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12/20/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals will aim for their sixth straight victory today as they make the trip up I-95 to visit the Philadelphia Flyers for a matinee at the Wachovia Center.
The Capitals have won five straight games to match their longest winning streak of the year. Washington also rattled off five victories in a row from November 6-14.
Washington has also won seven of its last eight contests and is leading the Southeast Division with 43 points.
This afternoon's matchup marks the first meeting between the Flyers and Capitals since Philly won Game 7 of last year's opening-round playoff series in overtime.
The two franchises split their four-game series last season, but Washington has won six of eight and seven of the last 11 versus the Flyers. The Capitals have also won four straight in Philadelphia since going winless in 16 games there.
The Caps earned their most-recent victory in Thursday's home tilt against St. Louis. Viktor Kozlov posted two goals and an assist, as Washington remained dominant on its home ice with the 4-2 decision over the Blues.
The Capitals improved to 13-1-1 at the Verizon Center, but will begin a brief two-game road trip tonight. Washington is just 7-9-2 as the visitor, but has won two straight and three of its last four road tests.
Tomas Fleischmann and Alexander Ovechkin also scored for the Caps. Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom come into today's test with six-game point streaks, while Alexander Semin has recorded a point in five straight outings.
Semin was injured by a cross-check on Thursday and defenseman Mike Green aggravated a shoulder injury. Neither player finished the game and are listed as day-to-day.
Rookie Simeon Varlamov stopped 29-of-31 shots for his second win of the season in as many tries. Varlamov is filling in for the injured Jose Theodore, who has been sidelined since last week with a hip flexor. Brent Johnson, who is 10-4-2 on the season, is expected to get the start for Washington this afternoon.
Meanwhile, the Flyers had a five-game winning streak halted their last time on the ice as the club was slammed by a 5-2 count Thursday in Montreal. Sergei Kostitsyn, Steve Begin and Guillaume Latendresse each posted a goal and an assist, as the Canadiens knocked off Philadelphia at the Bell Centre.
Arron Asham registered a goal and an assist for the Flyers, while Antero Niittymaki allowed five goals on 31 shots in defeat. Niittymaki was starting in place of No. 1 goaltender Marty Biron, who is battling the flu. Biron is questionable for today's contest.
Flyers captain Mike Richards was kept off the scoresheet and had his point streak snapped at eight games. Jeff Carter also had a five-game point streak halted.
Philly is 10-4-3 as the host this year and has won four straight and five of its last six tests at the Wachovia Center. The Flyers will face the Devils in New Jersey on Sunday in what will begin a stretch of seven of eight games on the road for Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jimmy Rollins will have to carry the
beacon for baseball's World Series champions in the upcoming World Baseball
Classic, as Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard reportedly decided not to
partici
<< Around FCS: Richmond climbs to the top
Chattanooga, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richmond found a way to out-Montana Montana
on Friday night and the result was a 24-7 victory in the NCAA Division I
Football Championship game before 17,823 fans at Finley Stadium.
The Spiders (13-3) jumpe
<< Ducks' Selanne leaves game
Edmonton, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anaheim Ducks forward Teemu Selanne left
Friday's 3-2 shootout win over the Oilers in the first period with a
laceration to his thigh.
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Grebe
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Edmonton, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jonas Hiller tied an Anaheim record with 51
saves and denied all three Oilers in the shootout as the Ducks pulled out a
3-2 victory over Edmonton.
Corey Perry scored in regulation and was the only su
Jazz resume trek at Chicago >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Utah Jazz resume a five-game road trip in the Windy
City Saturday against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.
The Jazz improved to 2-1 on the trek on Friday when Mehmet Okur and Paul
Millsap scored 26 and 24, respe
Clips finish road trip in Milwaukee vs. Bucks >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The resurgent Los Angeles Clippers will conclude a four-
game road trip tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks at Bradley Center.
The Clippers improved to 2-1 on the trek Friday when Zach Randolph had 34
points and 16 reboun
Nets face the Heat at Izod Center >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets will resume a four-game homestand
Saturday night against the Miami Heat at the IZOD Center.
The Nets evened their record at 1-1 on the residency when Devin Harris scored
41 points and dished out 13 ass
Hornets host Kings in the Big Easy >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The reeling Sacramento Kings resume a four-game road trip
in the Big Easy Saturday when they face the New Orleans Hornets.
The Kings fell to 0-2 on the trip Friday in Houston when Yao Ming had 30
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MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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