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03/06/2010 - Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 32 shots for his seventh shutout of the season to help the Phoenix Coyotes take a 4-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Wojtek Wolski had a goal and an assist while Petr Prucha, Vernon Fiddler and Keith Yandle each lit the lamp for the Coyotes, who have won two straight on the heels of a three-game losing streak.
Jonas Hiller stopped 26 shots in the loss for the Ducks, who have dropped three of their last four.
Phoenix scored in the final minute of the first period on the power play. Derek Morris threw a pass from the right circle to the left where Radim Vrbata ripped a one-timer on net. Hiller stopped the shot, but the rebound went out front and Prucha was there to slam it home.
The Coyotes made it a 2-0 game just 52 seconds into the second period as Wolski's turnaround low shot from the right circle fooled Hiller.
Fiddler made it a 3-0 game with a wrister that found the back of the net for his sixth goal of the season at the 10:39 mark of the second.
Yandle's goal with 3:47 to play accounted for the final score, while Bryzgalov finished off the whitewash with 10 stops.
Game Notes
Phoenix hosts Vancouver on Wednesday...Anaheim hosts Montreal on Sunday...Phoenix won four of the six games against Anaheim in the season series...Bryzgalov has 15 shutouts in his career, all but two coming with the Coyotes.
<< Murray State captures OVC title with win over Morehead State
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Isaiah Canaan scored 16 points to lead a
balanced Murray State attack, and the Racers clinched a spot in the NCAA
Tournament with a 62-51 win over Morehead State in the championship game of
the Ohi
<< No. 12 Butler reaches Horizon final
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Howard had 18 points to lead five
players in double figures, as 12th-ranked Butler downed Milwaukee, 68-59, in a
chippy Horizon League semifinal tilt at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Ronald Nored collected 1
<< Kessel nets SO winner as Leafs nip Sens
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phil Kessel got the game-winner in the shootout
to help the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators at
Scotiabank Place.
After Jonas Gustavsson stoned Alex Kovalev on the first shot, Kes
<< Bobcats knock off road-weary Warriors
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.J. Augustin scored 19 points off the bench,
as the Charlotte Bobcats took down the Golden State Warriors, 101-90, at Time
Warner Cable Arena.
Gerald Wallace added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bobcat
Ailing Mavs down Bulls for 11th straight win >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points and the short-
handed Dallas Mavericks secured their 11th straight victory, 122-116 over the
Chicago Bulls.
Rodrigue Beaubois had a career-high 24 points, and Caron Butler ma
Parker breaks hand; Spurs top Grizzlies >>
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Spurs forward Richard Jefferson poured in 18
points and pulled down six rebounds off the bench, but San Antonio lost guard
Tony Parker to a hand injury in a 102-92 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Parker
Spurs' Parker breaks bone in hand >>
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Antonio guard Tony Parker broke a bone in
his right hand during the Spurs' 102-92 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on
Saturday.
Parker, the team's second-leading scorer, suffered a fractured f
Nets rally from 16-down early, throttle Knicks >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Devin Harris recorded a season-high 31 points
on 13-of-21 shooting to help the New Jersey Nets to just their seventh win of
the season, 113-93 against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
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Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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