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06/02/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Danny Briere's power-play goal late in the first period gave the Philadelphia Flyers a 1-0 edge over the Chicago Blackhawks after 20 minutes of play in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals from Wachovia Center.
The Flyers were awarded the game's first advantage at the 13:54 mark when Chicago forward Marian Hossa was called for slashing, and Philadelphia cashed in on the back end of the two-minute minor.
Stationed in the high slot, Claude Giroux fed to Braydon Coburn for a blast from the right point which Antti Niemi stopped but could not control. Scott Hartnell, while falling in front, pushed the puck across the crease to the left side for Briere, who swept the puck into an open net at 14:58.
For Briere, it was his team-best 11th score of the playoffs.
Chicago went on the advantage with 1:55 left in the first when Flyers forward Dan Carcillo was whistled for charging, but the home team held firm until the buzzer.
Philly netminder Michael Leighton stopped all nine shots he faced, while Niemi halted eight-of-nine.
<< Rangers' Guerrero hurts eye, taken to hospital
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas Rangers outfielder/designated hitter
Vladimir Guerrero was taken to a Chicago hospital after suffering an eye
injury during batting practice.
Guerrero was taking swings in the batting cage, and a ball car
<< Dodgers outlast Diamondbacks in 14 innings
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Garret Anderson's two-out single in the
14th inning scored Matt Kemp, as the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Arizona
Diamondbacks, 1-0, to complete a three-game series sweep.
Jamey Carroll had three
<< Franchitti riding high into Texas after Indy win
Fort Worth, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: IZOD IndyCar. Date: Saturday, June
5. Race: Firestone 550k. Site: Texas Motor Speedway. Track: 1.5-mile tri-oval.
Start Time: 8:45 p.m. (et). Laps: 228. Miles: 550 (kilometers). 2009 winner:
Helio Castr
<< Bodine looking to extend win record at Texas
Fort Worth, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck. Date:
Friday, June 4. Race: WinStar World Casino 400k. Site: Texas Motor Speedway.
Track: 1.5-mile tri-oval. Start time: 9:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 167. Miles: 400
(kilometers). 2
Dramatic Angel winner lifts Red Bull over Dynamo >>
Harrison, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Red Bull New York earned a dramatic 2-1 win
over the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night in Major League Soccer actions at
Red Bull Arena.
With the game tied 1-1 in the closing seconds, New York stri
Blackhawks, Flyers all even after two periods in Game 3 >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brent Sopel's tally late in the second
period pulled the Blackhawks and Flyers even at 2-2 after 40 minutes of play
in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals from Wachovia Center.
Philly took a 2-1 edge on a man
Hughes, Cano lead Yankees to rout of Orioles >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phil Hughes breezed through seven innings with
seven strikeouts and Robinson Cano continued to swing a hot bat with three
hits and a home run, as the Yankees defeated Baltimore, 9-1, in the second of
three g
Ortiz powers Red Sox past Oakland >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Ortiz hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the
fifth inning to propel the Red Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Athletics.
Ortiz, who was awarded the American League Player of the Month for May earlier
in the day
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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