Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The conference finals get underway in both the NBA and the NHL, while the drivers take to the track in the Sprint Cup Series.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals begins on Sunday afternoon with Boston at Orlando. The Celtics completed their upset victory over LeBron James and the Cavaliers on Thursday night, winning Game 6 by a score of 94-85 at TD Garden. Kevin Garnett poured in a team-high 22 points for Boston in that contest to go along with 12 rebounds, with Rajon Rondo added 21 points on the night. Rasheed Wallace and Paul Pierce each scored 13 points. The Magic swept the Hawks in the second round of the playoffs, and they have yet to be tagged with a loss during the postseason. The oddsmakers have listed Orlando as the 6.5-point home favorite for Sunday’s matchup, with the total for the game at 189.5 points.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The American League schedule for Sunday has Boston at Detroit, Minnesota at the Yankees, Texas at Toronto, Cleveland at Baltimore, the White Sox at Kansas City, Oakland at the Angels, and Seattle at Tampa Bay. The Mariners’ Cliff Lee (1-1, 2.01 ERA) will take on the Rays’ Matt Garza (5-1, 2.49 ERA) in that last matchup. Lefthander Lee was beaten by the Rays in his May 5 outing, as he gave up five runs (four earned) on 10 hits over his eight innings of work. Righthander Garza grabbed the win for Tampa Bay in that contest, surrendering just two earned runs on five hits over his eight innings of work, and fanning five.

Over in the National League on Sunday it’ll be the Mets at Florida, St. Louis at the Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at the Cubs, Washington at Colorado, the Dodgers at San Diego, Houston at San Francisco, Philadelphia at Milwaukee, and Arizona at Atlanta. Dan Haren (4-2, 4.23 ERA) will take on Tim Hudson (3-1, 2.64 ERA) in that last matchup. Righthander Haren was tagged with a loss by the Dodgers in his last trip to the mound, allowing four earned runs on 10 hits over his 6 1-3 innings of work. Righthander Hudson is coming off a win over the Brewers in his last start in which he surrendered just one earned run over his six innings of work.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

The NHL also begins its conference finals on Sunday, with Chicago at San Jose in the west, and Montreal at Philadelphia in the east. The Blackhawks dispatched the Canucks in the second round of the playoffs, winning the Game 6 clincher 5-1 in Vancouver on Tuesday night. The Sharks, meanwhile, completed their five-game series win over the Red Wings last Saturday night. The Canadiens needed all seven games to get past the defending-champion Penguins in the Eastern semis, locking up that set with a 5-2 road win on Wednesday night. And the Flyers came back from an 0-3 deficit in both the series and Game 7 on Friday night to eliminate the Bruins, getting a game-winning marker from Simon Gagne.

Roaring around the track . . .

The Sprint Cup Series takes the track at Dover International Speedway on Sunday afternoon for the Autism Speaks 400, with Jimmie Johnson looking to pick up his third consecutive win on the track. Johnson visited victory lane at Dover twice last season, claiming both the AAA 400 in September and the Autism Speaks 400 in May. Those results have made Johnson a +500 favorite to win on Sunday along with teammate Jeff Gordon. Kyle Busch, who won at Dover in 2008, is sitting at +600 for Sunday, with Denny Hamlin just back of him on that list at +800. Hamlin has grabbed the win in three of the past six Sprint Cup races.

As well, the drivers of Formula 1 will continue their latest European swing on Sunday with the Monaco Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel is pegged as the 9/4 oddsmakers’ favorite to take the checkered flag in Monaco on Sunday, with Fernando Alonso listed at 10/3 odds to get the win. Mark Webber, who won the Spanish Grand Prix last time out, is at 9/2 odds, followed by Lewis Hamilton at 11/2. Jenson Button, the current leader in the drivers championship, is sitting at 12/1 odds to win in Monaco, with Michael Schumacher farther back at 15/1 odds.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

Finally, the WNBA offers up four games on Sunday, with Chicago at New York, Indiana at Atlanta, Los Angeles at Seattle, and Washington at Minnesota. Star guard Seimone Augustus won’t be in the lineup for Minnesota on Sunday night; she’ll miss the next few weeks as she recovers from having abdominal surgery.

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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Preakness Stakes races at Pimlico, the Astros and Giants have their aces clash, and the WNBA gets their season going.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The American League schedule for Saturday has Minnesota at the Yankees, Texas at Toronto, Seattle at Tampa Bay, Cleveland at Baltimore, Boston at Detroit, Oakland at the Angels, and the White Sox at Kansas City. Jake Peavy (2-2, 5.56 ERA) will get the ball for Chicago in that last matchup against the Royals’ Luke Hochevar (3-1, 5.65 ERA). Righthander Peavy picked up the win in each of his last two starts for the ChiSox, and he held the Royals scoreless on four hits over seven innings on May 3. Righthander Hochevar beat the White Sox in his May 4 outing, surrendering just one unearned run in his six innings pitched.

Over in the National League on Saturday it’ll be Pittsburgh at the Cubs, Philadelphia at Milwaukee, St. Louis at Cincinnati, the Mets at Florida, Arizona at Atlanta, Washington at Colorado, the Dodgers at San Diego, and Houston at San Francisco. The Astros will send ace Roy Oswalt (2-4, 2.63 ERA) to the mound on Saturday to take on Giants ace Tim Lincecum (4-0, 1.86 ERA). Righthander Oswalt had to settle for a no-decision in his last trip to the mound despite holding the Padres to three earned runs in eight innings of work. Righthander Lincecum has given up three or fewer earned runs in each of his seven outings this season.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

The second jewel of the Triple Crown takes place at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday afternoon with a 12-horse field in the 2010 Preakness Stakes. Super Saver, the Kentucky Derby champion, is pegged as the 13/5 sportsbook favorite to win on Saturday, with Looking at Lucky (3/1), and Paddy O’Prado (6/1) following him on the odds list. Dublin is next at 10/1 odds, followed by Jackson Bend at 11/1, and both Caracortado and Schoolyard Dreams at 12/1. Both First Dude and Pleasant Prince sit at 20/1 odds to claim the Preakness Stakes, with Aikenite and Yawanna Twist at 25/1, and Northern Giant the big longshot at 28/1.

Finally, there are five games on the WNBA hardwood on Saturday as the league gets its regular season started: Los Angeles at Phoenix, Chicago at Connecticut, Washington at Indiana, Atlanta at San Antonio, and Minnesota at Tulsa. The Tulsa Shock will be playing the first game in franchise history on Saturday; they relocated from Detroit in the offseason. Former Olympic sprinter Marion Jones is part of Tulsa’s roster this year; the guard played NCAA hoops for North Carolina.

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Daily Sports Roundup: May 3
Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Bruins take on the Flyers, while the Suns plays host to the Spurs, and the Celtics try to rebound versus the Cavaliers.
Tipping off on the hardwood …
There are two games on the NBA’s playoff schedule for Monday, with Boston at Cleveland and San Antonio at Phoenix. The Cavaliers came back from a halftime deficit to grab a 101-93 Game 1 win over the Celtics on Saturday afternoon. LeBron James led the way for Cleveland with 35 points in that contest, while Rajon Rondo picked up 27 points and 12 assists in a losing cause for Boston. The Spurs and Suns will be getting their Western Conference semifinal set underway on Monday; San Antonio knocked out the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs, while Phoenix is coming off a first-round victory over the Blazers.
Meeting up on the diamond …
The American League schedule has six games for Monday: Toronto at Cleveland, the Angels at Boston, Kansas City at the White Sox, Detroit at Minnesota, Texas at Oakland, and Baltimore at the Yankees. The Orioles will send Jeremy Guthrie (0-3, 4.70 ERA) to the mound in that last contest as he searches for his first win of the season; righthander Guthrie gave up six earned runs over 4 2-3 innings in a loss to the Yankees last time out. New York will counter with CC Sabathia (3-1, 3.12 ERA); lefthander Sabathia beat the Orioles in his last trip to the mound, surrendering three earned runs in his 7 2-3 innings. …

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Daily Sports Roundup: May 2, 2010
Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Rays take on the Royals, the Phillies play host to the Mets, and the NBA finally concludes the first round of its playoffs.
Tipping off on the hardwood …
The NBA has two games on tap for Sunday, including Milwaukee at Atlanta in the seventh and deciding game of that first-round series. The Hawks forced this matchup with an 83-69 road win in Game 6 on Friday night. Jamal Crawford scored a team-high 24 points off the bench for Atlanta in that contest, while Joe Johnsonpicked up 22 points and six assists. Al Horford chipped in with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Carlos Delfino was the lone bright spot on offense for the Bucks in Friday’s loss, as he poured in a team-high 20 points. Brandon Jennings was held to 12 points in the Game 6 defeat. Sunday’s tip-off is set for 1:00pm ET.
As well, the league will kick off the second round of the Western Conference playoffs on Sunday with Utah at the Lakers later in the afternoon. Los Angeles finally dispatched Oklahoma City on Friday night, squeezing out a 95-94 road win in Game 6 of that first-round series. Pau Gasol tipped in the winning bucket in the dying seconds for the Lakers in that contest, while Kobe Bryant led the way on offense with a team-high 32 points. The Jazz grabbed a 112-104 home win over the Nuggets on Friday night to take that first-round series 4-2. Wesley Matthews tossed in 23 points for the Jazz in that matchup, while Carlos Boozer picked up 22 points and 20 rebounds. Paul Millsap was good for 21 points off of the bench. …

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In its 35 game of the season Barcelona defeated Villarreal 4-1 in away game, confirming the first place on the top of the table and ahead of Real Madrid …
Barcelona has four points plus, ahead of Real Madrid game on Sunday (playing Osasuna at Santiago Bernabeu).
” It’s great how we reacted in this game. Just a few days ago we have fallen in the Champions League, and first match that follows is always a psychological examination. We have done it extraordinarily, proving once again how quickly we can raise” -- said coach Josep Guardiola, and then mentioned his hero of the game:
“Xavi is an absolute hero! He played all 90 minutes, scored a goal, and risked a performance at the World Cup. He had minor injury on the left leg, but still he was asking to play. I put him in, even though I was afraid. Nothing happened, except that he showed how much he loves this club, how big his heart is, an for me he is an absolute hero.”
Barcelona midfielder scored a beautiful goal from a free kick for a 2-0 lead.

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Orlando Magic vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

- The Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Quicken Loans Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 6-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game’s total is sitting at 194.

Seven players reached double figure scoring to help the Magic crush the Bulls 107-87 on Wednesday. The Magic covered the 5-point spread, while the 194 points went UNDER the posted total of 195.5.

Dwight Howard poured in 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for a double-double in the win.

LeBron James went for 32 points and 11 assists to lead the Cavaliers past the Nets 104-97 on Tuesday night.

Cleveland failed to cover as 16-point home favorites, while the game played OVER the 189-point total listed by sportsbooks.

Current streak:
Orlando has won 3 straight games.
Cleveland has won 12 straight games.

Team records:
Orlando: 36-17 SU, 26-24-3 ATS
Cleveland: 42-11 SU, 26-25-2 ATS

Orlando most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Detroit are 7-3
After playing Chicago are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 9-1
Before playing Denver are 7-3
After playing New Jersey are 3-7
After a win are 10-0

A few trends to consider:
Orlando is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Orlando’s last 8 games when playing Cleveland
Orlando is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Orlando is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland’s last 8 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 7 games at home

Next up:
Orlando home to Detroit, Wednesday, February 17
Cleveland home to Denver, Thursday, February 18

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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Flames play host to the Stars, the Cavaliers meet the Magic, and St. Mary’s looks for a West Coast win at Gonzaga.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA has two games on its schedule for Thursday with the league on the verge of its All-Star break: San Antonio at Denver, and Orlando at Cleveland. The Cavaliers’ winning streak is up to a dozen games, as they got past New Jersey 104-97 in their last outing on Tuesday night. LeBron James put up 32 points to go along with 11 assists in that game for Cleveland, which is now a league-leading 42-11 SU and 26-25-2 ATS on the season. The Cavaliers and Magic met back on November 11, with Cleveland winning 102-93 in a road game.

As well, there are a pair of ranked teams in action on the college basketball schedule for Thursday, with No. 18 Butler at Youngstown State, and St. Mary’s at No. 16 Gonzaga. The Bulldogs (19-4 SU, 10-9-1 ATS) are coming off a 66-58 win over Memphis in their last game on Saturday; Matt Bouldin poured in 19 points for Gonzaga in that win. The Gaels (21-3 SU, 16-6-1 ATS) trounced San Francisco 73-57 in their last game, getting 24 points from Omar Samhan. St. Mary’s is 8-0 on the road so far this season, while Gonzaga sits at 8-1 at home.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, there are seven games on the NHL’s schedule for Thursday, with Buffalo at Carolina, Washington at Ottawa, San Jose at Detroit, Boston at Tampa Bay, Vancouver at Florida, Edmonton at Los Angeles, and Dallas at Calgary. The Stars lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Blackhawks in their last game on Tuesday, with Mike Ribeiro scoring a goal for Dallas in his return from injury. Dallas also announced a trade for Atlanta netminder Kari Lehtonen after the contest. The Flames are riding a two-game skid, falling 3-2 to the Senators on Tuesday night.

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Co owners of  West Ham, English Premier League club, made it clear they intend to cut pay for about 25% for its players.  Salary decrease is awaiting even club manager, Gianfranco Zola, who is reportedly not as much concerned about money as he is about timing and circumstances in which owners statement came out.

West Ham is in increasingly difficult position,  having three draws and three losses recently, dangerously close to relegation zone. Gianfranco Zola has pointed out that today (Wednesday) is very important match for them against Birmingham and owners of the club could choose another time to discuss salaries.

“I am not happy at all to see such an article in the press, at the time we have important match.  It will not do any  good to overall performance and moral  of the players.   I am also not concerned how these words will come across in the club.  I live by the strong principles and will not allow anybody to push me around.” Zola said in reply to David Sullivan statement that club has to reduce expenses for about 60 millions pounds,  if things are to improve.

“We should know things first hand instead of taking clues from the press. I am in good relation with players and fans, we have a plan, and  when I signed contract extension,  money was not first thing on my mind.”

West Ham last 40 matches:

06/02/2010	Premier League	Burnley vs. West Ham	L – 2:1
30/01/2010	Premier League	West Ham vs. Blackburn	D – 0:0
26/01/2010	Premier League	Portsmouth vs. West Ham	D – 1:1
17/01/2010	Premier League	Aston Villa vs. West Ham	D – 0:0
03/01/2010	FA Cup	West Ham vs. Arsenal	L – 1:2
28/12/2009	Premier League	Tottenham vs. West Ham	L – 2:0
26/12/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Portsmouth	W – 2:0
20/12/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Chelsea	D – 1:1
15/12/2009	Premier League	Bolton vs. West Ham	L – 3:1
12/12/2009	Premier League	Birmingham vs. West Ham	L – 1:0
05/12/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Manchester Utd	L – 0:4
28/11/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Burnley	W – 5:3
21/11/2009	Premier League	Hull City vs. West Ham	D – 3:3
08/11/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Everton	L – 1:2
04/11/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Aston Villa	W – 2:1
31/10/2009	Premier League	Sunderland vs. West Ham	D – 2:2
25/10/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Arsenal	D – 2:2
17/10/2009	Premier League	Stoke City vs. West Ham	L – 2:1
04/10/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Fulham	D – 2:2
28/09/2009	Premier League	Manchester City vs. West Ham	L – 3:1
22/09/2009	Carling Cup	Bolton vs. West Ham	L – 1:1 3:1 (OT)
19/09/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Liverpool	L – 2:3
12/09/2009	Premier League	Wigan vs. West Ham	L – 1:0
29/08/2009	Premier League	Blackburn vs. West Ham	D – 0:0
25/08/2009	Carling Cup	West Ham vs. Millwall	W – 1:1 3:1 (OT)
23/08/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Tottenham	L – 1:2
15/08/2009	Premier League	Wolverhampton vs. West Ham	W – 0:2
08/08/2009	Club Friendly Games	West Ham vs. Napoli	L – 0:1
31/07/2009	Club Friendly Games	West Ham vs. Beijing Gouan	W – 2:0
29/07/2009	Club Friendly Games	West Ham vs. Tottenham	L – 0:1
12/07/2009	Club Friendly Games	Grays vs. West Ham	W – 1:2
24/05/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Middlesbrough	W – 2:1
16/05/2009	Premier League	Everton vs. West Ham	L – 3:1
09/05/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Liverpool	L – 0:3
02/05/2009	Premier League	Stoke City vs. West Ham	W – 0:1
25/04/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Chelsea	L – 0:1
18/04/2009	Premier League	Aston Villa vs. West Ham	D – 1:1
11/04/2009	Premier League	Tottenham vs. West Ham	L – 1:0
04/04/2009	Premier League	West Ham vs. Sunderland	W – 2:0
21/03/2009	Premier League	Blackburn vs. West Ham	D – 1:1

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Premier League  Top Goal Scorers

Rank	Name	Team	Matches	Goals	Comments
1	Rooney, Wayne	Manchester Utd	24	21
2	Drogba, Didier	Chelsea	20	17
3	Bent, Darren	Sunderland	25	15
3	Defoe, Jermain	Tottenham	23	15
5	Tevez, Carlos	Manchester City	23	13
6	Torres, Fernando	Liverpool	15	12
7	Fabregas, Cesc	Arsenal	21	11
7	Saha, Louis	Everton	22	11
9	Agbonlahor, Gabriel	Aston Villa	24	10
9	Lampard, Frank	Chelsea	24	10
11	Adebayor, Emmanuel	Manchester City	16	9
11	Kuyt, Dirk	Liverpool	25	9
13	Anelka, Nicolas	Chelsea	21	8
13	Berbatov, Dimitar	Manchester Utd	21	8
15	Arshavin, Andrey	Arsenal	23	7
15	Cole, Carlton	West Ham	16	7
15	Jones, Kenwyne	Sunderland	21	7
15	Rodallega, Hugo	Wigan	24	7
15	van Persie, Robin	Arsenal	11	7
15	Zamora, Bobby	Fulham	21	7
21	Bellamy, Craig	Manchester City	20	6
21	Dempsey, Clinton	Fulham	21	6
21	Doyle, Kevin	Wolverhampton	20	6
21	Fletcher, Steven	Burnley	25	6
21	Hunt, Stephen	Hull City	25	6
21	Keane, Robbie	Tottenham	20	6
21	Klasni?, Ivan	Bolton	16	6
21	Vermaelen, Thomas	Arsenal	25	6
29	Alexander, Graham	Burnley	22	5
29	Benayoun, Yossi	Liverpool	20	5
29	Bowyer, Lee	Birmingham	22	5
29	Cahill, Gary	Bolton	22	5
29	Crouch, Peter	Tottenham	25	5
29	Diaby, Abou	Arsenal	19	5
29	Diamanti, Alessandro	West Ham	17	5
29	Dindane, Aruna	Portsmouth	14	5
29	Duff, Damien	Fulham	24	5
29	Dunn, David	Blackburn	12	5
29	Gerrard, Steven	Liverpool	20	5
29	Jerome, Cameron	Birmingham	18	5
29	Malouda, Florent	Chelsea	20	5
29	Taylor, Matthew	Bolton	23	5
29	Valencia, Antonio	Manchester Utd	23	5
44	Ballack, Michael	Chelsea	21	4
44	Cahill, Tim	Everton	23	4
44	Carew, John	Aston Villa	19	4
44	Craddock, Jody	Wolverhampton	19	4
44	Eduardo	Arsenal	18	4
44	Kranjcar, Niko	Tottenham	21	4
44	Larsson, Sebastian	Birmingham	23	4
44	Lee, Chung-Yong	Bolton	20	4
44	Milner, James	Aston Villa	23	4
44	Murphy, Danny	Fulham	17	4
44	N’Gog, David	Liverpool	15	4
44	N’Zogbia, Charles	Wigan	24	4
44	Nugent, David	Burnley	22	4
44	Petrov, Martin	Manchester City	15	4
44	Scharner, Paul	Wigan	24	4
59	Bilyaletdinov, Diniyar	Everton	13	3
59	Boateng, Kevin-Prince	Portsmouth	19	3
59	Boyce, Emmerson	Wigan	20	3
59	Cohen, Tamir	Bolton	21	3
59	Cole, Ashley	Chelsea	23	3
59	Davies, Kevin	Bolton	23	3
59	Denilson	Arsenal	13	3
59	Dunne, Richard	Aston Villa	23	3
59	Essien, Michael	Chelsea	14	3
59	Etherington, Matthew	Stoke City	23	3
59	Fletcher, Darren	Manchester Utd	20	3
59	Franco, Guillermo	West Ham	13	3
59	Gallas, William	Arsenal	25	3
59	Gamst Pedersen, Morten	Blackburn	20	3
59	Geovanni	Hull City	20	3
59	Kaboul, Younes	Portsmouth	19	3
59	Lennon, Aaron	Tottenham	18	3
59	Nelsen, Ryan	Blackburn	22	3
59	Phillips, Kevin	Birmingham	9	3
59	Pienaar, Steven	Everton	18	3
59	Piquionne, Frédéric	Portsmouth	22	3
59	Ramsey, Aaron	Arsenal	16	3
59	Roberts, Jason	Blackburn	18	3
59	Rosicky, Tomas	Arsenal	16	3
59	Tuncay	Stoke City	18	3
59	Upson, Matthew	West Ham	19	3
59	Vennegoor of Hesselink, Jan	Hull City	19	3
59	Wright-Phillips, Shaun	Manchester City	18	3
59	Young, Ashley	Aston Villa	23	3
88	Babel, Ryan	Liverpool	12	2
88	Beattie, James	Stoke City	20	2
88	Belhadj, Nadir	Portsmouth	14	2
88	Benitez, Christian	Birmingham	22	2
88	Blake, Robert	Burnley	22	2
88	Bullard, Jimmy	Hull City	5	2
88	Carrick, Michael	Manchester Utd	22	2
88	Collison, Jack	West Ham	20	2
88	Dawson, Michael	Tottenham	17	2
88	Deco	Chelsea	14	2
88	Diouf, El-Hadji	Blackburn	18	2
88	Eagles, Chris	Burnley	23	2
88	Elliott, Wade	Burnley	25	2
88	Elmander, Johan	Bolton	13	2
88	Faye, Abdoulaye	Stoke City	19	2
88	Fellaini, Marouane	Everton	23	2
88	Gera, Zoltán	Fulham	19	2
88	Giggs, Ryan	Manchester Utd	16	2
88	Heskey, Emile	Aston Villa	20	2
88	Huth, Robert	Stoke City	18	2
88	Ireland, Stephen	Manchester City	19	2
88	Johnson, Glen	Liverpool	17	2
88	Kitson, Dave	Stoke City	9	2
88	McFadden, James	Birmingham	22	2
88	Milijas, Nenad	Wolverhampton	15	2
88	Nevland, Erik	Fulham	16	2
88	Noble, Mark	West Ham	18	2
88	Osman, Leon	Everton	15	2
88	Owen, Michael	Manchester Utd	17	2
88	Reid, Andy	Sunderland	21	2
88	Richards, Micah	Manchester City	16	2
88	Ridgewell, Liam	Birmingham	17	2
88	Samba, Christopher	Blackburn	21	2
88	Santa Cruz, Roque	Manchester City	10	2
88	Shawcross, Ryan	Stoke City	21	2
88	Sidibe, Mamady	Stoke City	12	2
88	Stanislas, Junior	West Ham	17	2
88	Terry, John	Chelsea	25	2
88	Zayatte, Kamil	Hull City	20	2
127	?orluka, Vedran	Tottenham	25	1
127	Altidore, Jozy	Hull City	18	1
127	Anderson	Manchester Utd	13	1
127	Assou-Ekotto, Benoit	Tottenham	20	1
127	Baines, Leighton	Everton	23	1
127	Barry, Gareth	Manchester City	23	1
127	Bassong, Sebastien	Tottenham	20	1
127	Bendtner, Nicklas	Arsenal	12	1
127	Bentley, David	Tottenham	6	1
127	Bikey, Andre	Burnley	22	1
127	Boateng, George	Hull City	17	1
127	Bramble, Titus	Wigan	24	1
127	Caldwell, Gary	Wigan	5	1
127	Caldwell, Stephen	Burnley	10	1
127	Chimbonda, Pascal	Blackburn	21	1
127	Cole, Joe	Chelsea	15	1
127	Collins, James	Aston Villa	15	1
127	Cuellar, Carlos	Aston Villa	23	1
127	Da Costa, Manuel	West Ham	8	1
127	Davies, Curtis	Aston Villa	2	1
127	Dawson, Andy	Hull City	25	1
127	Di Santo, Franco	Blackburn	18	1
127	Diame, Mohamed	Wigan	20	1
127	Diouf, Mame Biram	Manchester Utd	3	1
127	Donovan, Landon	Everton	5	1
127	Ebanks-Blake, Sylvan	Wolverhampton	16	1
127	Edwards, David	Wolverhampton	15	1
127	Elm, David	Fulham	5	1
127	Fagan, Craig	Hull City	14	1
127	Figueroa, Maynor	Wigan	21	1
127	Fox, Daniel	Burnley	2	1
127	Fuller, Ricardo	Stoke City	23	1
127	Gardner, Ricardo	Bolton	15	1
127	Garrido, Javier	Manchester City	5	1
127	Ghilas, Kamel	Hull City	13	1
127	Gibson, Darron	Manchester Utd	8	1
127	Givet, Gael	Blackburn	23	1
127	Gómez, Jordi	Wigan	20	1
127	Gosling, Dan	Everton	6	1
127	Greening, Jonathan	Fulham	16	1
127	Henderson, Jordan	Sunderland	23	1
127	Higginbotham, Danny	Stoke City	13	1
127	Hines, Zavon	West Ham	13	1
127	Hreidarsson, Hermann	Portsmouth	10	1
127	Huddlestone, Tom	Tottenham	23	1
127	Ilan	West Ham	1	1
127	Jarvis, Matthew	Wolverhampton	22	1
127	Jenas, Jermaine	Tottenham	18	1
127	Jimenez, Luis	West Ham	11	1
127	Kalinic, Nikola	Blackburn	16	1
127	Kamara, Diomansy	Fulham	9	1
127	Keogh, Andrew	Wolverhampton	9	1
127	King, Ledley	Tottenham	14	1
127	Kompany, Vincent	Manchester City	12	1
127	Konchesky, Paul	Fulham	20	1
127	Koumas, Jason	Wigan	8	1
127	Kovac, Radoslav	West Ham	18	1
127	Kyrgiakos, Sotirios	Liverpool	8	1
127	Lescott, Joleon	Manchester City	15	1
127	Maierhofer, Stefan	Wolverhampton	8	1
127	Marney, Dean	Hull City	12	1
127	McCarthy, Benni	West Ham	15	1	1 Goal for Blackburn Rovers.
127	McCarthy, James	Wigan	6	1
127	McDonald, Kevin	Burnley	18	1
127	Mensah, John	Sunderland	8	1
127	Merida, Fran	Arsenal	3	1
127	Modric, Luka	Tottenham	12	1
127	Mouyokolo, Steven	Hull City	8	1
127	Nani	Manchester Utd	12	1
127	Nasri, Samir	Arsenal	13	1
127	Nzonzi, Steven	Blackburn	22	1
127	O’Connor, Garry	Birmingham	10	1
127	O’Hara, Jamie	Portsmouth	20	1
127	O’Shea, John	Manchester Utd	12	1
127	Olofinjana, Seyi	Hull City	15	1
127	Palacios, Wilson	Tottenham	25	1
127	Park, Ji-Sung	Manchester Utd	9	1
127	Rafael	Manchester Utd	6	1
127	Richardson, Kieran	Sunderland	17	1
127	Scholes, Paul	Manchester Utd	16	1
127	Sinclair, Scott	Wigan	15	1
127	Skrtel, Martin	Liverpool	17	1
127	Song, Alexandre	Arsenal	19	1
127	Stearman, Richard	Wolverhampton	16	1
127	Toure, Kolo	Manchester City	20	1
127	Turner, Michael	Sunderland	20	1
127	Vaughan, James	Everton	7	1
127	Vidic, Nemanja	Manchester Utd	13	1
127	Walcott, Theo	Arsenal	11	1
127	Webber, Danny	Portsmouth	11	1
127	Whelan, Glenn	Stoke City	20	1
127	Yakubu	Everton	14	1
127	Yebda, Hassan	Portsmouth	14	1
127	Yobo, Joseph	Everton	13	1

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DALLAS STARS (26-32) vs CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (38-20)
February 9, 8:30 PM | United Center
Dallas Stars vs. Chicago Blackhawks
The Dallas Stars and the Chicago Blackhawks will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at United Center.

HEADLINES

Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres
Nashville Predators vs. New York Islanders

TOP MATCHUPS – Odds
Feb 9, 7:00 PM NAS @ NYI 115 5½
Feb 9, 7:00 PM BOS @ BUF -145 5
Feb 9, 7:00 PM FLA @ CAR -125 5½
Feb 9, 7:30 PM CAL @ OTT -145 5
Feb 9, 7:30 PM VAN @ TB 125 5½

Betting Trends
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago’s last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa’s last 5 games at home
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Nashville is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Islanders

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