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Canucks continue epic road trip against Blackhawks

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03/05/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks will aim for a third straight victory when they continue their record road trip tonight at United Center with a test against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Canucks are 6-4-0 on a 14-game swing that began with eight road tests before the break for the Vancouver Olympics. Vancouver is 16-15-1 as the road team this season.

After tonight, Vancouver has stops in Nashville, Colorado and Phoenix before finally returning to British Columbia on March 13 to play Ottawa. That will begin a five-game homestand at GM Place, where the Canucks haven't played since January 27.

The Canucks notched an overtime victory Tuesday in Columbus and recorded an easier win the following night in Detroit. Ryan Kesler collected a pair of goals, while Daniel and Henrik Sedin each posted three assists as Vancouver downed the Red Wings, 6-3, at Joe Louis Arena.

Sami Salo, Alex Burrows, Mikael Samuelsson and Kyle Wellwood also scored for the Canucks. Roberto Luongo stopped 28-of-31 shots for the win.

The Canucks are still in a tight battle for first place in the Northwest Division and are just two points ahead of Colorado for the division's top spot.

Meanwhile, the Blackhawks have split two games since the break, losing a road decision against the New York Islanders on Tuesday and coming back with Wednesday's decisive home victory against Edmonton.

Unlike the Canucks, Chicago seems to have a tight grip on the Central Division with a 14-point lead over Nashville for first place. The Blackhawks are also second in the Western Conference with 89 points.

Jonathan Toews, Dave Bolland and Marian Hossa each collected a goal and one assist as Chicago tallied three times in the third period to subdue the Oilers, 5-2, at United Center.

Dustin Byfuglien and Niklas Hjalmarsson also lit the lamp for the Blackhawks, winners in five of their last six games.

Cristobal Huet picked up the win with a 12-save performance for Chicago. Tonight marks the second test of a four-game homestand for the Blackhawks. Chicago has an excellent 24-6-2 record in the Windy City this season.

The Canucks have taken two of three from Chicago this year and tonight marks the final regular season matchup between the clubs. Vancouver has won eight of 12 overall in the series and has taken two straight and seven of its last nine at the United Center.

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Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com

In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.

Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.

Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.

Memphis vs. Ohio State

Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.

UCLA vs. Kansas

In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.

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