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The Chicago Blackhawks have been one of the best teams in hockey betting the entire season and so it's little surprise that they owned a commanding 2- lead in the Stanley Cup betting heading into Game 3. It hasn't been simple so far in this hockey betting series and it's not likely to get easier, but the Hawks are in firm control of this NHL odds series against the Philadelphia Flyers and if they could have managed to win on Wednesday night they would have had an all but insurmountable 3- lead in the 2010 Stanley Cup betting competition and be within in one win of hoisting Lord Stanley's hardware. Granted, if there's any team in hockey betting capable of coming back from a 3- deficit it's the Flyers but it's not even worth considering, there's such an astronomically small chance of that happening during the Stanley Cup betting finals. If the Hawks had won Game 3 in Philly this NHL odds series is over. No team in NHL betting history has ever come back from a 3- hole in the Stanley Cup betting competition and it wouldn't have taken place this year either. The Blackhawks could have quickly lost both games and, actually, have not dominated in either Game 1 or 2 (slim 1 goal victories of 6-5 and 2-1). It required a late game goal in Game 1 to solidify the Chicago victory and in Game 2 more than one fortuitous bounce of the puck conserved the Hawks win as the Flyers assaulted Antti Neimi (32 saves) over the past half of the 3rd period. But the team pulled out the first 2 wins, even with losing Wednesday night's game, and is now well poised to capture the Stanley Cup betting title. The Flyers are staying in the tournament though with a win on Wednesday night against the Hawks. The 4-3 victory came at 5:59 into overtime thanks to a goal from Claude Giroux. The victory cut off a 7-game winning streak that the Hawks were savoring until Wednesday night. At this time, with the Stanley Cup Finals series at 2-1, the Flyers are back in the game while the Blackhawks still have enough of a lead to take the title. The odds do favor Chicago after all. Only 2 teams have won the first 2 games at home and lost the series anyway. Only 4 teams have come back from a 2- hole to win the Stanley Cup Finals. On the flip side, the Blackhawks haven't won the title since 1961 and the Flyers have more a short while ago in 1975. The odds do tend to favor the Blackhawks, even though neither team is exactly playing knockout games. The Flyers have thrown just about everything they can at the Hawks and still come up short. That sort of demoralizing effort has a way of ending NHL playoff betting series rapidly. Further, the Hawks have rattled off 2 wins consecutively in this Stanley Cup betting series devoid of even the merest input from team captain and NHL playoff betting top scorer, Jonathon Toews (26 points in 18 games). Sports-Gambling provides live sports betting odds and wagering and provides chances to bet on sporting events, including the World Series, NFL Playoffs, and more. http://www.sports-gambling.com/
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