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09/12/2007 - Wuhan, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Xialoi Song scored the game-winner in the 88th minute as hosts China opened its World Cup with an exciting win over Denmark, 3-2, on Wednesday.
Song's goal came less than a minute after Denmark scored in the 87th minute to tie the match at 2-2. Jie Li and Yan Bi scored China's first two goals.
Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen and Cathrine Paaske Sorensen scored for Denmark.
China pulled even with Brazil in Group D with three points, although it trails by four in goal differential. Brazil rolled to a 5-0 win on Wednesday over New Zealand.
China plays Brazil on Saturday in its second game of the group stage. Denmark will look to bounce back against New Zealand on Saturday.
The Chinese looked impressive in the first half of their tournament opener, creating numerous chances while Denmark struggled to mount any offense.
China had a couple chances off three consecutive corner kicks seven minutes into the match. Yan Bi and Caixia Xie alternated taking the kicks and swung balls toward the goal. Denmark goalie Heidi Johansen punched the first two chances wide before her side finally gathered the third kick.
The Chinese had a long blast by Xiaoxu Ma knocked down by Johansen in the 17th minute and she easily covered up the ball with no players even in the box.
China also had the next scoring chance in the 23rd minute when Duan Han raced into the box near the left end line and had her shot from a tough angle saved by Johansen.
Denmark threatened for the first time in the 27th minute when Maiken Pape just missed connecting with a cross in front of China goalie Wenxia Han.
China quickly regained control of the action and Bi set up the first goal when she stole a ball about 15 yards outside Denmark's box. She dribbled toward the goal and was fouled outside the area, setting up a free kick.
Bi stood over the attempt for a long time, lining up a left-footed shot, but it was Li who moved in and unleashed a blast into the upper right corner with her right foot in the 31st minute.
China's 1-0 lead almost disappeared minutes later when Pape's leaping header went just wide of the right post. Pape had a few more chances on headers in the half, but couldn't convert.
China countered Denmark's aerial assault with a header from Duan Han that went just inches wide of the right post for the last good chance in the first half.
After all the missed opportunities in the first half, China opened the second half by converting its first scoring chance. Bi's long blast didn't look good off her foot, but it deflected off Denmark captain Katrine Pedersen. The ball changed direction, fooling Johansen and sailing into the upper left corner of the net in the 50th minute.
Denmark wasn't down by two goals for long, though, as it answered in the 51st minute. Off a corner kick, Dot Eggers Nielsen ran unmarked to the ball at the far post and scored off a strong header.
Still facing the one-goal deficit 15 minutes later, Denmark turned to all-time leading scorer Merete Pedersen. Although she is nursing an injury, Pedersen came off the bench in the 75th minute when Denmark made two substitutes.
Although she wasn't directly involved in Denmark's tying goal in the 87th minute, Denmark's other sub assisted on the goal. Stine Dimun also came on with Merete Pedersen, and her cross was headed home by Paaske Sorensen.
Paaske Sorensen hit the ball well and it cleared the outstretched arms of the Chinese goalie and just under the crossbar.
But similar to when Denmark answered China's second goal, the Chinese bounced back to take the lead less than a minute later.
Off the restart, China pushed forward and Song chested down a pass and turned and blasted a shot from just outside the box. The well-placed shot sailed into the left side of the net, giving the hosts a dramatic win.
China improved to 8-1-3 all time against Denmark.
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Ranked ACC foes square off in Atlanta >>
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kick off their ACC schedule this Saturday, as they host the 21st-ranked
Boston College Eagles under the lights at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
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the start of what will undoubtedly be a challenging Big Ten schedule,
the 12th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions entertain the Buffalo Bulls this
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Badgers battle Bulldogs in Madison >>
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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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Is there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
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