Big E calls it quits

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11/08/2007 - London, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eric Lindros, the extremely talented center who has battled injuries throughout his career, announced his retirement on Thursday.

The 34-year-old Lindros spent last season with the Dallas Stars, scoring a career-low five goals with 21 assists in 49 games. That came on the heels of a solid start to the 2005-06 campaign with the Toronto Maple Leafs, in which he was limited to 33 games due to a broken wrist and posted 11 goals and 11 assists.

Lindros won the Hart Trophy as league MVP with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1995, and the following season recorded career-highs of 47 goals and 68 assists. However, the six-time all-star has been plagued with injuries since then, including eight documented concussions over his 12 NHL seasons.

He became the fifth-fastest player in NHL history to reach 500 career points when he did so with the Flyers in 1997-98. However, a nasty dispute with the Flyers organization and team president Bob Clarke forced the club to trade him to the New York Rangers in August of 2001. Lindros missed the entire 2000-01 campaign as an unsigned restricted free agent before the deal.

He enjoyed two relatively injury-free seasons with the Rangers, but played in just 39 games with the team in 2003-04 after another concussion ended his year in late January.

In 760 career games with the Flyers, Rangers, Maple Leafs and Stars, Lindros has racked up 372 goals and 493 assists. The 6-foot-4, 245-pounder was originally selected first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in 1991, before refusing to play and demanding a trade that landed him in Philadelphia.

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In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.

Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.

Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.

Memphis vs. Ohio State

Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.

UCLA vs. Kansas

In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.

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