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04/12/2008 - Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nathan Gerbe posted two goals and two assists to help the Boston College Eagles capture their third NCAA championship with a 4-1 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Ben Smith registered a goal and two assists for the Eagles, who captured their first title since 2001. Boston College was making its third straight appearance in the championship game. Last year, the Eagles lost to Michigan State, 3-1. In 2006, Boston College fell to Wisconsin, 2-1.
John Muse made 20 saves to earn the victory.
Kevin Deeth netted the lone goal for the Fighting Irish, who reached the title game for the first time in the program's 40-year history. Jordan Pearce allowed four goals on 23 shots in defeat.
Following a defensive first period in which scoring chances were kept at a premium, the Eagles got on the board at the 2:23 mark of the second. Off the cycle, Brian Gibbons sent a backhand pass from the goal line for Gerbe, who ripped a shot from the bottom of the left circle high over the glove of Pearce.
Boston College grabbed a 2-0 lead with a power-play goal. Notre Dame's Ryan Thang was called for interference and the Eagles quickly went to work. Gerbe threaded a pass to Smith, whose laser from the slot sailed wide of the net and bounced off the end boards. Gerbe jumped on the loose puck at the right side of the goal and stuffed it past Pearce at 5:37 of the second.
Another goal with the man-advantage, gave the Eagles a commanding 3-0 lead in the second. Joe Whitney rifled a slap shot from the high slot that deflected off the right skate of Notre Dame defenseman Teddy Ruth and beat Pearce on the stick side at 8:11.
The Fighting Irish responded less than a minute later, as they took advantage of a poor line change by BC. Deeth gathered a cross-ice feed from Kyle Lawson and fired a shot from the left circle that found room in the far side of the net at 9:07.
Notre Dame appeared to narrow the deficit to 3-2 at 4:56 of the third period. Originally ruled a goal by the official, the play underwent a lengthy review and the footage revealed that Lawson used a distinct kicking motion to propel the puck into the net.
Shortly after the disallowed tally, Gerbe made a backhand pass between his legs to get the puck out front to Smith, whose shot eluded Pearce at 5:31.
Notre Dame threw everything it had left at Muse, but couldn't mount a comeback, and, as the final seconds ticked off the clock, the Eagles players spilled off the bench to celebrate their victory.
<< Schelotto, Rogers lead Crew over Chivas USA
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Crew got no production on the
score sheet from two of its best players - Guillermo Barros Schelotto
and Robbie Rogers - through the first two games of the Major League Soccer
season,
<< Ramirez helps Red Sox edge Yanks in rain-delayed contest
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manny Ramirez homered, doubled, drove in three
runs and scored twice as the Boston Red Sox survived a two hour, 11 minute
rain delay in the eighth inning to edge the New York Yankees, 4-3, at Fenway
Park.
<< Cassell's huge fourth helps Celts soar over Hawks
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sam Cassell scored 15 of his 20 points in the
fourth quarter, and the Boston bench sparked a huge fourth quarter run as the
Celtics topped Atlanta, 99-89, preventing the Hawks from clinching a playoff
berth.
<< Indiana fumbles playoff chances with loss at home to Charlotte
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Richardson scored 26 points, and the
Charlotte Bobcats put another dent in Indiana's playoff hopes with a 107-103
victory over the Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Jared Dudley scored 19 points, whil
Kovalev's OT tally gives Habs 2-0 series lead against Bruins >>
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Kovalev's power play goal 2:30 into
overtime gave the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins in Game
2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at the Bell Centre.
Boston had rallied
Bonser tosses six strong innings as Twins blank Royals again >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boof Bonser threw six shutout innings, and
Jason Kubel went 2-for-4 with a homer, as Minnesota shut out Kansas City for
the second straight night, 2-0.
Bonser (1-2) scattered three hits and two walks
McLouth, Pirates slip by Reds >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nate McLouth was 2-for-5, knocked in the
game-winning run and scored a run as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the
Cincinnati Reds, 4-3, at PNC Park.
Xavier Nady went 2-for-4 with a run scored and o
Marlins strand 14 runners in shutout loss to Astros >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lance Berkman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home
run, and four Astros pitchers combined for a nine-hit shutout as Houston
rolled over the Florida Marlins, 5-0, at Minute Maid Park.
Mark Loretta was 3-for-5
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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