Hamilton and Pistons down Bucks in OT

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02/07/2009 - Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard Hamilton tallied a season-high with 38 points off the bench as the Detroit Pistons outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks, 126-121, in overtime in a battle of Central Division rivals.

Rasheed Wallace also achieved a season-high with 27 points and set a career- mark with seven three-pointers for the Pistons, who have won two in a row. Allen Iverson chipped in 27 points and nine assists while Antonio McDyess finished with 16 points and nine boards.

Ramon Sessions set a career-high with 44 points and doled out a season-high 12 assists for the Bucks, who have lost two in a row. Charlie Villanueva had a season-high 33 points and Richard Jefferson had 16 points.

Keith Bogans, playing in his first game with the Bucks since a trade with Orlando, had eight points in defeat.

Up by three late in the game, Sessions lost the ball and Detroit took over. McDyess then nailed a jumper to make it 106-105 with 1:49 left.

The teams traded baskets and the Pistons, still trailing by one, got the ball back with 34.3 seconds left following a missed short-range jumper from Francisco Elson. Hamilton had his layup bid swatted on the Pistons' first play, but retained possession.

On the ensuing inbounds pass, Tayshaun Prince hit Hamilton on a short pass and "Rip" drained a baseline jumper to give the visitors the lead, 109-108, with 26 seconds remaining.

Sessions then drove the lane down at the other end but was fouled with 21 seconds left. He hit 1-of-2 at the stripe to tie it at 109-all.

The Pistons held the ball for the final shot but with 9.6 seconds left, McDyess was called for an offensive foul and Milwaukee got the ball.

Prince stole the ball on the Bucks' inbounds pass and hustled down the court before passing to Hamilton for a last-second shot. His bid caromed off the rim, though, and the teams headed for overtime.

Wallace's dunk tied the game at 117 with 80 seconds left in the extra frame.

Bogans hit a pair from the line, then with 53.7 seconds left Iverson drove the lane and dropped in a layup high off the glass and was fouled. He connected for a three-point play to make it 120-119.

The teams traded baskets and Charlie Bell botched a short-range jumper while Prince grabbed the rebound with 15.2 seconds left to give Detroit the ball up by one.

Hamilton was fouled with 14.8 seconds left and hit both shots to make it 124-121.

The Bucks had one last shot but Jefferson's three-point attempt bounced off the rim and hit the shot clock, giving the Pistons the ball and essentially the game.

The Pistons led 30-19 after the first frame and were up 54-45 at the break.

The lead seesawed for the better part of the third quarter and Villanueva's free throw and Sessions' dunk gave the Bucks an 82-79 lead heading into the final 12 minutes.

Down by five late in the fourth, Iverson drained a pair from the line and McDyess nailed a jumper to bring the visitors within 97-96 with 4 1/2 minutes left.

Sessions then poured in five straight points to make it 102-96, but Prince knocked down a three to make it a three-point affair with 3:23 showing on the clock.

Game Notes

Detroit was 10-of-18 from three-point range while Milwaukee was 6-for-17 from downtown...The Pistons outrebounded the Bucks, 44-36...The Bucks lost starting point guard Luke Ridnour for the next month due to a broken right thumb he suffered in practice on Thursday. Milwaukee is already without star guard Michael Redd for the remainder of the season with a knee injury, and center Andrew Bogut is out eight weeks with a back problem...The Pistons, who are 13-10 on the road this season, have topped the Bucks four straight times, including an 87-76 win in Milwaukee on December 27. The Bucks are 14-9 as the host on the year.

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An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.

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. 

Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula.  Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.

Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next.  Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential.  Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell.  He sang "Careless Whisper".

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. 

Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good. 

Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds.  Great voice and a great sense of humor.  He's a real standout.  Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit.  Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig". 

Jared Cotter followed.  He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition.  The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. 

22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next.  "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon.  Though the judges felt he performed okay.  Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.

Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition.  He was the last to perform.  He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. 

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