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<< Wild silence Coyotes behind Belanger goal
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eric Belanger's goal midway through the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Minnesota Wild edged the Phoenix Coyotes, 3-2. Mikko Koivu and Benoit Pouliot also scored for the Wild, who snapp

<< Langkow, Kiprusoff help Flames win sixth straight
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daymond Langkow netted the game-winner late in the third period and the Calgary Flames survived a late barrage of scoring chances from a hungry Los Angeles Kings squad to notch a 3-2 win at Staples Center.

<< Red Raiders knock off top-ranked Texas in thrilling finish
Lubbock, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colt McCoy spearheaded a huge Texas comeback, but Texas Tech's Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree made the final statement in the most thrilling Big 12 finish this year and the Red Raiders dethroned the top

<< Bryant, Lakers down Nuggets
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kobe Bryant had a game-high of 33 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers in a 104-97 victory over the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center. Pau Gasol had 16 points to match his game-best 16 rebounds for the La

Sorenstam wins playoff in China >>
Suzhou, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Annika Sorenstam rallied with a seven-under 65 Sunday to force a playoff at the inaugural Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open. Sorenstam then beat China's Li Ying Ye in a playoff to win the Ladies European Tour event

Knicks meet Bucks in Madison Square Garden >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Knicks try and get back on the winning track Sunday when they welcome the Milwaukee Bucks into Madison Square Garden. After edging Miami in their season opener in New York, the Knicks were throttled by divisio

Thunder still searching for first win vs. Minnesota >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oklahoma City Thunder return to the Ford Center Sunday and welcome Minnesota to town in hopes of garnering the franchise's first win since relocating from Seattle in the offseason. The Thunder fell to a talented Housto

Leafs try to bring scoring touch to Carolina >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto needed a big, late rally to win its second straight game on Saturday. The Maple Leafs will try to carry that offensive explosion over to this evening's test against the Carolina Hurricanes at RBC Center. The Maple

Big Ten Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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