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03/02/2010 - Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks shipped defenseman Nick Boynton to the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old had one goal and six assists in 42 games for the Ducks this season. He also spent nine games with the club's American Hockey League affiliate in Manitoba and registered four helpers.
Over 547 games at the NHL level, Boynton has 33 goals, 102 assists and 810 penalty minutes with Boston, Phoenix, Florida and the Ducks. .
<< U.S. searching for right mix against Dutch
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - U.S. coach Bob Bradley assembled the
majority of his best players for Wednesday's match at the Netherlands, and the
last few spots on the World Cup roster could be decided at Amsterdam ArenA.
The Ame
<< Terry won't lead England again under Capello
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - England manager Fabio Capello has confirmed
that Steven Gerrard will captain his side against Egypt at Wembley on
Wednesday in the absence of the injured Rio Ferdinand.
The Italian has also confi
<< Trucks back on track at Atlanta
Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck. Date:
Saturday, March 6. Race: E-Z-Go 200. Site: Atlanta Motor Speedway. Track:
1.54-mile oval. Start time: 2:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 130. Miles: 200.2. 2009
Winner: Kyle Busch. Tel
<< Johnson on the right track heading to Atlanta
Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, March
7. Race: Kobalt Tools 500. Site: Atlanta Motor Speedway. Track: 1.54-mile
oval. Start time: 1:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 325. Miles: 500.5. 2009 winner: Kurt
Busch. Televisi
Syracuse clinches Big East title >>
Syracuse, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arinze Onuaku and Andy Rautins celebrated
senior day in style, scoring 21 and 14 points, respectively, and in the
process helped top-ranked Syracuse claim its first outright Big East title
since 1
Hurricanes dominate Leafs >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie Justin Peters was strong with 32 saves
while Chad LaRose posted a goal and two assists, as the Carolina Hurricanes
defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-1, at Air Canada Centre.
Peters made only the
Vanderbilt stays in SEC hunt with win over Florida >>
Gainesville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Jenkins tied a career high with six
three-pointers and finished with 18 points, as 13th-ranked Vanderbilt held on
for a 64-60 win over SEC rival Florida at the O'Connell Center.
A.J. Ogilvy chippe
Canadiens use strong third period to down Bruins >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Glen Metropolit registered a goal and one assist
as Montreal scored four times in the third period to down Boston, 4-1, at TD
Garden.
Maxim Lapierre, Mathieu Darche and Benoit Pouliot also tallied for
Is there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.
A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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