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09/10/2010 - Sinsheim, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hoffenheim continued its perfect start to the new Bundesliga season on Friday with a 2-0 win over Schalke at Rhein Neckar Arena.
Isaac Vorsah's goal in the 37th minute put the hosts in front, while an own goal from Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer on the final kick of the game secured the win.
Hoffenheim has now won its first three games to start the season, while Schalke has lost all three of its matches and must regroup for its Champions League opener on Tuesday at Lyon.
Hoffenheim missed two good chances to go in front when Demba Ba smashed a shot over the net from seven yards following a right-wing cross, while Vedad Ibisevic had a low shot from inside the penalty area saved by Neuer.
The opener arrived 12 minutes later from a short corner kick as Andreas Beck's cross was headed inside the right post by Vorsah from eight yards.
One of the few chances that Schalke created in the match came right before the hour mark when a header from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was tipped off the crossbar by goalkeeper Tom Starke, but the visitors were unable to threaten the net the rest of the way, and a free kick from Sejad Salihovic in the dying seconds struck the post and deflected off of Neuer before rolling into the net.
Bayern Munich will try to rebound from a stunning loss to Kaiserslautern when they face a Werder Bremen side without defender Per Mertesacker, who suffered a broken eye socket while playing for Germany.
Wolfsburg eyes its first win at Borussia Dortmund, Monchengladbach tries to stay unbeaten when Eintracht visits Borussia Park, Hamburg attempts to make it three wins from three games when the club hosts Nurnberg, Bayer Leverkusen visits Hannover and Stuttgart invades Freiburg.
Kaiserslautern hopes to continue its surprising start on Sunday when the club visits Mainz, while Cologne looks to bounce back from two successive losses with a win at home against St Pauli.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Had the 2010 NFL schedule not been released days before the
Draft, you could have made a case that Roger Goodell's fingerprints were all
over this.
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<< Lions, Bears try to get leg up in NFC North race
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Lions begin year No. 2 under head coach Jim
Schwartz with high expectations and will waste no time renewing a storied
rivalry with the NFC North-rival Chicago Bears this Sunday from Soldier Field.
The Lions, tw
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reassurance that replacing the face of an organization can go smoothly, he can
look across the sidelines Sunday at Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl signal-caller
Aaron Rodgers
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Indianapolis Colts are a model franchise for other teams to follow. The
Houston Texans feel they are on that level, at least offensively.
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Pats, Bengals meet in matchup of '09 division winners >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Though the New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals both
finished atop their respective divisions in 2009, both teams enter Sunday's
season-opening showdown at Gillette Stadium with their share of skeptics and
an unfulfill
Giants officially open new building with visit from Panthers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Giants will officially christen their new
stadium by hosting the same opponent the team closed out its old venue
against. They'll be hoping for a vastly different outcome, however.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Falcons enter the 2010 NFL season brimming with
optimism, while uncertainty surrounds the Pittsburgh Steelers in the aftermath
of an offseason filled with trials and tribulations.
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New QBs look to put best foot forward in Rams-Cardinals tilt >>
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Jones Dome on Sunday afternoon, when Sam Bradford leads the St. Louis Rams into
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Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Betting at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com
In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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