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+145
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+3.5 (-107)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 15, 2019The Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic are scrambling to stay in the Eastern Conference playoff race. One of them will collect a valuable win when they face each other at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday.The Magic (19-24) and Pistons (18-24) own the ninth and 10th best records in the conference.The Pistons have won just five of their past 22 games. They are coming off a 1-3 West Coast trip, with the lone victory coming against star forward Blake Griffin's former team, the Los Angeles Clippers.The road swing wrapped up with a 100-96 loss at Utah on Monday night. Detroit was outscored 47-35 in the second half."We just have to be better; I have to be better," said Griffin, who was held to 19 points after a 44-point performance against the Clippers."A couple turnovers, a couple bad possessions, you can't afford those things against a team like this. We just have to be a little sharper, but I like the way we came in and competed and fought." Ish Smith's return gives the Pistons hope for better days. The team's sixth man and backup point guard played his first game in more than a month and contributed eight points and two assists in 19 minutes. Smith was sidelined by an adductor tear.Smith essentially issued a guarantee after the game that the Pistons will make the playoffs."We just have to play with pace. In the first half, we scored 59. When we play with great pace, we're really, really good," he said."I thought in the second half, we just missed some shots that we usually make. You can blame it on the end of the road trip. Whatever the case is, we are going to be good this year. I'm telling you, you can mark it down right now, whatever dates you want to mark down."We will continue to fight, continue to push, continue to impress and we are going to be exactly what we want to be at the end of the year." The Magic leave Orlando on a high note, having defeated two of the league's best teams over the weekend. They edged Boston 105-103 to snap a four-game losing streak, then downed Houston 116-109.Orlando outscored the Rockets 64-50 in the second half."Winning cures everything," said forward Aaron Gordon, who notched 22 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals."All of the bickering that was going on and all the doubt -- a couple of wins can change that. ... Not so much bickering, but we just lost our purpose of play. Now, we can't get complacent and we have to keep adding." The Magic shot 48.2 percent and had 25 assists compared to 11 turnovers. A victory at Detroit would match their longest winning streak of the season."That's been our issue all season -- not being able to stay consistent," center Nikola Vucevic said on NBA.com."We did it two games, but now we have to do it night-in and night-out. Hopefully, we're to a point now where we can do that. The next game is huge for us, against Detroit, which is a team that we're going to fight for a playoff spot. Hopefully, we can have another good night." Orlando backup center Mo Bamba has missed the past three games with a sore left foot. Although Bamba practiced Tuesday, coach Steve Clifford said afterward that it is more "realistic" that the rookie will return Friday against Brooklyn rather than Wednesday.Detroit and Orlando split their first two meetings this season.--Field Level Media
 Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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8:05 PM EST |
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+165
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+4.5 (-105)
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Over 221.5 (-107)
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-175
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Under 221.5 (-103)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 15, 2019Before Houston Rockets guard James Harden reached another level of extraordinary achievement on Monday, the mood around Toyota Center was less jovial following the somber news on Clint Capela.Capela will be on the sidelines for Wednesday's game against the visiting Brooklyn Nets after the Rockets discovered Capela could be sidelined up to six weeks with a right thumb injury sustained in a loss to the Orlando Magic on Sunday.Capela has performed at an All-Star level this season, with averages of 17.6 points and 12.6 rebounds while serving as an interior balance to the magic Harden delivers from the perimeter on a game-by-game basis.With Capela joining Chris Paul (hamstring) and Eric Gordon (knee) on the injured list, the Rockets are even more compromised. Figuring out how they will survive without their ascendant center is a challenge."Thirty-three minutes of All-Star-level basketball -- you can't make that up," Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said. "Other guys are going to have to step up and play and play well, and we'll have to figure out different ways. And then we've got to get Eric back, that'll help. (Getting) Chris back will help as soon as we can. But in the meantime, you're not going to replace Clint. We're going to try to do as well as we can to play around it (his absence). I still think we've got enough to hang in there until he gets back." Harden, who has averaged 41.9 points, 9.2 assists and 7.5 rebounds, during the 12 games without Paul, provided another reminder of his dominance on Monday against the Memphis Grizzlies, pouring in a season-high 57 points in a 112-94 win. One day after D'Antoni insisted that Harden shouldn't be required to do superhuman things nightly, Harden upped the ante and set a tone for what may come Wednesday when Houston (25-18) faces the Nets."I don't know if it was an emotional lift," Harden said of his performance. "I know we had to win the game." The Nets (22-23) continued to showcase growth by fending off the Boston Celtics in the fourth quarter of their 109-102 victory at Barclays Center on Monday. Brooklyn again moved within a game of .500, doing so for the third time since Jan. 6. The Nets were last at .500 on Nov. 9.Guard D'Angelo Russell continues to serve as a linchpin for the injury-ravaged Nets. He scored 18 of his 34 points in the third quarter to help Brooklyn end a 10-game losing skid to the Celtics. The Nets were without guards Shabazz Napier and Allen Crabbe, plus forwards Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Jared Dudley yet persevered thanks in large part to Russell, who has scored 20-plus points in seven of eight games while averaging seven assists over that span."There's no fear," Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said of Russell. "He believes in himself. He's got tremendous, tremendous confidence. He's playing really well right now. I think with guys out, we've given him a little more of a green light. We need him to be aggressive. He and I have talked about it, and he was aggressive (Monday). We need him to keep doing that." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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COMING
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8:35 PM EST |
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1/16/2019 8:35 PM EST (TODAY) |
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+102
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+1 (-109)
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Over 217.5 (-105)
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-112
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-1 (-101)
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Under 217.5 (-105)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 15, 2019The Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night will renew one of the NBA's greatest in-state rivalries that includes titanic playoff clashes over the last two decades with entirely new casts on both squads.Gone from the Spurs are Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili to retirement. Tony Parker, honored in an emotional ceremony Monday back in San Antonio, suits up for the Charlotte Hornets. Even rivalry late-comer Kawhi Leonard now resides in Toronto.For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki is a low-minute bench player in his 21st NBA season. Rivalry veteran J. J. Barea was recently lost to an Achilles injury that ended his season.Moving this rivalry forward are LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan for the Spurs, and rookie of the year frontrunner Luka Doncic and emerging forward Harrison Barnes for the Mavericks.While the names have changed, it doesn't mean that this second of four meetings this season is of any less importance. San Antonio and Dallas, which played an intense overtime game won by the Spurs on Oct. 29, could ultimately battle for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.Four games separate the Spurs, clinging to playoff position, and the Mavs, who continue to be extremely competitive even if they don't always get the preferred result.The Mavs, 16-5 on their home court, are coming off a heartbreaking 119-114 home loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night, but came out of it with a measure of momentum. Doncic scored 26 points even though he was just 8 of 18 from the floor against the Warriors' stout defense.Still, the performance for the 19-year-old, who despite being listed as a frontcourt player on the NBA All-Star ballot, is Dallas' de facto point guard, only added to his recent head-turning run in which he's averaged 28.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.0 assists over the last four games."He's trying to break the defense down and have the chances to score and get teammates involved," Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said. "Some nights you don't make every shot and that's one of things about the NBA. He's going to learn a lot from (the Golden State) game and he still generates a lot of things out there." The Spurs enter Wednesday's contest having lost three of four games on the heels of a season-best five-game win streak, with the lone win being a double-overtime thriller over the Oklahoma City Thunder.Injuries contributed to a sluggish offense in Monday's home loss to the Hornets. Bench spark Marco Belinelli missed just his second game of the season with a hyperextended left knee sustained on Saturday. His availability against the Mavs has yet to be determined. Over his last three games, Belinelli averaged 19.0 points while shooting 70.6 percent from 3-point range (12 of 17). He's averaging 10.5 points for the season while shooting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc.Spurs veteran forward Rudy Gay has missed the last five games with a sprained left wrist. He said he hopes to be able to play at Dallas."As soon as we get him back," DeRozan said, "I'm pretty sure we will get back to where we left off." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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10:05 PM EST |
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+800
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+13 (-102)
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Over 217 (-103)
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-1000
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-13 (-108)
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Under 217 (-107)
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 15, 2019The Cleveland Cavaliers exorcised some demons Sunday in Los Angeles, knocking off the LeBron James-less Lakers 101-95 to snap a 12-game losing streak.Now the Cavaliers -- who own the worst record in the NBA at 9-35 -- have to face the remaining three opponents on a six-game road trip, beginning Wednesday night at Portland.Cleveland will move on after that to play at Utah and Denver."For us, it doesn't get any easier," Cleveland center Tristan Thompson said after collecting 15 points and 14 rebounds in the win over the Lakers. "If you look at the schedule on this road trip, this is probably the closest game to being in our favor. So I'm glad we got it." The Cavaliers got balanced scoring in L. A., with all five starters in double figures, led by forward Cedi Osman with 20 points to go along with eight rebounds. Guard Alec Burks contributed 17 points and 13 rebounds, swingman Rodney Hood fought off a sore Achilles heel to score 18 points, and rookie guard Collin Sexton came through with 17 points."It felt good to get off the streak," Cleveland coach Larry Drew said. "Any time you go through a stretch like that, it can be a little tough on you. I know it was for the players, physically and mentally."I just want to see our guys grow. I want to see growth every game we play. We're not going to play well every game; we're not going to shoot the ball well every game. But from a mistake standpoint, I would like to see us grow from where we were making the same mistake over again." Cleveland forward Kevin Love, a Portland native, had hoped to make his return from toe surgery in time to play in his hometown. But Love, who has missed the entire season, has only recently been cleared for "select basketball activities," meaning he is unlikely to come back in the near future.Portland (26-19) is coming off a two-game road trip in which it dropped important games at Denver and Sacramento.The Blazers were not happy with the way they played down the stretch in a 115-107 loss on Monday to the Kings, who had 26 fast-break points in the victory."We knew coming in that they love to play in transition, and we played into their hands," said Portland point guard Damian Lillard, who scored 35 points against Sacramento. "We turned the ball over and allowed them to get it out in transition. They play the fastest pace in the league, so we made it harder on ourselves than it had to be." Portland got a nice performance from Jake Layman, who has filled in as the starting small forward while Moe Harkless deals with recurring knee problems. The 6-9 Layman scored 13 points on 6-for-9 shooting in 22 minutes against the Kings, three of his baskets coming on dunks."I'm not happy with the way I've been shooting the ball from three," said Layman, who is firing at a 33.3 percent clip from beyond the arc. "But attacking the basket, I feel good. I feel like I'm making good moves out there." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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10:35 PM EST |
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+255
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-280
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 16, 2019The New Orleans Pelicans will be happy to see old pal DeMarcus Cousins healthy -- off the court, not on it -- when they continue a five-game trip with a stop in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday night to take on the Golden State Warriors.Cousins, who played parts of two seasons for the Pelicans before leaving as an injured free agent last summer, is expected to make his Warriors debut Friday night in Los Angeles against the Clippers.The 7-footer has been practicing with the team and has received the green light from Golden State's medical staff and decision-makers to return from a near-full-year absence after rupturing his Achilles tendon in a game for the Pelicans last Jan. 26.The Pelicans were 27-21 at the time.Strengthened by a trade for Nikola Mirotic, New Orleans went on to make the playoffs last season, where they upset the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round before falling to Golden State in the Western Conference semifinals.However, they also lost Rajon Rondo in free agency and have struggled to a 21-23 mark this season, a record that has been uplifted by the current stretch of four wins in five games.Anthony Davis has led the surge. He exploded for 46 points and 15 rebounds on Monday in a 121-117 road win over the Clippers.The Most Valuable Player candidate has averaged 33.4 points and 14.9 rebounds in his past 15 games."Amazing," Pelicans forward Julius Randle gushed to reporters about Davis after the Clippers game. "It's sad because it's almost like the norm. But what he's doing isn't normal at all. He's special." A year ago, Davis was working in tandem with Cousins. However, that ended with the injury in January, and formally when Cousins signed a one-year deal with Golden State in July.Kevin Durant matched Davis' 27.8 points per game in the playoffs last season, leaving the rest of the Warriors' deep roster to dominate the Pelicans in the five-game series.An earlier meeting this season had a similar result when Durant outscored Davis 24-17 and Golden State used Stephen Curry's 37 points to overpower the Pelicans in a 131-121 home win on Oct. 31.The Warriors enter the second meeting of the season on a roll but under less-than-ideal circumstances nonetheless. Not only will they be without Cousins -- as they have been all season -- but they are coming off a game Tuesday night at Denver, albeit a 142-111 cakewalk in a battle of the West's top two teams.Golden State's 51 points in the first quarter were an NBA record for the opening 12 minutes of a game.One Warrior who finds it especially important to be at his best against the Pelicans is Draymond Green, who vowed earlier this week to be a front-runner in this year's Defensive Player of the Year race despite having already missed 14 games with a toe injury.Green had a hand in holding Nuggets star Nikola Jokic to a rare single-double (17 points, eight assists, four rebounds) in the Tuesday blowout. Twenty-four hours later, he will be asked to share in the challenge that is Davis."My thought process is still to go get it done," the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year said to reporters earlier this week of regaining his crown this season. "We have another 40 (or so) games this year where I can completely dominate defensively and go take that award. That's my goal." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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+115
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-125
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 15, 2019The Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers are trending in opposite directions heading into their first meeting of the season Wednesday at Staples Center in Los Angeles.The Jazz (24-21) have won a season-high four straight games after completing a sweep of their four-game homestand with a 100-94 win against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.The Pistons defeated Los Angeles (24-19) on Saturday afternoon before the Clippers lost again Monday night against the visiting New Orleans Pelicans, extending their losing streak to three games, one short of their season high.Los Angeles has been burned by the opposition's superstar the past two games. Blake Griffin scored 44 points for the Pistons, and Anthony Davis had 46 points and 16 rebounds for the Pelicans."It's tough, but it's still early in the season," said Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari, who is 16 of 31 from 3-point range in the past four games. "The good thing about the NBA schedule is you play another game in two days, so we've just got to be focused for the next one." The Clippers will be up against one of the top six rebounders in the NBA for the third straight game.Rudy Gobert grabbed a career-high with 25 rebounds against the Pistons to move into sixth in the NBA at 12.8 rebounds a game."Right now, we're doing the things we're supposed to do defensively," Gobert said. "It fuels us." Utah's win against Detroit also moved the Jazz into eighth place in the Western Conference.Utah guard Donovan Mitchell has surpassed his scoring average in each of the past six games, averaging 30 points in that stretch. He combined to shoot 14 of 24 from 3-point distance in three games last week, but has cooled off in the past two, shooting 7 of 20 from beyond the arc.Clippers coach Doc Rivers told reporters after the loss to New Orleans that he's been disappointed in the play of starting rookie point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played a season-low 13 minutes against the Pelicans after he was limited to 17 minutes against the Pistons."He's fine, he'll get it going, but he's not playing well right now," Rivers said of Alexander, the 11th pick in the 2018 draft. "It's a team game, so when one guy's not playing well we customarily put in someone else." Rivers said Alexander's decrease in minutes wasn't a punishment."You don't get punished by not playing; you get rewarded by playing," he said. "You earn your minutes and that's your reward, but if you're not playing well, you don't get to keep your minutes." Second-year backup guard Tyrone Wallace has seen his minutes increase of late for Los Angeles. Wallace, a 2016 second-round pick of Utah who was released a year later, has been playing solid defense the past few weeks, and his ability to drive into the paint has helped create easier scoring chances for the offense."When he's on the floor, we play at a faster pace," Rivers said."Even when he's not the primary ball-handler, when he's on the floor, we run more because he runs and he gets out and you can advance the ball to him. So I've been really happy with the way he's played." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 15, 2019Iowa, after a lackluster loss to Purdue early in January, is trending in the right direction.The No. 23 Hawkeyes have won three consecutive games heading into Wednesday's contest at Penn State in Big Ten Conference play. Iowa (14-3, 3-3) defeated No. 24 Nebraska in Iowa City, knocked off Northwestern in Evanston and handed visiting No. 16 Ohio State a 72-62 loss on Saturday.Penn State (7-10, 0-6) is looking for its first conference victory.Iowa has won eight of its past nine games, although the status of junior forward Tyler Cook is a concern. Cook suffered an ankle injury late in Saturday's game. He had missed the Northwestern game to a sore knee.Cook is averaging team-highs in points (17.1 per game) and rebounds (8.3).Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said Cook's status won't be known until close to game time. Cook became the first Hawkeye in 25 years to total at least 15 points and five rebounds in 10 straight games. Cook and Duke star freshman Zion Williamson are the only players from a Power 5 conference to accomplish the feat 10 consecutive times this season.Cook did not practice Monday. On the positive side, McCaffery said Tuesday that Cook's injury is not as severe as the ankle injury that kept forward Luka Garza out for three games last month."We'll see how it goes," McCaffery said.If Cook is unable to play, either Nicholas Baer or Ryan Kriener would get the starting nod.The Hawkeyes are hoping junior guard Jordan Bohannon can get back on track.Stuck in season-long shooting slump, Bohannon was 1 of 7 from the floor against Ohio State. But he showed signs of a possible breakout with his all-around play, finishing with eight assists, four rebounds and two steals. Bohannon also passed the 1,000-point mark for his career in the second half.The 6-foot-1 Bohannon is averaging 10.8 points and 3.1 assists per game."I thought he was great," McCaffery said. "He pushed the ball." Iowa, which lost its first three league games this season, is also getting increased production from Kriener. After scoring in double figures once in the first 13 games, Kriener has tallied double figures in three of Iowa's past four games.Penn State is certainly struggling to score points. The Nittany Lions are the only team to average fewer than 60 points in conference play, and they shot only 36.7 percent from the field in a 71-56 loss against No. 6 Michigan State on Sunday.Penn State has not scored more than 64 points during their four-game losing streak."I want to play fast, I want to score 70-plus points a game," Penn State coach Pat Chambers said after the Michigan State defeat. "We did that last year. We had a nice scoring average last year. Obviously, it's not the same team, but I'm going to put the guys out there who are going to compete at the highest levels." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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MONEYLINE |
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TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
-120
|
OFF
|
Over 154.5 (-120)
|
|
|
-120
|
OFF
|
Under 154.5 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+10 (-120)
|
Over 153 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-10 (-120)
|
Under 153 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-3.5 (-120)
|
Over 145 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+3.5 (-120)
|
Under 145 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+6 (-120)
|
Over 140.5 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-6 (-120)
|
Under 140.5 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-19.5 (-120)
|
Over 129 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+19.5 (-120)
|
Under 129 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+1 (-120)
|
Over 140.5 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-1 (-120)
|
Under 140.5 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-2.5 (-120)
|
Over 148 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+2.5 (-120)
|
Under 148 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-18 (-120)
|
Over 130 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+18 (-120)
|
Under 130 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-6 (-120)
|
Over 147.5 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+6 (-120)
|
Under 147.5 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-10.5 (-120)
|
Over 160 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+10.5 (-120)
|
Under 160 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-10 (-120)
|
Over 136 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+10 (-120)
|
Under 136 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+9 (-120)
|
Over 152 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-9 (-120)
|
Under 152 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-8.5 (-120)
|
Over 130 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+8.5 (-120)
|
Under 130 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+8.5 (-120)
|
Over 124 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-8.5 (-120)
|
Under 124 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+6.5 (-120)
|
Over 150 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-6.5 (-120)
|
Under 150 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:30 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+2 (-120)
|
Over 144 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-2 (-120)
|
Under 144 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:30 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+6 (-120)
|
Over 127 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-6 (-120)
|
Under 127 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+3.5 (-104)
|
Over 137 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-3.5 (-106)
|
Under 137 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+6.5 (-107)
|
Over 139.5 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-6.5 (-103)
|
Under 139.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+3.5 (-105)
|
Over 144.5 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-3.5 (-105)
|
Under 144.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+1.5 (-102)
|
Over 130 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-1.5 (-108)
|
Under 130 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+4 (-105)
|
Over 131.5 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-4 (-105)
|
Under 131.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-9.5 (-105)
|
Over 156.5 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+9.5 (-105)
|
Under 156.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+8.5 (-120)
|
Over 155 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-8.5 (-120)
|
Under 155 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-3.5 (-120)
|
Over 144.5 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+3.5 (-120)
|
Under 144.5 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+5.5 (-120)
|
Over 133 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-5.5 (-120)
|
Under 133 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+1 (-120)
|
Over 132.5 (-120)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-1 (-120)
|
Under 132.5 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
8:30 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 8:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-2.5 (-105)
|
Over 143 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+2.5 (-105)
|
Under 143 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 9:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+6.5 (-103)
|
Over 132 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-6.5 (-107)
|
Under 132 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 9:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-2 (-101)
|
Over 144 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+2 (-109)
|
Under 144 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 9:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-1 (+102)
|
Over 136.5 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+1 (-112)
|
Under 136.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 9:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+5 (-102)
|
Over 132 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-5 (-108)
|
Under 132 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAME PREVIEW
Jan 15, 2019No. 8 Texas Tech looks to build on its Big 12 lead and national resume when it plays host to the reeling Iowa State Cyclones on Wednesday night at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.The Red Raiders, riding a five-game winning streak, enter the contest at 15-1, fresh off a historic road victory against the Texas Longhorns on Saturday; it was Tech's first win in Austin since 1996 when both schools were part of the Southwest Conference.Tech sits alone atop the Big 12 at 4-0, the only undefeated team in conference play.Texas Tech's only loss came at Duke on Dec. 20, 69-58.On the flip side, the Cyclones (12-4, 2-2) dropped out of the Top 25 after losing their second consecutive game, a heartbreaking home loss to Kansas State on Saturday, 58-57. Barry Brown's layup with 4 seconds left capped a 6-0 run for K-State to end the game, stunning the Cyclones."Biggest thing, it's a tough loss," Cyclones coach Steve Prohm said. "Brutal loss." ISU's 57-point output was its lowest of the season.Iowa State has lost consecutive games for the first time all season, also losing last week at Baylor, 73-70. The Cyclones' 17-point drubbing of then-No. 5 Kansas on Jan. 5 seems like a distant memory.The Cyclones are 1-2 on the road and in danger of dropping to 1-3. The Red Raiders are 10-0 at home this season and 43-4 in Lubbock under coach Chris Beard.The Red Raiders boast one of the top defenses in the country, sitting No. 2 in the country in scoring defense at 54.0 points allowed per game. The Red Raiders are No. 1 in opponent field goal percentage (33.8 percent), and No. 2 in 3-point defense (25.4 percent)."We are a defensive team," Beard said after defeating the Longhorns. "That's our identity. Teams like Texas make it look like you can't play defense from time to time. I thought our guys were dialed in for most of the game." The Red Raiders are led by Wooden Award candidate Jarrett Culver, a 6-foot-6 sophomore guard who is averaging 18.7 points per game. The Lubbock native has scored in double figures in 14 of 15 games and is shooting 56.3 percent from the field.Culver is also the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 6.4 boards per game and leads the team in assists (65).Senior guard Matt Mooney is second on the team, averaging 11.4 points per game, and leads the team in steals (30).Texas Tech's defensive prowess will be put to the test by a Cyclones team that leads the Big 12 in scoring average and features four players averaging double figures in points per game.Senior guard Marial Shayok leads the Cyclones, averaging 19.4 points per game, tops in the Big 12.Junior forward Michael Jacobson (13.6 ppg), freshman guard Talen Horton-Tucker (12.3 ppg) and sophomore guard Lindell Wigginton (11.7 ppg) pace a team that's averaging 79.8 points per game.The Cyclones are shooting 48.1 percent from the field.The status of big man Cam Lard, who missed Saturday's game with a sprained ankle, was up in the air, as of Tuesday. Prohm said he expects Lard to be in uniform, but anything beyond that was unknown.The Cyclones also said Saturday that fellow big man Solomon Young will miss the remainder of the season with a groin injury. He appeared in four games.Iowa State owns a 19-14 edge in the series, but Tech leads 10-5 in games played in Lubbock. The Cyclones have won three of the past four contests.Wednesday's game is the first of two between the teams. The Red Raiders and Cyclones will meet again in the final game of the regular season in Ames on March 9.--Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
|
COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 9:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-2.5 (-107)
|
Over 145.5 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+2.5 (-103)
|
Under 145.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 9:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-1.5 (-103)
|
Over 146.5 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+1.5 (-107)
|
Under 146.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
10:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 10:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-18 (-102)
|
Over 141.5 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+18 (-108)
|
Under 141.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
10:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 10:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
+10.5 (-101)
|
Over 137.5 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
-10.5 (-109)
|
Under 137.5 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
10:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 10:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-3 (-105)
|
Over 138 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+3 (-105)
|
Under 138 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
11:00 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 11:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
OFF
|
-4.5 (-103)
|
Over 138 (-110)
|
|
|
OFF
|
+4.5 (-107)
|
Under 138 (-110)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NHL |
|
|
1/16/2019 |
|
FOUND
5
GAMES |
|
|
|
|
COMING
UP
7:05 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:05 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
-160
|
-1.5 (+155)
|
Over 6.5 (-130)
|
|
|
+150
|
+1.5 (-165)
|
Under 6.5 (+120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:00 PM EST Venue: Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata, ON, Canada, K2V 1AS / Whenever Matt Duchene plays the Colorado Avalanche, it will be special. Colorado drafted him third overall in 2009 and he spent eight-plus seasons with the organization before demanding a trade that sent him to the Ottawa Senators in 2017. But Wednesday's game against the Avalanche in Ottawa will have tons of meaning for the Senators center. Not only is it his 28th birthday, but also it is the first time he is playing since the birth of his son on Jan. 9. Duchene missed Ottawa's three-game road trip through California to be with his wife, Ashley, when she gave birth to Beau. Ottawa (17-24-5) won two of the three road games, including a 2-1 OT win at Anaheim the day Beau was born. The team dedicated the win to the Duchene, and the team posted on its Twitter page a picture of Colin White, who scored the winning goal, holding the puck with Beau's name written on it." My wife and I were both almost teared up about that," Duchene told The Ottawa Sun. "It was something really cool. It's one of those things where they boys are on the road, and you're going through something yourself, and there's a little part of you that wishes you could do both. For them to get that big win in Anaheim and have that puck with his name on it that was pretty special. I'm going to track that (puck) down and see if it's hanging around." The novelty of playing against the Avalanche is starting to wear off. Wednesday will be the fourth time facing his former team since the trade in November 2017. Ironically, the trade happened on the eve of the teams playing a two-game set in Sweden. The other meeting was Oct. 26 in Denver when Colorado overcame two early goals by Duchene to win, 6-3. Both teams have gone 2-6-2 over their last 10 games and will try to break out of their extended slumps. In addition to getting Duchene back, who is second on the team with 42 points, defenseman Thomas Chabot will play for the first time since Dec. 28. He is third on the team in scoring with 38 points. Colorado (21-17-8) is also getting healthier. Defenseman Nikita Zadorov returned in Monday's win at Toronto after missing 10 games with a lower-body injury, and defenseman Patrik Nemeth is set to return after missing two games due to illness. It is rare bright news for the Avalanche of late. They have just two wins in their last 11 games, but the 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs on Monday could be a confidence-builder. The game was tied late in the third period when Carl Soderberg scored a go-ahead goal. Colorado added two more into an empty net, one of which gave Soderberg his first career hat trick. It was a good sign, too, that Colorado won with a majority of the scoring coming from somewhere other than the top line. The Avalanche have been putting plenty of shots on net in the first four games of this road trip but hadn't been able to cash in until Monday." I do think the effort has been there the last four or five games. But when you're going through something like this, it seems like lately we need the perfect game to win and within the perfect game you need individual efforts here and there," captain Gabe Landeskog said after the win. "Guys stepped up (Monday) night and hopefully we can turn the page, move on to Ottawa and look to get another one." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
|
COMING
UP
7:35 PM EST |
|
1/16/2019 7:35 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
-135
|
-1.5 (+190)
|
Over 6 (+110)
|
|
|
+125
|
+1.5 (-210)
|
Under 6 (-120)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:30 PM EST Venue: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa., 19148 / The Philadelphia Flyers will be searching for a second straight home win when they host the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. After dropping eight in a row and nine of 10, the Flyers rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Monday. Nolan Patrick suffered through a 25-game drought without a goal but responded with two goals to help spur the comeback." To be honest, it weighs on you quite a bit," Patrick told reporters." It's something you think about when you go through a slump like that. You just have to believe in yourself and do things to help the team when you're not scoring. I was just trying to play a good two-way game. I knew it would eventually come." James van Riemsdyk has also snapped out of a recent slump with goals in three consecutive games for Philadelphia (17-23-6). In the three-goal win over the Wild, van Riemsdyk recorded a hat trick -- the fourth of his career. Two of van Riemsdyk's goals came as a byproduct of creating havoc in front of the net." It's one of the areas I felt he can be better," Flyers interim head coach Scott Gordon said. "I know what he's capable of." Wayne Simmonds also rediscovered his offense for the Flyers, scoring two goals to improve his season total to 15." Going up," Simmonds told reporters. "It takes a while. At the beginning of the season, I felt a million times better than last year, but it's really getting better now." Brad Marchand scored one goal and one assist, while David Krejci scored one goal, but the Bruins fell 3-2 at home in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. Marchand improved his goal total to 17 this season. The Bruins (26-15-5) did compile one point with the overtime loss, however, thanks to Krejci's 6-on-4 goal late in the third period." We got one," Marchand said. "Krejci got a big goal there late to get us that point." Before that overtime loss, the Bruins had won six of seven. The Bruins have been scoring plenty of goals lately. They have scored at least two goals in 19 consecutive games, since falling 5-0 at the Florida Panthers on Dec. 4." I think we had momentum on our side," Krejci told reporters after the overtime defeat. "We just couldn't get it done." Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask stopped 19 of 22 shots against the Canadiens. Rask had won his previous six starts yet took solace in the late goal to force overtime." We worked hard for that goal there," Rask said in the Boston Globe. "Finally got rewarded." The Bruins couldn't take that momentum into overtime as they fell on Jeff Petry's goal just 15 seconds in. Yes, they did corral one point, but their head coach was not thrilled." Clearly right now it sucks," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy told reporters." Especially when it happens that quick. It's a pretty straight-forward rush. Instead of challenging the puck-carrier, it started a domino effect and we lost coverage in front. Got a good save. We've been down this road before where we lost in overtime in a hurry." The Bruins recalled 23-year-old forward Peter Cehlarik from Providence of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. They had previously waived center Colby Cave, who was claimed by the Edmonton Oilers.--Field Level Media
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Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
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+1.5 (-145)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 9:30 PM EST Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada, T2G 2W1 / The task doesn't get any easier for the Buffalo Sabres. Amidst a free fall that's seen them go from atop the league on Thanksgiving to outside a playoff spot, the Sabres are in desperate need of a reboot following their latest defeat. After a 7-2 loss at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night to kick off a Western Canada road swing, the Sabres (23-17-6) face the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. The Flames (30-13-4) currently sit atop the Western Conference, are riding a five-game winning streak and on a torrid 8-1-1 run. Oh yeah, not only are the Flames one of the league's most prolific squads, they're coming off a 7-1 throttling of the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday." Maybe this is one of those games that gives you a little bit of an eye opener," Sabres forward Evan Rodrigues told the Buffalo News after the Edmonton defeat. Added center Jack Eichel: "We have a lot of hockey left in this season, and I know we're going through a rough patch right now. It seems like earlier in the year we were going through a patch where everything was going our way and now everything is going the opposite way. At this point, we have to stick together and find a way out of it." The problem for the Sabres is they have so many issues to solve right now. They're struggling to score, surrendering goals at key times, sputtering on special teams, all the usual elements that see a team lose three straight games and go 3-8-1 over the last 12 outings." We have to focus on what we can control," Sabres coach Phil Housley said after Monday's loss. "Obviously this game was quite alarming -- the things that happened out there -- but we can't focus on them or control what just happened. We can learn from it and we can work on what we need to improve tomorrow." The Flames may be riding high, but certainly can't afford a letdown. Amazingly, their two closest teams in the Pacific Division standings, the San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights, were also on 8-1-1 runs going into Tuesday's action." I think it's helped us, honestly," said Flames captain Mark Giordano, who was named the NHL's first star of the week. "When you watch them on our off-nights and you watch them win, it gives you that motivation, for sure. We've worked hard to get where we are. We don't want to slip back and slip down in the standings, and they're really pushing us." The Flames have won 30 wins in 47 for only the second time in franchise history, with the other being the Stanley Cup-winning 1988-89 campaign. However, they've been constantly reminded there aren't prizes for being atop the standings in mid-January." It's nice in the locker-room. It's always more fun to win, but I think what I like the most is that nobody is satisfied," forward Garnet Hathaway told Postmedia. "You don't get an award, you don't get a ring, you don't get a Cup for being in first place for the middle of the season, right? There's nothing for that." So I think right now, it's about building on it." --Field Level Media
Game
Preview from The Associated
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Copyright
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 10:00 PM EST Venue: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6B 6G1 / Milan Lucic has done his best to turn the page following a lackluster first three months of the season. The burly Vancouver native bids to continue his unexpected scoring surge on Wednesday night when the Edmonton Oilers (22-21-3) pay a visit to the Vancouver Canucks (21-21-5). Lucic and Zack Kassian each doubled their respective season goal totals by tallying twice as the Oilers benefited from rare secondary scoring in Monday's 7-2 drubbing of Buffalo. The 30-year-old Lucic has netted three goals in his past four g | | | |
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