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The Montreal Canadiens and the Los Angeles Kings will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday night at 10:00pm EST when they meet at the STAPLES Center in a game that can be seen on FOX WEST and CBC television. NHL hockey odds makers currently have the Kings listed as 190-moneyline favorites against the Canadiens while the game’s total is sitting at 5.5 UNDER -130. The Canadiens were defeated 3-2 by the San Jose Sharks last time out as +205 underdogs in hockey betting odds. That game’s five goals went UNDER the posted over/under of 5.5 at online sportsbooks.

Montreal almost pulled off the victory but allowed the Sharks Dany Heatley and Manny Malhotra to score third period goals. Scotty Gomez scored in the third period and had an assist in the first in the loss. “It was pretty frustrating,” Gomez said after the game. “We had a chance to take two points. Carey held us in there and they just got one by there at the end. We know we can play with anyone. That’s a great team over there.” Heading into tonight’s game, the Canadiens are 30-29-6 in NHL hockey odds for the season, 3-7 when playing on Saturday and 6-4 after playing San Jose. Bet the Canadiens +165 on the road in NHL betting odds against the Kings with a 10% bonus and 110% poker bonus.

The Kings were doubled 4-2 by the Nashville Predators last time out as +100 underdogs in NHL betting. That game’s six goals made it OVER the posted over/under of 5.5 at online sportsbooks. Alexander Frolov scored 54 seconds into the game and Drew Doughty netted a goal in the third period in the loss. The game changer came in the second period when Jason Arnott potted one by Kings goalie Jonathan Quick. “From that point, we did not regain our composure to play the game the proper way,” Los Angeles coach Terry Murray said. “It just became easy for them.” Bet the Kings -190 at home in NHL hockey odds at online sportsbooks against the Canadiens for tonight’s game.

Heading into tonight’s match-up, the Kings are 38-21-4 on the season, 6-4 when playing on Saturday and 3-7 after playing the Predators. Los Angeles is 11-3 straight up in their last 14 games and 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games at home. Montreal is 6-1 straight up in their last 7 games when playing the Kings and 4-2 straight up in NHL hockey odds for their last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles. The hockey betting total has gone OVER in 4 of the Kings last 5 games when playing at home against the Canadiens. Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Los Angeles Kings -180 favorites against the Montreal Canadiens +170 with a total of 5.5 UNDER -130.

The New Jersey Devils and the Edmonton Oilers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday night at 8:00pm EST when they meet at Rexall Place in a game that can be seen on MSG or RSNW television. NHL hockey betting odds have the Devils listed as 220-moneyline favorites in NHL odds against the Oilers while the game’s total is sitting at 5.5 UNDER -130. The Devils were defeated 5-3 by the Calgary Flames last time out as a -110 pick’em. That game’s eight goals sailed OVER the posted over/under of 5 at online sportsbooks. Zach Parise scored a pair of goals for the Devils and Ilya Kovalchuk added the other goal in the loss.

The Flames pounded Martin Brodeur in the second period and potted 3 goals in their effort. The Devils tried to rally in the third with two goals from Parise and Kovalchuk but the Flames were able to answer with two of their own. “I was fighting it tonight. They were able to pick up some garbage goals,” Brodeur said after the game. “It doesn’t happen often but lately, the pucks definitely not hitting me. That last goal, Stajan fans on it, it still goes through everything and goes through my legs.” Heading into tonight’s match-up, the Devils are 38-22-3 on the season, 6-4 when playing on Sunday and 8-2 after playing Calgary. Bet the Devils -220 on the road in NHL hockey betting odds against the Oilers with a 10% bonus and 110% poker bonus.

Mike Comrie scored in regulation and added the shootout winner to give the Oilers a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday as +160 underdogs in NHL odds. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under of 5.5 at online sportsbooks. The Oilers were able to break their three game losing streak as the worst team in league pulled off the unexpected victory. “It’s always fun when you win, you can kind of smile again,” Comrie said after the game. “We played hard and changed the tune, got a win, and it’s a lot more fun winning. When you’re battling and playing hard and not getting the wins it get frustrating, they add up.” Bet the Oilers +180 at home in NHL hockey odds at online sportsbooks against the Devils for tonight’s game.

Heading into tonight’s game, the Oilers are 20-38-6 on the season, 4-6 when playing on Sunday and 3-7 after playing the Wild. Edmonton is 2-5-1 straight up in hockey betting for their last 8 games when playing New Jersey and 4-16 straight up in their last 20 games at home. The Devils are 5-0-1 straight up in their last 6 games when playing on the road against the Oilers and 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games when playing Edmonton. Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the New Jersey Devils -215 favorites against the Edmonton Oilers +195 with a total of 5.5 UNDER -130.

The fans at Air Canada Centre will be treated to a game between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs when they take their seats on Tuesday night at 7:00pm EST in a game that can be seen on NESN and RSNO television. NHL odds makers have the Bruins listed as 120-moneyline betting favorites against the Maple Leafs while the game’s total is sitting at 5 OVER -140. The Bruins lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 as a +145 underdog in NHL betting odds on Sunday. The three goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total of 5.5 at online sportsbooks.

Blake Wheeler scored the Bruins only goal and Tom Thomas made 31 saves as Boston ended their 5 game road winning streak. There was a bit of controversy as the Bruins played without Marc Savard after suffering a concussion in the third period from being struck in the head by the Penguins Matt Cooke. “It’s pretty obvious that was definitely a dirty hit,” said Bruins coach Claude Julien after the game. “That’s probably the classic blind-side hit to the head.” Heading into tonight’s game, the Bruins are 29-24-11 in NHL odds for the season, 3-7 when playing on Tuesday and 2-8 after playing the Penguins. Bet the Bruins -120 on the road as hockey betting favorites against the Maple Leafs with a 10% bonus and 110% poker bonus.

The Maple Leafs lost to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 as a +210 underdog in NHL betting odds on Sunday. The four goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total of 5.5 at online sportsbooks. Nikolai Kulemin scored the lone goal for Toronto and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 22 saves. The Maple Leafs were plagued with penalties as Toronto players sat in the box for a total of 33 minutes in the game. “When you take penalties it’s always tough, you go down to 5-on-3, and they have the number three power play in the league,” Leafs left wing Luca Caputi said after the game. “If you give them so many opportunities eventually it’s going to bite you in the rear. I feel like we were just looking for a better effort all around.” Bet Toronto EV at home in NHL hockey odds at online sportsbooks against the Bruins with a 10% bonus for tonight’s game.

Heading into tonight’s match-up, the Maple Leafs are 20-33-12 on the season, 4-6 when playing on Tuesday and 2-8 after playing the Flyers. Boston is 4-1 straight up as betting favorites in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto and 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games on the road. The NHL betting total has gone OVER in 4 of Maple Leafs last 6 games when playing at home against Boston and OVER in 11 of the Bruins last 14 games when playing Toronto. Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Boston Bruins -115 betting favorites against the Toronto Maple Leafs +105 with a total of 5.5 UNDER -140.

The Cornell Big Red and the Kentucky Wildcats will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday night at 9:57pm EST when they battle at the Carrier Dome in a game that can be seen on CBS. Sweet 16 predictions have Kentucky -9 favorites in March madness betting odds against Cornell with a total of 147 at online sportsbooks. Cornell upset Wisconsin 87-69 as a 4-point underdog in college basketball odds on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total of 126.5 at sportsbooks.

Louis Dale scored a game-high 26 points for Cornell and Ryan Wittman added 24 points in the win to send the Ivy League team to the Sweet 16 of the 2010 NCAA tournament. “You can’t sleep on us,” Dale said after the game. “Maybe all the Syracuse fans bought tickets and can help us out,” added Cornell coach Steve Donahue. Heading into Thursday’s game on CBS, Cornell is 29-4 straight up on the season, 18-10 against the spread as college basketball betting favorites and 9-1 after a win. Bet Cornell +9 as underdogs in Sweet 16 predictions against Kentucky for Thursday’s game on CBS with up to a $100 bonus.

Kentucky jumped out to a 16-point halftime lead and went on to defeat Wake Forest 90-60 in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Kentucky covered the 9.5-point spread in March madness betting while the 150 points went UNDER the posted total of 147 at online sportsbooks. Darius Miller netted 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Kentucky while DeMarcus Cousins added 19 in that win. “They’re having fun out there, which is what we want,” Calipari said after the game. “As long as they keep having fun, playing harder than that other team — just enjoy playing — we’ll be fine.” Bet Kentucky -9 as favorites in Sweet 16 predictions against Cornell for Thursday’s game with a $100 deposit bonus.

Heading into March madness betting odds, the Wildcats are 34-2 straight up on the season, 19-15 against the spread as favorites and 6-4 when playing on Thursday. Heading into Sweet 16 predictions, Kentucky is 8-4 against the spread in their last 12 games and 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games. Cornell is 4-1 against the spread in March madness betting for their last 5 games and 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games. The college basketball betting total has gone OVER in 4 of Kentucky’s last 5 games. Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Kentucky Wildcats -9 favorites against the Cornell Big Red with a total of 147.

The Northern Iowa Panthers and the Michigan State Spartans will both be gunning for a victory on Friday night at 9:37pm EST when they meet at the Edward Jones Dome in a game that can be seen on CBS. March madness betting odds have the Spartans listed as 1-point favorites against the Panthers at online sportsbooks while the game’s total is sitting at 121. Northern Iowa clawed their way out to an eight-point halftime lead and held on for a 69-67 upset victory over Kansas in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday to send the Panthers into the Sweet 16.

Northern Iowa won the game as 11.5-point March madness betting underdogs while the game’s 136 points made it OVER the posted total of 127.5 at online sportsbooks. Ali Farokhmanesh led the way with 16 points and Jordan Eglseder added 14 in that win. “If anybody’s going to shoot that shot, I want it to be Ali,” Northern Iowa’s Jake Koch said after the game. Heading into Sweet 16 predictions, Northern Iowa is 30-4 straight up on the season, 23-10 against the spread and 8-2 after a win. Bet Northern Iowa +1 as March madness betting underdogs against Michigan State for Friday’s game on CBS with up to a $100 bonus.

Michigan State defeated Maryland 85-83 as a 1.5-point underdog on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total of 147.5 at online sportsbooks. Durrell Summers scored 26 points for Michigan State and Raymar Morgan added 17 points in the win. “I think I’m just going to enjoy this today and I’ll worry about Northern Iowa tomorrow morning,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said after the game. “This is going to be the 24-hour rule. We’re going to enjoy this.” Bet Michigan State -1 as favorites in Sweet 16 predictions against Northern Iowa for Friday’s game with a $100 deposit bonus.

Heading into March Madness betting for the Sweet 16, the Spartans are 26-8 straight up on the season, 13-20 against the spread and 2-1 after playing Maryland. Michigan State is 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games while Northern Iowa is 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games and 5-0 against the spread in college basketball odds for their last 5 games. The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Northern Iowa’s last 25 games. Vegas odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Michigan State Spartans -1.5 favorites against the Northern Iowa Panthers with a total of 120.5.

Today is the day when college basketball fans around the country will know which teams will play for the national championship as 2010 Final Four betting odds and props are available for Butler vs Michigan State and West Virginia vs Duke. The first Final Four game will take place at 6:07pm EST between two number five seeds as the Butler Bulldogs faceoff against the Michigan State Spartans from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Butler is a slight -1 point favorite against Michigan State with a Final Four odds total of 126 at online sportsbooks. In addition to the betting line, gamblers can find Final Four prop bets for this game and the NCAA championship.

Butler is one of the favorites to play for the championship as exact championship match-up odds have Butler vs Duke 2-1 or Butler vs West Virginia paying 13-4. Final Four odds for the NCAA championship exact match-up have Michigan State vs Duke 11-5 while West Virginia vs Michigan State would pay 7-2. The Bulldog faithful are receiving respectable Final Four prop bet odds for the championship game result with Butler winning over Duke 15-2 or Butler winning over West Virginia paying 9-1. Michigan State is receiving slightly better odds as a win over Duke in the championship game would pay 15-2 or a win over West Virginia would return 11-1. The Bulldogs have averaged 69.4 points this season while the Spartans went 72.4 for this year which is why online sportsbook Final Four odds have Butler 11-4 and Michigan State 3-1 in prop bets for the highest scoring team.

Both teams are -120 as the first to score 10 points in the game but the Bulldogs are slight favorites at -125 to score the first 20 points. Who will nail the first three-point shot of the game? Sportsbooks think that Butler -150 will do so first while Michigan State would return +110 if they can hit the first shot behind the arc. Butler has three players in the hunt to win the “Most Outstanding Player” of the 2010 NCAA tournament with Gordon Hayward 8-1, Shelvin Mack 10-1 and Matt Howard 12-1. Not to be outdone, Michigan State Final Four prop odds have Raymar Morgan 9-1, Durrell Summers 8-1 and Korie Lucious 12-1.

Final Four odds are available for over/under total points with the Bulldogs Gordon Hayward set at 15 (-120), Matt Howard 12 (-120) and Shelvin Mack 13.5 OVER -130. Sportsbooks have the Spartans Raymar Morgan 13.5 (-120), Durrell Summers 13.5 OVER -130 and Korie Lucious 9 (-120). There are also alternate point-spreads in 2010 Final Four betting with Butler -8 (+250) while Michigan State would receive +8 (-400). If gamblers think the Spartans will win in a blowout, the alternate point-spread has Michigan State -6 (+220) while Butler would receive 6-points (-340).

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Probably the most anticipated game in Final Four betting action will take place today at 8:47pm EST when the number two seed West Virginia Mountaineers and the number one seed Duke Blue Devils face-off from Lucas Oil Stadium in a game that can be seen on CBS. Online sportsbooks have Duke a 3-point favorite against West Virginia while the game total is sitting at 131 in 2010 Final Four odds. Many gamblers will wager on the point-spread but many also enjoy all the prop bets available leading into the NCAA title game.

Duke is a heavy favorite to play for the NCAA championship in exact championship Final Four betting odds with Duke vs Butler paying out 2-1 or Duke vs Michigan State returning 11-5. NCAA tournament odds have a West Virginia vs Butler match-up paying 13-4 while a West Virginia vs Michigan State final would return 7-2 in Final Four odds. The Blue Devils are expected to the 2010 NCAA championship in Final Four betting props for the title game with Duke winning over Butler paying 15-4 or Duke winning over Michigan State also returning 15-4. West Virginia is a longshot in Final four props as a win over Butler in the championship game would pay 21-4 or a win over Michigan State would return 11-2. The Blue Devils averaged 77.4 points per game for the 2010 college basketball season while the Mountaineers went 72.8. Sportsbook have Duke 2-1 and West Virginia 5-2 in Final Four betting props to be the highest scoring- team.

Duke is expected in college basketball predictions to score the first 10 points in the game at -125 while West Virginia would return -115 and the Blue Devils are also favored to score the first 20 points at -130. Duke has shot an average of .385 in three-point percentages while West Virginia was right behind the Blue Devils with an average of .336. As with most Final Four betting props, sportsbooks are favoring Duke -130 to make the first long range bucket while West Virginia would pay -110. The Blue Devils have had a great 2010 NCAA tournament and has three players that could win the “Most Outstanding Player” with Jon Scheyer 9-2, Kyle Singer 5-1 and Nolan Smith 6-1. West Virginia players in the running for the tournament “MOP” have Da’Sean Butler 9-2, Kevin Jones 10-1 and Devin Ebanks 12-1 in Final Four betting odds.

Prop bets are available for over/under total points at online sportsbooks with the Blue Devils Jon Scheyer 17.5 OVER -135, Kyle Singer 18 OVER -130 and Nolan Smith 16 OVER -130. The Mountaineers over/under totals for Da’Sean Butler is listed at 18.5 UNDER -130, Kevin Jones 13.5 (-120) and total points/rebounds for Devin Ebanks 20 (-120). The alternate point-spreads in 2010 Final Four odds have Duke +4.5 (-340) as underdogs and West Virginia -4.5 (+220). If you are looking for a better payout with Duke as betting favorites, then the alternate point-spread also has the Blue Devils -9.5 (+250) while West Virginia would receive 9.5-points (-400).

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