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12/29/2008 - Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Curtis Sanford stopped 18 shots for his fifth career shutout as Vancouver beat Ottawa 3-0, sending the Senators to their 12th consecutive road defeat.
Alexander Edler, Henrik Sedin and Pavol Demitra each scored for the Canucks, who snapped a two-game skid.
The news wasn't all positive for the Canucks, though, as the team found out forward Taylor Pyatt suffered a broken foot in Friday's loss to Edmonton and will be out indefinitely.
Antoine Vermette had three shots on goal for the Senators, who have lost three in a row overall and are 2-7-1 in their last 10 tilts and remain in last in the Northeast Division with just 29 points on the year.
Martin Gerber made 29 saves for Ottawa, which is just 3-11-2 as the visiting club and last earned a win away from home when it beat Florida on October 30.
Sedin scored 8:17 into the game by tapping in his own rebound from in front, and the lead doubled 10:16 into the second on Demitra's successful shot, again from near the net.
Edler lit the lamp nearly seven minutes later on a blast from the slot.
Game Notes
Vancouver has won three straight and five of the last six meetings...The Canucks are 11-5-1 as the host this year ..Daniel Sedin had two assists.
<< Kobe carries Lakers past Warriors
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kobe Bryant connected on 9-of-15 from the
floor and 10-of-10 from the free throw line for a game-high 31 points as the
Lakers pounded the Warriors, 130-113.
Both teams were coming off victories over B
<< Chargers blow out Broncos, pull off unlikely division crown
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 96 yards and
three touchdowns, and the Chargers completed an improbable regular season-
ending run, thrashing Denver, 52-21, to win the AFC West Division title.
Darren Sp
<< Celtics smash Kings, roll to 45-point triumph
Sacramento, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Garnett logged 21 points and 11
rebounds in just 23 minutes of action and the Boston Celtics breezed back into
the win column with a resounding 108-63 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Ray All
<< Oilers light up Ellis, Nashville
Edmonton, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Erik Cole finished with a goal and two
assists, as the Edmonton Oilers used a three-goal second period to topple the
Nashville Predators, 5-2.
Sam Gagner and Sheldon Souray each had a goal and an
Report: Red Sox close to signing Penny, Bard >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Red Sox are close to signing starting
pitcher Brad Penny and catcher Josh Bard, according to a report from the
Boston Globe late Sunday night.
Though the signing of Penny would pale in co
0-fer and out: Winless Lions reportedly fire Marinelli >>
Allen Park, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Detroit Lions head coach Rod Marinelli
weathered his way through a season that produced the first winless campaign
since 1976, and his anticipated fate was realized when the club reportedly
fired h
Jets press conference minus Mangini; coach reportedly out >>
Hempstead, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Jets will hold a 10 a.m. (et)
press conference on Monday morning without an integral figure -- head coach
Eric Mangini.
1050 ESPN Radio in New York reports that the absence equals termina
Hawks finish lengthy homestand vs. Nuggets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks will wrap up a lengthy eight-game
homestand Monday night when the Denver Nuggets pay a visit to Philips Arena.
The Hawks have won four in a row and improved to 6-1 on the residency with a
129-117 victory
Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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