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03/18/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fresh off a historic night at home, the New Jersey Devils will head out on the road to visit the Carolina Hurricanes in tonight's clash at RBC Center.
The Devils hosted Chicago on Tuesday night and Martin Brodeur earned the victory for New Jersey to become the all-time winningest goaltender in NHL history.
Brodeur made 30 saves to help the Devils defeat the Blackhawks, 3-2, at Prudential Center. The 36-year-old Brodeur notched the 552nd win of his illustrious career to surpass Patrick Roy for the most victories in league history.
Lost in Brodeur's historic night was Patrik Elias becoming New Jersey's all- time leading scorer with an assist on a short-handed goal by Brian Gionta. The helper gave the slick playmaker, who has played his entire career with New Jersey, 702 points, breaking the mark of current Devils assistant coach John MacLean.
Jamie Langenbrunner and Travis Zajac also tallied for New Jersey, which has won four in a row and eight of its last nine overall. The Devils are leading the Atlantic Division with 95 points and are just four points in back of Boston for the conference lead.
A four-time Vezina Trophy winner, Brodeur, who tied the record in his hometown of Montreal on Saturday, backstopped the Devils to a franchise-record 10th straight win at home.
Brodeur is expected to get the night off tonight and Kevin Weekes will get the start instead.
The Devils, who are 21-10-2 as the guest this year, are playing four of their next five games on the road. New Jersey will return to Newark for Friday's test against Minnesota.
Meanwhile, the Hurricanes will try to get back on track tonight after suffering defeats in each of their past three contests. Prior to the current skid, Carolina had tied a season high with victories in its previous four outings.
Carolina is currently holding onto the eighth and final postseason berth in the East with 79 points, but Florida is just one point behind in ninth place.
The Hurricanes have picked up a point in two of their last three losses, going 0-1-2 in that span.
Carolina was able to salvage a point its last time out when it dropped Saturday's shootout decision at Washington. Alexander Semin and Alex Ovechkin scored in the shootout to lead the Capitals to the 5-4 decision at Verizon Center.
Semin flipped a forehand shot above Cam Ward's glove for the first goal for Washington, and Ovechkin sealed the win with a wrister through the goaltender's legs.
Eric Staal had a goal and two assists for Carolina. Ray Whitney and Erik Cole both notched a goal and an assist, while Niclas Wallin also scored in the loss. Ward stopped 27-of-31 shots in a losing effort.
Carolina, which is beginning a three-game homestand tonight, has won its last five games as the host. The Hurricanes are 19-13-1 at RBC this season.
The 'Canes beat the Devils in Raleigh on January 6 to earn their second straight victory overall against Jersey and their second in a row at home in the series as well. However, the Devils have still taken eight of the last 11 tests in this series overall and seven of the last 10 meetings at Carolina.
<< Clippers, Wizards to play for nothing but pride
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two of the NBA's worst teams hook up in Hollywood
Wednesday, when the Los Angeles Clippers play host to the Washington Wizards
at Staples Center.
The Clippers lost for the eighth time in nine tries Tuesday in Oakland, wher
<< Surging Sixers try to remain hot in Phoenix
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia 76ers hope to build on one of their
biggest wins of the season when they resume a key five-game road trip
Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns.
The Sixers won a thriller in Hollywood on Tuesday, when Andre I
<< Nuggets invade FedEx Forum in Memphis
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Nuggets will be attempting to extend a pair of
winning streaks when the Northwest Division leaders invade FedEx Forum tonight
for a matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Denver not only enters this evening's ba
<< Rockets to host injury-plagued Pistons
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Rockets continue their push to the playoffs
Wednesday, when they welcome the reeling Detroit Pistons to the Toyota Center.
The Rockets, who are currently the third seed in the Western Conference
playoff race an
Blue Jackets host Blackhawks in Central showdown >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Blue Jackets will try to get back in the win
column tonight when they welcome the struggling Chicago Blackhawks for a
Central Division battle at Nationwide Arena.
The Blue Jackets, who are trying to make the p
Tourney '09: Breaking Down the Brackets >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The best three weeks in sports get
underway this week, with the NCAA Tournament set to start in earnest with
first-round action beginning on Thursday. The big winner coming into the event
has to be the Big Ea
Number One Seeds in Peril? >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top teams are usually seeded high
for a reason. Six number one seeds, along with a pair of seconds, made up the
past two Final Fours, with a pair of ones ending up in each championship game.
Three of
Louisville: More than a basketball town >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - If you believe much of the pro-Cardinals
hype, the city of Louisville will witness history on the night of April 6.
Nevertheless, May 2 is still the most important day on the city's calendar.
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Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)
"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."
Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins
There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.
Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins
Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.
USC Trojans - 10.5 wins
A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.
Odds to Win the Heisman Trophy
Tim Tebow, Florida - 7/2
He won it last year, so it's no surprise he's the favorite to do it again, making him just the second player to go back-to-back. Ohio State's Archie Griffin turned the trick in 1974 and 1975, and Tebow's coach, Urban Meyer, is pretty sure his star quarterback can match the Buckeyes legend.
"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I am very lucky to be his coach."
Chris Wells, Ohio State - 5/1
The man they call "Beanie" was a star recruit out of high school, so it's not like nobody knew who the star tailback was before he rushed for 576 yards as a freshman in 2006 and 1,609 as a sophomore. But perhaps his finest moment came last year versus Michigan when he rumbled for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 14-3 victory over the hated Wolverines.
Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 8/1
If the Bulldogs are to live up to expectations, they'll need a huge effort from their sophomore running back. This might be the last year of college ball for Moreno, who rushed for 1,334 yards and for 14 touchdowns as a freshman, while adding 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions, so expect big things for the man from Belford, N.J.
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“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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