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03/12/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of Western Conference division leaders face off tonight in the Motor City, where the reigning Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings will attempt to maintain their recent mastery of the slumping Calgary Flames.
Although Calgary presently owns an eight-point advantage over second-place Vancouver in the Northwest Division, the club isn't heading into the season's stretch run with much momentum. After opening up a current seven-game road trip with a pair of victories, the Flames have been dealt three straight regulation losses.
Calgary was more competitive in its most recent setback, a 3-2 defeat to Atlantic Division front-runner New Jersey on Tuesday in which the team outshot the Devils by a 37-31 count. Prior to that game, the Flames suffered lopsided losses at Carolina (6-1) and Atlanta (5-2).
On a positive note, newcomer Olli Jokinen scored his third goal in four games since being acquired by Calgary in a trade-deadline deal with Phoenix on March 4. Fellow Finland native Miikka Kiprusoff wasn't as productive in Tuesday's loss, however, as the standout goaltender allowed three New Jersey goals on 28 shots before being removed early in the third period.
The Flames, who own a 17-14-2 road record for the season and will also visit Toronto on this trek, will attempt to get back on track versus a Detroit squad it has had trouble against in the past. The Red Wings have won five of the last six regular-season matchups between the clubs, including both previous battles in 2008-09, and Calgary has lost eight in a row -- including three playoff defeats in 2006-07 -- at Joe Louis Arena.
Calgary's last victory in Detroit came on December 1, 2005.
The Red Wings also sport one of the best home marks in the NHL this season, a 25-5-3 ledger, and added to that win total with Tuesday's overtime decision over visiting Phoenix. Johan Franzen scored with 1:25 remaining in the extra session to lift Detroit to a 3-2 triumph over the Coyotes, the team's third victory in its last four games.
Both Franzen and Valtteri Filppula finished with a goal and an assist to help the Red Wings rebound from an ugly 8-2 home loss to Columbus on Saturday. Ty Conklin did his part as well, with the journeyman goaltender stopping 23-of-25 shots on the night.
With Tuesday's win, Detroit kept pace with San Jose in the race for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Both teams enter tonight's play with a league- best 96 points.
<< Slumping Suns welcome LeBron, Cavs to desert
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Now is not the time for the Phoenix Suns to play poor
basketball as they try to make a push towards a playoff berth.
Tonight the Suns will resume a three-game homestand versus MVP candidate
LeBron James and t
<< Big West: Spurs host Lakers in Alamo City
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Southwest Division-leading San Antonio Spurs will wrap
up a four-game homestand Thursday against the Western Conference-powerhouse
Los Angeles Lakers at the AT&T Center.
The Spurs have won the first three tests
<< Big East quarterfinals pits Panthers against Mountaineers
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The second-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers begin
defense of their Big East Tournament title tonight, as they battle the West
Virginia Mountaineers in the quarterfinal round at Madison Square Garden. The
team that come
<< Tigers begin quest for fourth straight C-USA crown
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The fourth-ranked Memphis Tigers start their
journey for a fourth straight Conference USA Tournament championship tonight,
as they host the Tulane Green Wave in the quarterfinal round at the
FedExForum. The winner
Lightning slide into Toronto >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning are hoping a matchup with the
Toronto Maple Leafs will enable them to break out of their current slide. The
team aims for its fourth straight win over the Leafs when it visits the Air
Canada Centre thi
Playoff-hopeful Sabres, Panthers clash in Buffalo >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A key battle in the Eastern Conference playoff race is on
tap tonight in Buffalo, as the struggling Sabres host the Florida Panthers
tonight at HSBC Arena.
The Panthers are currently last among the eight playoff seeds in t
Devils welcome Coyotes to Garden State >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The first-place New Jersey Devils will face one of the
bottom teams in the Western Conference tonight, as they host the Phoenix
Coyotes at Prudential Center.
With 89 points, the Devils have a seven-point lead over Philadel
Gainey and Habs try to build momentum against Isles >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A sudden coaching change produced an instant boost for the
Montreal Canadiens. The embattled club will now try to build off that
encouraging victory when the New York Islanders invade the Bell Centre this
evening.
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Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.
The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.
Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.
MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds:
Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)
Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line)
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MySportsbook.com Posts Heisman Trophy Odds
With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best Heisman Trophy odds at 5-2.
Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season. Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money.
This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy. A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
Current betting odds Heisman trophy are:
| Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame) Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma) Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State) Michael Bush (RB, Louisville) Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia) Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville) Chris Leak (QB, Florida) Mike Hart (RB, Michigan) Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State) Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame) Drew Tate (QB, Iowa) Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal) Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn) Chad Henne (QB, Michigan) Kyle Wright (QB, Miami) Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State) Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama) JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU) Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State) Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina) Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech) |
5-2 7-2 7-1 10-1 10-1 12-1 12-1 18-1 18-1 20-1 30-1 35-1 35-1 40-1 50-1 50-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 |
For complete NCAA Football odds visit MySportsbook.com.
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