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03/02/2010 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Glen Metropolit registered a goal and one assist as Montreal scored four times in the third period to down Boston, 4-1, at TD Garden.
Maxim Lapierre, Mathieu Darche and Benoit Pouliot also tallied for the Canadiens, who had lost three of four before the Olympic break.
Carey Price was strong in net with 23 stops.
Marco Sturm notched the lone score for the Bruins, who had won four straight prior to the hiatus. Tuukka Rask was tagged for all four goals on 32 shots.
Montreal knotted the game at the 2:40 mark of the third period, when Tom Pyatt dished into the slot for Metropolit's redirection.
The Habs went ahead at 7:24, when Rask misplayed a chip-in from Travis Moen and Lapierre swept the rebound home.
Darche gave the Canadiens a two-goal cushion with 2 1/2 minutes left in regulation, with a quick return after Rask kicked aside a Metropolit backhander.
Pouliot hit the clincher into the empty net with 1:27 to play, seconds after Rask was summoned to the bench.
The Bruins picked up the game's first goal on the power play, as Sturm managed to pry the puck from underneath Price and slip it home with 7:49 to play in the first.
Boston came up empty on two second-period man advantages, but Rask made eight saves to keep the margin at one.
Game Notes
Montreal has won four of five meetings over Boston this season...Prior to the game, the Bruins announced that forward Patrice Bergeron is day-to-day with a groin strain suffered while playing for Canada during the Olympics.
<< Hurricanes dominate Leafs
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie Justin Peters was strong with 32 saves
while Chad LaRose posted a goal and two assists, as the Carolina Hurricanes
defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-1, at Air Canada Centre.
Peters made only the
<< Syracuse clinches Big East title
Syracuse, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arinze Onuaku and Andy Rautins celebrated
senior day in style, scoring 21 and 14 points, respectively, and in the
process helped top-ranked Syracuse claim its first outright Big East title
since 1
<< Culpepper helps Miners clinch C-USA title
Huntington, WV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Randy Culpepper scored a game-high 32 points
as 24th-ranked Texas-El Paso hung on to beat Marshall, 80-76, and clinch the
Conference-USA regular season title.
Derrick Caracter added 18 points, while Claud
<< Ducks send D Boynton to Blackhawks
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks shipped defenseman Nick
Boynton to the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old had one goal and six assists in 42 games for the Ducks this
season. H
Pens top Sabres as Olympic hero Crosby returns to NHL action >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ruslan Fedotenko had a goal and an assist as
the Pittsburgh Penguins took a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres in the first
game after the Olympic break for both teams.
Pascal Dupuis and Sergei Gonchar ea
Callahan and Blueshirts blow past Ottawa >>
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Callahan scored twice during New York's
four-goal second period and Henrik Lundqvist made 24 saves, as the Rangers
topped the Ottawa Senators, 4-1, at Scotiabank Place.
Brandon Dubinsky and Sean Av
Comeau's first career hat trick lifts Isles over Blackhawks >>
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Blake Comeau recorded his first career hat
trick to lead the New York Islanders over the Chicago Blackhawks, 5-3, at
Nassau Coliseum.
Jon Sim and Richard Park also lit the lamp for the Islanders,
Thrashers down Panthers in Atlanta >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Todd White and Rich Peverley each had a goal
and an assist as Atlanta downed Florida, 4-2, in the first game for both teams
after the Olympic break.
Colby Armstrong and Pavel Kubina each had a goal for th
El Duque expected to throw Tuesday
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday.
Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.
El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.
MySportsbook.com has the Mets as -110 favorites to repeat as NL East champions odds.
Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle.
New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele.
Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.''
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Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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