11/25/2008 - Borisov, Belarus (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Raul added to his record Champions League goal total, scoring in the seventh minute of a key 1-0 win over BATE Borisov on Tuesday that snapped a rare-two game skid for the Spanish champions and secured a spot in the knockout stage.
Raul's goal was his 62nd all-time in the Champions League - his first this year - and helped Real Madrid bounce back from consecutive losses to Juventus. Real hadn't lost consecutive games in the group stage in a decade.
Real, which is 3-2 and second in Group H after five matches, still has a chance to win the group on the final matchday. Juventus tied Zenit St. Petersburg 0-0, and holds a two-point edge.
Madrid and Juventus are both through to the knockout stage, and were joined in the next round by Arsenal, Bayern Munich, FC Porto, Lyon, Manchester United and Villarreal on Tuesday.
Raul put Real in control early at tiny 5,500-seat Horodskiy Stadium, scoring in the opening minutes to erase BATE's homefield advantage.
Royston Drenthe set up the goal with a cross from the left that sneaked through a host of players and found Raul on the far post. Raul twisted to take a quick shot with his left foot, catching the ball just after a small hop, and hammered it off the underside of the crossbar and into the goal.
Real goalie Iker Casillas had no trouble making the lead hold, facing just one shot on goal.
Madrid hosts Zenit St. Petersburg on Dec. 10 in the final round of group play, and needs a win to have any shot of finishing first in Group H. Juventus hosts BATE. Zenit has third place and a spot in the UEFA Cup secured.
Juventus failed to build on its wins over Real in Zenit on a sad day in Russia. Three fans, including a child, were killed by a grenade close to the training facility.
The match went on as planned, and Juventus' Olof Mellberg and Vincenzo Iaquinta hit the left post in the first half to just miss putting the Italian side up. Zenit's Pavel Pogrebniak hit the same post in the second half.
In Group E, Manchester United and Villarreal played to another 0-0 draw to stay level on points and AaB defeated Celtic 2-1.
In Villarreal, Spain, Cristiano Ronaldo had the best scoring chance of the game in the 41st minute but his drive from outside the penalty area was directed off the crossbar by a diving Villarreal goalie Diego Lopez.
Joan Capdevila, who was later sent off for a foul on Ronaldo, saved Villarreal midway through the second half when he headed an errant deflection off his own goal line.
Man United, which is unbeaten in 18 straight Champions League games, holds the tiebreaker entering the final matchday. United hosts AaB, which got a goal from Lucas de Deus Santos in the 72nd and an own goal in 87th to edge Celtic 2-1 in Denmark and secure third and a spot in the UEFA Cup. Villarreal visits Celtic.
In Group F, Miroslav Klose had two goals and an assist to lead Bayern Munich to a 3-0 win over Steaua Bucharest and Lyon held off Fiorentina 2-1 to stay level in points.
In Munich, Klose broke open a scoreless match in the 57th minute, assisted on Luca Toni's goal four minutes later and sealed the match on another assist from Franck Ribery in the 71st.
In Florence, Jean Makoun and Karim Benzema scored in the first 27 minutes and Lyon held on despite a Alberto Gilardino goal in the 45th.
Lyon and Bayern are level atop the group, but Lyon sits first based on goals on the road. Bayern visits Lyon on the final day of the stage to determine the top team in the group.
In Group G, Nicklas Bendtner scored in the 86th minute as Arsenal escaped with a 1-1 draw against Dynamo Kyiv and Lisandro Lopez scored twice to lead FC Porto to a 2-1 win over Fenerbahce.
In London, Arsenal finally shook off back-to-back English Premier League losses - 2-0 to Aston Villa and 3-0 to Manchester City - in the closing minutes on the goal by Bendtner.
New captain Cesc Fabregas set up the goal and the Danish striker finished into the bottom right corner four minutes from time.
In Istanbul, Turkey, Lopez scored in the 18th and 28th minutes and FC Porto won to remain in contention for first in the group. Porto hosts Arsenal on the last day of the stage and needs a win to pass the English club.
Groups A-D play Wednesday, with Chelsea visiting Bordeaux and Roma visiting CFR Cluj in a wide open Group A and Panathinaikos visiting Inter Milan and Werder Bremen visiting Anorthosis in wide open Group B highlighting the matches.
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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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