Elias leads Devils in rout of Sens

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12/19/2008 - Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Patrik Elias scored a pair of goals and added two assists, as the New Jersey Devils crushed the Ottawa Senators, 5-1, at Prudential Center.

Zach Parise recorded four assists, while Johnny Oduya, Travis Zajac and Brian Gionta each scored once for the Devils, who have won two in a row. Scott Clemmensen stopped 24-of-25 shots in the win, as New Jersey opened up a four- game homestand.

Jarkko Ruutu had the only goal for Ottawa, which has lost two in a row and five of its last six games overall. Alex Auld surrendered all five goals on 26 shots in the loss.

Gionta got the Devils on the scoreboard just 40 seconds into the game. Elias fed a cross-ice pass from the right circle to Paul Martin at the point, and his blast was tipped in by Gionta for a 1-0 lead.

With 5:32 left in the first period, Oduya made it 2-0 on a power-play tally when Parise fed a cross-crease pass from right to left for the one-timer.

Ottawa got a goal back in the second period, while New Jersey had a man advantage. A Senators player flicked the puck off the boards into the neutral zone, creating a 2-on-1 rush. Chris Kelly streaked up the ice on the right side, drawing the defender, and left a pass in the slot for Ruutu, who beat Clemmensen for a shorthanded goal at the 8:37 mark.

But with just 53.8 ticks left in the middle frame, Elias flicked in a rebound from in front of the net on a power play to make it a 3-1 contest heading into the third.

Zajac increased the Devils' lead at the 12:09 mark of the third, and with 5:21 left, Elias redirected a pass in the slot past Auld to make it a 5-1 game, allowing the Devils to cruise to the finish.

Game Notes

Martin had two assists, while Zajac had one for the Devils...New Jersey hosts Philadelphia on Sunday...This was the first meeting of the season between the clubs. Ottawa went 2-1-1 against the Devils last season...New Jersey is 10-5-1 at home this season...The Senators host Dallas on Saturday.

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The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.

Thursday, August 21

NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37

NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road

In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.

Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):

* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games

Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.

Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.

Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.

That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.

Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.

CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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