Ducks try to crown Kings once again

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02/18/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks go for a home-and-home sweep of the Los Angeles Kings when the area foes conclude their weekend series tonight at the Honda Center.

The teams needed an extended shootout to decide a winner on Saturday. Corey Perry scored the game-winner in the fifth round to lift the Ducks to a hard- earned 3-2 decision at the Staples Center.

Teemu Selanne had a goal and an assist in regulation and also lit the lamp during the shootout to help Anaheim to its second straight win. The victory put the division-leading Ducks five points in front of second-place San Jose in the Pacific standings.

Selanne's tally was his 35th of the season, which is tied with Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis for second in the NHL right now.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 30 saves for Anaheim over the first 65 minutes, then stopped four of five Los Angeles skaters during the deciding phase.

Kings rookie Anze Kopitar sent the game into overtime when he beat Giguere with 5:14 remaining in the third period. The 19-year-old also set up a goal by teammate Alexander Frolov late in the first period.

The loss was the second in a row and 14th in the last 17 games for the Kings, whose 48 points are the fewest in the Western Conference. Los Angeles is also a dismal 8-19-2 on the road in 2006-07.

Anaheim has now won four of the five encounters between the Southern California rivals this season and is 8-1-0 in its last nine overall meetings with Los Angeles.

The Kings did record a victory in their last visit to the Honda Center, however, a 3-2 decision on December 3.

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Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.

"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."

Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)

According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.

As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).

Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.

Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
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17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.

*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007

New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers

By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.

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While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."

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