NHL: Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens Live Odds & Picks

Canadiens vs. Capitals Live Odds and Picks @ Sportsbook

The Washington Capitals are heavy 75.2 percent favorites over the Montreal Canadiens. The Capitals are favored partly because they have a +12 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 37 shots on goal vs 25 shots for the Canadiens. The Capitals goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 90.6% compared to the Canadiens goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 89.6%.

STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Jaroslav Halak 33, Semyon Varlamov 23 SHOTS: Brian Gionta 3.3, Alexander Ovechkin 5.8 GOALS: Michael Cammalleri 0.39, Alexander Ovechkin 0.75 PTS: Michael Cammalleri has a 46% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Alexander Ovechkin has a 35% chance of 1+PTs

SPORTS ODDS: Sportsbooks and handicappers have set the line at WAS -310 TOTAL: 6

WIN-LOSS-OTL Montreal Canadiens 42-35-11 Washington Capitals 57-17-14

OVER-UNDER Montreal Canadiens 37-46 Washington Capitals 48-33

UNDER PICK RECORD: Montreal Canadiens 30-33 -630 loss. Washington Capitals 31-21 +790 profit.

Side Value picks involve betting on the team whose simulation winning percentage is higher than the money line odds indicate. In some cases this involves betting on a team that wins under 50% of simulations.

Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Live Odds and Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays have three chances to set a franchise record for victories in April.

Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Preview

Taking their first crack at accomplishing that feat, the Rays try for a fourth consecutive victory to sweep a brief two-game home series with the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.

Off to the best start in its 13-year history, Tampa Bay (15-5) beat Oakland 8-6 on Tuesday to match a club record for wins in April that was set during its surprise run to the World Series in 2008.

Owners of the majors' best record, the Rays have won 12 of 14 and continue to produce at the plate. Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer while Jason Bartlett and John Jaso each had three hits Tuesday.

The Rays, who've hit .311 and scored 50 runs during a stretch where they've won five of six, lead the AL with 121 runs and a .323 batting average with runners in scoring position.

Tampa Bay's James Shields (2-0, 3.96) hasn't been as consistent as Braden through four starts, he'll try for a third consecutive win when he takes the ball in this contest.

Shields allowed two runs in a season-high seven innings of a 10-2 victory at Chicago on Thursday.

The right-hander is 3-1 with a 3.88 ERA in eight career starts against Oakland, but hasn't factored in the decision of his last three versus the A's.

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Gambling Is Still a Problem in Ukraine Even After Ban

Gambling business is still a problem in the Ukraine after banning casinos and gambling clubs. Casinos, slot machine halls and bookmaker offices were closed practically overnight in June, when deputies voted to enact an immediate ban on all gambling-related activities. But in their wake emerged online clubs and sport bars. There you can play casino games, slot machine games, roulette or poker but the difference is to play on the internet.

These internet casinos and online gambling Poker halls are replaced the old gambling clubs. Now these clubs are with computers connected to a global gambling network.

It seems that little has changed since the anti-gambling legislation was passed in June 2009. Experts say the number of Ukrainians with a gambling addiction remains high.

[Yurii Pakin, Gambling Addiction Specialist]:

"In our clinic the number of clients with excessive gambling is sizable. So we can see that this problem exists.”

Former owners of gambling establishments say the only way to get Internet clubs under control is to legalize gambling once again. They want the government to allow casinos in hotels under strict controls.

[Grigory Tripulskiy, Vice President, Ukrainian Gambling Association]:

“In this case those Internet clubs will disappear. And there is another way: to ban the Internet.”

Some Members of Parliament are not convinced that the idea will work.

[Yurii Prokopchuk, Member of Parliament]:

“I think it can be called a crime if the legislation will be adopted like this. I heard in my committee about young people who became addicted to the gambling games like drug addicts. They sell everything from their homes and even commit suicide.”

[Yevgenii Tsarkov, Member of Parliament]:

“I have a suspicion that the representatives from Region Party and Yulia Tymoshenko Party want to lobby this business.”

It is still unknown whether the legislation will be adopted, but the problem of excessive gambling remains in form of online casino gaming.

Barcelona vs Inter Milan Soccer Odds, Live Preview and Predictions

The semi final match between Barcelona and Internazionale will kick off on April 28, 2010, 19:45 UK at Camp Nou, Spain.

Barcelona vs Inter Milan Match Preview


You wouldn't have many disagree with you if you said that tonight is the most anticipated evening in European football so far this season. People from all corners of the globe are anxiously awaiting the 2nd leg between Barcelona and Inter Milan at Camp Nou. Needless to say, with Inter holding a 3-1 advantage that would be considered decisive if it was against anybody but Barca, this is going to be a massive evening for the betting markets

After a contested affair last week that saw Inter Milan hand Pep Guardiola his largest defeat since taking the reigns at the Camp Nou, all the talk was that Jose Mourinho had already booked his side's progression to the final. His tactical genius was lauded, his side's grit against the Barcelona attack was highlighted, and David had beaten the Catalan Giant.

Barcelona Vs Internazionale

UEFA Champions League

Stadium: Camp Nou, Spain

Match Time: April 28, 2010, 19:45 UK

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Seattle Mariners (10-11) at Kansas City Royals (8-12) Starts

MLB Betting: American League Match between Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals Starts at 2.10pm ET on Wednesday April 28, 2010.

The Seattle Mariners are 2-8 on the road this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Kansas City Royals who are 3-6 at home. Kansas City went 5-4 against Seattle last season. The Royals have won 11 of the last 15 matchups at Kauffman Stadium.

While the Seattle Mariners’ prized off-season acquisition is scheduled to make his season debut when the team returns home, they’d like to get a solid effort from Ryan Rowland-Smith to cap off their road trip.

Rowland-Smith takes the mound against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, when the Mariners try to win their first road series this season.

Acquired from Philadelphia in a three-team deal in the off-season, Cliff Lee was expected to immediately pair with right-hander Felix Hernandez as one of the majors’ most feared pitching combinations. Lee, though, has yet to make his Mariners debut after suffering a lower abdominal strain in spring training.

The left-hander threw a 50-pitch bullpen session Tuesday and is expected to start Friday against Texas.

But before the Mariners (10-11) open their nine-game homestand with the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner of the mound, Rowland-Smith (0-1, 4.63 ERA) will try to help the team close out its six-game trip with its first series win on the road since Sept. 12-14.

Seattle snapped a four-game slide and a five-game skid on the road with Tuesday’s 3-2 victory. The Mariners’ three-run eighth, when they batted around, matched their run total from the past two games.

That kind of run support could benefit Rowland-Smith, who allowed a season-high five runs and a career-high three homers in Friday’s 7-6 loss at the Chicago White Sox.

“I thought Rowland-Smith early, giving up the three runs in the first three innings, it was pitching with emotions,” manager Don Wakamatsu told the Mariners’ official website.

Rowland-Smith is 0-1 with a 4.00 ERA in three starts versus Kansas City. He’ll face a Royals team that went 1 for 14 with runners in scoring position Tuesday.

“Zack (Greinke) deserved much better,” said manager Trey Hillman of the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner. “He deserved better offensive support.”

Coming off another “embarrassing” outing, Gil Meche (0-2, 11.37) could use a better effort in the series finale.

The veteran right-hander, who went 55-44 with a 4.65 ERA for Seattle from 1999-2006, lasted just 3 1/3 innings in Friday’s 8-3 loss to Minnesota. Meche walked a season-high five and allowed four runs and four hits. It was the second time in three starts that he has not made it out of the fourth inning.

“It’s embarrassing to pitch that way when I know what I’m capable of,” said Meche, who is 2-2 with a 5.77 ERA in six starts versus Seattle. “I’m getting tired about talking about the same thing over and over. You’ve got to turn the page. You’ve got to figure it out and do your job. I’m not doing my job.”

Neither is the Royals’ bullpen, which gave up three more runs Tuesday and has an AL-worst 6.61 ERA.

Ichiro Suzuki, who is 9 for 14 with a homer lifetime against Meche, goes for his eighth consecutive multihit game at Kauffman Stadium, which would set a record for an opposing player.

David DeJesus went 2 for 5 on Tuesday and is batting .409 during the Royals’ homestand that ends Wednesday.

Kansas City has won 12 of 17 at home versus Seattle.

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