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Chelsea expects to grab one of three remaining spotsSoccer Betting Lines12/08/2008 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With 13 of the 16 spots in the knockout round already decided, there is room for just three more teams in the next round of Europe's premier club competition. European heavyweights Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal, Juventus, Liverpool and Real Madrid have already secured passage, but last season's finalists, Chelsea, are not safe just yet. The Blues are part of a Group A picture that has yet to come into focus. The group is the only one of eight that has yet to place even one team in the last 16. Roma sits on top of the group with nine points and will clinch the top spot with a win over Bordeaux at home. However, if Bordeaux is able to pull off the upset, it would force Chelsea to earn three points at home against CFR Cluj, the only team that cannot advance. Despite the fact that the Blues have yet to secure a spot in the next round, manager Luiz Felipe Scolari is approaching the game like any other. "It is one more game. It's important for our qualification for the next phase, but it is the same as other games," Scolari told the club's official website. "Three points and we need to win because if we win the game we are in the second round." Midfielder Frank Lampard received a red card in Chelsea's last game against Bordeaux, and he will not play, while winger Florent Malouda is also out. Joe Cole is expected to be back in the lineup, however, offsetting Malouda's absence. The only other spot up for grabs is from Group B, where Inter Milan is safe and waiting to be joined by either Panathinaikos or Anorthosis. Inter will visit Werder Bremen, which still has a chance at dropping to the UEFA Cup, while Panathinaikos meets Anorthosis at Athens Olympic Stadium and needs only a draw because they lead the Cypriot side by one point. Group C has been totally decided with Barcelona through as group winners, while they will be joined by Sporting in the next round. Shakhtar Donetsk is headed for the UEFA Cup and visits Barca on Tuesday, while last-place Basel entertains Sporting. Atletico Madrid and Liverpool are level on 11 points at the top of Group D, and while both are already through, they still must decide a group winner. Madrid holds a slight edge in goal difference and travels to Marseille, while Liverpool visits PSV. Group E must still determine a winner as well, with Manchester United and Villarreal sitting even on nine points. United will go through as the top team if they can beat AaB at Old Trafford, while Celtic, which has been eliminated from European competition, hosts Villarreal. Bayern Munich and Lyon will determine the top team in Group F when they meet at the Stade de Gerland, while the UEFA Cup spot will go to Fiorentina as long as they don't lose at Steaua Bucharest. Arsenal visits FC Porto with a two-point lead over the Portuguese side, although both teams are already through. The UEFA Cup berth will be decided at Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium in Ukraine as Dynamo Kyiv needs only a draw against last-place Fenerbahce. Juventus is on top of Group H by two points and will clinch the group with a home victory against BATE Borisov. Real Madrid is also through but will clinch the top spot only with a win over Zenit St Petersburg and a loss by Juve. Zenit, the defending UEFA Cup champions, will have a chance to defend that title no matter what happens in Spain.
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2007 NFL Football Betting Preview“You play to win the game!” Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy. The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line. The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2. Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway? Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year. Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years. Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant. Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success. The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones. Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings. Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record. This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots. First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!” The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason. Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your football wagering needs. Mysportsbook.com online sportsbook accepts Visa and Mastercard credit cards. |
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