09/05/2008 - Nyon, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The USA used its unlikely win in the 2008 Summer Olympics to extend its lead over Germany atop the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Rankings.
The Germans, who won the 2007 Women's World Cup, fell an additional 33 points behind the Americans from the last rankings, while Olympic finalists Brazil (3rd, up 1) moved ahead of Sweden (4th, down 1).
There were a few other changes inside of the top 10 with Korea DPR (5th, up 1) swapping spots with Norway (6th, down 1), while France (7th, up 1) changed places with Denmark (8th, down 1) and Japan (9th, up 1) edged ahead of Canada (10th, down 1).
A good showing from Olympic hosts China (12th, up 2) vaulted them up two places while Australia (14th, down 2) dropped a pair of matches to Japan and Korea DPR in the AFC Women's Asian Cup.
The rest of the rankings did not see much in the way of change except at the end of the top 50 where Croatia (47th, up 1), Iran (48th, up 1), Ecuador (49th, 1) and Greece (50th, up 1) each moved up one spot.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking will be published on December 19, 2008.
<< QB Drama Surrounds Colts-Bears Matchup
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quarterback concerns have been nothing new for the Chicago
Bears in recent years. For the first time in nearly a decade, the Indianapolis
Colts may have some worries of their own at the all-important position.
Both teams w
<< Ravens' Flacco Ready For His Close-Up Vs. Bengals
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome labeled him as the
quarterback of the future, and even traded up in April's NFL Draft for his
services. Injuries, however, may be the only reason why Joe Flacco is getting
the starting nod
<< Bryans capture second U.S. Open doubles title
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The American twin Bryan brothers,
Bob and Mike, won Friday's men's doubles final at the 2008 U.S. Open.
The second-seeded Bryans defeated a seventh-seeded tandem of Czech Lukas
Dlouhy and I
<< Cowboys, Browns, Look to Avoid 0-1
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns will be entering
the 2008 NFL season with very high expectations, but only one of those playoff
hopefuls will be getting off to a desired start at the conclusion of Sunday's
intriguing
Bayern's Ribery returns to full training >>
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery returned
to full training Friday and is expected to make his first appearance of the
season later this month.
The 25-year-old France international has been sidelin
Grubb to serve as Stewart's crew chief in 2009 >>
Richmond, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stewart-Haas Racing named Darian Grubb on
Friday as the crew chief for driver Tony Stewart when Stewart moves over to
the No.14 Chevrolet team in 2009. Team officials made the announcement at
the Ri
TFC, Chivas face extreme hardships fielding teams >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chivas USA topped Toronto FC 2-1 last week in
Major League Soccer action, but when the two teams square off at BMO Field on
Saturday, both will be facing extreme hardships.
Toronto will be missing nine
Top-of-the-table clash as Crew host Revs >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Crew host the New England
Revolution in a top-of-the-table Major League Soccer clash at Crew Stadium on
Saturday. The Crew have taken over the top spot in the Eastern Conference
afte
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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