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10/07/2006 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of teams trying for their first wins of the season get together tonight in Los Angeles, as the Kings battle the St. Louis Blues at Staples Center.

The Blues began the season Thursday in San Jose and were dealt an overtime loss. Curtis Brown scored the winning goal 2:12 into the extra session in a 5-4 victory for the Sharks.

Bill Guerin scored the tying goal with 5.6 seconds left in the third period for the Blues. Manny Legace stopped 29-of-34 shots for St. Louis.

St. Louis tied it in the waning seconds of regulation with Legace out of the net. Keith Tkachuk had the puck at the left of the net and flipped it off Vesa Sharks goaltender Toskala and into the crease where Guerin deflected it into the net.

The Kings, meanwhile, were handed a setback in Anaheim to begin the season on Friday. Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 41 shots and Chris Kunitz had a goal and an assist as the Ducks defeated LA, 4-3, at the Honda Center.

Anze Kopitar scored his first two NHL goals and Lubomir Visnovsky added a goal for the Kings, who are now 16-14-9 in season openers. Dan Cloutier stopped 28 shots.

Los Angeles has missed the playoffs in three consecutive seasons. In April former Sharks general manager Dean Lombardi took over the duties and hired Marc Crawford to man his bench. On draft day, he pulled the trigger on a deal that sent Pavol Demitra to Minnesota for prospect Patrick O'Sullivan.

Lombardi also obtained goaltender Dan Cloutier from the Canucks, inked Rob Blake and brought in both Scott Thornton and Alyn McCauley, both of whom were with him in San Jose.

The Kings dominated the series with St. Louis last season, winning all four of the meetings.

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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.

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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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