Ducks slide into St. Louis
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12/28/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks will try to avoid a fourth consecutive loss when they visit the St. Louis Blues for tonight's encounter at Scottrade Center.
The Ducks are 1-2-1 on a five-game road trip that ends tonight and they've lost the last three outings on that swing after picking up a win in Edmonton on December 19.
Anaheim is just 8-7-2 as the visiting team this season and will return to Orange County for a three-game homestand, which begins against Columbus on New Year's Eve.
The Ducks earned a point in Saturday's loss as it was handed an overtime loss in Dallas. Mike Modano ripped a one-timer past Jean-Sebastien Giguere with 1:26 remaining in OT to give the Stars the 4-3 victory over Anaheim.
Brendan Morrison lit the lamp twice and Chris Kunitz netted Anaheim's other goal as the club dropped its third straight game by a 4-3 margin. Giguere was tested throughout the night, logging 34 saves.
Meanwhile, the Blues earned an impressive win Saturday even if it was just the club's second victory in its last nine games. St. Louis hosted the San Jose Sharks and beat the NHL's best club this season in a shootout.
Brad Winchester scored the equalizer in the third period and tallied the game- winner in the shootout, as the Blues edged San Jose, 3-2, notching their first win over the Sharks since the 2006-07 season.
St. Louis' David Perron and San Jose's Ryane Clowe were the only players to score through the first four shooters, with each tallying on a backhander. Winchester, going first in the third round, fired a shot under Evgeni Nabokov's glove to give St. Louis the edge. Manny Legace then stopped Joe Pavelski's attempt to seal the win for the Blues.
Perron scored in regulation, while Legace stopped 24 shots for the Blues, who hadn't beaten the Sharks since January 20, 2007. Since then San Jose had defeated St. Louis seven consecutive times -- including a 5-4 shootout victory on November 6.
The Blues are currently last in the Western Conference with 31 points and are 27 points behind the Sharks in the standings.
Saturday's test kicked off a three-game homestand for the Blues that will end Tuesday against New Jersey. St. Louis is 9-7-2 on its home ice this season.
Tonight marks the fourth and final regular-season meeting of the season between the Ducks and Blues. Anaheim has a 2-0-1 record against the Blues with St. Louis picking up an overtime victory on November 21 at Scottrade Center.
The Ducks have won four of the last five meetings, but has lost three straight in St. Louis.
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The powerful Boston Bruins will try to match their longest winning streak in over 15 years when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers for this evening's battle at Philips Arena. The Bruins have won seven in a row and another vi
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks will close out a three-game road trip
Sunday when they pay a visit to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center.
Dallas fell to 1-1 on the trek and had a three-game winning streak come to an
end af
<< Hornets visit Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Hornets will hit the road this evening for
a showdown with the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse.
The Hornets will play five of their next six games on the road and own a 7-5
record away from New Or
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The surging Los Angeles Lakers will resume a five-game
homestand tonight versus the Pacific Division-rival Golden State Warriors from
the Staples Center.
Los Angeles opened the residency in fashion by ending Bost
<< Celtics aim to snap funk in Sacramento
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics are still searching for a win on their
current four-game road trip and will try to stop a season-high two-game losing
streak tonight against the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Blackhawks will try to record the longest winning streak in franchise history when they visit the Minnesota Wild tonight at Xcel Energy Center. The Blackhawks tied the club mark on Friday with their eighth stra
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals will aim for their sixth straight
win at home and third in a row overall, as they welcome the Toronto Maple
Leafs for this evening's matchup at Verizon Center.
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Columbus, Ohio (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Crew re-signed 2008 MLS Defender
of the Year Chad Marshall to a multi-year contract. Terms of the deal were not
disclosed.
"We have made a significant commitment to ensure that Chad remains a
Oilers welcome Preds to town >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Edmonton Oilers will take aim at their third
consecutive victory tonight, when they welcome the Nashville Predators for an
encounter at Rexall Place.
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Sens, Canucks battle in BC >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks will try to get back in the win
column tonight when they welcome the Ottawa Senators for an interconference
battle at General Motors Place.
The Canucks have lost their last two games and tonight will
NFL ODDSTop Football Betting Free Agents to Change Teams
It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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