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06/29/2010 - Montreal, Quebec (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Montreal Canadiens traded forward Sergei Kostitsyn to Nashville for forward Dustin Boyd and goaltender Dan Ellis, the club announced on Tuesday.
All the players' contracts are set to expire on Thursday.
In addition, both teams will also swap future considerations and a fifth-round conditional pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft could be sent from one team to the other depending on whether each player signs with his new team or if his rights end up being dealt.
The 30-year-old Ellis, an unrestricted free agent, could help fill a void between the pipes due to the departure of Jaroslav Halak, who was shipped to St. Louis on June 17.
Ellis' performance has dropped off in the last two seasons after he posted a career-high 23 wins to go with a 2.34 goals against average and .924 save percentage in the 2007-08 campaign. In 111 career NHL contests, the netminder is 50-42-8 with a 2.64 GAA and .912 save percentage with 10 shutouts.
Boyd, 23, spent time with Calgary and Nashville last season and tallied 11 goals and 13 assists in 78 games. He is also an unrestricted free agent. He has appeared in 210 career games and has 31 goals and 62 points.
The 23-year-old Kostitsyn, who is a restricted free agent, skated 47 regular season games with the Canadiens in 2009-10 and totaled seven goals and 11 assists. In three seasons, spanning 155 contests, the 6-foot 210-pound winger registered 24 goals and 44 helpers.
A native of Belarus, Kostitsyn was selected in the sixth round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. His brother Andrei has been with the Montreal organization since being taken with the 10th overall choice in the 2003 draft.
<< Habs send Kostitsyn to Nashville for two players, pick
Montreal, Quebec (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Montreal Canadiens traded forward
Sergei Kostitsyn to Nashville for forward Dustin Boyd and goaltender Dan
Ellis, the club announced on Tuesday.
Both teams will also be swapping future considerations.
<< Yankees pitching coach Eiland returns
NEW YORK (AP) -Pitching coach Dave Eiland has rejoined the Yankees after taking nearly a month off to attend to what he described as a personal private matter.Eiland says he was able to keep up with the Yankees while he was away. Starter A.J. Burnet
<< Rays' Upton not in lineup against Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) -Center fielder B.J. Upton was not in the starting lineup against Boston on Tuesday night, and Rays manager Joe Maddon said it was not because of Upton's confrontation with teammate Evan Longoria in the dugout Sunday.Upton and Longoria h
<< La Russa: Ejection was not strategic move
ST. LOUIS (AP) -St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa says getting ejected near the end of a comeback victory was definitely not a strategic move.Arizona pitcher Dan Haren, who came up in the Cardinals organization, accused his former manager of
Spain's Villa sends Portugal packing >>
Cape Town, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Villa scored the match-
winning goal in the second half and Spain defeated Portugal, 1-0, on Tuesday
at Green Point Stadium to advance to the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup.
Villa
Seahawks sign safety Ellison >>
Renton, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Seahawks signed safety Kevin Ellison
Tuesday.
Ellison was claimed off waived by the Seahawks on June 22 after he was let go
by the Chargers. He was then waived by Seattle two days later, but was
Rockies OF Fowler recalled from minors >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies recalled outfielder
Dexter Fowler from Triple-A Colorado Springs Tuesday.
Fowler played in 47 games earlier this year for the Rockies and compiled a
batting average of .216 wit
Marlins lift interim tag from Rodriguez >>
San Juan, PR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins made it official on
Tuesday and lifted the interim label from manager Edwin Rodriguez, which will
keep him with the club for the rest of the season.
The 49-year-old Rodriguez became
Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.
MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.
Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.
Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.
After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.
Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.
Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.
If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.
Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.
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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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