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02/24/2007 - East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brent Johnson made 29 saves and four different Washington players netted goals, as the Capitals earned a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils in the opener of a home-and-home series at the Meadowlands.
Milan Jurcina, Alexander Semin, Matt Pettinger and Tomas Fleischmann scored for the Capitals, who halted a five-game losing streak and will try to complete a sweep of the set at home on Sunday. Washington had lost six straight to the Devils and seven in a row in New Jersey.
Cam Janssen and Jay Pandolfo scored for New Jersey, which was coming off a home-and-home sweep of the New York Rangers earlier this week and had a three- game winning streak stopped.
Martin Brodeur made 26 saves in defeat. The Devils were again without leading scorer Brian Gionta, who sat out his third straight game with a groin injury.
Jurcina put Washington in front 8:43 into the game when his wrist shot from the center point deflected off someone in front and skipped past Brodeur.
Johnson stopped all eight New Jersey shots in the opening period and the Caps broke it open with a pair of early goals in the second.
Semin, who assisted on the first goal, made a nifty move to record his 32nd of the season at the 2:18 mark. He took a long clearing pass off the right boards and raced through the right circle toward the net before flipping a backhander over a sprawled Brodeur and under the crossbar.
The Devils were given a power play just under two minutes later, but Washington came away with a shorthanded goal.
Boyd Gordon was the recipient of a turnover in his own zone and cleared the puck. Pettinger, who forced the bad pass, was behind the New Jersey defense and chased it down. He skated through the left circle and lifted a backhander over Brodeur's glove for his 14th goal of the season.
The Devils finally got on the board midway through the second period after killing off a penalty to Janssen. He joined the play out of the penalty box, took a pass in the neutral zone and skated to the top of the right circle before unleashing a slap shot that beat Johnson to the far side.
Washington regained a two-goal margin just 4:22 into the third period. Gordon got the puck to Fleischmann, who raced into the New Jersey zone along the left wing and cut toward the net. Brodeur came out of the crease to make a poke- check and got a piece of the puck, which popped into the air and bounced into the net to give Fleischmann his first goal of the campaign.
The Devils got that one back with 5:58 remaining on Pandolfo's ninth goal, but could not close the gap any further as Johnson stopped 13 shots in the final stanza.
Game Notes
Washington's Alexander Ovechkin had an assist on the first goal to end his point drought of four games...The Caps won in New Jersey for the first time since March of 2002..Pandolfo added an assist for the Devils...Each team was 0-for-4 on the power play.
<< No. 23 Louisville downs Syracuse
Syracuse, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Angel McCoughtry scored 20 points and grabbed
seven rebounds to lead 23rd-ranked Louisville over Syracuse, 68-56, at the
Carrier Dome.
Brandi Radde added 15 points and Toni Slaughter tallied 11 for the
<< Blues extend Legace and Brewer
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues have agreed to contract
extensions with goaltender Manny Legace and defenseman Eric Brewer.
Legace has agreed to a two-year deal, while Brewer has come to terms on a
four-year exten
<< Ohio stuns 18th-ranked Bowling Green
Bowling Green, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Domenica Silva poured in 18 points and
grabbed 10 rebounds as Ohio upended No. 18 Bowling Green, 70-67.
Lauren Kohn posted 17 points despite seven turnovers and Jennifer Bushby added
12 points for th
<< No. 21 Rutgers snaps Notre Dame's streak, continues its own
South Bend, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matee Ajavon poured in a season-high 26
points and Essence Carson played every minute while adding 17 points, as No.
21 Rutgers pulled away in the second half for a 76-60 victory over Notre Dame.
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Bornstein to miss time with knee injury >>
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Soccer's Club Deportivo Chivas USA
announced Friday that defender Jonathan Bornstein is expected to miss six
weeks with a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left
knee.
No. 15 Butler rebounds to trounce Detroit >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Crone scored 17 points to lead No.
15 Butler to a 56-36 rout of Detroit.
Mike Green posted 13 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out four assists
for the Bulldogs (26-5, 13-3 Horizon), who
Elmander, Toulouse trounce Marseille >>
Toulouse, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Johan Elmander scored two times to help
Toulouse topple Marseille 3-0 at Stadium Municipal on Saturday, allowing the
club to jump into the top three in the Ligue 1 standings and put itself firmly
in cont
Law powers eighth-ranked Aggies over Baylor >>
College Station, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Acie Law poured in 31 points to lead
No. 8 Texas A&M to a high-scoring 97-87 victory over the Baylor Bears at
Reed Arena.
Joseph Jones added 22 points and six rebounds, Dominique Kirk tota
In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
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After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.
Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.
Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.
So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.
In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.
For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.
The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.
The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.
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