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03/01/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks begin a three-game homestand tonight, when they welcome the Phoenix Coyotes to General Motors Place.
The Canucks were last in action on Tuesday when they lost their second straight game, a 3-1 setback to the St. Louis Blues. Daniel Sedin had the lone goal and Roberto Luongo made 17 saves for the Canucks, who had won six straight until their recent losing skid.
Vancouver's brief slide has allowed Calgary to move into a tie with Vancouver for first place in the Northwest Division with 77 points. The Canucks have played one fewer game than the Flames, however.
The Canucks have a good chance to get back in the win column tonight, seeing as they are 11-1-2 in their last 14 games against the Coyotes. Vancouver took the lone meeting so far this season between the two teams, 5-2, at home on December 12.
The Canucks will host Minnesota on Sunday before concluding their homestand next Tuesday against Tampa Bay. The club is 19-9-2 as the host this season.
Other than the loss, it was a rather quiet Tuesday for the Canucks considering it was the league's trading deadline. The club, instead, made its lone deals on Monday, acquiring center Bryan Smolinski from the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2007 second-round pick and defenseman Brent Sopel from the Los Angeles Kings for a second-round pick in 2007 or 2008 and a 2008 fourth-rounder.
The Coyotes were busy Tuesday however on the trading front. Phoenix sent veteran forward Georges Laraque to Pittsburgh for forward Daniel Carcillo and a third-round pick in the 2008 draft, shipped forward Oleg Saprykin to Ottawa for a 2008 second-round draft pick and acquired defenseman Brendan Bell and a second-round pick in 2008 from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for center Yanic Perreault and a 2008 fifth-round pick. The club also signed center Kevyn Adams to a one-year contract.
Also on Tuesday, Curtis Joseph made 26 saves to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 3-0 win over Edmonton on the night that the Oilers retired legendary Mark Messier's No. 11 at Rexall Place.
Owen Nolan, Yanick Lehoux and Steve Reinprecht scored for Phoenix, which has won two of three on the heels of a six-game skid (0-5-1). Joseph notched his fourth shutout of the season and 51st of his career.
Tonight's matchup concludes a three-game road trip for the Coyotes, who are 1-1-0 so far on the trip and 13-20-1 as the visitor on the season.
<< Oilers battle Wild
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Edmonton Oilers begin a new era tonight, minus forward
Ryan Smyth, when they host the Minnesota Wild at the Rexall Place.
Edmonton's fans went through a variety of emotions on Tuesday's trade
deadline. The Oilers began
<< Lightning open lengthy trek with visit to Washington
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will begin a key six-game road trip
this evening, when they visit the struggling Washington Capitals at the
Verizon Center.
The Lightning currently lead the Southeast Division by two poin
<< WAC Champion Nevada to take on Utah State in Logan
Logan, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With their fourth straight regular season
conference title already in hand, the 10th-ranked Nevada Wolf Pack
stroll into the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum tonight in Logan where they
will
<< Mavs try to tie franchise-best winning streak vs. Cavs
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The red-hot Dallas Mavericks try to tie a franchise-best
14-game winning streak when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight to
American Airlines Center.
Dallas won a franchise-record 14 straight games at the start of
Ducks, Kings to open next season in London >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National Hockey League announced on
Thursday that the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings will play in London,
England at the O2 Arena to kick off the 2007-08 regular season.
The two-game series
Jets release Blaylock and Hamilton >>
Hempstead, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Jets released running back
Derrick Blaylock and defensive lineman Bobby Hamilton on Thursday.
The 27-year-old Blaylock played in just 11 games (three starts) with the Jets
over the last t
Cowboys hire Stewart as defensive coordinator >>
Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Cowboys announced the hiring of
Brian Stewart as their defensive coordinator Thursday, completing new head
coach Wade Phillips' staff.
The 42-year-old Stewart worked under Phillips in San D
Blue Jackets G Leclaire out for the season >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Blue Jackets announced on
Thursday that goaltender Pascal Leclaire will miss the rest of the season
with a nagging left knee injury.
The 24-year-old Leclaire recently re-aggravated a
Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.
MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.
Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.
Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.
After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.
Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.
Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.
If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.
Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.
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While the NFL is the sport wagered on the heaviest, college football betting lines has become more and more popular as people realize it’s a game that can be beat. The NCAA football season gets longer each year with the addition of numerous bowl games and with that comes more opportunities for more money in your pocket, if handled correctly.
Betting on college football is not the same as with the NFL, so make sure you separate the two. Because of the vast number of teams, the parity between college football programs is slight and thus, you are going to see some high numbers in the NCAA. Teams favored by more than 40 points are not uncommon especially early in the season when teams playing their non-conference schedules.
The best advice when trying to tackle these enormous spreads and is to just stay away. A team that is favored by 40 points is favored by that many for a reason while teams getting 40 points are bad enough that they shouldn’t be touched. Set yourself a spread limit. Getting rid of these games will cut down on the number of contests that you need to handicap while staying away from backdoor or front-door covers.
What is a backdoor and front-door cover you ask? A backdoor cover is a team that is getting beat by more than the spread, but scores late to get within that number thus covering the spread. A front-door cover is just the opposite where the favorite scores late and covers the number they are favored by.
These front-door and backdoor covers are common when second and third string players enter games in college football and it can be the worst nightmare for some bettors. These players can also be your best friend, but ask any bettor and he will give you more instances on losing in this situation than winning. It just seems to work out that way even though everything evens out in the end.
College football betting has some of the softest lines of any sport and it’s being able to find these lines that will make you a successful college football handicapper. The NFL and NBA have the tightest lines around and while those sports can be beat by looking at situations and systems, college football doesn’t quite work that way. It’s much more manual, but when done correctly, it’s much more gratifying as well.
Getting into the nuts and bolts of college football means looking at the many stats in order to beat the number. As opposed to pro football, college football is less dependent on situations and angles and more on certain statistics. Rushing offense and defense, pass efficiency offense and defense and turnover margins are huge. These are vital in the NFL, but even more so when it comes to college football.
Being able to run the ball in college football has always been a key factor in the overall success of a team. The same adage also goes for teams who have the ability to stop the run. Putting these two factors together can produce some positive results in a team’s record both straight up and against the spread. These numbers show huge differences in teams and the spread may not take those into effect, which is where the value comes into play.
Passing yardage numbers both for and against can be a misinterpreted statistic. However, pass efficiency has always been one of the best ways to look at a teams’ passing game ability both offensively and defensively. But is it really a true indication of how they perform? I wouldn’t say so since they are raw passing numbers with nothing else taken into consideration.
I use pass efficiency ratings when doing my handicapping but I adjust my numbers based on a number of factors including power ratings, strength of schedules, personnel and injuries. This gives a much better picture of a team’s ability to pass effectively and also being able to defend the pass. Tweaking pass efficiency stats instead of raw passing yards is the key.
Turnovers are the single most frustrating, and at times the most gratifying, aspect of a college football lines, mostly because they are so unpredictable. They are part of the game and most of the time nothing can be done to control them. However, turnovers are contagious and they can carry over from game to game and season to season.
It’s important to know how to forecast these unforeseen events and how to use them to your advantage. You can find ways to give yourself an edge by looking at past histories of teams and coaches and how they have fared in turnover wars in the past. Instead of turnovers hurting you at the wrong times, find ways to use them to your advantage.
As you can see, college football handicapping is very labor intensive and isn’t just based on where teams are ranked in the AP and coaches polls. Experience, coaching and match-ups are all important since unlike the NFL, college teams turn over much more often with new personnel at most positions every single year. Keeping current on this information is vital.
Betting NCAA football can be lucrative if done correctly, but more importantly, it’s just plain enjoyable because it can be beat. College football is one of the best sports to watch with some of the best rivalries taking place in all of sports. The only downfall is that a championship isn’t decided on the field but on a computer-based system that is the Bowl Championship Series. That will change someday and we will all be better off for it.
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