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Devereaux's hat trick propels Toronto past OttawaHockey Betting Lines04/11/2009 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boyd Devereaux registered his second career hat trick, and Niklas Hagman scored twice, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators, 5-2, in the season finale for both teams at Air Canada Centre. Lee Stempniak and Matt Stajan each finished with two assists for Toronto, which won two of its last three to close out its campaign. The Maple Leafs, who have not made a playoff appearance in the last four seasons, finished with a 34-35-13 mark. Martin Gerber turned aside 37-of-39 shots for Toronto. Jason Spezza and Chris Kelly tallied for the Senators, who dropped their last two. Ottawa, which missed out on the playoffs for the first time since 1995-96, end the season with a 36-35-11 record. Brian Elliott made 25 saves for the Senators. With the score evened at 2-all after two periods, Hagman's marker 3:37 into the third put the Leafs in front by a 3-2 margin. Devereaux then notched the hat trick on a backhander, with Toronto skating shorthanded, with 2:49 left to give the hosts some insurance. Hagman's empty netter with 44 seconds left accounted for the 5-2 final score. Devereaux opened the scoring 4:59 into the first period when he took a feed from Stempniak and fired a wrist shot past Elliott to give the Leafs the early lead. Devereaux then tallied his second of the contest at 4:48 of the second to put Toronto ahead by two. However, the Senators struck for a pair of goals just under 2 1/2 minutes apart. First it was Spezza lighting the lamp on the power play at 9:14, then Kelly's wrister tied things at 11:42. The contest remained deadlock after two periods. Game Notes Ottawa finished the season with a 14-23-4 road record this season...Toronto had a 16-16-9 home mark...The Leafs won four of six meetings versus the Senators this year...Devereaux's first hat trick came March 17, 2000 against Ottawa, when he was a member of the Edmonton Oilers.
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MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting. "They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over." Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.) According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26. As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines). Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday. Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind. *UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007 New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results. "We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games." While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season." About MySportsbook.com Sports Casino Poker To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Master Card needs. |
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