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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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
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Adam Dunn 15-1
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