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06/09/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Blackhawks are just 20 minutes away from claiming their first title in 49 years, as they hold a 3-2 lead over the Philadelphia Flyers after two periods of play in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals from Wachovia Center.
The home team assumed a 2-1 edge at the eight-minute mark of the second, thanks to a miscue in the neutral zone. Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith fell while trying to gather the puck, freeing up Ville Leino to swoop in, charge through the middle and dish on the right side to Danny Briere, who waited a second to lift the puck high over a fallen Antti Niemi.
The visitors then struck for two goals in the latter portion of the period.
On the first, in a 4-on-4 situation, Patrick Sharp was alone in front to tip home a Dave Bolland centering feed through Michael Leighton's pads at 9:58.
Andrew Ladd was able to put the Blackhawks ahead with a deflection of a long shot at the 17:43 mark, when Niklas Hjalmarsson unleashed a slapshot from below the left circle that beat Leighton thanks to a tip on the short side.
Chicago, which held a 17-7 edge in shots after one period, moved ahead by a 27-13 count heading into the third.
The Blackhawks got on the board during their second power-play opportunity of the period, with Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger off for high-sticking.
After a scrum to the right of the Philadelphia net, Dustin Byfuglien was alone at the top of the crease to shovel home a centering feed by Jonathan Toews at 16:49.
Blackhawks backliner Brent Seabrook was given an elbowing penalty seconds after the score but Philadelphia came up empty. Chicago blueliner Brent Sopel followed with an interference infraction with 53 seconds to play in the first and the home team finally capitalized.
Danny Briere shot from the bottom of the right circle, and the rebound came out to Scott Hartnell, who backhanded the puck through Antti Niemi's legs while facing away from the cage at 19:33.
<< NASCAR hands severe penalties to Front Row Motorsports
Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NASCAR doled out huge penalties Wednesday
to Front Row Motorsports in the wake of illegal valve stem caps that were used
on Travis Kvapil's car last weekend during the Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500.
NASCAR
<< Byfuglien, Hartnell tally in first period of Game 6
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Flyers and Chicago
Blackhawks are tied at 1-1 after one period of play in Game 6 of the
Stanley Cup Finals from Wachovia Center.
The Blackhawks got on the board during th
<< Report: USC gets NCAA report, details coming later this week
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Southern California has
reportedly received a report from the NCAA regarding its investigation into
allegations of violations within the athletics program stemming from ex-
Trojans
<< Johnson agrees to become Nets head coach
Bristol, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Avery Johnson has confirmed that he has come
to a verbal agreement to become the next head coach of the New Jersey Nets.
Johnson will return to the sidelines after a two-year absence and inherit a
team t
Panthers LB Davis tears ACL again >>
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis
suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Tuesday, the
same injury that ended his 2009 season.
Davis is expected to undergo surgery in
Reds double up Giants >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Orlando Cabrera went 4-for-5 with three
doubles and three runs scored, while Jonny Gomes drove in three, as Cincinnati
downed San Francisco, 6-3, in the third of a four-game set.
Scott Rolen went 3-for-
Price picks up ninth win as Rays handle Jays >>
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sean Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with three
runs batted in and a run scored, as the Tampa Bay Rays dominated the Toronto
Blue Jays, 10-1, in the middle installment of a three-game series at Tropicana
Field.
Zimmerman and Nats down Pirates >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Zimmerman drove in the go-ahead run in
the seventh inning, and Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer for the Nationals in a
7-5 victory over the Pirates.
Roger Bernadina added three hits and an RBI for Wash
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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