Canucks try to stay hot in Phoenix

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03/21/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The surging Vancouver Canucks will try to keep the pressure on in the race for the Northwest Division crown when they visit the Phoenix Coyotes for a battle at Jobing.com Arena.

Calgary once held a seemingly comfortable lead atop the Northwest, but the Canucks have closed the gap considerably with their hot play over the last month and a half. Vancouver comes into tonight just three points behind the idle Flames for the division lead as well as the third seed in the Western Conference.

The Canucks have won four in a row and eight of their last 10 games. The club has also put together a stellar 16-3-1 record since the start of February.

Vancouver posted all four of its victories on the current streak on home ice, but will kick off a six-game road trip tonight. The Canucks are 16-12-5 as the guest this year and have lost their last three road tests.

The Canucks notched their latest victory Thursday against visiting St. Louis. Henrik Sedin registered a goal and an assist, and Roberto Luongo stopped all 30 shots he faced to earn his 44th career shutout as Vancouver blanked the Blues, 3-0, at GM Place.

Alex Burrows and Mason Raymond also tallied for the Canucks, who added to their franchise-record with their 11th straight home victory. They set the club record with 10 wins in a row when they defeated Dallas 4-2 on Tuesday. The Canucks have not lost in Vancouver since an overtime defeat to Minnesota on January 31.

Luongo, who entered the game 11-2-1 with a 2.04 goals against average in his previous 14 starts, recorded his sixth whitewash of the season.

The Coyotes, meanwhile, are 14th out of 15 teams in the Western Conference and have managed just two wins in their last 11 games (2-7-2). However, Phoenix has earned at least a point in two straight after beating San Jose on Tuesday and losing to Anaheim in a shootout on Thursday.

Bobby Ryan scored the winner in the shootout as the Ducks edged the Coyotes, 3-2, at Jobing.com Arena.

Matthew Lombardi and Zbynek Michalek each had a goal for the Coyotes, who have dropped six of their last seven.

Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots in the loss for Phoenix, which despite being second from the bottom in the West is still only 12 points out of a playoff berth.

The Coyotes are closing out a four-game homestand tonight and are 1-1-1 on the residency so far. Phoenix is 18-14-3 as the host club this season.

Vancouver has taken two of three from the Coyotes this year and tonight's test completes the season series between the clubs. The Canucks have won eight of 12 overall against the Coyotes and have also taken two of three and four of the last six encounters in the desert.

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NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.

Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.

Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.

Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.

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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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