12/02/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It didn't take too long for the Coyotes to find their way back into the loss column. Phoenix will try to rebound tonight against a club it enjoyed success against last year, as it hosts the Los Angeles Kings at Jobing.com Arena.
The Coyotes endured a six-game losing streak from November 13-24, getting outscored 23-10 over the skid. They then posted consecutive one-goal victories over Columbus and Colorado, but fell in defeat, 3-2, versus San Jose on Saturday.
Derek Morris and Kyle Turris both scored and Shane Doan notched a pair of helpers for the Coyotes, who have now split the first two games of their current four-game homestand. That residency wraps on Thursday versus Toronto, and the club is 6-4-1 as the host this year.
Ilya Bryzgalov allowed the first two shots he faced to get by him and was replaced by Mikael Tellqvist, who made 20 saves but also allowed the game- winning goal.
Bryzgalov should get a chance at redemption tonight, as he went 5-0-0 with a 1.40 goals against average and one shutout versus the Kings last year. Doan had five goals and seven assists against Los Angeles a season ago in helping Phoenix win the series 6-1-1.
Ed Jovanovski added two goals and nine assists versus the Kings last year, while Doan has 53 points (20 goals, 33 assists) in his career against Los Angeles, his highest point total against any one NHL team.
Anze Kopitar led the Kings in scoring against the Coyotes last year, posting six points off two goals and four assists. Dustin Brown (3g, 2a) and Alexander Frolov (1g, 4a) had five points each versus Phoenix.
Frolov scored the only goal in LA's 3-1 setback to Toronto on Monday that snapped the Kings' two-game winning streak. Matt Greene had the lone assist.
Frolov has scored in four of his last five games and has a team-high nine goals on the season.
Jason LaBarbera made 27 saves, stopping 17 shots through the first two periods. He went 0-4-0 with a 3.05 GAA versus the Coyotes last year. Erik Ersberg, who has made 11 starts this season, won both of his starts versus the Coyotes last season.
The Kings are 3-4-0 as the road team this season.
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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