Stars hang on to beat Oilers

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12/24/2006 - Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Klemm scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Dallas Stars past the Edmonton Oilers, 3-2, at American Airlines Center.

Marty Turco made 20 saves and Eric Lindros added two assists for the Stars, who have won two straight.

Dwayne Roloson allowed three goals on 26 shots for the Oilers, who have lost three of their last four games. Marc-Andre Bergeron and Joffrey Lupul tallied the goals for Edmonton.

The Stars took a 1-0 lead 10:44 into the opening period. Lindros controlled the puck behind the Edmonton net and passed the disc to a streaking Klemm, who beat Roloson with a one-timer from in front.

Dallas scored two goals in the middle session to take a 3-0 lead.

Jussi Jokinen skated into the Edmonton zone up the left wing and centered a pass in the slot to Jere Lehtinen, who one-timed the pass top shelf over Roloson's left shoulder at 6:02.

Just under two minutes later, Philippe Boucher scored his 12th goal of the season off a feed from Lindros to give Dallas a three-goal advantage.

The Oilers got on the board at 13:08 of the second to make it 3-1. On the power play, Bergeron fluttered a wrist shot from the top of the point that sailed past Turco low on his stick side.

With only 30 seconds left in the second stanza, Edmonton scored a power-play goal to make it 3-2. Fernando Pisani's shot from the right circle was stopped, but Lupul banged home the rebound at the left side of the crease.

With under four minutes left in the contest, Ales Hemsky had a great chance in front to even the score, but Turco poke-checked the puck away before Hemsky could get a shot off.

Edmonton pulled Roloson with about 30 seconds remaining but were unable to set up in the Dallas zone.

Game Notes

Dallas ended a three-game home losing streak...The Stars are 16-0-4 when scoring first this season...Shawn Horcoff had two assists for the Oilers...Edmonton went 2-for-4 on the power play while Dallas failed to score in six chances with the man advantage.

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Super Bowl 2009 Betting propositions

Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.

Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.

Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.

If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.

Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.

By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.

In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.

So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.

While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.

There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.

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SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.

XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.

XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.

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