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02/21/2012 - Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kari Lehtonen made 31 saves to record his second shutout of the season and 19th of his career as the Dallas Stars blanked the Montreal Canadiens, 3-0, at Bell Centre.
Ryan Garbutt netted his first career NHL goal, while Mike Ribeiro and Tom Wandell also lit the lamp for the Stars, who snapped a two-game skid.
Carey Price was tagged for all three goals on 36 shots for the Canadiens, who have lost four of their last five games.
<< Stamkos provides two goals, Bolts shade Ducks
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist to
lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Teddy Purcell added a goal and two assists while Mathieu Garon stopped 28
shots for the Lig
<< Pacers outlast Hornets in OT
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roy Hibbert scored a career-high 30 points
and pulled down 13 rebounds, boosting Indiana to a 117-108 overtime win over
New Orleans.
David West, a first-round draft pick of the Hornets in 2003, scored 1
<< K-State ends Mizzou's perfect home record
Columbia, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For a second time this season, Kansas State
ended an unbeaten string for Missouri.
Rodney McGruder scored 24 points, as Kansas State toppled third-ranked
Missouri, 78-68, stopping the Tigers' que
<< Fayne's OT goal lifts Devils over Maple Leafs
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Fayne scored 1:18 into overtime to give
the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.
In the extra session, Fayne one-timed a shot from the right point that took a
bounce and
Heat win seventh straight, top Kings >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and dished out 10
assists, and the Miami Heat pulled away in the fourth quarter to take down the
Sacramento Kings, 120-108, on Tuesday.
Chris Bosh and Mario Chalmers each add
Baylor women secure Big 12 title with rout of Texas >>
Waco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brittney Griner had 18 points, 10 rebounds and
four blocks, and No. 1 Baylor clinched the Big 12 regular season title with an
80-59 victory over Texas.
The undefeated Lady Bears (28-0, 15-0 Big 12) also got a doub
Blackhawks clip Red Wings >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marcus Kruger netted the winner early in the
third period and Corey Crawford stopped 31 shots as Chicago edged Detroit,
2-1, at United Center.
Jimmy Hayes provided the other score for the Blackhawks,
Fisher, Preds deal Canucks rare regulation defeat >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pekka Rinne made 32 saves and the Nashville
Predators handed the Vancouver Canucks their first regulation loss in more
than a month.
Mike Fisher had a goal and two assists, leading the Nashville offense
Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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