Sentences with phrase «point victory against»

Larkin beat Orange County Legislator Christopher Eachus by five points, and Hannon edged out a four - point victory against attorney Ryan Cronin.

Despite the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to give home dog Penn State an additional point, the betting public is sticking with Nebraska, with nearly eight out of ten spread wagers confident that Bo Pelini's boys can escape with at least a four point victory against Joe Paterno's scandal ridden program.

Following last week's 52 - point victory against Stephen F. Austin, bettors have been lining up to take the Red Raiders and the points.

Ling, the father of a son with learning and visual - motor impairment, was troubled by reports that Covenant had its 100 - point victory against a school for students with similar issues.

Not exact matches

Against the Falcons, Brady threw for a Super Bowl record 466 yards as he led the Patriots to victory after being down by 25 points well into the third quarter.

She made some huge saves in the U.S.'s 1 - 0 group - stage victory against France, but Solo's howler against Colombia cost the U.S. two points in a 2 - 2 tie.

Melanie Philips, in The Daily Mail, pointed to the way in which «as so often, [the BBC] has given undue airtime to extremists, thus lending credence to the false impression of the Pope's remarks», and she criticised the way the BBC had claimed that the Pope had «apologised», rather than simply expressing regret for the misinterpretation of his comments, «thus helping Islamic extremists believe that the forces of intimidation had cowed the Pontiff and scored a notable victory in the war against Western civilisation».

The Wolverines have a hilarious average margin of victory (35 points, best in the country) against a schedule that's been less weak than predicted, and the Tide have been mostly dominant against a pretty solid schedule.

Case in point: starting safety and punt returner Eddie Jackson broke his leg against Texas A&M in the Tide's 33 - 14 victory.

Semyon Varlamov stopped 33 shots for Colorado, three on point - blank shots in overtime, two nights after making 57 saves in a victory against Carolina.

Juventus finally confirmed the inevitable as an Arturo Vidal goal gave them a narrow victory against Sampdoria, and more importantly the point they required to clinch their fourth consecutive Serie A title.

Despite their 4 - 0 record and last week's 30 - 6 upset victory over Michigan State, # 8 Wisconsin opened as 10.5 - point road underdogs against # 4 Michigan.

With no line movement thus far, spread bettors are giving the slight edge to Houston either securing a huge upset victory or losing by seven points or less against the AFC North champion Ravens.

CLOVIS WEST KEYS TO VICTORY: Against top teams the Golden Eagles have been near or above their 74.1 points per game scoring average, and if they can score at least 70 points and play solid team ball with the kind of defense they have shown — except in the second game against Centennial - Las Vegas when they lost 70 - 46 at the MLK in Stockton — coach Craig Campbell and his girls should win again just like they did in a 70 - 67 overtime victory over Poly at the NiVICTORY: Against top teams the Golden Eagles have been near or above their 74.1 points per game scoring average, and if they can score at least 70 points and play solid team ball with the kind of defense they have shown — except in the second game against Centennial - Las Vegas when they lost 70 - 46 at the MLK in Stockton — coach Craig Campbell and his girls should win again just like they did in a 70 - 67 overtime victory over Poly at the NiAgainst top teams the Golden Eagles have been near or above their 74.1 points per game scoring average, and if they can score at least 70 points and play solid team ball with the kind of defense they have shown — except in the second game against Centennial - Las Vegas when they lost 70 - 46 at the MLK in Stockton — coach Craig Campbell and his girls should win again just like they did in a 70 - 67 overtime victory over Poly at the Niagainst Centennial - Las Vegas when they lost 70 - 46 at the MLK in Stockton — coach Craig Campbell and his girls should win again just like they did in a 70 - 67 overtime victory over Poly at the Nivictory over Poly at the Nike TOC.

The main talking point after the game was not the victory but the severity of Can's injury with an important clash against Tottenham around the corner.

Arsenal and Manchester United will be doing business again this season at some point, and you wonder if Wenger has done enough to secure victory against Mourinho this time around.

He had 21 points and 15 rebounds in a tough 79 - 72 victory at DePaul, and scored 18 against Creighton, six of them in a 10 - point burst that broke open the game.

Coleman's hope - against - hoop in bounds pass was intercepted by — naturally — Smart who, with his 21 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds tucked away in victory, joyfully heaved the ball into the crowd toward those Superdome «windows» he once escorted spectators to.

Andre Johnson, who at one point was considered easily the best wide receiver in the NFL, hasn't been having a great 2012 by his standards, but all that turned around Sunday afternoon in the Houston Texans» overtime victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

As reported by the Evening Standard our manager was quick to point out the brilliant recent run of results that the Swiss champions have enjoyed against clubs from the English Premier League, which includes victories over Liverpool, Chelsea and Man United.

Jose Mourinho's men extended their lead at the top of the table to seven points following Arsenal's win against Burnley on Saturday and now only need three more victories to clinch their first Premier League title since 2010.

The Spanish playmaker scored twice in United's 3 - 1 victory against Villa to move them above neighbours Manchester City into third and keep the pressure on Arsenal in second and remain eight points off league leaders Chelsea, who they face at Stamford Bridge in two weeks.

Brighton took a substantial step towards automatic promotion with a 2 - 0 victory over Wolves yesterday, while Newcastle dropped two points at home against Leeds Utd.

That result leaves Brendan Rodgers» side seven points behind their fiercest rivals and will be fully aware that anything less than a victory against the Blues Chelsea would almost certainly end any chance of a top - four finish because of their inferior goal difference.

Despite a somewhat misleading flying start (a string of four - goal victories against relegation fodder), the Red Devils» form has taken a hit since then, leaving them eight points off the pace in the title race.

He snatched victory away from other teams by sheer will, as he did against the Mavericks and Magic, and against the Grizzlies when he scored 15 points with 2:35 left to play.

In contrast, Arsenal, exhausted after their victory against Leicester had to compete on 3 fronts — and immediately lost 3 consecutive games beginning with the crushing defeat to Barcelona, and in so doing went out of both the FA and European Cups and collected only 9 league points to effectively drop out of, then lose, the title race!

1987 was the last time that the Saints took three points away from Arsenal in our own back yard, but three straight victories, including the recent 1 - 0 victory at Old Trafford against a beleaguered Manchester United, is evidence, if needed, that Ronald Koeman's side should not be taken lightly.

Vujacic has scored 20 points only eight times in his career, and one of those came in the Finals against Boston, a Game 3 victory in 2010.

After their opening game against Virginia Tech, Boise State's average margin of victory is 38.8 points per game which is why giving a lot of points hasn't scared away too many bettors.

However, with the Jets coming off a 37 - 16 shellacking at home against the hated Pats, the betting public is fading the Tebow hype and sticking with Rex Ryan's bunch to bounce back and escape Mile High with at least a five point victory in the lone Thursday night game in the NFL.

Last Saturday night at home against Illinois Wesleyan, Phegley helped the Braves even their record at 2 - 2 by scoring 26 points in an 80 - 64 victory.

Despite coming off a thrilling 33 - 31 road victory against Eastern Michigan last week, the 6 - 4 Cardinals continue to give up lots of points and find themselves ranked near the bottom of the nation in overall defense.

Nevertheless, the public remains in favor of Kellen Moore and Co. bouncing back in a big way, with just over seven out of ten spread bets in favor of Boise posting a 19 point victory or more on the road against the Mountain West rival Aztecs.

However, the big surprise was how well Christian Ponder played against the vaunted Packers D. With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take away a big point from the visiting Vikings, six out of 10 spread wagers are banking on Newton to lead Carolina to a four point or more victory at home.

Pittsburgh came away from week 1 with a overtime victory over Atlanta in the first of four games without starting quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, but are a 5.5 point underdog from an opening line of 6 in their week 2 match - up against Tennessee.

While Marseille remain only five points of leaders Paris Saint - Germain, they have dropped out of the Champions League places after Monaco leapfrogged them following their convincing victory against Caen on Friday evening.

Going into the final day City were top of the league, ahead of United on goal difference, but with Wayne Rooney's solitary strike securing the Red Devils victory against Sunderland, Roberto Mancini's side needed three points as well.

An Elite Eight game against Texas Tech was never particularly close, with the Wildcats coasting to a 12 - point victory.

ROOSEVELT KEYS TO VICTORY: Senior forward Matt Mitchell, who is committed to play at Cal State Fullerton next fall, has torched Centennial in the four previous meetings this season, averaging 29.8 points per game against the Huskies.

As a result, nearly six out of ten spread bets remain committed to Eli and the G - Men picking up at least a four - point victory at the Meadowlands against the 10 - 6 Falcons.

The England international helped himself to a hat - trick against the hapless Baggies, while Christian Eriksen forced Gareth McAuley into an own goal as the hosts coasted to victory to temporarily close the gap on Chelsea to four points.

The image of this runty figure scoring 36 points against Vermont in the Cadets» 79 - 74 victory last week was almost more than Catamounts coach Tom Brennan could bear.

In the past going a goal up would have been guarantee of victory, but they have dropped points after going ahead, they are less impressive from set - pieces in both boxes, and showed against Sporting that now the squad has become smaller, players are becoming affected by injuries and tiredness.

Embiid finished Philadelphia's Game 3 victory against Miami with 23 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks.

With just three games to go in the regular season, and back - to - back games against Ball State and Toledo, the Huskies will need to win over voters and pull off some style wins that will carry more weight than a 44 - point victory over UMass.

Oklahoma enters this game riding a ten - game winning streak, including an 18 - point victory in their season finale against Oklahoma State.

The boss alluded in his comments on the Arsenal website after the 3 - 0 victory to the importance that point against Pep Guardiola's City and not because the point gave us the chance to move back above Man United last night, but because it was the first step on the road to recovery.

With the Celtics clinging to a five - point lead with just more than a minute to go in Game 5 of their opening - round series against the Knicks Wednesday night, Garnett hit a jumper that silenced Madison Square Garden and sealed a 92 - 86 Boston victory.

His side picked up a dramatic last - gasp win over Wales last time out to put themselves in pole position to finish top of the group, although Slovakia's victory against Russia leaves them with plenty to play for too while the Welsh will also be hopeful of picking up three points on Monday night.