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07/27/2010 - Bolton, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bolton signed 19-year-old left back Marcos Alonso from Real Madrid to a three-year contract on Tuesday.
Alonso can also play on the left side of midfield, and joins Robbie Blake and Martin Petrov as new arrivals at Bolton.
"[Alonso] is an exciting young player who has undoubted quality and he will bring that into our mix. I think that we have a real talent on our hands," Bolton manager Owen Coyle told the club's website.
"I have said before that when we are investing money in transfers that I want to do it with young, talented players. He isn't the finished article yet - he's a young player making his way - but you don't get through at Real Madrid without having a bit about you."
Alonso joined Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 9, and made his first appearance for the senior team last season.
<< AL West: Angels join the arms race
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two weeks after the Texas Rangers acquired the marquee
pitcher in this year's trade market, Angels general manager Tony Reagins
answered the bell on Sunday by acquiring the other top pitcher.
By trading Joe Saunders and a
<< Ravens' Cody not ready to practice
Westminster, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Baltimore Ravens rookie defensive tackle
Terrence Cody has not yet been cleared to practice after failing a
conditioning test.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said Cody needed to pass th
<< U.S. U-20 forward Salgado signs with MLS
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - United States U-20 forward Omar Salgado signed
with Major League Soccer on Monday, and will be eligible for the 2011 MLS
SuperDraft.
Salgado left Mexican club Guadalajara following his decision to play
<< Rangers bring in Alexander Frolov
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with
free agent forward Alexander Frolov.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed for the 28-year-old veteran, who spent
his first seven NHL seasons with the Los Angel
Calgary's Bryant highlights CFL Players of the Week >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Calgary wide receiver Romby Bryant, Montreal
defensive end John Bowman, Winnipeg kick returner Jovon Johnson and Calgary
running back Jon Cornish were selected as the CFL's top performers for Week 4
of the
Gaming: C-USA a one-team league in non-conference play >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Take away Houston's straight-up and
against-the-spread non-conference records in 2009, and Conference USA was a
meat market for its opposition. The Cougars were 3-1 both SU and ATS outside
the conference, in
USA dominates Chinese Taipei at World Junior Baseball Championship >>
Thunder Bay, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For a team expecting to play right through
the end of the tournament, the United States is doing a good job of preserving
energy.
Phillip Pfeifer (1-0) dominated a hot-hitting Chinese Taipei squad over sev
Broncos sign rookie WR Decker >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos came to terms with rookie
wide receiver Eric Decker, the team announced on Tuesday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Decker, who was taken in the third round -- 87th overall --
The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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