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05/27/2010 - Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Crew host the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night in Major League Soccer action in what very well could be a preview of MLS Cup 2010.
Both teams are unbeaten just under a third of the way into the season, with the Crew (6-0-2) actually rattling off three wins in an eight days stretch last week - the last two of which were on the road. The week was capped off with a 1-0 win this past Sunday in Kansas City.
"The field is small," Crew goalkeeper William Hesmer told mlssoccer.com of CommunityAmerica Ballpark in K.C. "It made for a kind of ugly game. That's been our style and how we've played so far this year. We were up for the battle."
The Crew were playing without winger Robbie Rogers and defender Chad Marshall, who were with the U.S. national team in preparation of the upcoming World Cup. Both players should be available on Saturday, however, after the were cut when the final 23-man roster was announced on Wednesday.
The Galaxy weren't so lucky on Wednesday, with their two players in U.S. camp - MLS assist leader Landon Donovan and goal leader Edson Buddle - both making the 23-man roster. They will be unavailable to the Galaxy until at least the conclusion of the World Cup's group stage at the end of June.
But the Galaxy (8-0-2) will have to find a way to get a result for the second straight week without both their most talented [Donovan], and their most in- form [Buddle] players.
"They're a good team," L.A. defender Sean Franklin told mlssoccer.com of the Crew. "I've seen some film of some of their games, and they've scored a number of goals on set pieces.
"They're just a tough opponent this week ... we have to be sharp."
Will the Crew should get two significant players back, they also could be without three important pieces in defenders Frankie Hejduk and Danny O'Rourke, and midfielder Brian Carroll, who suffered knocks last week.
The Galaxy are relatively healthy, with forward Alan Gordon, midfielder Dema Kovalenko, and defender Leonardo all listed as questionable with injuries.
<< Wizards searching for elusive win at RSL
Sandy, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Salt Lake puts its perfect May record on the
line vs. the visiting Kansas City Wizards on Saturday night in Major League
Soccer action at Rio Tinto Stadium.
RSL (5-3-1) has won its previous four games
<< 'Quakes put streak on line vs. TFC
Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Jose Earthquakes put a four-game
unbeaten run on the line when they host Toronto FC in Major League Soccer
action at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday night.
The 'Quakes are coming off a 1-0 at
<< Dallas, Chicago battle to draw
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas and the Chicago Fire battled to a
1-1 draw in Major League Soccer action at Toyota Park on Thursday night.
The draw was the sixth in 10 games to start the season for the Hoops (2-2-6),
who close
<< Oakland scores five in eighth to nip Orioles
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Kouzmanoff's bases-clearing double
keyed a five-run eighth inning, as the Oakland Athletics rallied late for a
7-5 victory over Baltimore in the rubber match of a three-game series at
Camden
DeJesus helps Royals edge BoSox >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David DeJesus went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI,
including the eventual game-winner in the sixth, as the Royals slowed down the
surging Red Sox, 4-3, in the opener of a four-game set.
Boston came into the game
Report: Two UConn assistants resign >>
Storrs, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Connecticut has called a news
conference for 10 a.m. (et) Friday at Gampel Pavilion, when the school is
expected to disclose its review of possible recruiting violations in the men's
basketb
Artest beats buzzer with put back, Lakers steal Game 5 >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ron Artest caught Kobe Bryant's air ball
and put in the winning shot at the buzzer, lifting the Los Angeles Lakers to a
dramatic 103-101 win over Phoenix in the pivotal Game 5 of the Western
Confere
Kubel's two homers power Twins over Yankees >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Kubel slugged a pair of home runs and
drove in five while Nick Blackburn worked effectively over seven innings, as
the Twins avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees with an 8-2
win at
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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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