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03/06/2009 - Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brad Boyes scored just 27 seconds into overtime and added two assists to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Pete Times Forum.
In the overtime, Boyes accepted a feed from Carlo Colaiacovo at the left point, took a stride towards the net and lasered a shot into the right corner for the win.
Andy McDonald had a goal and three assists, David Backes added a goal and an assist while Keith Tkachuk also lit the lamp for the Blues, who have won four of their last five games. Chris Mason stopped 20 shots in the game.
The win gives St. Louis 66 points on the season and the team is in 12th place in the tight Western Conference playoff chase.
Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos each had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who have dropped four of five and eight of 10 overall. Karri Ramo was tagged for four goals on 36 shots.
After a scoreless first period, St. Louis drew first blood just 5:43 into the second period on a 4-on-1 break with Boyes sending the disc from the right to the left for the easy redirect by Tkachuk.
McDonald scored at the 9:25 mark of the second when he jammed in a loose puck from the right side of the net while on the power play.
Just 3:28 into the third period while on the power play, Tampa got one back. Vincent Lecavalier used some fancy footwork to get past the defense near the left circle and backhanded the puck down low for a wide open St. Louis, who backhanded the puck over the glove of Mason.
St. Louis got the goal back less than three minutes later on Backes' 19th goal of the season.
However, the Lightning rallied to force overtime.
With under eight minutes to play, the Lightning made it a one-goal game as a short 2-on-1 was capped when Jeff Halpern passed the puck from the right to the left for Matt Pettinger, who leaned to the left and snapped a wrister over Mason's right shoulder.
Tampa then tied the game with just 16.7 seconds to play. With Ramo on the bench for the extra attacker, Stamkos blasted a one-timer from the left point that got through a screen and forced overtime.
Game Notes
St. Louis plays in Florida on Saturday...Tampa hosts Carolina on Saturday...Tampa had won the past two games against St. Louis...It was the first time St. Louis played in Tampa since December 8, 2005. It was the Blues' first win in Tampa since March 24, 2000...Boyes, who leads the team with 26 goals, snapped an eight-game goal drought...Each team scored once on the power play with St. Louis having five chances and Tampa Bay three.
<< Turkoglu helps Magic slip past Nets
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hedo Turkoglu scored eight of the Magic's final
nine points and Dwight Howard posted his usual 26-point, 15-rebound effort, as
Orlando snuck by the New Jersey Nets, 105-102.
Turkoglu finished with 13 points and
<< Martin on the rebound with Atlanta pole
Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Martin has bounced back from his engine
woes the past couple of weeks by winning the pole Friday for the Kobalt Tools
500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Martin, in the No.5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet,
<< Bobcats win fifth straight, top Hawks convincingly
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gerald Wallace scored a game-high 21 points
and grabbed seven rebounds, as the Charlotte Bobcats hung on to defeat the
Atlanta Hawks, 98-91, at the Time Warner Cable Arena.
Emeka Okafor and Raymond Fe
<< Whitney's hat trick leads Hurricanes in rout of Flames
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ray Whitney notched the third hat trick of his
career as the Carolina Hurricanes crushed the Calgary Flames, 6-1, at RBC
Center.
Sergei Samsonov had a goal and an assist while Scott Walker and newly acqui
Hamilton and Pistons clobber Golden State >>
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard Hamilton poured in 22 points to
lead the Detroit Pistons in a 108-91 rout of the Golden State Warriors at The
Palace of Auburn Hills.
Tayshaun Prince and Jason Maxiell scored 16 points apiece
Pierce, Celtics stymie Cavs in battle for Eastern supremacy >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Pierce carried the short-handed Celtics
with 29 points and nine assists and Leon Powe stepped up with a season-best
20-point, 11-rebound effort, as Boston took a step forward in the battle for
the to
Lehtonen, Thrashers blank Habs >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kari Lehtonen recorded his second shutout on
the year behind 25 saves, and the Atlanta Thrashers logged a 2-0 decision
against the Montreal Canadiens at Philips Arena.
Bryan Little's power-play goal l
Spurs pound Wizards >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tony Parker scored 19 points on 7-of-9
shooting and dished out seven assists, as the San Antonio Spurs clobbered the
hapless Washington Wizards, 100-78.
Ime Udoka logged 13 points, four rebounds and
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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“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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