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03/08/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After beginning their longest road trip of the season with two impressive wins, the Calgary Flames were blown out Friday evening in Carolina. The Flames will try to rebound with a win when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers for this afternoon's meeting at Philips Arena.
Calgary began a seven-game trek with Tuesday's 6-3 win in Ottawa and two days later pounded Philadelphia, 5-1. The Flames used a pair of goals from Olli Jokinen, who was acquired in a trade with Phoenix on Wednesday, to defeat the Flyers.
However, Calgary, which leads the Northwest Division by eight points over Vancouver, was handed a 6-1 beating Friday night in Raleigh as Ray Whitney notched the third hat trick of his career to lead the Hurricanes.
Jarome Iginla scored the lone goal while Curtis McElhinney was lit up for six goals on 33 shots for the Flames.
The Flames, who had won six straight road games prior to Friday's setback, are 17-12-2 as the guest this season.
Atlanta has won two of its last three games and is coming off Friday's shutout win over Montreal. Kari Lehtonen recorded his second shutout on the year behind 25 saves, and the Thrashers logged a 2-0 decision against the visiting Canadiens.
Bryan Little's power-play goal late in the first was all Atlanta needed, but Rich Peverley added an empty-net marker late in the third period to seal the victory.
Ilya Kovalchuk collected assists on both goals, giving him five goals and six assists over a six-game point streak. The sniper also has 24 points (14 goals, 10 assists) over his last 12 games.
It was Lehtonen's 13th career whitewashing and helped the Thrashers move to 2-1-0 on a four-game homestand that ends today. Atlanta is 12-18-2 at Philips Arena this year.
The Thrashers notched a 6-4 win in Atlanta when these clubs met on March 13 of last season, but Calgary has still taken three of the last five encounters.
<< Isles welcome Coyotes to the Coliseum
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of last-place clubs will meet today on Long Island,
as the Phoenix Coyotes visit the New York Islanders for an interconference
matchup at Nassau Coliseum.
The Islanders are last in the NHL with just 49 points on the
<< Croatia finishes off Davis Cup rout of Chile
Porec, Croatia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Croatia won a pair of dead rubbers on
Sunday to finish off Chile in flawless 5-0 fashion in their first-round Davis
Cup affair in Porec.
Croatia won 13 of 14 sets this weekend and clinched the ti
<< Rangers try to stay hot in home test against Bruins
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Rangers aim to win three in a row for the
first time in almost two months when they welcome the Eastern Conference-
leading Boston Bruins for this afternoon's clash at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers ended
<< United concerned over Ferdinand's ankle injury
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand
is a doubt for the second leg of the Champions League knockout round tie
against Inter Milan.
The England central defender was replaced at halftime of the
Knicks, Nets square off at Meadowlands >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of teams fighting for a playoff spot get together
this evening at the Meadowlands, as the New Jersey Nets play host to the rival
New York Knicks.
New Jersey is just 1 1/2 games off the eighth and final playoff
Spurs resume homestand versus Suns >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Southwest Division-leading San Antonio Spurs will
resume a four-game homestand Sunday versus the Phoenix Suns at the AT&T
Center.
The Spurs, who are two games ahead of both New Orleans and Houston
Beantown brawl: Celtics welcome Magic to town >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference get
together Sunday for an afternoon affair, as the Boston Celtics welcome the
Orlando Magic to TD Banknorth Garden.
Boston has beaten the Magic twice already
Jazz go for 11th straight win at Toronto >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Utah Jazz will take their 10-game winning streak to the
road for five straight games, starting with Sunday's matchup against the
Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre.
Utah, which is sixth in the Western Confe
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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