Afflalo leads No. 4 UCLA over Stanford

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02/25/2007 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arron Afflalo poured in 20 points and grabbed six rebounds as No. 4 UCLA trounced Stanford, 75-61.

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute posted 11 points and grabbed seven boards for the Bruins (25-3, 14-2 Pac-10), who clinched at least a share of the Pac-10 title for the second straight season. Darren Collison added 10 points and dished out six assists in the win.

UCLA, which shot 48 percent from the floor, closes out its season next week at both Washington schools.

Brook Lopez scored 23 points on 11-of-16 shooting with nine rebounds for the Cardinal (17-10, 9-7), who have dropped four of their last six games. Lawrence Hill had 13 points in defeat. Stanford finishes out the season next week when it hosts both Arizona schools.

UCLA led by as many as six during a close first half while Stanford tied it at 19 on Kenny Brown's three-pointer with 9:06 left. Afflalo, though, responded with one of his own to put the Bruins back up by three.

Late in the frame, UCLA held a 36-30 edge, but Hill hit a triple as the Cardinal trailed by three at the half.

The Bruins opened the second with a 17-7 run -- capped by Russell Westbrook's trey -- for a 53-40 advantage with 14:31 to play. Stanford never got closer than nine the rest of the way as UCLA cruised to victory.

Game Notes

Stanford, which won the first meeting 75-68 on January 28, still holds a 127-89 lead in the all-time series.

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The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.

They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.

"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."

Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.

New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.

Not so sound on the ground

If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.

Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com

“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.

Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.

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Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.

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