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Despite Chance for Canucks to Win 6 Straight Bettors Are Picking Oilers Team Page: Edmonton :: Vancouver 58% of Bets Placed on Oilers +135 | Matchup | Goalies After being plagued by inconsistency during his first season in Vancouver, Roberto Luongo has started to play like the goaltender the Canucks were expecting when they pulled off a blockbuster trade to acquire him. Luongo will try to lead the streaking Canucks (22-18-1) to their sixth straight win and increase their slim Northwest Division lead as they face the Edmonton Oilers at GM Place on Friday. Oddsmakers have made Vancouver -145 money line…

Wizards Slightly Favored by Bettors Tonight Over Clippers Team Page: LA Clippers :: Washington 67% of Bets Placed on Wizards -6 | Matchup | NBA Picks Gilbert Arenas has been playing some of the best basketball of his career over the past month, but the Washington Wizards’ next opponent has given him problems lately. Arenas and the Wizards look to avoid losing their fourth straight game to the Los Angeles Clippers when the teams meet at the Verizon Center on Friday. Oddsmakers have made Washington -6 point spread favorites

Bettors Think Sabres Can Make it Five in a Row Tonight Against Penguins Team Page: Pittsburgh :: Buffalo 76% of Bets Placed on Sabres -225 | Matchup | Goalies The Buffalo Sabres have a second chance to become the NHL points leader – if only for a few hours. If the Sabres can record their longest home winning streak of the season and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins for a sixth straight time on Friday, they can overtake Anaheim for first in the Presidents’ Trophy race. Oddsmakers have made Buffalo -225 money line (NHL Odds)

Bettors Hoping Pistons Can Overcome Layoff and Injuries Against Hornets Team Page: Detroit :: New Orleans 81% of Bets Placed on Detroit -7 | Matchup | NBA Picks Without point guard Chauncey Billups, the Detroit Pistons will try to avoid matching their longest losing streak in nearly two years when they meet the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday in Oklahoma City. The Pistons (18-11), who didn’t lose more than two in a row last season, have dropped their last three contests. They haven’t lost four straight since Jan. 18-24, 2005. Oddsmakers have made Detroit -7 point spread favorites

Public Bettors Slightly Favoring Marquette Over Providence Tonight Team Page: Marquette :: Providence 53% of Bets Placed on Marquette -1 | Matchup | CBB Picks At different points throughout Marquette’s non-conference season, Dominic James, Jerel McNeal and Wesley Matthews have taken the lead offensively. Coach Tom Crean hopes his three sophomore guards can all take over during the same game as the 15th-ranked Golden Eagles begin Big East Conference play at Providence on Thursday. Oddsmakers have made Marquette -1 point spread favorites (College Basketball Odds) for todays game, the over/under has

Canadiens Overwhelming Public Favorite Tonight in Washington Team Page: Montreal :: Washington 85% of Bets Placed on Montreal -148 | Matchup | Goalies After breaking out of their scoring slump in their last game, the Montreal Canadiens look for another strong effort on Thursday when they face the defensively-challenged Washington Capitals. The Canadiens (23-11-5) had scored just one goal in each of two straight losses before defeating the Lightning 5-2 at the Bell Centre on Tuesday for a split of their home-and-home series. Montreal fell 3-1 on the road to Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Can You as a Bettor Make Money on Pinnacle Sports Books Sharp Plays? Since the first issue of the Pinnacle Pulse, we’ve focused a lot of attention on the methods and selections of “sharp” players. Each week we highlight the markets where they are most active. At Pinnacle Sportsbook we consider a ‘sharp player’ to be a client that is consistently on the right side of a game, gets the best of the number and consequently wins over the long-term. Therefore it is reasonable for bettors to ask how accurate these “sharp plays” have been, but before going back and…

Underdog Knicks Slightly Favored by Public Bettors Against Blazers Team Page: New York :: Portland 51% of Bets Placed on Knicks +5.5 | Matchup | NBA Picks After going winless on the road in December, January hasn’t started any better for the New York Knicks. The struggling Knicks look to snap a six-game skid away from home Wednesday as they continue a five-game road trip against the Portland Trail Blazers. Oddsmakers have made Portland -5.5 point spread favorites (NBA Odds) for todays game, the over/under has been set at 188 total points (View NBA Sports Books).

Sports Betting: Super Bowl XLI Odds Favor Chargers, Bears and Ravens After a memorable regular season that came down to the last day to determine the final playoff teams, another exciting NFL post season is on tap as 12 teams remain in the hunt for the Lombardi Trophy. With the NFL playoffs beginning this weekend, leading online sportsbook PinnacleSports.com today announced updated odds to win the Super Bowl as well as the AFC and NFC Championships. The largest sports betting site on the Internet, PinnacleSports.com currently lists the San Diego Chargers as favorites to hoist the Lombardi Trophy in Miami…

Betting Public Picking LSU Over Notre Game in The Sugar Bowl Team Page: Notre Game :: LSU 57% of Bets Placed on LSU -8 | Matchup | CFB Picks Notre Dame couldn’t have asked for a worse place to play as it tries to end an NCAA record-tying bowl losing streak. LSU, meanwhile, gets a chance to end its season with a victory right down the road. The 11th-ranked Irish look to avoid their ninth straight defeat in a bowl game when they meet No. 4 LSU in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 3. Oddsmakers have made LSU -8…