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02/27/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche will try to end a three-game slide tonight, when they welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Pepsi Center.
The Avalanche's latest setback came Sunday evening in Anaheim, as Scott Niedermayer's goal with 3:23 left in the third period proved to be the game- winner in the Ducks' 5-3 victory.
Joe Sakic scored for Colorado to extend his point streak to 12 games, but the Avalanche lost for the fifth time in six outings (1-4-1). Mark Rycroft and Milan Hejduk also scored for the Avalanche, while Jose Theodore stopped 36 shots.
Paul Stastny added an assist for the Avalanche to extend his point streak to 12 games, which is tied with Sakic for the longest current tear in the NHL. Andrew Brunette has registered a point in 10 straight games for the Avs.
Colorado's Karlis Skrastins didn't play Sunday due to a knee injury, snapping his 495 consecutive game streak. It was the longest such streak by a defenseman in NHL history. He is questionable for tonight's contest.
Colorado is currently outside the Western Conference playoff race and is 12 points behind Calgary for the eighth and final postseason berth in the West. Colorado's 63 points also has the club in last place in the competitive Northwest Division.
The Avs are 17-14-3 as the host this season but won't be at home for long, as they'll begin a five-game road trip Thursday in Chicago.
The Blue Jackets, who are well out of the playoff picture with 55 points, have dropped four of their last five games (1-2-2). They lost Sunday to visiting Nashville, as Alexander Radulov scored the lone shootout tally to give the Predators the 4-3 decision.
Jody Shelley netted his first goal of the season and Ron Hainsey and Fredrik Modin also scored for Columbus. Ty Conklin turned away 22 shots in a losing effort.
The Blue Jackets, who begin a three-game road trip tonight, are 10-17-3 as the visitor this season.
Colorado has won two of three meetings with the Blue Jackets this season and is 20-2-1 (2 losses, 1 tie) all-time against Columbus. The Avalanche have outscored the Jackets 90-32 in those 23 contests.
<< Mavs shoot for win No. 13 at Minnesota
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NBA-best Dallas Mavericks try to extend their winning
streak to 13 games when they face the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at the
Target Center.
All-Star Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds t
<< Golden State opens trek at Milwaukee
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Golden State Warriors begin a five-game road trip when
they visit the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at the Bradley Center.
This is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On
December 2nd, Mauric
<< Wizards close out trip in Jersey
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Southeast Division-leading Washington Wizards wrap up a
three-game road trip when they visit the New Jersey Nets tonight at
Continental Airlines Arena.
Washington is 0-2 on the swing. On Sunday, Kevin Garne
<< Pacers welcome Suns to Indy
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns shoot for their fifth straight win when
they visit the Indiana Pacers tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse.
The Pacific Division-leading Suns are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, and
notched a 115-106 win
Sabres get new backup goaltender in Conklin >>
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Moments after dealing backup goaltender Martin
Biron, the Buffalo Sabres found his replacement by acquiring veteran netminder
Ty Conklin from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a fifth-round choice
in the
U.S. MNT adds another friendly; Board approves 2018 World Cup bid >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The U.S. Men's National Team has scheduled
another friendly prior to the CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer.
The team will return to the Bay Area on June 2 to take on China at Spartan
Stadium in San Jose,
This Week in Auto Racing - March 3 - March 4 >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It is an off week for NASCAR Nextel Cup
teams many of whom can use the time to fix their early season problems.
Meanwhile, the Busch Series travels to Mexico City for its annual road-course
race so
Avs D Skrastins out 7-10 days >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colorado defenseman Karlis Skrastins will
miss seven to 10 days with a knee sprain suffered in the team's shootout loss
to the Kings on Saturday.
"An MRI test done Monday confirmed that it's a knee s
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.
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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Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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