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09/12/2007 - Hangzhou, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Australia won its first ever Women's World Cup contest on Wednesday as Lisa De Vanna scored twice to lead the Matildas to a thorough 4-1 win over Ghana in their opening contest in Group C.
Australia had gone 0-7-2 in its previous nine World Cup encounters, including a loss and a draw with Ghana, but got this campaign off to a strong start as Sarah Walsh grabbed the opener and Heather Garriock scored in the 69th minute between De Vanna's two goals.
Anita Amenuku scored the lone goal for Ghana, which has never advanced past the group stage in a Women's World Cup and will have trouble doing so in this edition either after the loss.
The first half was played at a slow pace with both teams content to knock the ball around and show little flair in attack.
Ghana produced the first chance of the game five minutes in as Florence Okoe got on the other end of a through-ball and held off her defender to create room for a shot. She drove the ball low and past the keeper but pulled it wide of the far post.
Walsh looked dangerous throughout the match for Australia and had an opportunity to get the Matildas on the scoreboard in the 12th minute. She was played into the box on the right but Ghana keeper Memunatu Sulemana cut down the angle and stopped the shot from close range.
Three minutes later, Walsh made the most of her second chance to put Australia ahead. A driven cross from the right was knocked down inside the area by Caitlin Munoz, and she played a pass back to Walsh, who quickly smacked a shot on goal that left the keeper standing.
Australia slowed things down in the middle part of the half, but should have gone up two goals in the 32nd minute. A cross through the face of goal found Munoz wide open at the back post, but she missed badly as the ball flew well wide off the side of her foot.
The Matildas came out strong after the restart with De Vanna hitting the crossbar from the edge of the area, and Joanne Peters heading wide of the target from close range.
The pressure continued to mount with Sally Shipard providing a nice cross for Garriock at the back post. Garriock slid and turned a shot toward goal but the ball sailed over the top.
Walsh continued to find the ball in space, and in the 57th minute, set up Australia's second goal. Walsh dashed down the wing on the right and slid a low cross through the box to De Vanna, who did a poor job with the finish by knocking it at the keeper. However, Sulemana was on the move and the ball deflected off of her foot and into the net.
Garriock extended the Australia lead to three goals in the 69th minute with a glancing header from the penalty spot, but the Black Queens immediately responded with a goal of their own.
A long ball from midfield was lobbed over the top for Amankwa, and she gained possession of the ball and cut it away from her defender. Amankwa then finished well by driving the ball into the upper right corner to make it 3-1.
De Vanna then added her second goal to effectively put an end to the suspense as she latched onto a ball at the edge of the box and slotted past the keeper, who had come off her line to challenge the shot.
Australia will meet group favorite's Norway on Saturday, while Ghana will look for a more positive result on Saturday against Canada.
<< Padres power past Dodgers
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Giles, Khalil Greene and Kevin
Kouzmanoff hit home runs during an early six-run offensive explosion, more
than enough for ace Jake Peavy, as San Diego clubbed Los Angeles, 9-4, at
Chavez
<< Piazza leads Oakland over Seattle
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Pizza was 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles
and two runs batted in as Oakland downed Seattle, 7-4, at Safeco Field.
Shannon Stewart also drove in two runs for the Athletics, who won the first
two games
<< Padres power past Diamondbacks
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Giles, Khalil Greene and Kevin
Kouzmanoff hit home runs during an early six-run offensive explosion, more
than enough for ace Jake Peavy, as San Diego clubbed Los Angeles, 9-4, at
Chavez
<< Feliz lifts Giants over Diamondbacks
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pedro Feliz drove in the winning run in
the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 win
over the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park.
Nate Schierholtz notched the other RBI
Gonzalez, Baghdatis reach Beijing QFs >>
Beijing, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Australian Open runner-up Fernando
Gonzalez and last year's Beijing champion Marcos Baghdatis were among
Wednesday's second-round winners at the $500,000 China Open.
The second-seeded Gon
Hantuchova lands in Bali quarters >>
Bali, Indonesia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded Slovakian Daniela
Hantuchova highlighted Wednesday's second-round winners at the $225,000
Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic.
Hantuchova handled Dutch wild card Elise Tam
Around the FCS - UNI, SIU Play Role of Avengers >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois were
taking a trip down Retribution Drive on Saturday after scoring big victories
over Iowa State and Northern Illinois.
It wasn't enough that UNI and SIU won games agai
Song bags late winner for China >>
Wuhan, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Xialoi Song scored the game-winner in the 88th
minute as hosts China opened its World Cup with an exciting win over Denmark,
3-2, on Wednesday.
Song's goal came less than a minute after Denmark scored in t
Eastern Conference Playoff Betting Trends
We all know by now that the “public” loves to put their money on the FAVORITES and the OVERS. Just by taking a quick glance at Sportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends” it appears as is this tendency will continue as far as the Eastern Conference games are concerned. For the inaugural games of the first round, 69% of the early money is on Toronto -4.5; 59% of bettors prefer Chicago -4.5; 84% are backing Detroit -9; and 56% think Cleveland -11.5 is the way to go. As far as TOTALS are concerned, the only UNDER the “public” is backing is the Cleveland/ Washington game in which 83% are pounding the UNDER (190). Remember, there is no better way to predict a possible line change than by monitoring MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”. By determining who the “public” is backing, you can get the most ideal line for your bet. For example, if you are siding with the public you better place your bet before the line moves in the wrong direction. On the other side of the coin, if you prefer the team that the “public” is betting against; you might be able to get and extra ½ or even more by placing your bet a bit later. Under the “Betting Trends” section, Sportsbook.com also provides plenty of statistical data and trends in order for the bettor to make the most informed pick. Below are some extremely important trends for the first round opponents of the Eastern Conference match-ups, more can be found at MySportsbook.com
New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
Toronto was the most reliable covering team this season with a 48-33-1 ATS record but covered the OVER only 41.5% of the time.
The last 20 times these teams have played, the TOTAL has gone UNDER 16 times.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Toronto is 33-19 ATS including 17-9 at home.
New Jersey has covered four games in a row while Toronto has failed to cover their last four games.
When playing a team with a winning record during the second half of the season, New Jersey was just 5-13 ATS this season.
After scoring 105 points or more, Toronto has covered the OVER only 28% of the time this season.
Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls
Miami has failed to cover their last 7 games whereas Chicago has covered 6 out of their last 8 games.
Miami has covered the UNDER in four of their last five games whereas Chicago has covered the UNDER in five out of their last six.
When playing on Saturdays, Miami covered 80% of their games this season.
Away from home, Chicago is just 16-25 ATS this season.
At home, Miami covered the UNDER about 66% of the time whereas Chicago covered the UNDER about 61% of the time.
The last 13 times these teams have played each other, Chicago has covered 9 times.
In Miami’s last 11 road games, the UNDER covered 9 times.
Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons
Detroit has covered 5 out of their last 6 games.
Away from home, Detroit is 28-13 ATS but just 14-26-1 ATS at home.
At home, Orlando covered the UNDER 64% of the time while Detroit covered the UNDER in 63% of their away games.
The last five times these teams have played in Detroit, the OVER covered each time.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Detroit is 8-17-1 ATS at home but 17-9 ATS away.
Detroit covered the spread 5 out of the last 6 times they played Orlando.
After a Division game, Orlando covered the UNDER 87% of the time this season.
Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
In a home game where the TOTAL is between 190 and 194.5 points, Cleveland is 9-1 ATS this season.
Washington has covered the UNDER in their last 6 games and in 8 of their last 9 games.
The last 6 times these teams have played each other, the UNDER covered each time.
When playing on 3 or more days of rest, Washington is just 18-37 ATS since 1996.
Since 1996, Washington is 28-16 ATS versus Cleveland including 11-5 over the last 3 seasons.
In their last 7 road games, Washington is 6-1 ATS.
Versus Eastern Conference teams at home, Washington is just 6-18-2 ATS.
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The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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