Hurricanes clash with Panthers in Southeast Division battle
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes will try to win consecutive games
for the first time in nearly a month when they welcome the Florida Panthers
for a Southeast Division matchup at RBC Center.
The Hurricanes ended a two-game skid with Tuesday's home victory over
Montreal, but haven't notched back-to-back wins since taking three in a row
from November 16-21.
Carolina earned a 3-2 decision over the Canadiens as Eric Staal scored twice
and Joe Corvo netted the game-winner just over seven minutes into the second
period.
Cam Ward recorded 22 saves for Carolina, which had lost five of six coming
into Tuesday's contest.
All three of Carolina's goals came on the power play, as the 'Canes converted
3-of-11 opportunities with the man advantage.
Staal has recorded a point in four straight games, notching five goals and two
assists over that span. He has 13 goals and nine assists in 31 games this year
after recording 82 points a year ago.
Meanwhile, Ray Whitney had his point streak halted at five games. He had three
goals and three assists during the run.
Carolina is 8-8-1 as the host this year and is capping a brief two-game
homestand tonight.
Florida is coming off a loss as it had a three-game winning streak snapped
Sunday in Vancouver. Pavol Demitra scored twice and the Canucks erased a two-
goal deficit with five consecutive scores to down the Panthers by a 5-3 count
at General Motors Place.
Jay Bouwmeester, Nick Boynton and Michael Frolik got the goals for Florida.
Craig Anderson was victimized for five goals on 30 shots in the loss.
Florida also suffered its first defeat on a five-game road trip, which ends
tonight. The Panthers are 8-9-1 as the visiting team this season.
The Panther and Hurricanes have split a pair of meetings this year and
Carolina has taken six of the last nine encounters overall. Florida has been
dreadful in Raleigh, going 1-15 with a tie in its last 17 trips to RBC Center.
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championship in team history last season. The San Jose Sharks appear to be the
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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.
A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
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