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11/09/2007 - Sochaux, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sochaux got off to a terrible start this season that saw the club go winless in its first eight games and fall into the relegation zone just one year after securing a spot in the UEFA Cup.
The team is still stuck in the bottom three in the standings, but has taken eight points from its last five games and is just six points out of a spot in the top half of the table.
On Saturday, Sochaux will try to continue to turn its fortunes around when the club hosts another bottom-half team, Auxerre.
The visitors also started poorly this campaign and have already lost eight of their first 13 games. However, like Sochaux, Auxerre has seen an improvement in its recent form, winning three of its last six games to move one point clear of Sochaux.
Hantz believes that Sochaux has yet to show its true colors this season, and that this contest will be an important one in attempting to erase such a bad month of August.
The Sochaux boss will be without Bojan Jokic (thigh), but he is expected to have the services of goalkeeper Teddy Richert (ankle) and midfielder Stephane Dalmat (thigh) after both have overcome injury issues.
Auxerre manager Jean Fernandez will bring a relatively healthy squad into Saturday's contest, with Benoit Pedretti, Daniel Niculae and Kevin Lejeune each battling minor knocks but expected to play.
In other Ligue 1 action on Saturday, fifth-place Le Mans hosts top-half club St Etienne, Lille has lost two of its last three games and entertains Nice, last-place Metz takes on disappointing 17th-place club Lens, while Strasbourg travels to Monaco. Nancy sits four points behind league-leaders Lyon and visits PSG, and Caen carries a five-game unbeaten streak into its contest with Valenciennes.
On Sunday, Rennes and Bordeaux, two teams in the top four, battle at Parc Lescure, Toulouse invades Lorient and Lyon hosts a Marseille side that is second from the bottom in the league table.
<< Jayhawks begin 2007-08 at home against Warhawks
Lawrence, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The fourth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks open up
their highly anticipated 2007-08 season at home this evening, as they welcome
the UL-Monroe Warhawks to Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence.
The Jayhawks are coming
<< Owls and Volunteers tip off season in Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The seventh-ranked Tennessee Volunteers open
their 2007-08 season in Knoxville this evening, as they play host to the
always dangerous Temple Owls, from Thompson-Boling Arena.
Third-year coach Bruce
<< 25th-ranked Wildcats host Hornets
Manhattan, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Under the tutelage of new head coach Frank
Martin, the 25th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats open the 2007-08 season at
home on Friday against the Sacramento State Hornets.
The Hornets were in a rebu
<< Instate foes collide in Pullman
Pullman, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 10th-ranked Washington State Cougars
open up their much anticipated 2007-08 season tonight, as they play
host to the Eastern Washington Eagles from Friel Court in Pullman.
The Cougar
Wizards search for first win of campaign versus Nuggets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Wizards will once again try for their
first victory of the 2007-08 season when they host the Denver Nuggets this
evening at the Verizon Center.
The Wizards suffered their fourth straight loss with Thursday
Suddenly streaking Thrashers pay visit to Panthers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Thrashers will aim for their first three-game
winning streak of the season when they visit the Florida Panthers tonight at
BankAtlantic Center.
The Thrashers have posted consecutive victories over Tampa Bay and
Sabres host Maple Leafs in Northeast Division clash >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of Northeast Division rivals will meet this evening
in Buffalo, as the Sabres welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to HSBC Arena.
Both clubs have been disappointing so far this year, as the Leafs are fourth
in the divisi
Magic, Knicks clash at MSG >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Orlando Magic try to stay on the winning track
tonight against the New York Knicks at historic Madison Square Garden.
Orlando is 4-1 on the season and has won the first three games of a four-game
road trip, including W
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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