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Devils expect to debut Kovalchuk in home-and-home finale with LeafsHockey Betting Lines02/05/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Devils hope a big-time acquisition can get them back on the right track when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs at Prudential Center in the finale of a home-and-home series. The Devils made a huge trade on Thursday night, getting sniper Ilya Kovalchuk and defenseman Anssi Salmela from Atlanta for defenseman Johnny Oduya, rookie forward Niclas Bergfors, junior prospect Patrice Cormier and a first-round pick in the 2010 draft. Kovalchuk, who can become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year, has 31 goals and 58 points this season. The 26-year-old winger posted 328 goals and 287 assists in his eight seasons with Atlanta and is expected to make his debut with New Jersey tonight. The Russian will try to ignite a Devils team that is first in the Atlantic Division, but has lost two straight and four of their last five contests. Jersey is currently just one point ahead of Pittsburgh for first place. The Maple Leafs posted a shutout victory Tuesday against the visiting Devils. That win halted a six-game losing streak (0-4-2) for Toronto, which is 14th in the Eastern Conference with 47 points. Tuesday's game marked the Maple Leafs debuts of Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Dion Phaneuf, both of whom were acquired by Toronto in trades on Sunday. Giguere, who was acquired from Anaheim for goaltender Vesa Toskala and forward Jason Blake, made a big splash by turning aside all 30 shots to post a shutout in the 3-0 victory at Air Canada Centre. It was the second shutout of the season for Giguere and the 33rd of his career. He became only the second goaltender in team history to record a shutout in his debut. Ed Belfour was the first, beating Pittsburgh 6-0 on October. 10, 2002. "He was solid, he's very professional, incredible focus and concentration out there, that's what I noticed about him," Toronto head coach Ron Wilson said about Giguere. "He was solid, saw the puck and our defensemen did a great job in front of him clearing people and handling rebounds." It's uncertain if Giguere will get his second straight start tonight or if Jonas Gustavsson will man the crease. Nikolai Kulemin, Phil Kessel and Francois Beauchemin each tallied for Toronto, which acquired Phaneuf and forward Fredrik Sjostrom as part of a six-player trade with Calgary on Sunday. Phaneuf registered five shots on net and had six hits in 24 minutes, 21 seconds of ice time. On the injury front, Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Komisarek is scheduled to have season-ending shoulder surgery this upcoming Wednesday. Komisarek's injury will also cause him to miss the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he was selected to represent Team USA. Martin Brodeur is expected to be back in net for New Jersey tonight after Yann Danis gave the legendary netminder a rare rest on Tuesday. Playing in only his eighth game of the season, Danis stopped 23-of-26 shots for the Devils. "We tried, we had chances and it wasn't going in for us, but you can't fault the guys for lack of effort," Danis said. The Devils are 18-9-0 as the host this year, but have lost three of their last five at the Rock. Toronto and the Devils have split two meetings this year with each team winning on home ice. New Jersey has taken six of 10 overall in the series and the Maple Leafs have dropped three of five and four of their last seven in the Garden State.
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Football Betting LinesThe 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds have been released and Denver Broncos' running back Knowshon Moreno has been made the opening favorite. Moreno was selected in the first round of April's NFL draft and is expected to carry the rushing load for the Broncos this season. And with Jay Cutler now in Chicago, Moreno might be expected to be Denver's entire offense. Betting Lines from sports betting lines have made Moreno a 5/2 favorite to win this year's Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Fellow running back Chris “Beanie” Wells (Arizona Cardinals) is right behind Moreno at 7/2, while Donald Brown (Indianapolis Colts) and receiver Michael Crabtree (San Francisco 49ers) are 5/1 to win. Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez (New York Jets) and Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions) are 7/1 and 8/1, respectively. A couple of players who present some value are Josh Freeman, Shonn Green and Darrius Heyward-Bey. Freeman needs to beat out Byron Leftwich to become the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but if he does, he has a lot or raw talent and could use the weapons around him (i.e. Kellen Winslow Jr. and Antonio Bryant) to be very successful in his first season. Green enters a crowded backfield in New York, but considering both Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are unhappy about their contract situations and might holdout, the former Iowa product could become the Jets' primary back. Everyone was shocked when Al Davis took Heyward-Bey with the eighth overall pick in April's draft, but the kid has a tremendous amount of talent and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell takes the next step this year, the former Maryland product could blossom. Plus, Heyward-Bey will be looking to prove the people wrong who said Oakland should have taken Michael Crabtree with the No. 8 pick. And if you're looking for a deep sleeper, check out Pat White at 30/1. He enters the Miami Dolphins vaunted “Wild Cat” offense and could be a big time playmaker. For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds, see below. 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds to Win Ramses Barden (NYG) 40/1 Andre Brown (NYG) 20/1 Donald Brown (IND) 5/1 Kenny Britt (TEN) 20/1 Glenn Coffee (SFO) 30/1 Chase Coffman (CIN) 50/1 Michael Crabtree (SFO) 5/1 Josh Freeman (TB) 14/1 Shonn Green (NYJ) 14/1 Percy Harvin (MIN) 10/1 Darrius Heyward-Bay (OAK) 18/1 Juaquan Iglesias (CHI) 30/1 Cornelius Ingram (PHI) 50/1 Rashad Jennings (JAC) 30/1 Johnny Knox (CHI) 40/1 Jeremy Maclin (PHI) 18/1 Mohamed Massaquoi (CLE) 30/1 LeSean McCoy (PHI) 12/1 Knowshon Moreno (DEN) 5/2 Hakeem Nicks (NYG) 18/1 Brandon Pettigrew (DET) 30/1 Brian Robiskie (CLE) 20/1 Mark Sanchez (NYJ) 7/1 Matthew Stafford (DET) 8/1 Jason Smith (STL) 40/1 Mike Thomas (JAC) 25/1 Patrick Turner (MIA) 50/1 Mike Wallace (PIT) 50/1 Chris Wells (ARI) 7/2 Pat White (MIA) 30/1 Field (Any Other Player) 9/1 To visit this sports betting site go to BettingExpress.com for all your football betting lines needs. For sports betting with credit cards site go to BettingExpress.com as well.
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