Dallas aiming to extend unbeaten run with TFC coming to town

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09/03/2010 - Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas set a record last weekend after earning a scoreless draw at Columbus, going 10 straight Major League Soccer road fixtures without a loss.

On Saturday, the Hoops (9-2-10), one of the league's hottest teams, will try to extend their overall unbeaten run to 13 games when they host Toronto FC at Pizza Hut Park.

"Not too many teams come in here and get a point against Columbus," Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman told mlssoccer.com after the draw. "To get a point here, to withstand the pressure of their set pieces, it continues to show our determination and our character. Hopefully we'll continue to develop confidence with this type of game."

Toronto (7-8-6), on the other hand, has been downright atrocious on the road, going 1-7-1 away from BMO Field. Because of that they are struggling to get into playoff contention with just under 10 games remaining in the regular season.

Toronto earned a 1-1 draw against Dallas on July 24th at home, bust since then have gone 1-3-1 overall and are 0-2-0 on the road.

The Reds will be without defender Emmanuel Gomez, midfielder Amadou Sanyang and forward Chad Barrett, while forward Maicon Santos is doubtful, all with injuries. Also, more importantly, Dwayne De Rosario, Julian de Guzman and Nana Attakora are away on international duty with the Canadian national team.

"It comes down to how many players we'll have," Toronto coach Preki told the league's website. "Some are going, but none are coming. We only have one win on the road. We need points, so we'll have to start winning some time."

Hyndman's team will be shorthanded on Saturday as well, with four key starters absent. Defender Ugo Ihemelu and midfielder Dax McCarty are still out with injuries, while team captain Daniel Hernandez and winger Atiba Harris are suspended due to yellow card accumulation.

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An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.

Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off.  Randy was not impressed though.  Paula thought he started off fantastic.  "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. 

Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed.  Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact.  He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. 

Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula.  Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.

Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next.  Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential.  Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell.  He sang "Careless Whisper".

22 year old Chris Richardson was up next.  He was listed with +1100 odds coming in.  He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. 

Nick was boring and pitchy.  Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week.  Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. 

Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds .  These of course were the early odds.  He was considered original for picking an "odd song".  He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night. 

Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good. 

Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds.  Great voice and a great sense of humor.  He's a real standout.  Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit.  Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig". 

Jared Cotter followed.  He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition.  The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. 

22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next.  "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon.  Though the judges felt he performed okay.  Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.

Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition.  He was the last to perform.  He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. 

Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys.  Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.

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