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Khudobin, Wild stymie FlyersHockey Betting Lines02/06/2010 - St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anton Khudobin's first career start was a successful one, as the Russian stopped 38-of-39 shots to lead Minnesota over Philadelphia, 2-1, at Xcel Energy Center. The 23-year-old earned his second pro victory, just two days after winning his first NHL game in relief of injured goaltender Josh Harding by stopping nine shots against Edmonton. Owen Nolan and Cal Clutterbuck tallied for the Wild, who improved to 8-0-1 in their last nine home contests. Daniel Carcillo notched the lone score for the Flyers, who dropped two in a row to end their three-game road trip. Starting in place of Ray Emery who was sidelined with a hip injury, Michael Leighton took the loss despite making 28 saves. Clutterbuck capitalized off a Flyers turnover for a 1-0 Wild edge with 4:23 left in the first, but Carcillo batted a rebound out of the air to tie the score 16 seconds later. After misfiring on a power play, Nolan gave Minnesota back the lead when he pushed the rebound of an Eric Belanger shot off Leighton's glove and in with 8:12 to play in the second. The Flyers failed to score on a 3-on-1 shorthanded rush almost nine minutes into the third period, when Mike Richards elected to shoot and hit Khudobin's breadbasket. Philadelphia then came up empty on an advantage after the midway point of the period. Leighton went to the bench for an extra skater with 1:48 remaining, and despite several chances in close, Khudobin and the Wild held on for the win. Game Notes Minnesota has not lost at home in regulation since January 2 against New Jersey...The Flyers fell to 1-2-1 at Minnesota since the Wild entered the league in 2000...Philly forward Simon Gagne, who assisted on Carcillo's goal, has gone 11 games without scoring...Nolan's score was his 420th career tally.
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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana Should be in: Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it? Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel. Work left to do: Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third. Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim. Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either. Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim. For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com Additional sports lines can be found at: www.Sportsbooks.com To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards.
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