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04/10/2010 - Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Martin Erat scored the lone goal of the shootout as the Nashville Predators closed out their regular season with a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues.
In the second round, Erat skated in on net and put a wrister into the right corner. Brad Boyes was the last chance for St. Louis, but his shot rang off the post.
Jason Arnott scored the lone goal while Pekka Rinne stopped 33 shots for the Predators (47-29-6), who are tied with Detroit for fifth in the Western Conference. The Predators are also a point ahead of Los Angeles. The Red Wings and Kings finish out their seasons Sunday.
David Backes had the goal and Ty Conklin made 35 stops for the Blues (40-32-10), who closed out their season by dropping two of their final three games.
St. Louis winger Keith Tkachuk was scratched from what would have been his final contest. The 38-year-old announced his retirement at the conclusion of the season on Wednesday.
The first two periods passed scoreless as Conklin turned aside 26 shots while Rinne made 19 saves.
Nashville, though, got on the board at the 5:26 mark of the third. Shea Weber skated into the St. Louis zone down the right wing and from the outside right circle he sent a pass to the slot where Arnott one-timed it home.
Just under five minutes later, St. Louis tied the game. Backes held the puck at the left circle and sent it to the slot for Boyes, who sent the puck back to Backes for the wrister home.
Game Notes
Tkachuk finishes his career with 538 goals and 527 assists over 1,201 games. He is one of four NHL players to total 1,000 points and 2,000 penalty minutes...Nashville took five of six from the Blues in the season-series...The Predators finished the season with 100 points, the third time in team history the club has reached that mark. However, the team has yet to win a playoff series.
<< Sharp-shooting Sixers tame Grizzlies
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marreese Speights scored all 22 of his points
in the second half and the Sixers tied a franchise record by sinking 14 shots
from beyond the arc in a 120-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Jason Kapono led
<< Stamkos nets 50th goal, scores winner in shootout
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steven Stamkos scored twice to become the third-
youngest player in NHL history to notch 50 goals in a season, and
appropriately buried the shootout winner in Tampa Bay's 4-3 win over Florida.
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<< Boston College wins NCAA men's ice hockey title
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cam Atkinson's two goals and 20 saves from
John Muse led Boston College to a 5-0 victory over Wisconsin in the 2010 NCAA
men's ice hockey championship game from Ford Field.
Muse, who recorded his third
<< Howard, Phillies rally past winless Astros
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Howard belted the go-ahead two-run homer
in the seventh inning, leading the hot-hitting Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-6
decision over the winless Houston Astros.
Shane Victorino also had a two-run homer
Rookie Opara leads San Jose to win at Chicago >>
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Jose rookie Ike Opara scored in the 82nd
minute, leading the Earthquakes to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire at Toyota
Park on Saturday night.
San Jose won just one match on the road last season and fin
Buddle brace leads L.A. past Houston >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Edson Buddle scored two goals to lead the Los
Angeles Galaxy over the Houston Dynamo at Robertson Stadium in Major League
Soccer action on Saturday night.
Buddle has now scored all five of the Galaxy's
Celtics top Bucks in ugly affair >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Pierce had 24 points to lead the Boston
Celtics to a 105-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in a potential Eastern
Conference playoff preview.
Entering Saturday's game, Boston held the fourth spo
Kamara leads Kansas City over Colorado >>
Kansas City, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kei Kamara scored the lone goal in the 48th
minute, and the Kansas City Wizards edged the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Saturday
at CommunityAmerica Ballpark for their second straight win to start the year.
The W
Oddsmakers have released the odds for the 2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award and Seattle Seahawks linebacker Aaron Curry has been made the opening favorite.
Seattle took Curry with the fourth overall pick in April's NFL draft and plan on inserting him into its starting lineup right away. The Hawks traded linebacker Julian Peterson in the offseason, so Curry is expected to have a significant role in Seattle's defense next year and that's one of the primary reasons he is the favorite to win the NFL ROY Award.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook MySportsbook.com have made Curry a 5/1 favorite to win this year's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award. Given that he was the best defensive prospect in this year's draft and how he'll have plenty of opportunities to make plays in '09, Curry offers a ton of value at 5/1.
Another thing working for Curry is the position he plays. A linebacker has won the defensive ROY award six straight times and eight of the last nine years. Jerod Mayo, Patrick Willis, DeMeco Ryans, Shawne Merriman, Jonathan Vilma, Terrell Suggs, Kendrell Bell and Brian Urlacher were the most recent linebackers to take home the award.
Following Curry at 5/1 are Tyson Jackson (Chiefs) at 7/1, James Laurinaitas (Rams) at 8/1, Brian Orakpo (Redskins) at 10/1, Rey Maualuga (Bengals) at 10/1 and Jerry Peria (Falcons) at 10/1.
All the players mentioned above are expected to start for their respective teams, but Jackson and Peria are going to have a tough time being recognized on a national level given they're both defensive linemen. D-linemen rarely put up the numbers that it takes to win an individual award like the ROY.
A couple of players with some value are Clay Matthews (Packers) at 12/1 and Larry English (Chargers) at 15/1. Matthews is expected to start at outside linebacker in Green Bay's new 3-4 defense and could rack up a ton of tackles. English, who was an impressive player at Northern Illinois, is expected to be a situational pass rusher for the Chargers and could rack up a ton of sacks.
For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award, see below. And for complete odds for the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award, click the link provided.
2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
Robert Ayers (DEN) 12/1
Ron Brace (NE) 25/1
Everette Brown (CAR) 16/1
Darius Butler (NE) 40/1
Patrick Chung (NE) 30/1
Aaron Curry (SEA) 5/1
Brian Cushing (HOU) 12/1
Vontae Davis (MIA) 30/1
Louis Delmas (DET) 30/1
Larry English (SD) 15/1
Evander Hood (PIT) 25/1
Tyson Jackson (KC) 7/1
Malcolm Jenkins (NO) 25/1
Paul Kruger (BAL) 50/1
James Laurinaitas (STL) 8/1
Sen'Derrick Marks (TEN) 20/1
Clay Matthews (GB) 12/1
Aaron Maybin (BUF) 15/1
Rey Maualuga (CIN) 10/1
Roy Miller (TB) 20/1
Michael Mitchell (OAK) 45/1
Fili Moala (IND) 30/1
Brian Orakpo (WAS) 10/1
Jerry Peria (ATL) 10/1
B J Raji (GB) 7/1
Clint Sintim (NYG) 35/1
Alphonso Smith (DEN) 40/1
David Verkune (CLE) 20/1
Jason Williams (DAL) 30/1
Field (Any Other Player) 6/1
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MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
Well, not quite $1 million, but MySportsbook.com is offering a 75% rebate for Kentucky Derby lines. Check out the exclusive horse racing bonus for all the details.
According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.
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