Devils visit surging Maple Leafs
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03/18/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Although it's highly unlikely to result in a playoff spot,
the Toronto Maple Leafs have put together one of their best stretches of the
season over the past week. They'll try to sustain that newfound momentum into
a three-game homestand that begins with tonight's battle against the New Jersey Devils from the Air Canada Centre.
Toronto has gone 4-1-0 over its last five outings and won all three of its
matchups on home ice during that period. The club just came back from
consecutive road games and concluded the short trip with a 4-1 victory over
the reeling Ottawa Senators Tuesday at Scotiabank Place.
Jonas Gustavsson made 30 saves for the Maple Leafs in a strong performance
between the pipes, with Phil Kessel, John Mitchell, Mikhail Grabovski and
Rickard Wallin all scoring goals to provide the offense.
"We played a great road game," said Toronto head coach Ron Wilson. "We had a
bad end to the second period, we got a little sloppy and lost our poise with
the puck a few times. We rebounded in the third period and did a great job
drawing penalties and forcing the issue and not sitting back."
Despite their recent charge, the Maple Leafs still reside at the bottom of the
Eastern Conference standings with 60 points.
Grabovski's tally extended his scoring streak to five games, with the German
center having recorded two goals and three assists over that span. Nikolai
Kulemin assisted on Kessel's goal and now has eight points (4 goals, 4
assists) during a personal six-game run.
New Jersey heads to the Air Canada Centre off last night's big home win over
rival Pittsburgh, with the 5-2 triumph giving the Devils a share of the
Atlantic Division lead with the Penguins.
Zach Parise and Patrik Elias each had a goal and an assist for New Jersey,
which took advantage of a shaky Marc-Andre Fleury and jumped out to a 4-1
advantage just past the midway point of the second period. Martin Brodeur made
the lead stand by stopping 24-of-26 shots and help the Devils to a sixth
consecutive win over Pittsburgh.
"With the respect that we have for them, we know that if we don't play hard
we're going to have a tough time," Brodeur said of the defending Cup champion
Penguins. "That respect makes us more accountable to the way we play."
Fleury was pulled 10:17 into the second period after letting up four goals on
only 13 shots.
The victory was the fourth in five games for the Devils, who own a game in
hand on the Penguins in the division race, but each of those wins have taken
place at home. New Jersey has dropped its last three road tilts and is a
dismal 1-8-1 as the visitor since January 26.
One of those losses occurred at the Air Canada Centre, a 3-0 setback on
February 2 in which Leafs netminder Jean-Sebastien Giguere delivered 30 saves.
The Devils did win both 2009-10 meetings between the teams held in the Garden
State.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish earned the six seed in the South Region and will
open the NCAA Tournament with a first round meeting against the 11th-seeded
Old Dominion Mo
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In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
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