Picks for Sunday June 18'th
Good Luck to all....
Nice hit Billz on the HFA...
You guys have a great day. I'm on a plane for Omaha and the CWS.
peace
posted by pc7588
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Good day and Happy fathers day 1-2 posted picks wow Italy scores on there own goal 1-1 and Ghana won over Czech but what really counts is this....................
Final Score: Edmonton 4, Carolina 0
Edmonton, AB- Jussi Markkanen made 16 saves to record his first career playoff shutout, and the Edmonton Oilers scored three times on the power play to force a seventh game in the Stanley Cup Finals with a 4-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at Rexall Place.
"Well, (Markkanen) like all of us has one more job to do," Edmonton head coach Craig MacTavish said. "He's been very impressive in the way that he's played, obviously, and to get the shutout tonight, he had to make some good saves tonight too. It wasn't a gimme. They missed some opportunities, I thought, in the first period to get back in the game."
Fernando Pisani tallied a goal and an assist, and Raffi Torres, Ryan Smyth and Shawn Horcoff added a goal each for the Oilers, who became the third team in the past 18 seasons that trailed three games to one and forced a Game 7 in the finals. Jaroslav Spacek notched two assists for Edmonton.
For the third consecutive season, the Stanley Cup Finals will have a Game 7, which will be in Raleigh on Monday.
Cam Ward made 30 stops for the Hurricanes, who are still searching for the elusive win that would give them the first Stanley Cup in franchise history. The Hurricanes lost Game 5, 4-3, on Pisani's overtime goal Wednesday, and couldn't muster any offense in Game 6 against a team trying to win the Cup for the first time since 1990.
"For me it's pretty simple," Carolina head coach Peter Laviolette said. "They out skated us in all three zones tonight. The puck was on their stick and we were trying to get it back and they out jumped us. They out-quicked us to the loose pucks, they quicked us off the rush, they quicked us off the backcheck. They had their legs under them. "
Carolina lost center Doug Weight and defenseman Aaron Ward to injuries in the third period of Game 5, and Weight did not play Saturday. However, Aaron Ward and left wing Erik Cole, who was not supposed to play again this season, took the ice for the Hurricanes in Game 6. Cole suffered a serious neck injury in early March and hadn't played since.
"It just came about on the plane ride out," Cole said. "I didn't know the status of Doug until we got on the plane. Kind of made the comment in passing that, you know, if Weight can't go does that mean I am in? And it was kind of cast aside by our assistant coach, Jeff Daniels when we stopped in Des Moines I told him to run it by Peter. And we got to thinking and kicking it around and decided it was certainly worth a look to get another CT scan and see how much more progress had been made in the healing process. We found a way to get it done but it was a long day yesterday."
"Well, after further examinations from the doctors that have been looking at him, the healing process is probably gone as far as it's going to go," Laviolette said. "It didn't matter if he waited anymore until next training camp."
Edmonton was 2-for-33 on the power play in the series prior to going 3-for-9 in Game 6.
The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs were the only team to come back from a 3-1 series deficit to win the Stanley Cup. They were actually behind 3-0 before beating Detroit. Vancouver (1994 against NY Rangers) and Philadelphia (1987 against Edmonton) rallied from 3-1 deficits, but both of those clubs dropped Game 7 on the road.
Edmonton drew first blood while on the power play 1:45 into the second period after Pisani threw a backhand shot on goal from the slot that deflected off Carolina defenseman Glen Wesley and over the left shoulder of Cam Ward.
The Oilers upped their lead with 10:06 left in the second stanza when Steve Staios' slap shot from the right point deflected off a scrum in front and through Ward's five-hole for a 2-0 margin. Torres and Hurricanes' defenseman Frantisek Kaberle were tied up in the slot in front of Ward, and the puck was redirected by Torres into the net.
Edmonton continued to dominate Carolina in third with another power-play tally. Just 3:04 into the frame, Smyth gained the offensive zone down the left wing before faking a pass and skating into the slot. He unleashed a backhander that beat Ward stick side for a 3-0 advantage.
The Oilers capped the scoring with 6:55 left in regulation while on the power play when Horcoff finished a give-and-go with Radek Dvorak by beating Ward with a one-timer that fluttered over his left shoulder.
Game Notes
Carolina has lost consecutive games in the playoffs for the first time since losing to Montreal in its first two games of the opening series...Markkanen has stopped 100 of the 111 shots he has faced in the series...Carolina left wing Cory Stillman had his 13-game points-streak snapped.....Cam Ward allowed more than three goals for only the fifth time in 20 playoff starts...Pisani leads all playoff scorers with 13 goals...Carolina finished 0-for-6 on the power play.
OIL$$
GL today guys taking day off no plays maybe
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posted by takis28
June 18 2006 7:56am -
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The referee in the USA match should have been shot! How much did the fucking Italians pay the ref last night?
On to tonight, I#m playing over 2 in Croatia/Japan for 3 units.
See you later.
posted by dustin1376
June 18 2006 8:08am -
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I'M STILL PISSED. VEGAS...WE SHOULD HAVE WON THAT GAME. I'M NOT CELEBRATING A TIE..THIS WIN WOULD HAVE BEEN BIGGER THAN LAST YEAR'S BIG DOG OVER PORTUGAL.
Anyways, I agree Dustin. That was ridicilous. The 2nd red card was a joke. And the US outplayed Italy all day. The offsides trap worked to a tee, and Keller showed why he is a world class goalie. But you know what, now we're big "Azzuria" fans because if they beat the Czechs and we beat Ghana, we can advance. Thank God for the Black Antelopes. I'll be back for some MLB and World Cup later.
posted by pc7588
June 18 2006 9:34am -
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I have 3 games I'm playing today....
1-1 ATS yesterday in MLB
0-1 in Copa
I'll update my final weekly numbers tonight on my hoops post.
MLB:
ROLL WITH ME ON FLORIDA +145
Halladay/Johnson must go.
ROLL WITH ME ON StLouis over 8
Carpenter/Fogg Must go
ROLL WITH ME ON Dodgers/A's over 9 1/2
Sele/ Blanton must go.
Good luck fellas..I'm playing all 3 equally.
World Cup:
I didn't get a chance to look.
I will play the over Brazil/Australia and count it on my posted record.
Take care fellas.
And Takis..the Cup is staying in the USA..just moving from Team FLA to team UNC.
posted by pc7588
June 18 2006 9:48am -
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Not to sound like a copy cat but I am also on the over on Colorado/St. Louis....agree with you 100% PC. Since Josh Fogg has pitched for my hometown Pirates I have always bet the over's and have had some great success. He also only gave up 2 runs last game so he may be due to get shelled...
2 units on Colorado/St. Louis over 8
Peace
posted by mrwinstrol5
June 18 2006 11:36am -
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Risk 1 unit on my Pittsburgh Pirates +180.....only bet this one if you have big balls or your stupid like myself.....maybe Oliver can find his stuff today
peace
posted by mrwinstrol5
June 18 2006 12:45pm -
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2 UNITS EACH
TORONTO-155
METS RL-125
PHIL-170
HOUSTON RL-125
CLEV-115
DETROIT-130
BOSTON-120
YANKEES-140
MINN-190
ST LOUIS RL-115
ANGLES-145
GLTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by imadean1
June 18 2006 12:56pm -
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HAVE A HAPPY FATHERS DAY GUYS, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE BUM IN REGARDS TO THE MLB TODAY AND IM HAVING A BBQ AT MY HOUSE AND WILL NOT BE BETTING ANYTHING JUST WATCHING MICKELSON KICK SOME ASS TODAY! THEN LATER TONIGHT WATCHING MY BOSOX ON ESPN SUN NIGHT MLB..AS I MENTIONED THE BUM LOVES MIAMI AND THE OVER TONIGHT IN THE NBA HE TOLD ME THIS A COUPLE DAYS AGO SO I KNOW ILL BE FADING HIM ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR...REMEMBER HE IS 0-3 ON PLAYS OUTSIDE OF MLB WITH MIAMI FL, OVER IN MIA/DAL GM 4, AND ITALY...HOPEFULLY 0-5 AFTER TONIGHT!
3-1 YESTERDAY THAT FUCKIN 3 RUN SHOT BY COLORADO IN THE 8TH WITH 2 OUTS COST ME A NICE $1400 PARLAY...
THE FTB ML SYSTEM IS NOW 10-7(+$440) AND THE FTB RL SYSTEM IS NOW 13-4(+$915)IM UP NOW ON THE MLB SEASON AND THE BOOKIES ARE RUNNING FOR COVER..EVEN THOUGH I STOPPED POSTING MY OWN PLAYS AFTER ARENABOWL IVE BEEN KICKING SOME ASS ON THE SIDE WITH THOSE...BILLZ WHO CALLED MIAMI CANES+170 YESTERDAY???$$$$$$$$
I HEAR YA PC I WISH WE GOT THE W, BUT HE FACT IS THATS OUR FIRST EVER POINT ON EUROPEAN SOIL AND I MADE SOME MONEY ON IT TOO THATS WHY I WAS SO HAPPY, BUT YES THAT REFEREE SHOULD BE BLACKLISTED FROM SOCCER..
HAPPY FATHERS DAY AND GOODLUCK WITH YOUR BETS!!$$$$$
posted by DeletedUser
June 18 2006 2:03pm -
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INDIANA -12 (the Sting have been so bad on the road since the start of last season , and the Fever have been money for the most part )
16-12 Overall; 1-1 Punchouts
posted by jdelt88
June 18 2006 2:21pm -
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DALLAS +2
posted by jdelt88
June 18 2006 2:22pm -
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PC- good lookin out on that Flo "hit it from the back" play.
good way to start off the day. i have a little something on the St Lunatics OVER also.
BP- talk to me baby. how many times a day are you going to make me check these damn boards?????
Vegas69- whats up with a quick "Father's Day" personal play?
posted by thenooch
June 18 2006 4:06pm -
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How about those Tigers (formely know as "my" Tigers) ripping off 8 homers against the Cubs?
should have played them and the Over...
posted by thenooch
June 18 2006 4:39pm -
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MLB(7-9)(-1.92 units) ------ (1-0 GOW)(+5.00)--------(1-0 GOY)(+***)
NBA(1-1)(-0.10 units)
WC(5-3)(+0.90 units)
Split MLB yesterday 2-2 but dog value turned tiny profit for the day. Here are a couple picks for tonight:
NBA: DALLAS MAVERICKS +2.5 -110
MLB: ATLANTA BRAVES ML +115...fading the consensus on Sunday Night Baseball is always profitable inthe long run.
GL and am I ever glad this week is over after this!
posted by mikejones
June 18 2006 4:41pm -
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Haven't been around the past few days....Work has been hectic but i have noticed that it is costing me money going to work!!! You guys have been on fire!!! Good Work!!!
MLB 2-0 this week 8-3 Overall
Here's what I am looking at for tonight... The Sox vs. Braves
Is the line a trap?? -110 with Schilling pitching?? Why so low?? Plus it is climbing....
now -130 or even 140 in some places
Now, The braves have been sucking lately (6 game skid) and frankly are due for a win
Smoltz is having a so-so year but he is Money in his career vs the Sox...17+ innnings and ZERO earned runs
With all that info...A smart pick would be the Braves...But Schilling is on fire and granted the Sox won the last two the bats really haven't exploded YET...PLUS, a group of my buddies are in ATL and are going to the game tonight...They said there are more Sox fans there than Braves (which was evident from watching TV)
SOX (Schilling) .......-120 Big win for the sweep...This will be over before the hoop game starts!!!
MIke Jones....Mad respect for you brother but I see the Sox getting to Smoltz early and killing the pen!!
Good Luck either way!!!
posted by thebigmessy
June 18 2006 5:08pm -
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Big Papi hits a bomb in the first....Hopefully Schill shuts 'em down and that is all they need!!!!
Whats the consenus on the NBA....My hoops have been pitiful but i am leaning HEAT First Half...........................
posted by thebigmessy
June 18 2006 8:21pm -
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10 UNIT PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE HEAT-2
GLTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by imadean1
June 18 2006 8:59pm -
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Good Luck in ur Hoop Plays tonight Boys....
And a Happy Father's Day to All..... Hope we can make some $$$$$
Rolled with the HEAT (first half -1...first Quarter -.5...second Quarter -.5...and the Game -2 (bought the hook)
So needless to say Big Daddy needs the HEAT Tonight!!!!!!!!!!
posted by thebigmessy
June 18 2006 9:03pm