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12/23/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes continue their four-game road trip with a stop in Minnesota, where they will take on the Wild tonight at Xcel Energy Center.
Carolina began the swing with a loss in Boston on Saturday and then allowed Montreal to net the game-tying goal the following night with 6:52 remaining in the third period.
However, Tuomo Ruutu made sure that the Hurricanes left town with two points, as he completed a wrap-around attempt in overtime by poking the puck past Carey Price 1:43 into the extra frame for a 3-2 victory.
Eric Staal posted a goal and two helpers while Sergei Samsonov added a goal and one assist for the Hurricanes, who have won three of their last four. They also snapped a three-game winless streak on the road (0-1-2) and improved to 7-5-4 overall this year as the visiting team.
Cam Ward made 26 stops for his 11th win of the season and helped pull Carolina to within six points of first-place Washington in the Southeast Division. Ward is 1-0-0 in two career starts versus the Wild despite allowing five goals on 36 total shots faced.
The Hurricanes wrap their road trip in Atlanta on Friday.
Carolina takes on a Minnesota team tonight that is just 2-7-1 in December. The Wild are coming off their seventh loss in the past eight games, a 4-2 setback in St. Louis on Saturday.
Nick Schultz and Pierre-Marc Bouchard had the goals for Minnesota, with Andrew Brunette, Mikko Koivu and Antti Miettinen adding assists. It was Koivu's team- leading 22nd assist and 33rd point of the season. He is also tops on the club with 11 goals.
Niklas Backstrom gave up three goals on 23 shots in defeat. He has made just one career start versus Carolina, stopping 22-of-26 shots faced for the win.
On the injury front, Marc-Andre Bergeron is battling a lower-body injury and is questionable for tonight, as is Eric Belanger due to illness.
Minnesota is 9-6-2 as the host team this year.
The Hurricanes are 4-2 with a tie in eight all-time meetings with the Wild, going 1-2 with a tie in Minnesota.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Celtics executive director of basketball operations and
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NFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with.
Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.
There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year.
Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City.
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