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11/06/2007 - Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tommaso Rocchi scored two goals as Lazio edged Werder Bremen, 2-1, on Tuesday in Group C of the Champions League.
Rocchi, who had his first goal off his own missed penalty kick, scored in the 57th and 68th minutes.
Diego converted a penalty kick in the 88th minute for Werder Bremen (1-3-0), which is last in the group. Lazio (1-1-2) is tied with Olympiakos for second.
Werder Bremen defeated Lazio, 2-1, on Oct. 24 for its only win in the group.
Olympiakos (1-1-2) picked up a key point with a 0-0 draw against first-place Real Madrid (2-0-2) in the group's other match Tuesday.
Lazio hosts Olympiakos on Nov. 28 in its next Champions League match. Werder Bremen hosts Real Madrid on Nov. 28.
<< It's all about defense in Tennessee
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - I couldn't tell if that was the 1985 Chicago Bears defense
or the 2007 version of the Tennessee Titans in Sunday's 20-7 bashing of the
Carolina Panthers at LP Field.
The Titans took advantage of their stingy defense to win
<< Colts will rebound in Cali, for sure
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The looks on the faces of the Indianapolis Colts after
Sunday's setback to the New England Patriots said it all. This team is not
accustomed to losing.
The Colts are also not used to practicing on Mondays this time of year
<< Broncos Become an Embarrassment
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - On Sunday in Detroit the Denver Broncos lost a football
game, a starting quarterback, and a whole lot of respect and credibility.
The first item in this list of disgraces is done and over with; the Broncos
lost 44-7, their se
<< Jaguars' Stroud suspended
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle
Marcus Stroud was suspended by the NFL for four games for violating the NFL
Policy on Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances.
Stroud started all eight games
Browns' Bentley to remain on PUP list >>
Berea, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Browns announced that center
LeCharles Bentley will remain on the team's physically unable to perform list.
The move means Bentley is ineligible to practice with the team or play for the
rema
McGeady leads Celtic to Champions win >>
Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aidan McGeady scored in the 45th minute
as Celtic edged Benfica, 1-0, on Tuesday in Group D of the Champions League.
Celtic (2-2-0) sits second in the group with six points, three behind first-
place
Benfica last in Group D of Champions League >>
Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aidan McGeady scored in the 45th minute
as Celtic edged Benfica, 1-0, on Tuesday in Group D of the Champions League.
Celtic (2-2-0) sits second in the group with six points, three behind first-
place
AC Milan rolls over Shakhtar Donetsk >>
Donetsk, Ukraine (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Filippo Inzaghi scored twice and Kaka had
one goal as AC Milan rolled to a 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday in
Group D of the Champions League.
Inzaghi, who entered in the 63rd minute, scored i
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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