Yep. You gotta say that, but the odds are still imbalanced because all of L's experience doesn't allow him to kill anybody (morals included). The deathnote puts a person totally out of the running, while imprisonment still keeps them in the race, so Kira still has a sharper edge *Evil smile*
Is there more manga out than the number of episodes? Is the full story laid out there? Is the anime in keeping with the manga? I haven't read DN yet, but I'll check to see if someone wrote about the story in the manga on this thread
*Rushes to read the thread all over*