Canucks roll past Ducks

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12/30/2011 - Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Sedin scored twice, and Henrik Sedin added a goal and two assists as the Vancouver Canucks rolled to a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.

Cody Hodgson and Mason Raymond also tallied, and Alexandre Burrows added two assists for the Canucks, who have won three straight and six of their past seven.

Cory Schneider made 30 saves for the win.

"My defensemen bailed me out a couple of times," said Schneider. "Pucks were leaking in and they made some big plays for me."

Nick Bonino and Bobby Ryan scored for the Ducks, who have lost five of their last six.

Jonas Hiller was pulled in the second period after allowing four goals on 16 shots. Dan Ellis finished the game and recorded 14 stops.

A pair of wristers by Henrik Sedin and Hodgson gave Vancouver a 2-0 lead after the first period.

"You can't go down two in the first," said Ryan. "You can't play from behind on a team like that because they know how to win and close games out. They just kept pushing and outplayed us in every aspect I thought."

From the left circle, Kesler fed Raymond in the slot as he tipped it home for a 3-0 lead, and Daniel Sedin lit the lamp with a wrister for a 4-0 bulge heading into the final period.

Ryan ended the shutout bid at the 6:11 mark of the third, and Bonino made it a two-goal game with just over five minutes to go.

But Daniel Sedin scored his second goal with under four minutes remaining to seal the win for Vancouver.

Game Notes

Vancouver is 20-4 when scoring first...The Ducks finished 0-for-6 on the power play...Saku Koivu missed his eighth straight game for Anaheim with a groin strain.

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2007 NFL Football Betting Preview


“You play to win the game!”

Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.

The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.

The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.

Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?

Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.

New York Giants betting lines

Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.

Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.

Dallas Cowboys betting lines

Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.

The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.

Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.

Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.

Oakland Raiders betting lines

This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.

First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”

The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason. 

Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.

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