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12/26/2006 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Only three days after Chelsea narrowly escaped Wigan with the maximum points on Arjen Robben's stoppage time goal, the Blues were not so lucky on Tuesday. Ashley Cole's late miscue led to an own goal, forcing Chelsea to settle for a 2-2 draw with Reading and dropping crucial points at Stamford Bridge.
The news got worse for Chelsea, as front-runners Manchester United got two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo en route to a 3-1 win over Wigan, increasing the Red Devils advantage to four points in the standings over Chelsea.
Didier Drogba continued his fantastic campaign with two goals in the match, the second coming in the 72nd minute to put Chelsea ahead 2-1. It looked as though Jose Mourinho's men would hang on for all three points and keep the heat on United, but then disaster struck in the 85th minute.
Reading's Kevin Doyle played a cross into the box that Cole, who came on as a second-half substitute, should have dealt with easily. However, the English international hurried his clearance, blasting it into teammate Michael Essien. The ball bounded off Essien and into the back of Chelsea's goal past a horrified Hilario.
The game started off well for Chelsea, with the Blues pressing forward and creating a myriad of chances.
Drogba missed a handful of opportunities, while strike partner Salomon Kalou and midfielder Frank Lampard also had narrow misses. Despite failing in his early efforts, Drogba atoned in the 38th minute to put Chelsea ahead.
A Lampard corner found the head of the Ivory Coast international, whose driving header crossed the goal line despite the efforts of Reading's Nicky Shorey, who could not keep it out.
Reading responded well after the restart, and pulled level in the 67th minute. Lampard lost possession in the midfield and Glen Little took hold of the ball and beat Essien down the right flank. Little then served up a ball in the Chelsea box that Leroy Lita slammed home with a diving header, making it a 1-1 match.
The home side had a quick answer, however, and surged back in front just five minutes later. Shaun Wright-Phillips set up Drogba's second tally of the match as he raced down the wing and crossed for Drogba, who was set up at the back post. Drogba made no mistake and finished easily for what many Chelsea supporters thought would be the match-winner.
The Stamford Bridge faithful then watched in disbelief as Cole's ill-fated clearance cost Chelsea a chance to move into the top spot in the Premiership.
In other EPL action on Tuesday, Jermain Defoe helped Tottenham down Aston Villa with a pair of goals in a 2-1 win, Linvoy Primus also hit the back of the net twice to lead Portsmouth to a 2-1 victory over West Ham at Upton Park. Blackburn moved four points clear of relegation as Benny McCarthy scored the lone goal in a 1-0 Rovers win over Liverpool, Nicolas Anelka handed Bolton three points with a 57th-minute goal in a 2-1 win over Newcastle, Everton and Middlesbrough played to a 0-0 stalemate, Stephen Ireland's first league goal of the season gave Manchester City a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United while Arsenal and Watford were tied at one at the break in the later game.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Injuries are destroying the New Orleans/Oklahoma City
Hornets season. They own a disappointing 11-15 record, after they started the
season with four straight wins.
The Hornets are without three key players. Peja
<< Clippers have been a big disappointment
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Clippers are just 11-15 and are in the
cellar in the Pacific Division. Expectations are high for the Clippers after
they won 47 games during the 2005-06 campaign and advanced to
the con
<< Jazz continue solid play
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Utah Jazz (20-8) are four games ahead of the second
place Denver Nuggets in the Northwest Division. They look like they are ready
to end their three-year drought of postseason play.
The Jazz are 10-3 when they
<< Eskandarian headed to Toronto
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto FC took another step towards its
inaugural Major League Soccer season by acquiring forward Alecko Eskandarian
from D.C. United in exchange for a partial allocation.
The 24-year-old was the to
Dorsey gets the start for Cleveland >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Browns named Ken Dorsey as
their starting quarterback for the season finale against the Houston Texans.
Dorsey gets the nod after backup Derek Anderson separated his shoulder in
Sunday
Phoenix-Denver game rescheduled >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns-Denver Nuggets contest
that was postponed due to blizzard conditions in Denver on December 20 has
been rescheduled for Monday, February 5 at 9:00 p.m. (et).
In addition, the start
Onyewu, Lilly named U.S. Soccer Athletes of the Year >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Monday, U.S. Soccer named National Team
defender Oguchi Onyewu and forward Kristine Lilly the 2006 Male and Female
Athletes of the Year, respectively.
For more than 20 years, U.S. Soccer Athletes
Trail Blazers trying to reach .500 >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers are improved and seem to be
heading in the right direction. Even though they are 12-15, the Trail Blazers
are better than most expected them to be.
On Tuesday, the Phoenix Suns attempt t
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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