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Devils, Flyers ready to renew rivalryHockey Betting Lines02/08/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ilya Kovalchuk will seek his first goal in a New Jersey Devils uniform when his new team visits the rival Philadelphia Flyers tonight at Wachovia Center for the opener of a home-and-home series between Atlantic Division foes. The Devils made a big trade last week to acquire Kovalchuk's services from Atlanta, but the Russian sniper has gone without a goal in his first two games with New Jersey. Kovalchuk had two assists in his Devils' debut Friday against Toronto, but was held without a point the following night against the New York Rangers. He has 31 goals on the season and has excellent career numbers against the Flyers, posting 18 goals and 14 assists in 30 games versus Philadelphia. The Devils have lost three of four and five out of seven, and with 74 points are just two ahead of Pittsburgh for first place in the Atlantic Division. New Jersey lost its fourth straight road game Saturday in New York, as the Rangers notched the 3-1 victory at Madison Square Garden behind 41 saves from Henrik Lundqvist. Dainius Zubrus lit the lamp for New Jersey and Martin Brodeur allowed three goals on 25 shots to take the loss. The lone bright spot for the Devils was left winger Patrik Elias, who returned to the lineup after missing 10 games with a concussion. He picked up the lone assist on Zubrus' tally. Despite losing seven of their last eight games on the road, New Jersey still has a strong 17-10-2 record as the host this year. The Devils will host the Flyers on Wednesday night. Philadelphia has dropped two straight and four of its last six, a cold stretch that has not helped the Flyers' push for the playoffs. Philly has 59 points and is currently tied with the Rangers for the eighth and final postseason berth in the East. The Flyers won the opener of a three-game road trip by beating Calgary last Monday, but were then dealt consecutive regulation losses in Edmonton and Minnesota, dropping both of those tests by one-goal margins. Philadelphia was dealt a 2-1 loss Saturday in Minnesota, as Anton Khudobin led the Wild to victory by stopping 38-of-39 shots in his first NHL start. "I liked the first period; we had lots of opportunities," said Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette. "In the second period, we took penalties. We got our legs going a little bit at the end, but [the shots] didn't drop. We need to count them." Daniel Carcillo notched the lone score for the Flyers, while Michael Leighton took the loss despite making 28 saves. Leighton was starting in place of Ray Emery, who is day-to-day with a hip injury. Emery, who is 5-3-2 in 10 career games against the Devils, is questionable for tonight. The Flyers made a minor trade on Saturday, dealing defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and a fifth-round pick in the 2011 draft to Detroit for forward Ville Leino. It's not clear when Leino, who had four goals and three assists in 42 games with the Red Wings this season, will make his Flyers debut. Philadelphia has won seven of its last nine home games and is 16-11-2 as the host this season. The Flyers have taken two of three from New Jersey so far this season and own six wins in the last 10 encounters between these rivals. The Devils have lost two straight and four of their last five tests in the City of Brotherly Love.
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Football Betting Sportsbook Accepts Credit CardsMichael 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. Visit MySportsbook.com for free sportsbook odds RSS feeds go to MySportsbook.com for all your betting football needs. |
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