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08/20/2010 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Premiership newcomers Blackpool made quite a first impression on the opening weekend of the season as they recorded a 4-0 win over Wigan.
Now, manager Ian Holloway takes his Tangerines to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal on Saturday, which presents an exciting opportunity for Holloway's men.
"It's very exciting for all of us; you won't get a stadium that's anymore modern or better than that anywhere in the world right now," Holloway told the club's official website.
"My boys are so ready, so up for the challenge; do we know what's going to happen? No, is that going to frighten us? No, can we wait for it, no!"
Marlon Harewood made an impressive debut in the win over Wigan, scoring two goals and helping set up another, but he should expect a tougher time on Saturday against an Arsenal side that has conceded just one goal in its last seven home games.
The Gunners didn't exactly get off to a great start in their opening match as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Liverpool despite playing the entire second half up a man.
In fact, Arsenal needed an own goal from Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina in the 90th minute just to claim a point.
The club also received some bad news this past week as both Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Frimpong were ruled out with injuries, while the Gunners continue to be linked with a move for Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer as well as Sevilla defender Sebastien Squillaci.
Chelsea put together the biggest win of the opening weekend as they hammered West Bromwich, 6-0, and the Blues will be looking for another big victory when they travel to the DW Stadium to face Wigan.
Tottenham outplayed Manchester City in its opening match but had to settle for a 0-0 draw, and they will visit Stoke City, while Birmingham takes on a Blackburn side that was able to claim three points against Everton last time out.
The Toffees will try to rebound from that defeat when they host Wolverhampton, Sunderland visits The Hawthorns to face West Bromwich and Bolton squares off with West Ham.
Sunday's matches include Aston Villa hitting the road to face Newcastle and Manchester United invading Fulham, while Manchester City faces Liverpool on Monday in a battle of teams with Champions League aspirations.
<< Rays, A's resume set at the Coliseum
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeremy Hellickson tries to win his fourth game in as many
starts this evening when the Tampa Bay Rays continue their four-game series
with the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum.
Regardless of the outcome tonight, tho
<< Jays open series in Boston
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays may not be looking forward to
another series with the Boston Red Sox. The club has certainly seen enough of
Jon Lester over the past couple of years.
Both Lester and the Red Sox will attemp
<< Mets take aim at .500 in Steel City opener
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Mets can pull back to .500 and beyond
beginning tonight, when they open a three-game weekend series against the team
with the worst record in the major leagues - the Pittsburgh Pirates - at PNC
Park.
New York
<< Rolling Reds try to snap slide at Dodger Stadium
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Reds are on a roll right now, but face a
daunting task in trying to end a lengthy drought at Dodger Stadium. The
current NL Central leaders hope to snap a 12-game skid in Los Angeles when
they begin a three-gam
FCS Season Preview: CAA Football >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - CAA Football, the premier conference in the
Football Championship Subdivision, has had a different school reach the
national championship game in each of the last four seasons, and five schools
(including Del
NHL's hybrid icing rule could have legs >>
Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 2010 NHL Research, Development and
Orientation Camp took place on August 18-19 at Toronto's MasterCard Centre,
drawing many of hockey's most critical thinkers.
Grouped together at the Toronto Maple Lea
Lagoutte-Clement wins Ladies Scottish Open >>
East Lothian, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Virgine Lagoutte-Clement posted a
one-under-par 71 on Friday to come from behind and win the Ladies Scottish
Open.
She won the championship by a stroke at one-over 217 at Archerfield Links.
MISL adds second expansion team for 2010-11 >>
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Major Indoor Soccer League announced this
week an expansion team based on Omaha, Neb. will join the league for the
2010-11 season.
The soon-to-be-named Omaha team joins the Missouri Comets as new te
March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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