North Carolina overwhelming favorite versus High Point

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12/09/2006 - Chapel Hill, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The third-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels return to action for the first time in a week, as they host the High Point Panthers in a non-conference showdown from the Smith Center in Chapel Hill.

The Tar Heels were last in play on December 2nd when they defeated Kentucky, 75-63, in a battle of the two winningest programs in college basketball history. It was the third straight win by UNC, which defeated then undefeated and nationally-ranked Ohio State (98-89) in its outing prior to the Kentucky game. Now at 6-1, the Tar Heels will try to remain undefeated at home (3-0) where they are in the midst of playing five straight games.

As for High Point, it concluded a perfect three-game homestand with a thrilling 59-57 triumph over Longwood on Wednesday. The win was the third in a row and the fifth in the past six games by the Panthers, who now stand 6-3 on the season. High Point, however, has never defeated UNC before, going 0-7 all- time. The two schools haven't met since 1947.

The Panthers enter the game averaging 71.0 ppg on 45.3 percent shooting from the field, with two players currently turning in double-figure points. Arizona Reid heads the club with 17.0 ppg and he is also ripping down a team-high 9.4 rpg. Mike Jefferson trails him with 12.2 ppg and he has also been responsible for setting up his teammates with a club-best 5.8 apg to his credit. In the squad's last game, Reid notched a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds and he also scored the go-ahead bucket with five seconds left, lifting High Point to a two-point win over Longwood. Jefferson also tallied 16 points for the Panthers, who overcame a lackluster 35.6 percent shooting effort from the floor by forcing Longwood into 20 costly turnovers.

There are very few teams around that can match the explosiveness of this Tar Heel club that is averaging a robust 89.6 ppg behind 49.6 percent shooting from the field. Leading the potent attack is Tyler Hansbrough, who is not only the team's top scorer (18.7 ppg), but rebounder (8.7 rpg) as well. Brandan Wright ranks second to the sophomore sensation with 15.7 ppg and 6.7 rpg, and he is also shooting a sizzling 61.6 percent from the floor. Wayne Ellington adds 13.9 ppg, while Ty Lawson rounds out the unit's double-digit scorers with 10.1 ppg. In the squad's previous outing, Ellington poured in 17 points and Terry and Wright tallied 16 points apiece, as UNC posted a 12-point win over Kentucky. The Tar Heels connected on 9-of-21 shots from long range in the game and also forced 22 Kentucky turnovers, while committing just nine themselves.

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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.

As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.

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The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.

Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).

But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.

Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.

Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:

Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1

Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2

New York Giants - 9 - 2

Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).

Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.

So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.

And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.

They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.

Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.

But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.

Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.

Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.

Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.

Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?

Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.

In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.

Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.

Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.

The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.

The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.

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