Jazz continue mastery of Pistons

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03/10/2010 - Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Deron Williams paced a balanced attack with 18 points and 12 assists, and the Utah Jazz trounced the Detroit Pistons, 115-104, at the Palace at Auburn Hills.

Mehmet Okur and Paul Millsap each added 18 points for Utah, which secured its fifth consecutive winning season with its 42nd win and its 21st winning campaign in 22 seasons under head coach Jerry Sloan. Kyle Korver and Wesley Matthews each had 14 points, while Andrei Kirilenko and Carlos Boozer both finished with 11.

Boozer also had 12 rebounds, while Millsap had nine, as the Jazz beat the Pistons for the 10th consecutive time dating back to the 2004-05 season.

Charlie Villanueva paced the Detroit attack with 19 points, and Richard Hamilton put up 16 in the defeat, the Pistons' seventh in eight games. Will Bynum had 14, Jonas Jerebko 13 and Tayshaun Prince and Ben Gordon each had 11.

Jason Maxiell provided 10 points and 11 boards for the Pistons.

Detroit held a 29-28 lead after one quarter, but Utah dominated the Pistons, 35-14, in the second.

The Jazz began the frame on a 14-0 run, as Korver, Ronnie Price and Millsap each hit a pair of shots. Millsap's basket with eight minutes until halftime made it 42-29, and the margin escalated to 20, 61-41, on a pair of Okur free throws with 1 1/2 minutes left.

The halftime score was 63-43.

Detroit made a late run in the third to cut its deficit to as small as 11, but Utah still went to the fourth with an 87-74 advantage.

Okur and Korver hit back-to-back three-pointers early in the fourth to make it a 93-76 contest, and the outcome was never in doubt down the stretch.

Game Notes

Utah improved to 2-0 on a four-game trip that will take it to Milwaukee and Oklahoma City...Detroit guard Rodney Stuckey was cleared to exercise Wednesday after a scary collapse in last week's loss to Cleveland...The Jazz improved to 17-14 on the road, while Detroit fell to 15-18 at home...The Pistons' last win in this series came on March 13, 2005...Utah has won four straight overall...The Pistons clinched their second straight losing campaign after going to the Eastern Conference finals in six of the previous seven seasons.

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Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.

"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."

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*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007

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While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."

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