Galaxy will try to take advantage of tired Dynamo

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04/07/2007 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Dynamo will begin their Major League Soccer title defense on Sunday when they welcome Landon Donovan and the Los Angeles Galaxy at 7 p.m. at Robertson Stadium, here.

The last time that the Dynamo were on the pitch in a Major League Soccer match, the team celebrated the championship with a 4-3 penalty kick shootout victory over the New England Revolution.

"It is going to be difficult because, as defending champs, everyone is trying to get you," Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear said. "I think the most important thing for us will be the attitude that we bring. Knowing these guys pretty well, it will be difficult for us this year, but we have a good group of guys. The foundation is good enough for us to have another successful season this year."

As for the Galaxy, they are hoping to get back into the form they were two seasons ago when they won the MLS championship. Last season was a major disappointment after failing to reach the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in team history.

The big offseason pickup for the Galaxy was the signing of David Beckham. However, the superstar will not join the club until mid-July due to his commitment with Real Madrid in La Liga.

"We will be a good exciting team to watch," said Galaxy head coach Frank Yallop said. "I feel pretty confident that the guys are going to focus and try not to make the signing in the middle of the year really take away from what we are doing as a club. It really is all about the Galaxy. It is not a one-man show like we have said with Landon and with David joining it is the same thing."

Houston has a slight advantage on most teams headed into the season because it has been playing meaningful games since mid-February with its participation in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. However, the club could also have tired legs after being knocked out of the tournament Thursday night due to a dominating performance from Pachuca FC and forward Christian Gimenez.

Major League Soccer's last team in the tourney held a 2-0 aggregated lead heading into the match, but fell 5-2 in extra time to lose 5-4 on aggregate.

Sunday will be the first of three meetings between the Galaxy and Dynamo this season, however, the way the schedule works out, they will not see each other again for five months. The next scheduled encounter is not until Sept. 16 at The Home Depot Center, before concluding the season set two weeks later back in Texas.

This will be the fifth all-time meeting between the two clubs in league action with Los Angeles only picking up full points once.

On the injury front, the defending champs will be without midfielder Ricardo Clark, while the biggest loss for the Galaxy also comes in the middle of the field as Peter Vagenas is forced to watch with a neck setback.

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It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.

We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.

Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.

Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.

Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.

NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.

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Big East Conference odds

Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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