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12/18/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will aim for their fourth consecutive victory when they visit the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins for tonight's Northeast Division battle at TD Banknorth Garden.
The Maple Leafs posted their first three-game winning streak of the season by downing visiting New Jersey on Tuesday. Toronto last won four in a row from November 29 to December 6 of last season.
Toronto earned a 3-2 shootout victory over the Devils as Jason Blake netted the game-winning shootout goal and Vesa Toskala had 25 regulation saves along with three shootout stops at Air Canada Centre.
Nik Antropov and Jeremy Williams both scored in regulation while Tomas Kaberle notched two assists for Toronto.
The Maple Leafs are beginning a three-game road trip tonight and have lost four of their last five as the visiting team. Toronto has a 6-7-2 record away from home this season.
The Bruins, meanwhile, have the best record in the Eastern Conference with 46 points and are tied for the top seed with the New York Rangers. Boston is also nine points ahead of second-place Montreal for the division lead. Toronto is in fourth place with 30 points.
Boston is coming off a home-and-home sweep of the Atlanta Thrashers, as it earned a 7-3 victory in the road portion on Friday and followed with a 4-2 home decision the following day. The Bruins have won seven of eight games and have a 16-2-1 record in their last 19 outings.
Phil Kessel led the way in Saturday's win over the Thrashers as he extended his point streak with a goal and an assist. Kessel is riding a 15-game point streak and has 12 goals and 10 assists during the longest current run in the NHL.
Kessel leads the Bruins with 19 goals and is second on the team with 31 points.
Michael Ryder scored twice while Dennis Wideman lit the lamp for Boston, while Manny Fernandez made 20 saves in the win.
Tim Thomas, who is 9-1-1 in his last 11 starts, is expected to be back between the pipes for Boston tonight.
The Bruins are playing the middle test of a three-game homestand and are 11-1-1 as the host this season. Boston, which has won 11 straight at home since losing its first two tests at the Garden this year, will host Carolina on Saturday.
This is the fourth of six meetings between the Leafs and Bruins this season and Boston currently holds a 2-1 edge in the season series. The Bruins have taken two straight, four of five and eight of the last 12 encounters with Toronto and they've also won two of the past three matchups in Beantown.
<< Stars try to gain momentum in home test vs. Jackets
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas is starting to rack up some wins, something it has
never had trouble doing against Columbus. The Stars will try to maintain their
franchise-long success over the Blue Jackets tonight in a home test American
Airlines Ce
<< Struggling Lightning host Avalanche
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It didn't take lone for the Lightning to fall right back
into the loss column. Having lost 10 of their last 11 games, Tampa Bay will
try for a victory tonight versus the visiting Colorado Avalanche at St. Pete
Times Forum.
<< Magic open homestand vs. Spurs
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic will open a
four-game homestand Thursday versus the San Antonio Spurs at Amway Arena.
Orlando will also host the Lakers, Warriors and Hornets and is 9-3 as the host
this sea
<< Hansbrough seeks history in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The nation's top-ranked team will be on
display this evening as the mighty North Carolina Tar Heels play host to the
Evansville Purple Aces in non-league action at the Smith Center in Chapel
Hill.
Expect E
Caps shoot for fifth straight win in test with Blues >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals will try to match their longest
winning streak of the season when they welcome the struggling St. Louis Blues
for tonight's matchup at Verizon Center.
The Capitals have won four in a row and will tr
Hurricanes clash with Panthers in Southeast Division battle >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes will try to win consecutive games
for the first time in nearly a month when they welcome the Florida Panthers
for a Southeast Division matchup at RBC Center.
The Hurricanes ended a two-game skid wit
Struggling Pens hope to welcome Fleury back against Thrashers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to emerge from a lengthy
break with a win, as they visit the Atlanta Thrashers for tonight's encounter
at Philips Arena.
The Penguins last played on Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia and w
Red Wings host Sharks in showdown between West powers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Red Wings captured their 11th Stanley Cup
championship in team history last season. The San Jose Sharks appear to be the
favorites to win their first-ever league title this year.
The two Western Conference powe
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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It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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