Montero's late goal lifts Seattle over Chicago
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08/29/2010 - Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fredy Montero scored twice, including the game- winner in stoppage time, as Seattle Sounders FC beat the Chicago Fire, 2-1, on Saturday night in Major League Soccer at Qwest Field.
John Thorrington converted a penalty kick in the 28th minute for Chicago, but Montero equalized in the 36th and added his 10th goal of the year in the final minutes to spoil Freddie Ljungberg's return to Seattle.
Seattle (9-8-5) improved to 5-0-2 in league play since Ljungberg made his last appearance for Sounders FC in early July. Sounders FC is fourth in the Western Conference and sixth in the playoff race.
Chicago (6-7-6) had two victories and a draw in its first three matches after acquiring Ljungberg in the first trade involving a designated player, but has now dropped its last two games and sits fifth in the Eastern Conference.
Seattle handed Chicago the early lead when Jeff Parke played a cross from Fire forward Patrick Nyarko with his hand. Thorrington drove the penalty kick into the upper right for his first goal of the season.
Montero canceled out Chicago's early goal less than 10 minutes later. Patrick Ianni and Tyson Wahl got the ball to Montero, who drove through traffic in the box before easily beating Fire goalie Sean Johnson.
Ljungberg and Chicago were on the verge of escaping Seattle with a point when Montero struck again. Nathan Sturgis drove a cross from the right over a group of players in the middle of the area to Montero, who was left alone at the far post. Montero headed home from close range to seal Seattle's ninth win of the season.
Seattle plays Chivas USA on Wednesday in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup, then returns to MLS play Sept. 4 at the New England Revolution. Chicago hosts the Los Angeles Galaxy, who still have the best record in the league despite going just 2-4-1 in their last seven matches, in its next match on Sept. 4.
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It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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