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02/26/2007 - St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pierre-Marc Bouchard had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Edmonton Oilers, 4-1, at Xcel Energy Center.

Todd White, Brent Burns and Marian Gaborik each tallied markers for the Wild, who have won three straight games and four of their last five.

Niklas Backstrom stopped 19-of-20 shots for Minnesota, which will travel to Calgary to play the Flames on Wednesday night.

Fernando Pisani scored the lone goal for the Oilers, who have lost five of their last seven contests and will host the Phoenix Coyotes of Tuesday.

Dwayne Roloson made 23 saves in defeat for Edmonton.

"Our best penalty killer was our goalie," Burns said. "He is playing great for us. If we get beat, we have the confidence that he will stop the puck."

After both teams played it close to the best in the early stages of the contest, the Wild finally got on the board with 1:39 left in the opening stanza. Following some good offensive pressure, Bouchard, standing along the right wing boards, found a wide open White in front of the Oilers net and redirected the pass past Roloson.

The game remained the same until the later stages of the second stanza. After some chippy play throughout the frame, the Wild struck again with 1:08 left and on the power play. Kim Johnsson got the puck over to Burns at the left point and took a soft wrist shot that appeared to hit an Edmonton player in front and got by Roloson to put Minnesota up 2-0 heading into the second intermission.

Edmonton was not about to go quietly as the Oilers came out in the third, putting the offensive pressure on the Wild. Pisani lit the lamp seven minutes in the stanza when the veteran right wing skated down the right side and took a wrist shot that got by Backstrom high to the stick side to cut the deficit to 2-1.

"We've got a lot of divisional games left, but this is desperate hockey now," Oilers left wing Ryan Smyth said. "We've got to still believe in ourselves. We've got to create our opportunities and once we get these opportunities, take full advantage of them."

Minnesota answered right back with a tally of its own just under a minute later however. The Wild caused a turnover in the Oilers' offensive zone, sending Pavol Demitra and Gaborik on a 2-on-1 break. After some back-and- forth passing, it was Gaborik that finished it off, getting the puck past Roloson got give the Wild a two-goal lead at 3-1.

The Wild played a solid defensive game the rest of the way and got an empty- net tally from Bouchard in the final minute of play to account for the final score.

Game Notes

The Oilers finished 0-for-4 on the power play, while the Wild were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

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Super Bowl 2009 Betting propositions

Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.

Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.

Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.

If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.

Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.

By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.

In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.

So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.

While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.

There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.

In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:

SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.

XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.

XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.

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