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12/22/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will aim for their fifth win in six games when they head south to face the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena.
The Maple Leafs picked up an impressive two points Saturday in Pittsburgh, as they pounded the Penguins, 7-3.
Nik Antropov had a goal and two assists to lead Toronto to the easy win at Mellon Arena. The Leafs led 3-1 after the first period and held a 5-1 advantage after 40 minutes of play.
Pavel Kubina and Alex Ponikarovsky each had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs.
Vesa Toskala made 20 saves in the win and improved to 13-9-5 this season.
The Finnish backstop has an excellent career mark against the Thrashers, going 5-0-1 with a 1.81 goals against average and ,926 save percentage in six games.
Toronto is capping a three-game road trip tonight and is 7-8-2 as the visiting team this season. The Leafs have lost three of their last five games away from the Air Canada Centre.
The Thrashers have won two of their last three games, but are just 3-7-2 in their last 12 games overall.
Atlanta earned a victory its last time out, defeating the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning by a 4-3 score on Saturday.
Kari Lehtonen was the star for the Thrashers as he made his first appearance in almost two months and stopped 36 shots. Lehtonen had been battling a back injury and hadn't played a game since October 30.
Joseph Crabb, Todd White, Eric Perrin and Slava Kozlov each had a goal for the Thrashers.
White has recorded a point in five straight games and has three goals and four helpers during the stretch.
The Thrashers, who have lost seven of their last eight home tests, are wrapping a three-game homestand tonight. Atlanta is just 6-8-2 as the host this year.
Atlanta has won five of the last eight meetings with the Maple Leafs, including a 6-3 victory in Toronto on November 25. However, Toronto has won two straight and seven of its last nine in Atlanta.
<< Raptors try to end skid at Clippers
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The reeling Toronto Raptors aim to snap a five-game skid
Monday when they continue a long road trip in Los Angeles against the
Clippers.
The Raptors fell to 0-2 on their six-game trek Saturday in San Antonio
<< Nuggets, Blazers battle for division bragging rights
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The suddenly struggling Denver Nuggets welcome the Portland
Trail Blazers to the Pepsi Center on Monday for the front end of a home-and-
home series with first place in the NBA's Northwest Division on the line.
The Nugg
<< Spurs welcome Kings to Alamo City
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Antonio Spurs resume a three-game homestand Monday
when they welcome the woeful Sacramento Kings to the Alamo City.
The Spurs won the opener of their residency and snapped a two-game skid on
Saturday when Ton
<< Rockets continue road trip vs. Nets
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Rockets will continue a four-game road trip
this evening against the New Jersey Nets at the IZOD Center.
The Rockets have won three in a row and opened the swing with a 109-102
victory over the Minnesota Timber
Coyotes try to continue point streak in Edmonton >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Coyotes will try to notch at least one point in
a seventh straight game, as they visit the Edmonton Oilers tonight at Rexall
Place.
The Coyotes, who have missed the postseason in each of the last five seasons,
Wildcats host Midshipmen at the Pavilion >>
Villanova, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 18th-ranked Villanova Wildcats continue
to gear up for what promises to be a brutal Big East Conference slate, and
they will play host to the Navy Midshipmen this evening in a non-league clash.
Navy has e
Boilermakers battle Mastodons in West Lafayette >>
West Lafayette, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) -Coming off their most impressive win of
the season, the 13th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers return to the friendly
confines of Mackey Arenathis evening, where they will play host to IUPU-Fort
Wayne.
The Boil
Orange seek to clip Eagles' wings at the Carrier Dome >>
Syracuse, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 11th-ranked Syracuse Orange welcome the
Coppin State Eagles to town for a non-conference clash this evening.
Coppin State has yet to play a home game this season and is 0-7 in true road
tilts. The Eagles,
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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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