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Czech friendly is vital for a number of USA hopefulsSoccer Betting Lines05/24/2010 - Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tuesday's friendly between the United States and the Czech Republic will be used as much more than just a way to keep the American team sharp ahead of next month's World Cup. It will give USA head coach Bob Bradley another chance to decide on just who will get a seat on the plane to South Africa, and who will be left watching from home. Obviously players like Landon Donovan, Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey won't be too concerned with making the final 23-man roster, which must be submitted by June 1, but there are plenty of other players who have some work to do. Bradley named a provisional 30-man squad a few weeks ago, meaning that he must cut seven players from that team by next week. The goalkeeping position is pretty much set with Howard, Brad Guzan and Marcus Hahnemann each expected to make the trip. But there are plenty of question marks in the other areas of the field, starting in defense. Injuries have been a big issue in the back line for Bradley with Oguchi Onyewu having not played a game since suffering a serious knee injury in October, while captain Carlos Bocanegra underwent hernia surgery May 5 and continues to recover. Jay DeMerit is another player who will likely find his way into the starting 11, but he is struggling with an abdominal strain, leaving many of the fringe players with a chance to impress on Tuesday. Players like Chad Marshall, Heath Pearce, Jonathan Bornstein, Jonathan Spector and Clarence Goodson will all be fighting for one of the last spots in defense with more experienced players like Bocanegra, DeMerit, Onyewu and Steve Cherundolo likely safe. A number of places in midfield look pretty secure, but there should still be some good battles between veteran DaMarcus Beasley, whose place seems to still be uncertain, as well as more inexperienced players like Sacha Kljestan, Stuart Holden and Alejandro Bedoya. It's anyone's guess as to who might join presumed starter Jozy Altidore up top, with Major League Soccer standouts Edson Buddle, Brian Ching and Robbie Findley battling Herculez Gomez and former MLS player Eddie Johnson. It was just four years ago that these two teams played in the 2006 World Cup, with the Czech's handing the United States a heavy 3-0 defeat. But the team is undergoing a major overhaul with players like Tomas Rosicky and Milan Baros battling injuries, and they will have only four players involved in Tuesday's match from that World Cup side. The United States will play one more friendly on May 29 against Turkey before the June 1 deadline, while they will face Australia on June 5 in South Africa as a warm-up match before their opening World Cup contest against England one week later.
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MySportsbook.com Posts Heisman Trophy Odds With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best Heisman Trophy odds at 5-2. Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season. Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money.
For complete NCAA Football odds visit MySportsbook.com. MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years. Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well. MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting. Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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