Hornets aim for another win over Grizzlies

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01/30/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Hornets will try to continue their recent dominance of the Memphis Grizzlies when the two clubs collide Saturday night at FedEx Forum.

New Orleans defeated the Grizzlies, 113-111, on January 20 in the Big Easy, as James Posey's layup of an inbounds toss with 1.1 seconds to go capped a big fourth-quarter comeback. The Hornets have won two straight, nine of 10 and 14 of the last 16 matchups with Memphis, which has a chance to snap its funk in the series considering these two teams have split the previous 12 encounters in Tennessee. The Grizzlies have also won their last 11 as the host.

The Hornets had their two-game overall winning streak cut short with Friday's 108-106 overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls at New Orleans Arena. David West had 29 points and 14 boards, and Chris Paul finished with 18 points and 12 assists for New Orleans, which got 20 points out of Marcus Thornton.

"It's a tough loss," said Paul, who suffered a knee injury in the loss and is questionable for tonight's game. "We gave ourselves an opportunity to win. We made a few mistakes there at the end. We said going into overtime let's find a way to win it. We got off to a good start. We went to D. West early, but in the end they found a way to beat us."

The Hornets will shoot for their 10th (9-16) road win of the season tonight.

Memphis will kick off a short homestand Saturday versus the Hornets and Lakers, and owns an impressive 17-5 mark as the host this season. It has won a franchise-record 11 games in a row at FedEx Forum, and the last team to beat the Grizz at home was Boston back on December 14.

The Grizzlies had their three-game winning streak stopped with Friday's 104-97 loss at San Antonio, as O.J. Mayo compiled 28 points and Zach Randolph chipped in 19 points and 13 rebounds in defeat.

"We turned the ball over too much tonight," said Randolph. "We couldn't make enough shots to stay in the game. The Spurs made a lot, and we couldn't sustain."

Mike Conley finished with 12 points and eight assists for Memphis, which will also welcome the Los Angeles Lakers to town on the residency.

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Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off.  Randy was not impressed though.  Paula thought he started off fantastic.  "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. 

Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed.  Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact.  He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. 

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22 year old Chris Richardson was up next.  He was listed with +1100 odds coming in.  He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. 

Nick was boring and pitchy.  Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week.  Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. 

Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds .  These of course were the early odds.  He was considered original for picking an "odd song".  He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night. 

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A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.

Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.

"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."

Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com

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