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11/01/2007 - Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rick DiPietro stopped all 28 shots for his 12th career shutout, as the New York Islanders continued their longest homestand of the season with a 4-0 shutout over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Nassau Coliseum.
Bill Guerin, Ruslan Fedotenko, Josef Vasicek and Trent Hunter each scored for the Islanders, who are 4-2-0 on Long Island this year, and 2-1 so far on their six-game homestand. Mike Comrie registered a pair of assists.
Marc Denis blocked 28 shots for the Lightning, who have lost their last four games and seven of nine since starting the season with three consecutive wins.
The Islanders got on the board 13:29 into the first when DiPietro swatted the puck out of midair behind the net and pushed it along the boards to Michael Sillinger, who centered the puck to Guerin for a slap shot through the five- hole.
The Islanders scored again 12:19 into the second period when Vasicek scored off a rebound with help from Lightning defenseman Paul Ranger kicking the puck through the crease.
Comrie's stickhandling set up the third goal, as he entered the offensive zone with Hunter and Fedotenko. Comrie's shot missed, but Fedotenko was in position to stuff it home for his fourth goal this season.
Hunter's tip-in at the six-minute mark of the third period then capped the scoring.
DiPietro's biggest save occurred nine minutes into the first when he gloved a high wrist shot from in close by Jan Hlavac.
Neither club scored on the power play, as Tampa Bay finished 0-for-3 and New York 0-for-4 on the man-advantage.
Game Notes
Sillinger played his 1,000th game...New York will continue its residency Monday evening against the Pittsburgh Penguins...The Lightning failed to salvage at least one test of their three- game road trip, which ended Thursday. Tampa has yet to win on the road this year as it is sporting an 0-6-0 record as the visiting club...The Lightning had an eight-game winning streak in the series with the Islanders snapped, but have won 10 of the last 14 meetings between the clubs. Tampa also had a four-game winning streak on Long Island come to an end.
<< Parsons booted from UNI football team
Cedar Falls, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Northern Iowa starting safety Chris
Parsons has been dismissed from the football team for a violation of team
rules.
Parsons started all eight games this season for the top-ranked Panther
<< Lundqvist and Rangers blank Caps
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 31 shots he faced
as the New York Rangers blanked the Washington Capitals, 2-0, at Madison
Square Garden.
Michal Rozsival and Chris Drury both lit the lamp while Marc Staal
<< Skinner wins 10th pole of season, ties own record
Fort Worth, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Skinner matched his all-time mark of 10
pole wins in a season when he captured the pole for Friday night's Silverado
350K Craftsman Truck Series race at the Texas Motor Speedway. The No.5 Toyota
circled
<< Ronaldinho saves Barca from embarrassing loss
Valladolid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ronaldinho scored late in the first half
as Barcelona tied struggling Real Valladolid, 1-1, on Thursday.
Ronaldinho's goal helped Barcelona equalize an early deficit, but the La Liga
giants still lost
Kings sign G Udrih >>
Sacramento, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Sacramento Kings signed free agent
guard Beno Udrih Thursday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not
disclosed.
Udrih averaged 4.7 points and 1.7 assists in 73 games for the NBA champi
Sturm's overtime goal lifts Bruins over Sabres >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marco Sturm's scored with less than a minute
remaining in overtime to propel the Boston Bruins past the Buffalo Sabres,
4-3, at TD Banknorth Garden.
On the deciding play, Boston's Glen Metropolit spu
Fire's Pickens named Player of the Month >>
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago goalie Matt Pickens was named Major
League Soccer's October Player of the Month on Thursday, hours before helping
the Fire eliminate D.C. United in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Pickens posted
Senators hold off Thrashers >>
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Alfredsson had two goals and two assists
as the Ottawa Senators held off a furious third-period Atlanta rally for a 6-4
win at Scotiabank Place.
Randy Robitaille had a pair of goals and Ray Emery finish
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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BILLS (+10) at Steelers SPORTSBOOK LINES
It's impossible to gauge how a team will react after something like the Steve Everett situation, and it probably doesn't matter. That being said, the Bills are going to lose several games this year where they keep things close but fall short in the end to superior teams. Ben Roethlisberger and company could have a field day against Buffalo's decimated defense, but I like the Bills to cover.
BENGALS (-7) at Browns SPORTSBOOK LINES
All you can ask out of your NFL team is that it has a plan. You may not always agree with it as a fan, but as long as it appears the organization is going in some sort of direction, you have to go with it. Which brings us to the Cleveland Browns. You flip a coin to determine whether Chuck Frye or Derek Anderson should start the preseason opener. You start Frye in Week 1, but pull him in the first half. And then you deal him to the Seahawks for a sixth-round pick? Hmm... the Bengals could get six turnovers again this week.
COLTS (-7) at Titans SPORTSBOOK LINES
Tennessee signed ex-Colts cornerback Nick Harper in the offseason so that should help slow down Peyton Manning. Just ask Jason David and the Saints. Oh wait... One of these weeks, I'm going to learn to not pick against Tennessee, which has won seven of its last eight games. But it's not happening against Indy.
TEXANS (+6.5) at Panthers SPORTSBOOK LINES
Houston's Mario Williams, the first pick in the '06 draft, has more touchdowns than Reggie Bush after one week. Somehow I don't see that lasting. Meanwhile, Carolina bottled up what was expected to be a pretty high-octane offense in St. Louis in Week 1. Could this be the Panthers' defense everyone expected last year? Maybe. This feels like a 20-16 Carolina win.
RAMS (-3) vs. 49ers SPORTSBOOKS LINES
Absolutely love this game. Everyone's favorite pick for this year's surprise team -- the 49ers -- laid an egg on Monday night (not that anyone was watching with the game ending in the middle of the night for those of us on the East Coast). St. Louis wasn't much better, delivering a lackluster effort against the Panthers that included two Steven Jackson fumbles and panic from his fantasy owners. Jackson rebounds this week, and the Rams get their first win.
PACKERS (+1.5) at Giants SPORTSBOOKS LINES
Do you really trust this guy to win an NFL game if Eli Manning can't go? I say no. I'd feel alot better about this Packers team if it had any semblance of a running game, but I still think Green Bay's defense is good enough to give it a 2-0 start.
JAGUARS (-10) vs. Falcons SPORTSBOOKS LINES
Does it scare me to pick Jacksonville to cover a double-digit spread after it scored just 10 points last week against the Titans? Absolutely. But can I bring myself to pick Atlanta under any circumstances? No. Check out this poll on ajc.com. It asks what Atlanta's most urgent deficiency is: offense, defense, specials teams or all of the above. "All of the above" has 57 percent of the votes. Ouch.
SAINTS (-3) at Buccaneers SPORTSBOOKS LINES
I'm picking way too many road teams this week. Oh well. New Orleans has had some time to reflect on its lackluster showing in the opener, and the Buccanneers just aren't a very good football team. Anyone else surprised Tampa Bay hasn't made a move to sign Byron Leftwich? I thought that's what they do.
VIKINGS (+3) at Lions SPORTS BETTING LINES
Run the ball and stop the run. Minnesota can do both, and that will keep them in a lot of games this season. Even though it was only one week, Adrian Peterson looks like he was a steal at No. 7 in last year's draft. Not only will he produce, but Peterson delivers excitement to what otherwise would be one of the league's most boring teams.
DOLPHINS (+3.5) vs. Cowboys SPORTS BETTING LINES
Lost in the Tony Romo lovefest is just how bad the Cowboys' defense was last week. I know they're banged up, but Dallas' 'D' allowed 438 yards to the Giants' offense, and backup running back Derrick Ward averaged 6.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Cam Cameron's decision to split carries between Ronnie Brown and Jesse Chatman sounds about as can't-miss as Larry David's plan to show up to Marty Funkhouser's party a night late. Still, gotta go with Miami to cover at home.
SEAHAWKS (-2.5) at Cardinals SPORTS BETTING LINES
I'm probably missing something, but this game seems too easy. Arizona blew Monday night's game against the 49ers in typical Cardinals fashion, and the Seahawks beat Tampa Bay by two touchdowns. Love Seattle in this one.
BRONCOS (-9.5) vs. Raiders SPORTS BETTING LINES
Special teams was a major story line in Week 1. Take a look at the Broncos. They had to rush on to the field to get a Jason Elam field goal as time expired against the Bills. Denver drove into Buffalo territory on eight of 10 drives but came away with just a pair of field goals and a touchdown. Look for more scoring from the Broncos this week against an Oakland defense that gave up 36 points to Detroit in Week 1.
BEARS (-12) vs. Chiefs SPORTS BETTING LINES
Everyone talks about Rex Grossman when dissecting the Bears' offense, but Chicago's quarterback got no help in last week's loss to the Chargers. Meanwhile, Kansas City confirmed what we all thought while watching Hard Knocks: The Chiefs are going to stink this year. It could be a rough first month for Larry Johnson fantasy owners. Kansas City's RB was limited to 43 yards on 10 carries in Week 1, and the Chiefs face the Bears, Vikings and Chargers the next three weeks, all formidable run defenses.
RAVENS (-10) vs. Jets SPORTS BETTING LINES
A big dose of Willis McGahee and a usual sound defensive effort will give the Ravens their first win. According to Football Outsiders, no team in the NFL rushed only three defenders on pass plays last year more than the Jets. And according to my special Jets correspondent Ben Stauber, New York did the same in Week 1. Whoever starts at quarterback for the Ravens should have all day to throw.
PATRIOTS (-3) vs. Chargers
Friends and I were discussing how Bill Belichick goes about paying his $500,000 fine for cheating. Does he just write one check to the NFL? Do you need some sort of clearance to make such a monstrous financial transaction? I guess I shouldn't complain about the security deposit I have to put down on my new apartment. Anyway, two of the league's best teams square off in what should be a good one Sunday night. The Patriots always respond well just when you think they're in trouble. And their offensive attack was the story in Week 1.
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