NBA Playoff Betting Lines Game 2 Lakers v Utah

NBA Basketball Playoff Betting Lines on Game 2 between the LA Lakers and Utah Jazz sees the Lakers a -7 point -110 favorite to take an early 2-0 lead in this series. Kobe Bryant led all scorers in Game 1 as the Lakers cruised to comfortable win over the Jazz who did fightback from a large deficit with a 15-3 run in the third. But, the Lakers still had another gear and pulled away with ease down the stretch.

The Detroit Pistons are generous money line odds at +165 in Game 2 of their series against the Orlando Magic. Hard to see the Magic winning both home games against a focused Detroit who easily accounted for Orlando in both games 1 and 2 earlier in the week. Detroit has shown they can shutdown the Magic and this will see them take an unassailable 3-0 series lead.

NBA Betting Line Odds quoted are courtesy of BetUS.com one of the world’s biggest online bookmakers.

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Melbourne Cup Prizemoney increase for 2008

Racing Victoria Ltd has announced a 10% increase in Melbourne Cup prizemoney. The two mile staying feature that dominates the Melbourne Spring Carnival will now be worth a staggering $5.5 million.

The 2008 Emirates Melbourne Cup will enjoy a $500,000 increase on last year’s event to maintain it’s standing in the world of thoroughbred racing as the second richest turf race in the world behind the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

VRC Chief Executive Dale Monteith said,  “We regard the Cup as the staying championship of the world and we want it to maintain that standing,”

“An increase of 10% for the prizemoney will ensure that the 2008 Emirates Melbourne Cup maintains its relativity amongst the leading races of the world, providing an appropriate reward for those who take up the challenge to win ‘The Race That Stops A Nation,”

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