Suns aim to finish off Blazers

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04/29/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Western Conference quarterfinals series between the Phoenix Suns and Portland Trail Blazers has proven styles not only make fights, they decide them.

When the high-flying Suns have been able to push the basketball, they leave the Blazers in the dust. When Portland has been able to slow things down and make it a half-court game, Phoenix gets flustered.

It's the Blazers that will need to control the tempo tonight if they hope to extend their season and force a deciding Game 7.

Channing Frye and Jared Dudley had big games off the bench with 20 and 19 points, respectively, on Monday as the Suns ran past Portland, 107-88, in the pivotal Game 5.

Steve Nash scored 11 of his 14 points during the third quarter and also had 10 assists for Phoenix, which grabbed a 3-2 lead and can close out the series tonight. Amare Stoudemire chipped in 19 points in the win.

"When the game is open court we can use our quickness and our athleticism," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. "They're so long and so big. (Marcus) Camby and those guys just suck up everything on the boards when you're in a stagnant type of offense. We just tried to open up the floor."

Portland has never won a playoff series when they have trailed 3-2. Meanwhile, when a series is tied at 2-2, the winner of Game 5 goes on to win the series 83.4 percent of the time.

Andre Miller totaled 21 points, while Jerryd Bayless and LaMarcus Aldridge each scored 17 in Game 5 for the Blazers, who wasted an early 14-point lead.

Brandon Roy, playing in his second game since undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, was limited to five points. Last Saturday, Roy scored five of his 10 points in the final quarter of Portland's 96-87 victory. On Monday, he picked up three fouls in the first half.

"He got some quick fouls," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said. "Sometimes you can't just get into a rhythm when you're in foul trouble like that."

Phoenix remains without the services of starting center Robin Lopez, who is sidelined with a back injury. The 7-footer hasn't played since March 26 but has begun light workouts and will be re-evaluated next week. He is not scheduled to play in this series.

The Blazers, of course, are already without centers Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla, who were lost earlier in the season to knee injuries.

Game 7 of the series, if necessary, will be back in Phoenix on Saturday.

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Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.

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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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