Grizzlies, Warriors square off in Oakland

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11/07/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Memphis continues a four-game road swing Friday when they visit Oakland to take on the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena.

The Grizzlies opened the trip with a 100-95 loss at Sacramento, the Kings' first triumph of the year.

Rookie O.J. Mayo had 28 points for the Grizzlies, who fell to miserable 1-25 at Sacramento.

Rudy Gay had 18 points and Kyle Lowry finished with 14 points and seven assists for Memphis, which fell to 0-3 on the road this season.

The Grizzlies will finish their trip with visits to Denver and Phoenix.

The Warriors improved to 2-3 on the young season when Stephen Jackson scored a game-high 29 points and dished out seven assists, leading the Warriors to a 111-101 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday.

Brandan Wright added a career-high 18 points to go along with 13 rebounds for his first career double-double for the Warriors, who have won two of three after opening the season with two losses.

Kelenna Azubuike added 22 points and eight rebounds, while Andris Biedrins tallied 12 points and 11 rebounds for his 12th consecutive double-double.

Golden State will be looking to avenge an embarrassing 90-79 loss to the Grizzlies in Memphis on Monday, while the Grizz look to turn around their recent misfortunes away from home. Memphis is already 0-3 on the road this season and have lost 25 of their last 29 road encounters. Meanwhile, they have lost four straight in Oakland.

The Warriors will likely be without high-scoring forward Corey Maggette for a second straight game due to a sore left hamstring.

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The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.

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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).

Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.

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Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.

Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.

''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''

Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
   
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.

”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
   
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