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United, Dynamo gear up for Champions Cup matchesSoccer Betting Lines02/20/2007 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - While most Major League Soccer teams are slowly building their fitness and preparing for the upcoming season - which kicks off April 7 - two clubs are under considerably more pressure. The Houston Dynamo, the 2006 MLS Cup holders, and D.C. United, the 2006 Supporter's Shield holders, are both scheduled to compete in CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal first leg matches on Wednesday. The Dynamo traveled to Costa Rica Monday, following a preseason match against the Chicago Fire on Sunday in Fla. at the Walt Disney Wide World of Sports Complex. The MLS title holders are scheduled to take on Central American Champion Puntarenas FC on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. ET at Miguel "Lito" Perez Stadium. D.C. United traveled to Honduras for their first leg of their matchup against Club Deportivo Olimpia. Olimpia are usually contenders in the Honduran top flight and have won the Champions Cup twice, most recently in 1988. D.C. was the first MLS team to win the Champions Cup in 1998. D.C. has a slight advantage with the addition of new striker Luciano Emilio, who will be making his United debut against his former club. His knowledge of the team as well as his ability to mesh with fellow offensive stars, Jaime Moreno and Christian Gomez, will be pivotal to United's chances on the international stage. Kickoff for this match will be at 9:30 p.m. ET. Both matches figure to be tough early tests for the teams in hostile environments as they try to get into game shape. Following the away legs of the Champions Cup, Houston and D.C. will host respective second leg matches between Feb. 28 and March 1. Below are the official rosters for the two MLS teams competing in the CONCACAF Champions Cup: D.C. UNITED Name (#, position): Troy Perkins (1, goalkeeper), Bryan Arguez (3, midfielder), Facundo Erpen (5, defender), Stanton Mediate (6, midfielder), Justin Moose (8, midfielder), Christian Gomez (10, midfielder), Luciano Emilio (11, attacker), John Wilson (12, defender), Ben Olsen (14, midfielder) Rodion Dyachenko (15, attack), Brian Carroll (16, midfielder), Joshua Gros (17, midfielder), Devon McTavish (18, midfielder), Clyde Simms (19, midfielder), Stephen DeRoux (21, midfielder), Jay Nolly (22, goalkeeper), Jamil Walker (23, attacker), Jeffrey Carroll (24, midfielder), Bryan Namoff (26, midfielder), Robert Boswell (32, defender), Jaime Moreno (99, attacker). Head coach: Tom Soehn. HOUSTON DYNAMO Name (#, position): Zachary Wells (1, goalkeeper), Eddie Robinson (2, defender), Kevin Goldthwaite (3, defender), Patrick Ianni (4, defender), Ryan Cochrane (5, defender), Kelly Gray (6, midfielder), Chris Wondolowski (7, midfielder), Paul Dalglish (8, attacker), Brian Mullan (9, midfielder), Bradley Davis (11, midfielder), Julian Nash (12, attacker), Ricardo Clark (13, midfielder), Dwayne DeRosario (14, midfielder), Alejandro Moreno (15, attacker), Craig Waibel (16, defender), Mike Chabala (17, midfielder), Patrick Onstad (18, goalkeeper), Johnathon Michael Hayden (19, midfielder), Stuart Holden (22, midfielder), Mpho Moloi (23, midfielder), Wade Barrett (24, defender), Brian Ching (25, attacker), Jordan James (26, midfielder). Head coach: Dominic Kinnear.
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Football Betting LinesThe 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds have been released and Denver Broncos' running back Knowshon Moreno has been made the opening favorite. Moreno was selected in the first round of April's NFL draft and is expected to carry the rushing load for the Broncos this season. And with Jay Cutler now in Chicago, Moreno might be expected to be Denver's entire offense. Betting Lines from sports betting lines have made Moreno a 5/2 favorite to win this year's Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Fellow running back Chris “Beanie” Wells (Arizona Cardinals) is right behind Moreno at 7/2, while Donald Brown (Indianapolis Colts) and receiver Michael Crabtree (San Francisco 49ers) are 5/1 to win. Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez (New York Jets) and Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions) are 7/1 and 8/1, respectively. A couple of players who present some value are Josh Freeman, Shonn Green and Darrius Heyward-Bey. Freeman needs to beat out Byron Leftwich to become the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but if he does, he has a lot or raw talent and could use the weapons around him (i.e. Kellen Winslow Jr. and Antonio Bryant) to be very successful in his first season. Green enters a crowded backfield in New York, but considering both Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are unhappy about their contract situations and might holdout, the former Iowa product could become the Jets' primary back. Everyone was shocked when Al Davis took Heyward-Bey with the eighth overall pick in April's draft, but the kid has a tremendous amount of talent and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell takes the next step this year, the former Maryland product could blossom. Plus, Heyward-Bey will be looking to prove the people wrong who said Oakland should have taken Michael Crabtree with the No. 8 pick. And if you're looking for a deep sleeper, check out Pat White at 30/1. He enters the Miami Dolphins vaunted “Wild Cat” offense and could be a big time playmaker. For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds, see below. 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds to Win Ramses Barden (NYG) 40/1 Andre Brown (NYG) 20/1 Donald Brown (IND) 5/1 Kenny Britt (TEN) 20/1 Glenn Coffee (SFO) 30/1 Chase Coffman (CIN) 50/1 Michael Crabtree (SFO) 5/1 Josh Freeman (TB) 14/1 Shonn Green (NYJ) 14/1 Percy Harvin (MIN) 10/1 Darrius Heyward-Bay (OAK) 18/1 Juaquan Iglesias (CHI) 30/1 Cornelius Ingram (PHI) 50/1 Rashad Jennings (JAC) 30/1 Johnny Knox (CHI) 40/1 Jeremy Maclin (PHI) 18/1 Mohamed Massaquoi (CLE) 30/1 LeSean McCoy (PHI) 12/1 Knowshon Moreno (DEN) 5/2 Hakeem Nicks (NYG) 18/1 Brandon Pettigrew (DET) 30/1 Brian Robiskie (CLE) 20/1 Mark Sanchez (NYJ) 7/1 Matthew Stafford (DET) 8/1 Jason Smith (STL) 40/1 Mike Thomas (JAC) 25/1 Patrick Turner (MIA) 50/1 Mike Wallace (PIT) 50/1 Chris Wells (ARI) 7/2 Pat White (MIA) 30/1 Field (Any Other Player) 9/1 To visit this sports betting site go to BettingExpress.com for all your football betting lines needs. For sports betting with credit cards site go to BettingExpress.com as well. Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game. Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta. "Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed." To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your bet on football needs. |
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