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Howard powers Magic past Bulls

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11/02/2006 - Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwight Howard posted 27 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic over the Chicago Bulls, 109-94, at TD Waterhouse Center.

Grant Hill scored 19 points for the Magic, who won their season opener. Jameer Nelson added 21 points and Hedo Turkoglu notched 11 points and seven boards.

Ben Gordon scored 24 points for the Bulls, who opened the 2006-07 season with a 108-66 rout of Miami at American Airlines Arena Tuesday. Kirk Hinrich netted 14 points and rookie Thabo Sefolosha contributed 13 points.

Chicago swingman Tyrus Thomas broke his nose during a collision in the second half of Chicago's season opener in Miami and returned to Chicago to get a mask specially made for him on Wednesday. He did not play though against Orlando.

Orlando opened the game with a 12-3 run capped by a pair of Hill free throws with 7:33 left. The Magic continued to control the game down the first-quarter stretch and led 32-20 heading into the second.

Orlando went on a 15-6 spurt midway through the second capped by a Nelson layup with 3:44 remaining and outscored the Bulls by six points in the quarter for a 63-45 halftime advantage.

With a 12-point lead in the third quarter, Orlando took off on a 15-2 run capped by a pair of Darko Milicic free throws with 4:39 left.

Malik Allen then scored a layup that sparked a 10-1 Bulls spurt and Chicago managed to shave two points off its deficit in the third to trail 86-70 heading into the fourth.

Chicago outscored Orlando by just one point in the final period, however, as the early Magic lead proved insurmountable.

The Magic won despite committing 23 turnovers compared to just 15 by Chicago.

Game Notes

The Magic have dropped six of eight and nine of the last 12 meetings with Chicago. They also ended a five-game home losing streak in the series.

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Big East Conference odds

Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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