Kings and Coyotes begin home-and-home in LA
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12/26/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings begin a home-and- home set tonight, as they meet in California at the Staples Center.
Phoenix, which will host Los Angeles tomorrow, posted a 4-2 home victory over the Kings on December 2 for its seventh win in its last nine games versus Los Angeles. The Coyotes have also won four of their last six trips to the Staples Center.
Phoenix was last in action on Tuesday, when it dropped a 5-4 overtime decision to the Colorado Avalanche. Though it was their second loss in a row, the Coyotes have earned a point in seven of their last eight games (4-1-3).
Trailing by two goals in the third period, Shane Doan scored twice in the final five minutes of the frame, including the tying goal with 48 ticks on the clock. However, Ilya Bryzgalov, who made a career-high 43 saves, was beaten in the OT by Colorado's Brett Clark.
Bryzgalov had allowed just three goals over his previous three starts and is 7-2-1 with a 2.21 goals against average in his career versus the Kings.
Olli Jokinen had a goal and two assists, Joakim Lindstrom tallied a goal and Ed Jovanovski had two assists in the loss.
Phoenix is 5-10-3 on the road this season.
The Kings, meanwhile, halted a four-game losing streak on Tuesday with a 3-0 victory over Columbus. Making just his sixth NHL appearance and fourth career start, Jonathan Quick notched 24 saves for his first-ever shutout.
It was also just the second win of Quick's career and he could earn the start again tonight over Jason LaBarbera. Quick has never faced the Coyotes.
Patrick O'Sullivan, Raitis Ivanans and Peter Harrold each tallied once for the Kings, who hadn't won since a December 13 contest against Minnesota. O'Sullivan also had an assist, while Anze Kopitar finished with a pair of helpers.
Los Angeles will play three of its next four at home, where it is 10-6-6 this season. The Kings have notched a point in six straight as the host, going 3-0-3 in that span.
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How did changes to college football betting rules affect bettors?
The 2007 college football rules changes that were implemented to shorten games are now history. The NCAA rules committee did what they set out to do; games were cut by an average of 14 minutes per game last season. There were also, on average, 14 fewer plays per game. We’ll get into how that did (or didn’t) affect games in regards to the pointspread a bit later.
While the NCAA rules committee may have had the betterment of the game in mind, they'll now “turn back the clock” for next season. Two key rules have now been overturned by the NCAA committee for the 2007 season, something definitely for the better.
For those of you who may not remember what those rules actually were, let us refresh your memory.
1) The first one was actually starting the clock on a kickoff as soon as the kicker touched the ball rather than waiting until the returner touched it. The problem here was near the end of the half (or game), if the team leading was kicking off, they could milk the clock by intentionally running offsides and then re-kicking. They could run 10-15 seconds off the clock each play while taking just five-yard penalties each time. They could run the clock down and simply cause the half (or game) to end on a kickoff, keeping the opposing offense off the field. In 2007, the clock will now start when the returner touches the ball as it had before last season.
2) The second rule dealt with starting the clock after a change of online football betting possession rather than waiting until the ball was snapped. This took a lot of time off the clock throughout the game as teams changed possession, however it caused the most problems late in games (or halves). Rather than huddling up and calling a play, the offensive team would have to rush onto the field as the clock started. This was a definite disadvantage to a team that was trying to come from behind late in the game. This year the clock will start on a change of possession, after the ball is snapped.
How did those rules affect the college game last year and will it make a difference this year when it comes to the pointspread? We commonly heard two theories when it came to these changes. First, it would affect scoring negatively. Second, it would hurt favorites as they would have less time and fewer plays to cover the number.
Did the rules hurt scoring? Yes. It seemed obvious that shortening the game by what amounted to 14 plays would push scoring downward. That was the case last year. Of the 119 Division 1A teams, 69 squads scored fewer points in 2007 than they did in 2005. Just 48 teams had a higher PPG scoring average and two stayed the same. Almost 59 percent of the teams in college football last year had a lower PPG average than they did in 2005. Expect more scoring in 2007 as we revert back to the old rules.
Did the rules hinder favorites from covering the number in 2007? Not really. Last year the favorites posted an overall spread record of 336-350-16 (48.9 percent). The year before, favorites were 316-326-13 (49.2 percent). In 2004, the favorites were 316-339-2 (48.2 percent). In fact, college football favorites have been above 50 percent for the season just once in the last seven years (in 2003). Last year’s numbers fell right in line with where they have been historically.
How about big favorites? The rules must have hurt them? Maybe a little bit. Double-digit favorites last year came in at a 47.8 percent clip compare with an average of just over 50 percent over the last seven years. Since 1980, favorites of -10 or more have covered at exactly a 50 percent clip (measured over 6,716 games).
Even bigger favorites must have struggled? Not really. In fact, it was just the opposite. Favorites of three TD’s or more were 59-54-2 last year (52.2 percent). Since 2000, those same favorites (-21 or higher) hit at 51.3 percent and since 1990 came in a clip of 50.3 percent. Stepping it up a notch to four TD favorites or higher, we actually see they've covered at a much better rate last season than before. Last year, favorites of -28 or more were 31-21-1, or almost 60 percent. Historically, four-TD-or-higher favorites have come in at a 50.7 percent spot since 2000 and only 48.9 percent since 1990. The “perceived” problem with the favorites covering at a reduced rate really never came to fruition.
Bottom line is, there might be some more scoring in 2007, but no real revelations when it comes to finding any pointspread golden nuggets.
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