Billups, Nuggets take on Mavericks

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11/07/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver fans will finally get a look at their revamped team when the Nuggets play host to the Dallas Mavericks at Pepsi Arena Friday.

The Nuggets on Monday traded nine-time All-Star guard Allen Iverson to the Detroit Pistons for guard Chauncey Billups, forward Antonio McDyess, and center Cheikh Samb. But, the new Denver players did not dress for Wednesday's matchup with Golden State since Billups was unable to pass a physical in time.

Billups is expected to play Friday as is the 7-foot-1 Samb, who led the NBA Development League with 4.0 blocks a game last season while McDyess will be on the sidelines at the Nuggets attempt to buy out his contract.

Playing without its new point guard, Denver fell to Golden State in Oakland when Stephen Jackson scored a game-high 29 points and dished out seven assists, leading the Warriors to a 111-101 victory.

Carmelo Anthony had a team-high 28 points to go with eight rebounds and five assists, and Dahntay Jones scored 15 points for the Nuggets, who have lost three of four games to begin the season.

Nene recorded a double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds, while Kenyon Martin posted 11 points in defeat.

Meanwhile, Dallas is coming off an impressive 98-81 rout of the Spurs in San Antonio.

Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points, seven rebounds and three assists, while Jason Terry, in his first start of the year, added 29 points, six assists and three rebounds in the game.

Josh Howard had 14 points and 12 boards for the Mavs, who have alternated wins and losses in their first four games of the season. Jason Kidd chipped in nine points, 10 assists and eight boards in the win.

Dallas will be trying to start the season 3-0 on the road for the first time since the 2002-03 season.

The Nuggets have won three of the past four meetings between the two teams and two straight in Denver.

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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds

The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.

Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”

“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”

MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:

Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:

Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1

Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17

Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1

Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1

Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1

Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1

Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5

Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1

Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1

Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1

Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50

Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1

Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1

Best Animated Feature Film:

"Cars": 1/3

"Happy Feet": 2/1

"Monster House": 20/1

Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:

"Water" – Canada: 22/1

"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2

"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1

"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1

"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10

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"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5

"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2

"Helmer & Son": 5/2

"The Saviour": 6/1

"West Bank Story": 7/2

Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:

"Babel": 7/4

"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1

"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20

"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4

"The Queen": 5/4

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"Babel": 11/4

"The Departed": 1/2

"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2

"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10

"The Queen": 20/1

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10

Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1

Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1

Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5

Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1

Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1

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