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Columbus hosts red-hot Hoops at Crew StadiumSoccer Betting Lines08/27/2010 - Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Crew have their work cut out for them when they host red-hot FC Dallas on Saturday at Crew Stadium. Not only are the Hoops (9-2-9) on an 11-match unbeaten run in Major League Soccer play, but they are unbeaten in their last nine road fixtures. Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman isn't expecting an easy match at the current Eastern table leaders, however. "Right now I'm looking at our next 10 games and we play on the road this Saturday against Columbus," he told The Sportsbook Betting Lines. "Any team that goes into Columbus is going to have a war because they are so hard to beat there." Dallas is entering its final 10 games of the regular season with the focus solely on getting to the MLS Cup playoffs. "We finished our first 10 games with 12 points, which were a very difficult 12 points to get," Hyndman said. "In our second 10 games we really focused on trying to hit 20 points and we hit 24. Now we are focusing on that final 10 games and seeing if we can get ourselves into the playoffs." The Crew (12-5-4) are coming off a disappointing 1-0 loss to Santos in CONCACAF Champions League play at mid-week and could have some pent-up frustration after a late equalizer was disallowed. The defending Supporters' Shield winners are in good form in league play as of late, winning four of their last six fixtures. They are also 9-2-0 at home this season. Columbus will be playing Saturday's game without regulars Robbie Rogers and Gino Padula because of knee injuries, while midfielder Brian Carroll is questionable with an illness and defender Andy Iro is probable with knee inflammation. Dallas will be without defender Ugo Ihemelu and midfielder Dax McCarty because of injuries.
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FOOTBALL BETTING LINESNFL Football Sports BettingTwo playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers. New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count. New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend. His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates. HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game. The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup. RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day. First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08. The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition. These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years. New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5. You can find these lines and all of the NFL betting lines , so be sure to login and get your wagers down before kickoff! Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines . |
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