Hawks hit the road for clash with Clippers
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02/17/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks pick up after the All-Star break by embarking on a four-game Western road trip starting tonight in Los Angeles versus a Clippers club still searching for its first win under interim coach Kim Hughes.
The Hawks finished the first half in losing fashion last Wednesday, when Daequan Cook scored 13 of his season high-tying 17 points in the fourth quarter to carry Miami to a 94-76 road win over Atlanta.
Josh Smith scored 18 for Atlanta, which was dominated by a 45-8 count in bench scoring. All-Star Al Horford tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks, who had a three-game winning streak broken.
"I just felt like we gave it away," Horford said. "We missed some shots we normally make. This was just a tough loss."
Atlanta, which is 12-12 on the road this season, will also visit Phoenix, Golden State and Utah on is trek.
Hours after trading center Marcus Camby to Portland, the Clips fell to the Blazers last night when Martell Webster made a career-high seven three- pointers on his way to tying a career-best with 28 points in Portland's 109-87 win at the Rose Garden.
The main story, however, was the blockbuster trade that sent Camby from the Clippers in exchange for injured forward Travis Outlaw, guard Steve Blake and $3 million.
Eric Gordon finished with 20 points for the Clippers, who have dropped five straight and are 0-4 since Hughes took over as head coach after Mike Dunleavy stepped down to concentrate on his duties as the team's general manager.
Rasual Butler added 18 points for Los Angeles, while DeAndre Jordan tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench in defeat.
"We just made a couple of bad plays where [the Trail Blazers] converted on them and they started to hit a lot of threes towards the end," Gordon said. "They just caught fire for a minute, which we couldn't come back."
Blake, who averaged 7.6 points in 51 games for the Blazers this season, could be in the lineup tonight. Outlaw hasn't suited up since breaking his foot at Charlotte in November.
The Hawks have won three of their past four meetings with the Clippers, including a 103-97 win in Atlanta on February 3.
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Super Bowl XLIII isn't even a week old yet and oddsmakers have already released Super Bowl XLIV odds.
Despite the Pittsburgh Steelers winning Super Bowl 43, the New England Patriots are 8/1 favorites to win Super Bowl 44.
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New England Patriots 8/1
Dallas Cowboys 9/1
New York Giants 10/1
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Indianapolis Colts 12/1
San Diego Chargers 12/1
Baltimore Ravens 14/1
Tennessee Titans 16/1
Carolina Panthers 18/1
Philadelphia Eagles 18/1
New Orleans Saints 20/1
Atlanta Falcons 25/1
Denver Broncos 25/1
Green Bay Packers 25/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 25/1
Minnesota Vikings 25/1
New York Jets 25/1
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Chicago BearS 30/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30/1
Buffalo Bills 35/1
Houston TexaNS 35/1
Miami Dolphins 35/1
Washington Redskins 35/1
Seattle SeahawkS 50/1
Cleveland Browns 55/1
Cincinnati Bengals 60/1
San Francisco 49ers 60/1
Oakland Raiders 75/1
St. Louis Rams 75/1
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Kansas City Chiefs 100/1
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