10/11/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After beginning the regular season in Europe, the Ottawa Senators will have their official home opener tonight as they welcome the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings to Scotiabank Place.
The Senators met the Pittsburgh Penguins for a pair of contests last weekend in Sweden, with each team being designated with a home game at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The clubs split the series, with Pittsburgh taking Saturday's contest in overtime and Ottawa following up with a 3-1 decision the following day.
Ottawa will have to open its home schedule this evening without its captain, Daniel Alfredsson, who underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Friday.
The surgery removed a bone chip in the forward's knee that was dislodged during Sunday's game against Pittsburgh. The ailment could sideline Alfredsson for up to two weeks.
The 35-year-old Alfredsson is Ottawa's all-time leader in goals (331), assists (518) and games played (855).
Danny Heatley continued his dominance against the Penguins as he scored twice to help Ottawa split the season-opening series with Sunday's 3-1 triumph.
Alex Auld made 30 saves and was less than one second away from a shutout while Antoine Vermette scored the other goal for the Senators.
The Red Wings raised their Stanley Cup banner to the rafters at Joe Louis Arena prior to Thursday's season opener against Toronto, but wound up losing the contest by a 3-2 count. Nikolai Kulemin's first NHL goal was the game- winner, as Toronto held on for the decision.
Tomas Holmstrom picked up both goals for the Red Wings. Marian Hossa assisted on Holmstrom's second tally, his first point in a Detroit uniform after signing as a free agent from Pittsburgh in the offseason.
Chris Osgood was solid in defeat, making 26 saves.
Ottawa has won the last two encounters with Detroit, but the Red Wings have still taken six of nine meetings.
The Senators were 22-15-4 as the host team last season, while Detroit had an excellent 25-12-4 mark as the visiting team.
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<< Rays aim to rebound in Game 2 of ALCS versus Red Sox
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Boston snatched home-
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Flyers begin season with home test against well-traveled Rangers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - While the Rangers season is almost a week old, the Flyers
are just getting started. Philadelphia begins its 2008-09 campaign tonight
against well-traveled New York at the Wachovia Center.
New York has already played three
Capitals, Blackhawks clash in Washington >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two clubs that feature some of the best young talent in the
game square off tonight, as the Washington Capitals host the Chicago
Blackhawks at the Verizon Center.
Both clubs made their season debuts on Friday night, and bo
Panthers make home debut against Thrashers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Thrashers will try to spoil Florida's home
debut, as they take on the Panthers tonight at BankAtlantic Center.
The Thrashers began their season at home with a 7-4 win over Washington,
getting two goals and an a
Penguins take on Devils in Steel City >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After opening their season in Sweden, the Pittsburgh
Penguins finally return to the Steel City to play the New Jersey Devils
tonight at Mellon Arena.
Pittsburgh, the defending Eastern Conference champions, split their two-
March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back
With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times.
"Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."
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