Miami-Ohio and Boston University advance to Frozen Four final

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04/09/2009 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tommy Wingels registered two goals and an assist as Miami-Ohio defeated Bemidji State, 4-1, in the semifinals of the Frozen Four at Verizon Center.

Alden Hirschfeld and Bill Loupee also tallied for Miami-Ohio, which gained the semifinal spot after toppling top-seed Denver, then Minnesota-Duluth in the West region. The RedHawks will play Boston University in the finals on Saturday.

Cody Reichard stopped 23-of-24 shots for Miami.

Matt Read scored the lone goal for Bemidji State, from College Hockey America. The Beavers, who claimed the Midwest region following a 4-1 triumph over Cornell to reach their first Frozen Four in school history.

Matt Dalton allowed three goals on 36 shots for Bemidji State, which also dispatched regional top-seed Notre Dame to become the first team from outside the traditional four powerhouse conferences to reach the national semis.

In the other semifinal, Colin Wilson scored twice, including the game-winner with 5:41 left in the third period as Boston University held on to edge Vermont, 5-4.

Wilson also registered an assist, while Chris Higgins tallied a goal and added three helpers for the Terriers, who won the Hockey East regular season and playoff titles, finishing the year as the top-ranked school in the nation.

They garnered the overall top seed for the tourney and gained its first Frozen Four berth since 1997 by routing Ohio State, 8-3, and conference-rival New Hampshire by a 2-1 count to take the Northeast region.

Jason Lawrence chipped in with a goal and an assist, and Vinny Saponari lit the lamp for BU. Kieran Millan allowed four goals on 27 shots in the win.

Josh Burrows, Justin Milo and Drew MacKenzie each had a goal and a helper for Vermont, which captured the East region with victories over former ECAC foe Yale, then a disputed 3-2 double-overtime triumph against Air Force.

Wahsontiio Stacey had a marker for Vermont, while Rob Madore made 23 saves in defeat.

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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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