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03/14/2010 - Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard Park posted a goal and an assist, while Blake Comeau added three helpers, and the Islanders recorded back-to- back wins for the first time in nearly two months with a 4-1 win over Toronto.
Matt Moulson, Tim Jackman and Frans Nielsen each scored once for New York, which posted its third win against the Leafs in four games this season. The Islanders have now won two straight games for the first time since a four-game streak from January 9-18.
Martin Biron stopped 26-of-27 shots to earn the victory.
Nikolai Kulemin scored the lone goal for the Maple Leafs, who had a season- best three-game win streak snapped. Jean-Sebastien Giguere allowed all four goals on 32 shots, as Toronto lost for the ninth time in 10 road games.
Toronto got off to a quick start, scoring just 57 seconds into the game. Kulemin took a feed from Mikhail Grabovski and got behind the defense, using a backhand-to-forehand move to put the puck past Biron.
The Islanders, though, answered quickly on Jackman's tip-in less than two minutes later, and Park put New York ahead at the 8:55 mark with a shorthanded tally -- his eighth goal of the season.
Biron made seven saves to keep the Leafs off the board in the second period, and Nielsen padded New York's lead with 1:38 remaining. Comeau grabbed a loose puck off the boards behind the net and quickly found Nielsen across the crease; Nielsen was able to easily put the puck into the wide-open net.
The Isles' goaltender was up to the task again in the third, turning away all nine shots he faced. Moulson scored a late power play goal with 2:20 to go after taking a pass from Jeff Bailey out in front of the crease to account for the final margin.
Game Notes
These two teams came into the game with the two worst point totals in the Eastern Conference, although New York moved one point ahead of Carolina with the win...The Isles lost four straight before their current two-game win streak...New York and Toronto have posted the two worst penalty killing units in the league, but the Isles went only 1-for-6 on the power play, while the Leafs went a woeful 0-for-7.
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Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Substitute Clarence Seedorf scored in injury
time and AC Milan edged Chievo 1-0 on Sunday at the San Siro to close within
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Seedorf entered the ma
<< Streelman, Collins share lead in Puerto Rico
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Streelman and Chad Collins
were atop the leaderboard Sunday at 12-under par when the third-round of the
rain-delayed Puerto Rico Open was suspended for the day due to darkness.
Rain delay
<< Report: Jets sign Tomlinson to two-year deal
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Jets have reportedly inked
running back LaDainian Tomlinson to a two-year deal.
Financial terms were not available, according to the New York Daily News.
The likely Hall of Fame back spe
<< Browns send QB Quinn to Broncos
Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quarterback Brady Quinn is set for a new
beginning that had been rumored as the former first-round pick was dealt from
Cleveland to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
The move came a day after the Browns re
North Carolina, UConn lend big names NIT field >>
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Coyotes nip Thrashers in SO >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adrian Aucoin scored the game-winning goal in
the fourth round of the shootout, as the Phoenix Coyotes edged the Atlanta
Thrashers, 3-2, at Philips Arena.
Rich Peverley got Atlanta on the board with a
Raiders acquire LB Wimbley from Cleveland >>
Alameda, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Raiders announced Sunday that they
have acquired linebacker Kamerion Wimbley from the busy Cleveland Browns for
an undisclosed draft choice.
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Report: Beckham to miss World Cup due to Achilles tear >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - English superstar soccer player David Beckham
will reportedly miss the World Cup in June after suffering an apparent tear to
his left Achilles while playing for AC Milan.
The injury occurred Sunday night in a
The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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