Durant leads USA past Slovenia at Worlds

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08/29/2010 - Istanbul, Turkey (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Durant poured in 22 points, as the United States recorded another comfortable win at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, beating Slovenia by a 99-77 score.

Rudy Gay added 16 points for the United States, which took a 106-78 victory over Croatia in its tournament opener on Saturday. Russell Westbrook and Andre Iguodala provided 11 points apiece, while Kevin Love finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds in the Group B contest.

Also on Sunday, Lithuania edged Canada, 70-68, to improve to 2-0 in Group D play. Meanwhile, Canada fell to 0-2 in group play following its loss to Lebanon on Saturday.

Linas Kleiza had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Lithuania, while Martynas Pocius and Tomas Delininkaitis each scored 11 in the victory.

Jermaine Anderson had 15 points to pace Canada, while Joel Anthony provided 12 points. Denham Brown made two free throws with 1:37 to play to get Canada within two, but the Canadians missed the rest of their shots as Lithuania held on.

China got its first victory in Group C play with an 83-73 win over the Ivory Coast, thanks to 26 points and nine boards from Yi Jianlian. Angola was a 79-65 winner over Jordan in a Group A game.

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While the NFL is the sport wagered on the heaviest, college football betting lines has become more and more popular as people realize it’s a game that can be beat. The NCAA football season gets longer each year with the addition of numerous bowl games and with that comes more opportunities for more money in your pocket, if handled correctly.

Betting on college football is not the same as with the NFL, so make sure you separate the two. Because of the vast number of teams, the parity between college football programs is slight and thus, you are going to see some high numbers in the NCAA. Teams favored by more than 40 points are not uncommon especially early in the season when teams playing their non-conference schedules.

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