Avs try to stop slide in home battle vs. Sharks

Hockey Betting Lines

04/04/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche will try to revive their stalled playoff push tonight when they host the San Jose Sharks, a team they haven't had much success against recently.

The Avalanche have just one win in their last eight games (1-6-1) and are 0-2 so far on a three-game homestand at Pepsi Center. Colorado lost a 2-1 regulation decision against Calgary on Friday night to fall into a tie with the Flames for the eighth and final postseason berth in the Western Conference.

The good news for the Avs is the Flames, who play this afternoon in Chicago, have only four games remaining compared to five for Colorado. The Avalanche also currently hold all three tie-breaking scenarios over Calgary, including wins (41-40), head-to-head points and goal differential. Despite Friday's setback, Colorado still took four of six from Calgary in the season series.

San Jose, meanwhile, has won five of its last six games and is first in the Pacific Division and the Western Conference. San Jose is four points ahead of Phoenix for the division crown and three in front of Chicago for the top seed in the West. The Sharks are also eight points behind Washington for the Presidents' Trophy, and the idle Capitals could clinch the league's best record with any kind of San Jose loss tonight.

The Sharks have taken two of three from Colorado this year and have won six of seven and eight of the last 10 meetings between the clubs. San Jose also boasts five victories in its last eight trips to Denver.

Colorado was dealt its fourth straight regulation defeat Friday against the Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff made 35 saves and Rene Bourque provided the game- winner early in the third period to lift Calgary to the important victory.

T.J. Galiardi lit the lamp for Colorado, and Craig Anderson made 25 saves in the loss. Anderson has started the last eight games for the Avs and is expected to get the call again tonight.

The Avs are 23-13-2 as the host this year, but have lost three of four in Denver.

The Sharks had a four-game winning streak halted Wednesday night in Dallas, but righted the ship with a close win Friday in Minnesota. Logan Couture scored the game-winner with 3:51 left in regulation, lifting San Jose to the 3-2 victory at Xcel Energy Center.

Manny Malhotra and Scott Nichol also tallied for the Sharks. Rob Blake picked up two assists and Evgeni Nabokov made 11 of his 27 saves in the third period to notch his 41st win of the season.

Sharks leading scorer Joe Thornton missed his third straight game on Friday, but is with the team on its road trip and is questionable for tonight.

San Jose is playing the third test of a four-game road trip tonight and has a solid 23-14-2 record as the guest this year.

Wwweworldcasino Hockey Betting News

<< Canucks aim for division title against Wild
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks can wrap up their second straight division title tonight when they host the Minnesota Wild at General Motors Place. The Canucks enter Sunday with a nine-point lead over Colorado and Calgary atop the

<< Flames continue playoff push in Chicago
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Calgary Flames will try to help their playoff chances when they shoot for a fourth straight win in today's road test at the United Center in Chicago. The Flames enter Sunday tied with Colorado for the eighth and final

<< Sliding Flyers host Red Wings
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The struggling Philadelphia Flyers will try to get back on track when they host the surging Detroit Red Wings this afternoon at Wachovia Center. The Flyers are locked in a tight battle for a playoff seed, but Philadelphia

<< Pacers, Rockets collide in Indy
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Indiana Pacers will shoot for their fourth straight win over the Houston Rockets tonight, when the two clubs get square off at Conseco Fieldhouse. Indiana has won three in a row in this series and handed the Rockets a

<< Nets aim to snap road funk in Washington
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets will try to put the brakes on a six- game road losing streak tonight, when they open a quick road trip against the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. New Jersey will also visit Milwaukee a

Yanks, Red Sox kick off 2010 season at Fenway >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees begin defense of their World Series championship this evening, as they lift the lid off the 2010 season with the opener of a three-game set against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. It had been nine y

Red Sox select Schoeneweis, put Dice-K and Tazawa on DL >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox announced Sunday they have selected left-handed reliever Scott Schoeneweis to the active major league roster and placed two pitchers on the disabled list. Boston put Daisuke Matsuzaka

After Obama comes a Halladay on DC's opening day >>
WASHINGTON (AP) -The Washington Nationals found perhaps the only pitcher who can trump Roy Halladay's debut with the Philadelphia Phillies.He's a lefty without a whole lot of experience, and one of his big recent victories came by the eye-popping sc

Butler could be without Howard for title game >>
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Butler center Matt Howard could miss Monday night's championship game with a head injury.Coach Brad Stevens says Howard will not practice Sunday and will be a game-time decision for the national title game against Duke. Stevens wo

Michigan State won't surprise anyone next year >>
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Michigan State was an unexpected Final Four participant after fighting through injuries to several key players.The Spartans won't surprise anyone next season.Only one key player, Raymar Morgan, was a senior on a team that lost to

2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds

The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.

Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”

“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”

MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:

Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:

Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1

Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17

Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1

Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1

Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1

Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1

Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5

Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1

Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1

Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1

Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50

Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1

Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1

Best Animated Feature Film:

"Cars": 1/3

"Happy Feet": 2/1

"Monster House": 20/1

Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:

"Water" – Canada: 22/1

"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2

"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1

"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1

"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10

Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:

"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5

"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2

"Helmer & Son": 5/2

"The Saviour": 6/1

"West Bank Story": 7/2

Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:

"Babel": 7/4

"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1

"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20

"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4

"The Queen": 5/4

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

"Babel": 11/4

"The Departed": 1/2

"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2

"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10

"The Queen": 20/1

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10

Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1

Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1

Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5

Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1

Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1

Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1

Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8

Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1

Film To Win Most Oscars:

Dreamgirls: 2/3

Pans Labyrinth: 6/5

The Departed: 6/1

The Queen: 11/1

Babel: 15/1

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1

Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1


Additional sports and entertainment odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.