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08/27/2010 - 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.
<< City, Juve drawn together in Europa League
Monaco, Monaco (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juventus and Manchester City were drawn into
Group A of the UEFA Europa League on Friday, when defending champions Atletico
Madrid also received a tough pairing in Group B with Bayer Leverkusen.
Juventus, a
<< Giants aim to maintain mastery of Diamondbacks
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National League Wild Card-leading San Francisco Giants
will try to continue their dominance of the division-rival Arizona
Diamondbacks when the two clubs open a three-game series tonight at AT&T Park.
The Giants ho
<< Slumping Phils to get test from Latos, Padres
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National League West-leading San Diego Padres have been
pleased with how well Mat Latos has pitched this season and will send the
young right-hander to the mound Friday in the opener of a three-game series
versus the visi
<< Dodgers ready for big series with Rockies
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of NL West foes trying to keep their postseason
hopes intact collide tonight in the Rocky Mountains, where the Colorado
Rockies begin a three-game series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors
Field.
Colorado has
Tottenham tries to regain focus for Wigan >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tottenham enjoyed one of its biggest
moments in the history of the club on Wednesday as Spurs overturned a 3-2
deficit from the first leg to win 4-0 against Young Boys, booking themselves a
place i
Nuggets name Ujiri to front office position >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Nuggets on Friday named Masai Ujiri
as the team's executive vice president of baseball operations.
Ujiri has a lot of history in the Nuggets' and Magic's scouting departments,
having worked for f
NBA suspends Pacers' Rush, Heat's Hasbrouck, Kings' Evans >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NBA announced Friday it has suspended
the Indiana Pacers' Brandon Rush, Miami Heat's Kenny Hasbrouck and the
Sacramento Kings' Tyreke Evans for separate incidents.
Rush received a five-game
Phillies put P Baez on DL, promote Bastardo >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-handed
relief pitcher Danys Baez on the 15-day disabled list and recalled left-hander
Antonio Bastardo from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.
Baez's move is retroactive
NFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with.
Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.
There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year.
Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City.
The Patriots will make NFL betting fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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