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03/17/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche will try for their fourth straight win overall as well as their seventh victory in a row over the Calgary Flames tonight when the two teams clash at Pepsi Center.
The Avalanche's current winning streak over the Flames includes a victory in all four meetings so far this season, with each contest ending in a 3-2 score. The first three meetings finished in regulation before Colorado notched a shootout triumph at Calgary on Jan. 11.
Chris Stewart had the game-tying goal in that victory and also notched the winner in the shootout. The forward has been red-hot as of late, posting 10 goals and 11 assists over his last 12 games.
Stewart also scored and had an assist in Tuesday night's 5-3 win over St. Louis, giving him six goals and four helpers over a five-game point streak. Paul Stastny had a tally and two assists to run his point streak to eight games (5 goals, 10 assists), while Peter Mueller scored twice to go along with an assist.
Mueller has a point in all seven games since being acquired in a trade from Phoenix, notching four goals and 11 points in that span. He had just four goals and 17 points in 54 games with Phoenix this year before the trade.
"The more chances, the more confident I get," Mueller said. "Colorado gave me that chance."
Milan Hejduk contributed a goal for the Avalanche, who won their third straight overall. After making 23 straight starts, Craig Anderson was given the night off. Peter Budaj allowed a goal just eight seconds into the game in his place, but settled down to make 36 saves.
Anderson should start tonight and he has posted a 1.96 goals-against average in winning all four games versus the Flames this year.
Colorado, three points behind idle Vancouver for first place in the Northwest Division, has won seven of its last nine at home overall as well as three straight and four of its last five as the host versus Calgary.
The Flames are on the outside looking in with regards to the Western Conference playoff race, as their 2-1 setback to the Red Wings on Monday dropped them three points back of eighth-seeded Detroit with 13 games to play.
Craig Conroy scored in the loss and Miikka Kiprusoff, who has a 2.74 GAA in four starts versus Colorado this year, made 26 saves, but the Flames dropped their second in a row after a four-game winning streak.
Curtis Glencross failed to convert a penalty shot and the Flames also went 0- for-3 on the power play. That includes a four-minute man advantage with the game tied in which they managed only two shots.
"We need our power play to capitalize for us," Flames head coach Brent Sutter said. "I'm sure there are some guys disappointed but there are 13 games left which is a still lot of hockey to play. Full marks to Detroit, they played well here tonight. We've got to find ways to win tight games."
Christopher Higgins sat out with a foot injury and is doubtful for tonight for Calgary, which has lost seven of its last 10 on the road.
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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