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04/30/2010 - Foxborough, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman thinks his team just needs some confidence, but there's only one way to get that.
"Right now we're not getting the results and results build confidence." the FC Dallas coach said Wednesday, after a 4-2 loss to D.C. United in the U.S. Open Cup.
FC Dallas is winless through four MLS matches and lost 4-2 to D.C. United, the other winless club in league play, with a chance to build some confidence for its trip to the New England Revolution on Saturday at Gillette Stadium.
Despite falling to United and being eliminated from the Cup, Hyndman thinks it gives his side a good chance to focus on MLS and pick up points there.
Dallas has earned three draws in its first four matches, much better than D.C. and its four straight losses to open the season. And with its only loss coming to early Eastern Conference leader Red Bull New York, a few adjustments could be the difference.
"It seemed like whenever we did something wrong we paid for it," Hyndman said after the United match. "For us it's been mistakes costing us goals."
Dallas has not had as much trouble scoring, as it has at least one goal in all of its games. Dallas tied Houston 1-1, both Columbus and Seattle 2-2, and lost 2-1 to New York.
"If we had better execution it might have been a different ending," Hyndman said after Wednesday's match, which holds true for all four MLS games as well.
Jeff Cunningham, who led MLS with 17 goals last season, leads the club so far this season with two goals. Eric Avila, Atiba Harris and Dax McCarty each have one.
New England has picked up a pair of wins this season, but is winless in three matches against Western Conference opponents. In addition, the Revolution will be without midfielder Shalrie Joseph, who missed four of the first give games through injury and took a leave of absence from the team this week.
Joseph was the team's captain in his lone start, a 4-1 win over Toronto FC. In the four games Joseph didn't play, New England only scored in one - a 2-0 win over four-loss D.C. United.
New England will try to snap its two-game losing streak at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, but coach Steve Nicol knows the team still has to adjust to playing without Joseph.
"I'll say it for the hundredth time: Any team in the league is going to miss Shalrie, and we certainly will," New England coach Steve Nicol said, according to the Boston Globe.
"Shalrie makes a huge difference to us or any other team. We have to try and make up for that. We have to find another way. The stuff that he brings we obviously don't have at the moment, so we have to find another way."
<< Evans, Jennings, Curry headline NBA All-Rookie team
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NBA Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans of
Sacramento, Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings and Golden State's Stephen Curry were
unanimous selections to the league's All-Rookie Team.
Evans was named the league's
<< Rapids hope to continue hot start vs. S.J.
Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rapids head to San Jose to
take on the Earthquakes in a Major League Soccer clash on Saturday night at
Buck Shaw Stadium.
The Rapids (3-1-1) are off to the best start in their 15-yea
<< Benesova, Halep reach Fes finale
Fes, Morocco (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seventh-seeded Iveta Benesova and tour
newcomer Simona Halep will battle in Saturday's final at the $220,000
Moroccan Grand Prix tennis tournament.
The Czech Benesova held off France's Alize C
<< NL Central: Trouble brewing in Milwaukee bullpen
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - There's a good chance that Trevor Hoffman will one day have
a plaque alongside baseball's all-time immortals in Cooperstown, but it won't
be for the Milwaukee Brewers closer's achievements over the early portion of
this seaso
Rachel Alexandra loses to Unrivaled Belle in La Troienne >>
Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For the second time in as many starts this
year, reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra has lost on the racetrack,
this time to Unrivaled Belle in Friday's $400,000 La Troienne at Churchill
Downs.
Favre clarifies ankle injury; still uncertain of return >>
Hattiesburg, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brett Favre's decision to return as
Minnesota Vikings quarterback in 2010 apparently won't rest on surgery for his
injured left ankle.
Earlier Friday, ESPN reported that Favre's ankle is still pa
AL Central: Belcher making impact on Tribe's pitching staff >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Indians' first-year pitching coach Tim Belcher
has been around the block.
A 14-year pitcher in the big leagues, Belcher's 2,442 career innings are the
most of any active pitching coach in Major League Baseball.
Edfors fires 64 to lead in Spain >>
Seville, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sweden's Johan Edfors fired an eight-under
64 to grab a one-shot lead Friday midway through the Open de Espana.
Tied for 24th place after the first round, Edfors vaulted to the top of the
Real Club lead
MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.
As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).
Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.
Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.
*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers
By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."
While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."
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