USA routs Croatia in Worlds opener

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08/28/2010 - Istanbul, Turkey (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eric Gordon sank four three-pointers and scored 16 points, as the United States crushed Croatia, 106-78, in its opening contest of the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Kevin Durant added 14 points for the US, which won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics, but this year's world championship team is completely different from the Beijing squad as it chases America's first FIBA World Championship since 1994.

Chauncey Billups finished with 12 points and four assists for the United States, which shot 55 percent from the field in the Group B contest.

Bojan Bogdanovic scored a game-high 17 points for Croatia, which reached the quarterfinals in Beijing two summers ago. Marko Popovic had 16 points while Ante Tomic contributed 12, but no other Croatian player finished in double figures.

Also on Saturday, Lebanon defeated Canada, 81-71, in the teams' opening Group D contest. Fadi El Khatib poured in 31 points and hauled in eight rebounds in the victory. He shot 10-of-17 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free throw line.

Rony Fahed provided 17 points for Lebanon, while Matt Freije sank four three- pointers and finished with 12 points.

Joel Anthony led Canada with 17 points to go with six rebounds. Denham Brown added 13 points, while Andy Rautins and Jevohn Shepherd each scored 10.

Canada and the United States are both back in action Sunday, when the Americans face Slovenia and the Canadians take on Lithuania. Slovenia was a winner over Tunisia on Saturday, while Lithuania beat New Zealand.

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ODDS TO WIN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Notre Dame
Ohio State
West Virginia
Texas
USC
Florida
California
Auburn
Oklahoma
Iowa
Louisville
Florida State
Michigan
Miami (FL)
LSU
Penn State
Virginia Tech
Nebraska
Tennessee
Georgia
Arizona State
Oregon
Clemson
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Alabama
Arkansas
Boston College
Michigan State
Maryland
South Carolina
Colorado
Purdue
Georgia Tech
TCU
UCLA
Arizona
Pittsburgh
Iowa State
Wisconsin
North Carolina State
Virginia
North Carolina
Fresno State
Hawaii
Northwestern
BYU
Oregon State
UNLV
Field (Any Other Team)		 5-1
7-1
8-1
8-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
18-1
20-1
20-1
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20-1
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40-1
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100-1
100-1
100-1
100-1
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1000-1
40-1



ODDS TO WIN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Miami (FL)
Florida State
Virginia Tech
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina State
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Duke		 2-1
2-1
3-1
7-1
15-1
15-1
15-1
30-1
30-1
30-1
50-1
500-1



ODDS TO WIN BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Texas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas Tech
Colorado
Iowa State
Texas A&M
Kansas State
Missouri
Kansas
Baylor
Oklahoma State		 7-5
9-5
9-2
12-1
14-1
15-1
15-1
30-1
30-1
35-1
100-1
100-1



ODDS TO WIN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Auburn
Florida
LSU
Georgia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Vanderbilt		 5-2
11-4
4-1
6-1
7-1
7-1
9-1
20-1
28-1
75-1
100-1
300-1

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