Dallas Round-Up – Cowboys Prepare For Colts, Mavs Are On Fire, Stars Rolling Too
December 2, 2010 by Guest Contributor · Leave a Comment
Dallas Round-Up – Cowboys Prepare For Colts, Mavs Are On Fire, Stars Rolling Too
College football betting players don’t have much to worry about in the Dallas area, but two of the professional teams are lighting up the league, while the major story in the city are getting ready to face another tough opponent, this time on the road.
The Cowboys battled hard in a 30-27 loss at home to New Orleans on Thanksgiving Thursday, snapping a two-game winning streak under Jason Garrett. The offense put up 457 yards, but had three turnovers, and a Roy Williams fumble in New Orleans’ territory gave the Saints a chance to score a late touchdown, while David Buehler narrowly missed a 59-yard field goal that would have tied the game. The Cowboys now move onto Indianapolis as 5-point football betting underdogs, but the Colts are struggling, particularly Peyton Manning, and the Cowboys should see this as a chance to build more momentum for next year.
The Mavericks are one of the hottest teams in the league as they carry a seven-game winning streak into Utah on Friday night, and this is intriguing because both teams have won seven in a row heading into this contest, so something obviously has to give. The Mavericks started last week with a nine-point win in San Antonio on Friday, which ended a 12-game winning streak for the Spurs, then beat the underachieving Miami Heat at home on Saturday night. The Mavericks then beat Houston at home by 10 on Monday, then by 14 points over Minnesota on Wednesday, and they’re coming together better than a lot of people thought. After the Utah showdown on Friday, the Mavericks head to Sacramento on Saturday, then back home for Golden State on Tuesday.
If you checked out the NHL sports news and were surprised to find the Stars on top of the Pacific Division, you weren’t alone, but neither is Dallas: as of Thursday, they were tied with Phoenix and Anaheim on 29 points, while Los Angeles and San Jose are only three points back. The Stars had won four in a row ahead of Thursday’s visit from Washington, winning at Ottawa, followed by back-to-back victories over St. Louis, then another road win at Carolina. The Stars allowed four goals in those four games, and that will always give you a good chance to win. After the Washington game, the Stars host Minnesota on Saturday night, followed by road games at Columbus and Chicago. Even moreso than the Mavericks, no one expected the Stars to be this competitive in the Pacific Division, which is loaded with talent, but if they keep this up, it’ll be more difficult to ignore their NHL betting odds in your online sportsbook.
Loui Eriksson and Dallas Stars Win Over Phoenix Coyotes
December 16, 2008 by Guest Contributor · Leave a Comment
The Dallas Stars were able to hold on for an overtime win on Tuesday against the Phoenix Coyotes. Loui Eriksson, who has gone six games without a goal, scored both goals for the Stars.
Dallas jumped out to a quick first period lead with a goal coming in the third minute from Loui Eriksson. The game remained scoreless until Phoenix Coyotes wing Todd Fedoruk netted the equalizer at 10:51 in the third period, off a Peter Mueller rebound. With no one scoring the go ahead the game went to overtime.
3:39 into overtime, Loui Eriksson took a pass from Mike Ribeiro and put the rebound of his first shot past Phoenix Coyotes goalie Ilja Bryzgalov, who had 28 saves on the night.
Marty Turco, who made a season high 37 saves on Friday against Detroit, had 22 saves against Phoenix.
Tuesday’s game was the first the Dallas Stars played after announcing on Monday that controversial forward Sean Avery would no longer be a part of the team. Sean Avery had been banned for six games after off-color remarks regarding an ex-girlfriend, Elisha Cuthbert. Tuesday’s against Phoenix would have been his first game back with the Dallas Stars.
In addition to the loss of Sean Avery, the Dallas Stars have been ravaged by injuries this season and were without Jere Lehtinen, Steve Ott, Stephan Robidas, Joel Lundgvist, Sergei Zhubov, and captain Brendan Morrow.
The Stars face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.
