| NHL Picks: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars |
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| Written by Steve Hasting | |||||||
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Monday, 29 October 2007
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 The San Jose Sharks wrap up a four-game road trip tonight in Dallas. The Sharks are 1-2 on the trip and have played 8 of their first 11 games on the road this season. San Jose has lost their last two games including a 2-1 loss at Columbus on Saturday. Evgeni Nabokov played well, a game after being pulled at Detroit when he allowed four goals. Nabokov had a shutout in his last start at Dallas last season in a 4-0 Sharks win. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking Sharks on the Road.NHL Betting Preview San Jose Sharks (5-5-1) at Dallas Stars (5-3-2) Monday, 8:05 pm Eastern – Versus TV SBG Global Opening Line: Stars -130 , Total 5 Flat Tonight’s game matches up two of the top American born players in NHL history. San Jose’s Jeremy Roenick needs just two goals to become the third American to reach 500 goals. He would be the 40th player in NHL history to reach that mark. His 1,175 points trail only Mike Modano and Phil Housley in points for U.S. born players. Dallas’ Modano has 1,230 career points, two points back of Housley. "It's amazing what he has accomplished. He is a great ambassador for the game," Stars coach Dave Tippett said. "When you think of USA hockey, he is in the forefront of hockey in the U. S." Modano is not the same player as years ago. He is 37 years old and has only four points in 10 games this season. "I'm reminded of the record all the time right now," said Modano, "I'm just concerned about having a positive impact on my team. I have not been going good recently, and need to take little steps before the big ones." SBG Global Current Line: Stars -125, Total 5 Under (-115) The Stars went 5-3-0 against the Sharks last year and split the four games in Dallas. Here are the NHL betting stats for tonight’s game. The Sharks are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. the Pacific. The Sharks are 4-1 in their last 5 Monday games. The Sharks are 8-19-3 in the last 30 meetings in Dallas. The Road team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings between the two teams. The Underdog is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings between the two teams. The Stars are 11-4 in their last 15 vs. a team with a losing record. The Stars are 15-7 in their last 22 games as a favorite. The Stars are 36-17 in their last 53 vs. the Pacific. The Stars are 43-21 in their last 64 games as a home favorite. The Over is 4-1-1 in the Sharks last 6 games as a road underdog. The Under is 19-7-1 in the Sharks last 27 Monday games. The Under is 5-2-1 in the Sharks last 8 vs. the Pacific. The Under is 6-1-2 in the Stars last 9 games as a home favorite. The Under is 20-9-1 in the Stars last 30 Monday games. The Under is 12-4-2 in the last 18 meetings in Dallas.                        |
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