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12/30/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The amazing Boston Bruins will aim for their first nine- game winning streak in over a quarter of a century when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins for tonight's battle at Mellon Arena. This is the first test of a home-and-home series as the clubs will meet again Thursday in Boston.
The Bruins are leading the Eastern Conference with 58 points and are currently 14 points ahead of Montreal for first place in the Northeast Division. The franchise has won eight in a row for the first time since the 1992-93 season and tonight will try for its first nine-game winning streak since January 8-29, 1983.
In addition to winning eight straight Boston has taken 13 of 14 contests and is 22-2-1 in its last 25 games.
The Bruins picked up their most-recent win Sunday in Atlanta as Michael Ryder scored the game-winning goal with 6:04 to play to lift his club to the 2-1 decision at Philips Arena. It was the closest win for Boston during its current winning streak as the club had won by at least two goals in their previous seven outings.
Phil Kessel scored the other goal while Manny Fernandez stopped 32 shots for the Bruins.
David Krejci notched an assist to extend his point streak to eight games -- the longest current stretch in the NHL. Krejci, who has also recorded points in 17 of 18 games, has five goals and 10 assists during his streak.
Tonight marks the end of a five-game road trip for Boston and is also the club's final game of the 2008 calendar year. The Bruins are 14-4-3 as the visitor this year and have won five straight and seven of their last eight road games.
Following tonight's test, the Bruins will return to Beantown for a six-game homestand, beginning with the New Year's Day matchup with the Penguins.
Pittsburgh will try to cap an up-and-down month with a win tonight, as the club heads into its final game of 2008 with a 5-7-1 December record.
The Penguins last played Saturday against visiting Montreal and were handed a 3-2 setback as Andrei Kostitsyn registered his first career hat trick to lift the Canadiens to the win.
Sidney Crosby and Pascal Dupuis scored for Pittsburgh. Dupuis also assisted on Crosby's marker while Marc-Andre Fleury allowed the three scores on just 19 shots.
Pittsburgh is now 8-7-2 as the host this season and has dropped three straight and four of five at the Igloo.
The Penguins beat Boston in a shootout when these clubs met back on October 20 and Pittsburgh has taken five of the last seven meetings in the series. However, the Bruins have posted wins in five of their previous seven stops in the Steel City.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The red-hot Washington Capitals will aim for their fourth
straight victory when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for tonight's battle at
HSBC Arena.
The Capitals, who lead the Southeast Division with 49 points, have won three
<< Streaking Hawks visit Red Wings in Winter Classic preview
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Blackhawks will try to extend their franchise
record-breaking run tonight against a division rival they have struggled to
put away this year, as they visit the first-place Detroit Red Wings and Joe
Louis Arena in
<< Mavs host Wolves at American Airlines Center
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks kick off a quick two-game homestand
Tuesday by welcoming the Minnesota Timberwolves to North Texas.
The Mavs won for the fourth time in five games in Los Angeles on Sunday when
Josh Howard scored
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The streaking San Antonio Spurs shoot for their sixth
consecutive victory Tuesday when they welcome the Milwaukee Bucks to the AT&T
Center.
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Road-weary Sens visit Edmonton >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Having reached the halfway point of their current eight-
road trip, the Ottawa Senators still haven't posted a victory as the visiting
team in exactly two months.
They will try to end that skid and salvage the final test o
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trip to Vancouver might be just what the club needs. The Flyers will try to
extend their road winning streak over the Canucks to seven games tonight, as
the two teams
Lightning try to stay on a roll in home test against Habs >>
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consecutive victory when they host the Montreal Canadiens in a matchup at St.
Pete Times Forum.
The Lightning have won three in a row to tie a season-high winning
Western Michigan tangles with Rice in Texas Bowl >>
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advantage when they take on the Western Michigan Broncos for the first-time
ever in the Texas Bowl at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Western Michigan coach Bill
New York, NY – October 3, 2007 – The dress rehearsal is over! The NHL preseason has ended and now that fans have had a glimpse of what is to come it is time to hit the book! Stanley Cup odds are live at MySportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino.
The Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings remain on top of the odds charts after an impressive start in the preseason. Betting lines opened for both teams at 6-1 in June. Since then the Sens have fallen to 7-1 and the Red Wings are now caught in a pack including the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes, the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim Ducks, all at 10-1.
MySportsbook.com has also posted props on each team’s point total for the regular season. The Senators lead the charge at 108.5 followed by the Ducks at 106.5. Detroit will attempt a repeat for the prize as the Red Wings are deadlocked with the Predators at 104.5 a piece. The temporary loss of highly touted rookie Evgeni Malkin puts a lot of pressure on the stick of assistant captain Sidney Crosby - his lowly Pittsburgh Penguins are listed at 71.5.
Even if bettors are not brave enough to put their money on the underdog, an early bet on the favorites at sportsbook.com tends to produce bigger payouts than a mid-season wager. Placing a $1,000 bet last summer on the Detroit Red Wings or Ottawa Senators would have paid out to $8,000 and $10,000 respectively, opposed to a $2,500 or $3,000 payout at the beginning of the playoffs.
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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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