Ducks, Stars to face off in key Pacific showdown

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02/23/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Stars have a chance to close the gap on the first-place Anaheim Ducks when the Pacific Division members get together tonight for an important matchup at the American Airlines Center.

Anaheim sits atop the division with 80 points, three more than second-place San Jose and seven better than the Stars. The Ducks have not been playing their best hockey as of late, however, as the club has dropped two straight and five of their last seven games.

The Ducks' two most recent defeats have come in extra time. After falling at home to Los Angeles in a shootout on Sunday, Anaheim was edged by Vancouver in overtime Tuesday at the Honda Center.

Daniel Sedin scored on the power play 2:19 into the additional period to give the Canucks a 3-2 victory. The score came shortly after Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer was taken off for a hooking penalty.

Tim Brent and Chris Kunitz each scored for Anaheim and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 28-of-31 shots.

The Ducks have now played four consecutive overtime games, going 2-0-2 in those tests.

Dallas also comes in off a narrow defeat, a 2-1 shootout setback Tuesday at Minnesota. Niklas Hagman had the only goal of the evening for the Stars, who failed on all three of their chances during the deciding phase.

The loss spoiled an outstanding performance by Stars goaltender Marty Turco, who ended with 38 saves.

Dallas should welcome a return to the American Airlines Center, where the team has won four of its five most recent contests and owns a strong 19-9-1 home mark for the season. Anaheim brings a 17-11-3 away record into tonight's showdown.

The Ducks have won three of the five previous meetings between these teams this season, but came out on the short end of a 1-0 decision in Dallas earlier this month.

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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds

The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.

Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”

“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”

MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:

Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:

Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1

Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17

Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1

Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1

Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1

Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1

Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5

Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1

Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1

Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1

Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50

Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1

Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1

Best Animated Feature Film:

"Cars": 1/3

"Happy Feet": 2/1

"Monster House": 20/1

Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:

"Water" – Canada: 22/1

"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2

"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1

"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1

"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10

Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:

"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5

"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2

"Helmer & Son": 5/2

"The Saviour": 6/1

"West Bank Story": 7/2

Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:

"Babel": 7/4

"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1

"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20

"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4

"The Queen": 5/4

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

"Babel": 11/4

"The Departed": 1/2

"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2

"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10

"The Queen": 20/1

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10

Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1

Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1

Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5

Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1

Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1

Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1

Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8

Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1

Film To Win Most Oscars:

Dreamgirls: 2/3

Pans Labyrinth: 6/5

The Departed: 6/1

The Queen: 11/1

Babel: 15/1

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1

Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1


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