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02/01/2012 - Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andrew Cogliano netted a natural hat trick in the second period for the first three-goal game of his career, leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday.
Teemu Selanne also scored and Nick Bonino added a pair of assists. Jonas Hiller stopped 25-of-26 shots for the Ducks, who have won six of their last seven contests.
Ray Whitney scored and Mike Smith was tagged for three goals on 18 shots before being yanked in the second period. Jason LaBarbera stopped all 11 shots he saw for the Coyotes, who have lost four of their last five.
Phoenix struck first at 7:39 of the first period off of a defensive zone turnover by the Ducks.
Selanne held the puck along the right wing and looked to start the breakout, but he lost it to Martin Hanzal in the slot. Hanzal found Radim Vrbata at the right point and the gritty forward then found a cutting Whitney, who deflected Vrbata's pass in behind Hiller.
Cogliano took over in the second period for Anaheim.
His first goal came at 6:59 when Matt Beleskey out-hustled his checker behind the net and spotted Cogliano, who stuffed it home from in front.
Cogliano's second goal occurred at 10:07 when he collected a loose puck in the defensive zone and raced up the left wing on the rush. He gained the blue line with speed a fired a wrist shot on net from a sharp angle that somehow beat Smith to the short side.
The hat trick-clinching tally came at 13:50 when Bonino pushed the puck past the defense and ahead to Cogliano, who went in on net and slid a backhander through the legs of Smith to cap a dominant second period.
Ryan Getzlaf and Niklas Hagman were whistled for penalties late in the second period, giving the Coyotes a two-man advantage, but they were unable to score and Selanne added an empty netter with 1:06 left in regulation to cap the scoring.
Game Notes
Tuesday marked the 100th meeting all-time between the Pacific Division rivals...Smith dropped to 5-3-1 in his career against Anaheim...Phoenix failed to score on three power-play chances, while Anaheim was 1-for-3 with the man advantage...Anaheim will face the Dallas Stars on Wednesday, while the Coyotes will host the San Jose Sharks on Saturday...Phoenix dropped to 11-1-1 when Hanzal records an assist.
<< Arkansas takes down No. 25 Vanderbilt
Fayetteville, AR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rickey Scott scored 18 and Julysses Nobles
had 17, as Arkansas downed No. 25 Vanderbilt, 82-74, on Tuesday.
B.J. Young added 12 points while Mardracus Wade and Rashad Madden both had 10
for the Razorback
<< Zeller leads No. 5 UNC past Wake Forest
Winston-Salem, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyler Zeller scored 18 points with 18
rebounds and No. 5 North Carolina used a big second half run Tuesday night to
pull away from Wake Forest for a 68-53 win.
John Henson added 14 points and 12 rebo
<< Mayo lifts Grizzlies over Nuggets in OT
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The third time was a charm for the Memphis
Grizzlies on Tuesday.
After a pair of missed shots and two offensive rebounds, O.J. Mayo rose up
from the top of the arc and nailed the go-ahead three-p
<< Taylor helps Wisconsin slip past Penn State
University Park, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jordan Taylor's 18 points led the way
for No. 19 Wisconsin as it defeated Penn State, 52-46, at Bryce Jordan Center
on Tuesday.
Ryan Evans added 11 points and six rebounds, and Jared Berggren chi
Canucks top Blackhawks on Daniel Sedin's OT winner >>
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Sedin scored 3:37 into overtime to
give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.
In the extra session, Henrik Sedin had the puck behind the net and dished it
to the
Hall, Oilers down Avalanche >>
Edmonton, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Taylor Hall's goal early in the third period
proved to be the game-winner, as the Edmonton Oilers held off the Colorado
Avalanche, 3-2.
Eric Belanger and Jordan Eberle also lit the lamp for the Oilers, w
Sharks dominate helpless Blue Jackets >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Thornton had two goals and an assist and
Antti Niemi made 30 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, as the San
Jose Sharks dominated the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets, 6-0.
Joe Pavelski, Jamie McG
Rush helps Golden State slip past Sacramento >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Rush had 20 points off the bench,
including 15 in the fourth quarter, as Golden State held off Sacramento late
for a 93-90 victory at ORACLE Arena.
David Lee and Dorell Wright each had 15 poin
Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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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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