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12/13/2008 - Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Samuel Eto'o made up for a missed penalty, scoring his 15th goal of the season in the 83rd minute and Lio Messi added the clinching goal in stoppage time as Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2-0 at rainy Camp Nou on Saturday in Spain's La Liga.
Barcelona extended its lead atop La Liga to eight points and pushed its lead on two-time defending champion Real Madrid to 12 points. Barca's 20-match unbeaten run in all competitions ended Wednesday in the Champions League, but its league win streak is now at 14.
Real Madrid remained fifth, but could drop two more spots Sunday when the rest of the league plays. New Real coach Juande Ramos won his debut with Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday, but lost his league debut.
Real goalie Iker Casillas, who didn't start in the win over Zenit St Petersburg earlier this week, surely wasn't to blame for the loss.
Casillas denied Messi with a diving save in the sixth minute, then had a blast from Thierry Henry well covered at the bottom left corner a minute later and he let the ball whiz by the post. Casillas had another stop on Messi in the 16th.
Although not as busy, Barca goalie Vctor Valdes made a big save midway through the first half to deny Royston Drenthe on a breakaway.
Casillas regained the spotlight later in the match, diving to his left to save a penalty kick from Eto'o in the 70th. Barcelona youngster Sergi Busquets drew the penalty, but the veteran Eto'o fired a few yards inside the right post and Casillas dove to knock the hard shot wide.
Minutes later, Casillas made two more great saves. He first denied a long blast from Eto'o and then scurried to his feet to turn away Messi from close range - even though the Argentine superstar was ruled offside.
Valdes came up with another big stop in the 78th, saving a close-range effort from Palanca to keep the game scoreless.
Barcelona finally broke through in the 83rd off a corner kick from Xavi. Carles Puyol won the corner kick with a leaping header, which he directed to the feet of Eto'o. The Cameroon striker directed the ball over the line, a split-second before Palanca could clear it out.
Henry set Messi up for the clinching goal, springing him into the left side of the box. Messi chipped the ball over Casillas and just by Fabio Cannavaro, who slammed into the post trying to prevent the goal. Messi's goal was his 10th of the season.
Also Saturday, Raul Albiol and Vicente scored in the second half as Valencia rallied to beat 10-man Espanyol. Valencia moved into second, one point ahead of idle Villarreal.
On Sunday, Sevilla hosts Villarreal in a clash of top-four clubs, Atletico Madrid hosts Real Betis, Valladolid hosts Deportivo, Recreativo hosts Osasuna, Getafe hosts Mallorca, Athletic Bilbao hosts Sporting Gijon, Almeria hosts Racing and Malaga hosts Numancia.
<< Coyotes' McGrattan enters substance abuse program
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phoenix Coyotes forward Brian McGrattan has
voluntarily entered stage 1 of the NHL and NHL Players Association Substance
Abuse and Behavioral Health program it was announced on Saturday.
The rugged righ
<< Grube back in front at Costa Rica Classic
Guanacaste, Costa Rica (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rob Grube posted a five-under 66 on
Saturday to move atop the leaderboard after three rounds of the Costa Rica
Classic.
Grube, the first-round leader, finished 54 holes at seven-under 206 and is
<< Italy midfielder Aquilani committed to Roma
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani has dismissed
rumors suggesting that he could leave the club after talks over a new contract
hit the buffers.
The 24-year-old Italy international has been strongly linked
<< Diego may not leave Werder Bremen
Bremen, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Werder Bremen's Brazilian playmaker Diego
has hinted he could resist offers to leave the Bundesliga club in the near
future.
The 23-year-old South American is a rumored target for Juventus and
Sooners smash Utes >>
Norman, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Austin Johnson made five of his six shots,
including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc, en route to a game-high 14-point
performance, leading the fifth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners to a 70-52 victory over
the Uta
Ersberg, Kings shut down Wild >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Erik Ersberg made 33 saves as the Los
Angeles Kings downed the Minnesota Wild, 3-1, at Staples Center.
Anze Kopitar, Alexander Frolov and Michal Handzus each had a goal for the
Kings, who have wo
Royals add RHP Farnsworth to bullpen >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Royals signed free agent
reliever Kyle Farnsworth Friday to a two-year deal worth $9.25 million.
The contract also includes a club option for 2011.
Farnsworth, 32, has appeared in 612 g
Chizik leaves Iowa State to take Auburn job >>
Ames, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gene Chizik is leaving his post as Iowa State's
head football coach to take over at Auburn.
Chizik, who has a 5-19 record since taking over at Iowa State in 2007, is
expected to be introduced as the Tigers
Two 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.
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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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