the basement of the Southwest Division standings with a 5-23 record.
<< No. 2 Connecticut thumps Oklahoma
Norman, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tiffany Hayes poured in a game-high 23 points to
go with six rebounds, seven assists and three steals as second-ranked
Connecticut easily took down Oklahoma, 73-55, on Monday.
Bria Hartley had 20 poin
<< Arnold's OT strike gives BC Beanpot title
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bill Arnold's tally with 6.4 seconds remaining
in overtime sent Boston College to a 3-2 victory over Boston University to
claim the championship of the 60th annual Beanpot at TD Garden.
Arnold accepted a
<< No. 4 Kansas tops Kansas State
Manhattan, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyshawn Taylor totaled 20 points, five
rebounds and five assists as No. 4 Kansas got past Kansas State, 59-53,
at Bramlage Coliseum.
Jeff Withey added 18 points with 11 rebounds for the Jayhawk
<< Pavelski picks up 4 points as Sharks top Caps
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Pavelski totaled four points on two
goals and two assists as San Jose dealt Washington a 5-3 defeat at Verizon
Center.
Patrick Marleau contributed a pair of goals and Brent Burns also scored
Canucks edge Coyotes in lengthy shootout >>
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Kesler scored the game-winning goal in
the sixth round of the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks edged the Phoenix
Coyotes, 2-1, at Rogers Arena.
Kesler moved in slowly and fired a quick wrist sho
Anderson passes first-round test in San Jose >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fifth-seeded Kevin Anderson outlasted Grigor
Dimitrov of Bulgaria, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3) in first-round action at the
SAP Open on Monday.
Dimitrov cruised in the first set before losing a second-set t
Hornets' Gordon sidelined six weeks after surgery >>
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Orleans Hornets guard Eric Gordon is
expected to be sidelined for six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee
surgery on Tuesday.
The Hornets said the procedure was performed "to clean up his r
Heat finish hectic stretch in Indy >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat try to continue one of their best starts in
team history this evening when they visit the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life
Fieldhouse.
Miami kept rolling on Monday, as LeBron James scored 35 points to lead the
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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