Houston heads across the county to take on L.A.

Soccer Betting Lines

06/04/2010 - Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three days after suffering a heart wrenching last-second loss to Red Bull New York in Harrison, NJ, the Houston Dynamo travel across the country to take on the undefeated Los Angeles Galaxy at The Home Depot Center on Saturday night.

"It's Wednesday, we just lost a tough game here," Houston coach Dominic Kinnear said after Juan Pablo Angel scored on a 30-yard free kick in second-half stoppage time to hand the Dynamo a 2-1 defeat at New York. "I think we'll let this one sink in, and then we'll start thinking about Los Angeles. The next game after something like this is important."

The loss was the second straight for Houston, which is under .500 at 5-6-1 this season. It was also the second-straight loss in which Houston has given up a late winner.

"Just a lack of concentration, a lack of confidence, I think," Houston forward Brian Ching said of the recent trend. "I think as a team we're kind of unsure about ourselves right now, and you saw that at the end of the game. I think two years ago, we close that game out pretty easily. You look at the way this year is going, we're making mistakes because of a lack of confidence. I think after we scored our goal, we took our foot off the gas and were unsure. They're the home team and they took it to us. Disappointing, extremely. But hats off to Juan Pablo [Angel] for putting a great ball into the back of the net."

Things don't get any easier on Saturday, with Los Angeles (9-0-2) aiming to keep its record unblemished.

The Galaxy are coming off a 2-0 victory at Columbus last weekend, getting the result even though they were outplayed.

"When you have an advantage on the road and the other team doesn't score you have a chance to win," L.A. coach Bruce Arena said after the win. "At the end of the day that's what it's about. We came here to win. The only thing we were worried about was the score. We didn't concern ourselves a whole lot at the end of the game with who had the most corner kicks or shots or fouls or all that other stuff. ... I'll take the three points and I'm out of town. I'm not going to worry about all that other stuff."

L.A. has played the last couple games without leading scorers Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle, who are with the U.S. World Cup team, and will have to find a way to get by without them for at least the next two games.

"Our roster is a little weakened; our roster is not as strong as it will be during the year," Arena said.

The Galaxy could also be without forward Alan Gordon, midfielder Dema Kovalenko and defender Leonardo, who are all listed as questionable on the club's injury report.

The Dynamo will be without midfielder Geoff Cameron, while defender Mike Chabala is doubtful and defender Eddie Robinson is questionable, all with injuries.

Footballbettingshop Soccer Betting News

<< Struggling Wizards visit Red-hot TFC
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Wizards travel to BMO Field to face Toronto FC on Saturday in hopes of snapping a seven-game winless streak. Wizards (2-5-2) head coach Peter Vermes has seen his team lose four of its last

<< UC Davis QB Denham won't play in 2010
Davis, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In a surprising decision, quarterback Greg Denham of reigning Great West Conference champion UC Davis has decided against returning for the 2010 season in order to pursue a career in the ministry. Aggies head coa

<< Artest sets the tone
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - If you use the 20/20 vision that hindsight provides, it's pretty clear why the Los Angeles Lakers lost the 2008 NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics -- they got punched in the mouth. The defensive-minded Celtics were simply fa

<< TV ratings up 17 percent for NBA finals Game 1
NEW YORK (AP) -The opener of the Celtics-Lakers NBA finals matched the teams' meeting two years ago for the highest preliminary rating for a Game 1 since 2004.Los Angeles' 102-89 win Thursday night on ABC earned a 10.4 overnight rating, up 17 percen

<< Big 12 commish hopeful league remains intact
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The head of the Big 12 Conference says he is ``comfortable'' that the league will remain intact amid rumors of a breakup.Commissioner Don Beebe spoke Friday after a week of meetings in Kansas City. He says the Big 12 is in a

New York riding high heading into Chivas USA fixture >>
Harrison, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Red Bull New York hosts Chivas USA on Saturday in Major League Soccer action, three days after one of the best results of the season. With the score tied a one against the Houston Dynamo deep into stoppage

Nadal will battle Soderling in French Open final >>
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Four-time champion Rafael Nadal and last year's runner-up Robin Soderling will battle in Sunday's men's final at the French Open. The second-seeded former world No. 1 Nadal toppled 22nd-seeded Austria

Torrealba returns to Padres >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres reinstated catcher Yorvit Torrealba from the restricted list Friday. He was placed on the restricted list Monday to attend to personal matters. To make room, the Padres optioned ca

Belmont Stakes - Bet on one of the "Dudes" >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nick Zito's Ice Box is the 3-1 morning line favorite for this Saturday's Belmont Stakes, but his come-from-the-clouds style might not be well-suited to the 1 1/2-mile race. Only one horse since 1998

Manhattan's Pickett going pro overseas >>
Riverdale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manhattan guard Rico Pickett will leave the school to pursue a professional career overseas, the school announced Friday. Pickett was an All-MAAC selection last season as a junior, leading the confe

Marlins could start season without No. 2 starter Johnson

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.

Additional basbeall odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.