Martens lifts AZ to top of Eredivisie
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02/11/2012 - Alkmaar, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A second-half brace from Maarten Martens handed AZ Alkmaar a 2-0 win over Excelsior on Saturday, lifting AZ into the top spot in the Eredivisie table.
A 6-0 win in midweek moved AZ level with PSV Eindhoven at the summit, and now Alkmaar moves three points clear with PSV set to host De Graafschap on Sunday.
Martens had to wait until the 58th minute to open the scoring, but he quickly added a second goal two minutes later to give AZ a lead it would never come close to giving up.
Ajax grabbed three needed points on Saturday by handing NAC a 2-0 home defeat as Dmitry Bulykin and Nicolas Lodeiro scored second-half goals for the Amsterdam side, which moved into the top four with the win.
A goal early in the second half from Sanharib Malki was all that was needed in Roda's 1-0 win over NEC, while Venlo moved to within five points of safety after taking down Groningen, 2-0, with Yanic Wildschut and Nwofor Uche both scoring inside of 30 minutes.
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evgeni Malkin had a goal and four assists, as the Penguins downed the Jets, 8-5, on Saturday. Kris Letang added two goals and an assist and Jordan Staal scored in his first game back from a knee in
<< Varejao out indefinitely with wrist fracture
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao
is out indefinitely after an MRI on Saturday showed a non-displaced fracture
of the right wrist.
A timeline for his return to action will be established next we
<< Islanders down Kings in OT
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Streit netted the game-winning goal 96
seconds into overtime as the New York Islanders downed the Los Angeles Kings,
2-1.
Michael Grabner scored the lone goal in regulation for the Islanders, who
<< Seguin, Bruins take down Predators in SO
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron scored in the
shootout and the Boston Bruins beat the Nashville Predators, 4-3, on Saturday
afternoon.
Bergeron, Daniel Paille and Milan Lucic had goals in regulation as the
<< Montpellier joins PSG at the top of Ligue 1
Montpellier, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Montpellier scored three second-half
goals in the span of 14 minutes en route to a 3-0 win over Ajaccio at the
Stade de la Mosson on Saturday.
The victory moves Montpellier level on points wit
Udine, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan scored twice in the final 15 minutes to claim a 2-1 comeback win at Udinese on Saturday, moving the Rossoneri two points clear of Juventus at the top of Serie A. Antonio Di Natale fired Udinese i
Hall lifts Oilers over Senators in OT >>
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Taylor Hall scored 17 seconds into overtime to
lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
Magnus Paajarvi, Ben Eager and Shawn Horcoff also scored for the Oilers and
Horcoff
Senior joins Pavin in the lead in Boca Raton >>
Boca Raton, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Peter Senior birdied the final hole Saturday
to join Corey Pavin atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the Allianz
Championship.
Senior carded a four-under 68 in round two, while Pavin managed a two-under
Wojta powers Green Bay past Wright State >>
Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Julie Wojta may only be six feet tall, but
she stood head and shoulders above Wright State on Saturday.
The undersized forward scored 30 points, pulled down 20 rebounds, blocked four
shots and added eight
Marquette handles Cincinnati >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Darius Johnson-Odom and Jae Crowder each
scored 23 points, as the 18th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles dominated the
Cincinnati Bearcats, 95-78.
Jamil Wilson and Vander Blue added 15 and 14 points
FOOTBALL BETTING LINES
NFL Football Sports BettingTwo 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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