11/16/2008 - Andalusia, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lionel Messi and Seydou Keita scored in the second half as Barcelona topped Recreativo 2-0 on Sunday in Spain's La Liga to open a three-point gap atop the standings and extend its unbeaten streak to 16.
Barcelona has won nine straight La Liga matches and is 14-0-2 in its last 16 in all competitions. Overall, Barca is 16-1-2 this season in all events.
Surprisingly, Barca's only loss was in its league opener against promoted club Numancia. After a tie against Racing, the Camp Nou club has been unstoppable in La Liga.
Messi opened the scoring in the 51st minute against Recreativio and Keita put the match away with an easy tap-in in the 85th at Estadio Nuevo Colombino.
Recreativo had one of the best chances in the first half when Cesar Arzo headed a Adrian Colunga cross on goal, but Barca goalie Victor Valdes made the save.
Barcelona caught Recreativo napping early in the second half to take the lead. Xavi played a short free kick to the left side to Messi, who was left unmarked. The Argentine striker settled the pass with one touch, then fired into the top left corner from close range.
Recreativo had a few chances to get back in the match, its best in the 63rd on a header from Cisse that hit the left post.
Barca put the pressure on Recreativo over the final 25 minutes, starting with a open chance for Samuel Eto'o that he sent right at goalie Asier Riesgo.
Eto'o hit the crossbar in the 71st minute, then fired wide on another open shot minutes later. He finally helped Barca grab the lead in the 85th with an assist on Keita's goal.
Thierry Henry crossed the ball from the left to Eto'o on the right side of the area. Eto'o drove the ball toward the far post, and Keita was there to tap it in for an easy finish.
Barca's Rafael Marquez nearly added a third goal in stoppage time but hit the crossbar.
Recreativo remained near the bottom of the league. It is ahead of only winless Osasuna in the standings.
Villarreal remained unbeaten, but settled for its fourth draw through 11 weeks when Malaga's Helder Rosario scored in the 90th minute for a 2-2 draw.
American-born Italian striker Giuseppe Rossi and Joseba Llorente scored for the Yellow Submarines, who slipped three points behind Barca.
Duda had Malaga's first goal, sending a perfect free kick into the upper right corner in the first half. Rosario got the tying goal off a corner kick when he headed the ball on the near side and directed it inside the far post.
Sevilla topped Getafe 2-0 to pull level in points with third-place Valencia and fourth-place Real Madrid. Luis Fabiano and Tom De Mul scored for Sevilla.
Sixth-place Atletico Madrid got a pair of goals from Diego Forlan in a 4-1 win over Deportivo.
In the rest of Sunday's games, Negredo had both goals in Almeria's 2-1 win over Mallorca, Sergio Garcia scored twice in Real Betis' 3-1 win over Racing, Jose Barkero and Carlos Llorens scored in final five minutes to help Numancia rally for a 4-3 win over Espanyol and Fernando Llorente scored his sixth goal to help Athletic Bilbao beat Osasuna 2-0.
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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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It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.
As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.
Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.
Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.
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