Avs hope to stay rolling against Kings

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01/02/2012 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche are so hot right now that even a road trip couldn't slow the them down over the weekend.

Coming off the best December in club history, the Avalanche look to win a third straight game this evening in a matchup with the Pacific Division- leading Los Angeles Kings.

Colorado has won seven of its last eight games and its 10 victories in December set a new club mark for the most wins in the month. Of the Avalanche's five losses last month, four came on the road but they have won two straight as the guest since a nine-game road slide.

The Avs began a four-game swing on Saturday with a 4-2 victory over the Ducks. Milan Hejduk scored twice and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 18 saves in his first game back in Anaheim since getting traded to Toronto on Jan. 31, 2010.

"I've got many memories here. I was a little nervous," said Giguere. "It's been two years. but at the same time it was exciting. The most important thing is we got two points."

Kyle Quincey and Chuck Kobasew both scored in the second period for the Avalanche, who played their first game since forward Matt Duchene suffered a knee injury that is expected to sideline him for a month.

The Kings have won five of their last seven and improved to 4-0-2 under Darryl Sutter since he took over as head coach for the fired Terry Murray. Justin Williams had a goal and an assist to pace Los Angeles to a 4-1 victory over the Canucks on Saturday.

Anze Kopitar snapped a career-worst 17-game goal drought as the Kings moved to 10-0-0 when scoring three-plus goals. Matt Greene and Brad Richardson also scored and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves.

"Our confidence is up but it's still a work in progress," said Greene. "We got a big goal out of our third line and that got us going. It's a big win against a very good team."

The Kings are on top a very tight Pacific Division with 44 points. That is one up on the Stars and two ahead of both the Sharks and Coyotes.

Los Angeles won the opener of a six-game homestand and has won its last three at home.

The Kings swept their four-game season series with the Avalanche a season ago, but the Avalanche snapped a five-game series slide with a 3-2 home win on Oct. 30. Los Angeles has still won four straight at home versus Colorado.

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Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)

"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."

Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins

There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.

Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins

Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.

USC Trojans - 10.5 wins

A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.

Odds to Win the Heisman Trophy

Tim Tebow, Florida - 7/2
He won it last year, so it's no surprise he's the favorite to do it again, making him just the second player to go back-to-back. Ohio State's Archie Griffin turned the trick in 1974 and 1975, and Tebow's coach, Urban Meyer, is pretty sure his star quarterback can match the Buckeyes legend.

"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I am very lucky to be his coach."

Chris Wells, Ohio State - 5/1

The man they call "Beanie" was a star recruit out of high school, so it's not like nobody knew who the star tailback was before he rushed for 576 yards as a freshman in 2006 and 1,609 as a sophomore. But perhaps his finest moment came last year versus Michigan when he rumbled for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 14-3 victory over the hated Wolverines.

Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 8/1

If the Bulldogs are to live up to expectations, they'll need a huge effort from their sophomore running back. This might be the last year of college ball for Moreno, who rushed for 1,334 yards and for 14 touchdowns as a freshman, while adding 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions, so expect big things for the man from Belford, N.J.

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