Carter, Stoudemire awarded NBA weekly honors

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02/26/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vince Carter of the New Jersey Nets and Amare Stoudemire of the Phoenix Suns were awarded Player of the Week honors for the period ending February 25.

Carter took home the Eastern Conference award after averaging a league-best 37.3 points per game to go along with 7.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists. Carter poured in a season-high 46 points in a loss to New Orleans/Oklahoma City on February 21. He also netted 40 points, grabbed nine boards and dished out eight assists in a victory over the New York Knicks on February 25.

Stoudemire garnered the Western Conference award after averaging 30 points and 12 rebounds in four wins last week for the Suns. He had 32 points and 12 boards in a win over Boston on February 21, then registered season highs with 43 points and six assists in a victory over the Atlanta Hawks on February 25.

Other nominees for Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Charlotte's Emeka Okafor, Chicago's Luol Deng, Detroit's Chauncey Billups, Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki, Houston's Tracy McGrady and New Orleans/Oklahoma City's Tyson Chandler.

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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds  
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.

Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.

Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.

Below is a list of some of the favorites to win the 2007 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship lines. For the full list of teams and March Madness odds be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com. If you want to use your credit card to bet on college hoops or any other event, MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry.

Arizona 20-1

Butler 20-1

Duke 30-1

Florida 7-2

Georgetown 30-1

Indiana 35-1

Kansas 15-1

Marquette 25-1

Maryland 40-1

Memphis 50-1

Nevada 50-1

UNC 9-2

OSU 8-1

Oregon 30-1

Pittsburgh 15-1

Texas 30-1

Texas A&M 18-1

UCLA 6-1

Wisconsin 10-1

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