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Gambling Wraps up in 2010 Hockey Playoffs

Wednesday, 16. June 2010 8:57

The 2010 hockey betting season will be remembered for several things but conceivably the longest lasting and most moving impact that will linger on in the collective recollection of the sports betting community is the terrific NHL playoff betting event.

After watching a number of ups and downs in this year’s NHL postseason probabilities bouts, any one that made a hockey gamble on any of these fantastic games will not soon forget it.

It isn’t all that surprising that the Hawks won the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals betting title. Actually it’s a pretty logical hockey betting ending considering that this squad was one of the best in the NHL betting all year lengthy (112 points) and a #2 seed in the Western Conference. Yet what was unforeseen, and very satisfying for devotees that made a hockey bet this post season, was how the Blackhawks and their Stanley Cup betting opponents, the Philadelphia Flyers arrived at the NHL Finals betting probabilities.

The Western Conference playoff betting was not incredibly unpredictable and there weren’t many upsets as the Blackhawks competed their way to a conference championship and berth in the Stanley Cup betting event. The largest shock out West was how easily the Blackhawks beat the #1 seed San Jose Sharks in the Conference Final betting. Yet that predictability (and high quality hockey betting event) was a fine counterweight to the craziness of the Eastern Conference playoff hockey betting.

If you were one of the countless sports betting devotees that made a hockey on any of those games there’s a pretty good chance that you lost money, given how ridiculous the Eastern Conference NHL playoff betting competition was. Just put, the 2010 NHL playoff betting, at least in the Eastern Conference, was probably the most capricious in NHL betting history –hands down.

History was re-written as we saw upset after upset and the strangest pairing of a #7 seed (Flyers) and a #8 seed (Montreal Canadiens) battled it out in the rink for a bid to compete in the Stanley Cup betting finals. It was a huge season of NHL playoff betting and the only regret is that this wild ride had to come to a finish.

If the Blackhawks were going to claim their first championship in 5 decades and lift the 2010 Stanley Cup probabilities title they were going to have to earn it. But right away you could tell this was going to be a major hockey betting battle. And that’s just what they did.

Game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup probabilities event came to an exciting ending in OT when Patrick Kane smacked in an unlikely goal to give the Blackhawks not just a Game 6 victory but a Stanley Cup betting title also.

It was the city of Chicago’s first sports betting title since the White Sox won the World Series in 2005 and the city’s first Stanley Cup probabilities title in 49 years.

It was a highly fascinating and fitting finish to a amazing Stanley Cup betting series.


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US Open in 2010 Wagering Probabilities – Wagering Lines for US Open in 2010 Golf

Wednesday, 16. June 2010 3:38

The US Open wagering is usually special but this summer it will likely be extra special as the 2010 edition of the US Open Golf Championships will be held at Pebble Beach. This event and this golf course have a pretty special relationship, as any sports wagering fan who has ever bet on US Open probabilities appreciates. In fact, there’s no doubt that Pebble Beach would be its location of choice if the US Open wagering tournament were to ever choose a permanent site instead of the traditional rotation between top courses.

The US Open wagering event holds a special place in the minds and hearts of all golf wagering lovers. It is undeniably the most hard of any of the Majors and in many years the most hard layout of any championship on the golf wagering calendar.

This season Pebble Beach will be as beautiful and breathtaking as ever with its huge vistas of the rugged Pacific Coast line and its stunning signature holes.

But do not let what you see fool you. This is still the US Open wagering tournament and this is still the hardest course layout of the year. Apart from being as hard as ever, Pebble Beach will play specifically hard during the US Open wagering championship as the tee boxes are going to be moved back, pin placements extended and the players are going to have to cover 7,040 yards in 18 holes following the Arnold Palmer renovations.

When you combine the opportunity for wind gust to spray balls everywhere and that kind of distance with a links style course layout there is extremely little room for error.

Of course when you’re dealing with that kind of distance it prefers the lengthy ball hitters and basically takes the European-style competitors from the golf wagering hunt.

It’s little shock that Tiger Woods is the 2010 US Open probabilities favorite at 6:1. And it’s also no surprise that world #2 Phil Mickelson is second in the US Open probabilities at around 7:1. These two men are part of an elite group that is both lengthy enough off the tee and accurate enough with their wedges to conquer the Pebble Beach course, as well as plainly being the top competitors in the world.

Nevertheless, the opportunity for disaster is so high that just a few bad shots could undo their US Open wagering title hopes and that leaves plenty of space for a dark horse contender to emerge in this year’s wagering.

The US Open this year will be held from June 17-20. It’s the fifth time that it will likely be played at the gorgeous Pebble Beach Golf Links, however the 1st time to be held there since 2000. It’s also going to be the 1st year to test a new guideline on grooves. Grooves in clubs will need to have less volume and more rounded edges in the new rules, in an effort to limit the amount of spin. The idea is to force the golf player to concentrate more on keeping the ball in the fairway than driving it far. Whether or not this new guideline has any effect at all on the US Open remains to be seen.


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NBA Finals Probabilities Have Numerous Choices For Lakers-Celtics

Tuesday, 15. June 2010 12:10

When you are wagering NBA Finals probabilities between the Lakers and Celts you have a number of choices that go beyond just the side and total.

Quite often overlooked in basketball probabilities are the quarter, 1st half and second half lines and the number of proposition bets that can be made.

NBA Finals probabilities prefer the home team since the home court advantage is highly regarded by the odds makers. That does not mean the home team constantly wins or covers the spread however. In the 1st three games of the NBA Finals the road squad won twice and covered the spread. The worth in this series is surely with the road squad. The Los Angeles Lakers were favored before the series started and they are still the overall favorite to secure the NBA Finals.

Since the NBA Finals are televised on ABC, the games get a lot of interest and there are many additional choices that would not be accessible on normal season games. You are able to bet a number of proposition bets that will keep you in action all game. You may want to bet on a particular quarter or you may want to bet one player against another in a matchup. Those choices can be found in NBA Finals probabilities.

On a much more compact scale but similar in some aspects, the NBA Finals are like the Super Bowl. A lot more people are watching and betting on the game than is the case throughout the normal season. This is more the case with the Boston Celtics and Lakers since they are marquee squads and since they have a lengthy and fabled rivalry.

Some of the forms of propositions available are 1st squad to score, total 3-pointers made, total points landed by the Los Angeles Lakers, total points landed by the Boston Celtics, player to score the 1st points in the game, etc. There’s also player bouts such as Kobe Bryant against Paul Pierce, Ray Allen against Ron Artest, etc. In a lot of of these player competitions you’ll have one player laying points to the other player. It may be Kobe laying eight points to Pierce which means Kobe would need to score at least eight points more than Pierce for that wager to win against the basketball probabilities.

Even though the score is at 3-2 in favor of the Celts, it’s still feasible for the Los Angeles Lakers to take this series back from the Boston Celtics. The Los Angeles Lakers may band together and make it happen now that they have home court advantage back. Nevertheless, even Kobe Bryant is getting ever impatient with his team’s deficiency of scoring capability. He also has freely complained about their lack of defense, stating that it belonged on a milk carton.

With a record of winning the NBA Finals against the la Lakers 9 out of 11 times in the past, including at their previous meeting in 2008, the Celts have a reason to be cocky right now. Following that win, Boston Celtics buffs famously hit the la Lakers bus with rocks as they left the stadium.


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NBA Playoffs Betting Odds: Los Angeles Lakers against Boston Celtics Lines

Friday, 11. June 2010 20:00

The Celtics lost a great chance this past Tuesday in NBA wagering news and let the home game momentum get away along with losing the possibility of winning 3 consecutive matches on home court. Paul Pierce who is a previous NBA Finals Most Valuable Player has to come to life as the Celtics are in a do or die situation. Both he and Ray Allen were fairly dormant in the past loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, and they required Ray Allen to have another huge game. It’s incredible but Allen was -13 from the court following the spectacular and record breaking shooting of 7 3 pointers from the first half only of Game 2.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be just one game away from their 5th NBA Title and NBA Champs for the second consecutive season with another good game from Bryant, Gasol and Fisher. Bynum, who landed 9 points, was another powerful player for the Los Angeles Lakers in game 3, but more to the point he had ten rebounds, a priceless asset in these playoff matches.

The Celtics got even in the series score to 2-2 with the Los Angeles Lakers by winning the game on Thursday night. The Celts’ win guaranteed them a trip back to Los Angeles and prevented a 3-1 deficit that has never been overcome in NBA finals history.

Pierce directed the Celtics with 19 points in spite of no shots in the 3rd quarter, 2 turnovers and one foul. Guard Kobe Bryant (33 points) and forward Pau Gasol (21 points) received 61 percent of the Lakers’ points.

The NBA Playoff Betting lines and NBA Playoff Odds for Thursday’s game are below!

For Game 4 the Celtics were the preferred pick by a small 52.9 % over the Los Angeles Lakers. On the subject of the backboards the even for re-bounding with the Celtics 41.five – 41.1 for Los Angeles Lakers and that data will definitely be an element on NBA Playoff Betting and the NBA Playoff Sports books combined with the shooting and 3 point leaders. In the shooting stats the Celtics are anticipated to shoot 46.2 to the Los Angeles Lakers 44.7 from the court also quite close. For the 3 pointers so far the Celtics are finishing 5.2 while the Los Angeles Lakers are making 5.8 of the 3 pointers from the court. Very near are the turnover stats with the Celtics making 13.5 to the Los Angeles Lakers 12.1 turnovers. NBA Playoff Betting lines and NBA Playoff odds are below!

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Celtics Stats:

The Los Angeles Lakers are: 57-25 SU, 34-46-2 ATS

The Celtics are: 50-32 SU, 33-48-1 ATS

The Los Angeles Lakers lately:

While competing Thursdays they are 8-2

Before playing the Celtics they were 8-2

After they played the Celtics they are 6-4

Right after their past win they are 8-2

The Celtics lately:

When competing Thursdays they are 6-4

Before playing the Los Angeles Lakers they were 6-4

After they played the Los Angeles Lakers they are 6-4

After their past loss they are 8-2

The Next Game:

Celtics at home to Los Angeles Lakers, on Sunday, June 13

Presently Basketball Sports books have the lines for the NBA Championship Game 4 for the Celtics – 3 ½ and the Total Over/Under 190 and the Celtics are -170 and the Los Angeles Lakers are 150 on the Money Line.


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Dolphins Anticipated to Compete versus Sportsbook NFL Odds

Friday, 11. June 2010 10:29

The Miami Dolphins should be an interesting squad to follow this season with regards to NFL odds at the sports book.

They grabbed a star wide receiver in Brandon Marshall in the off-season and their owner is predicting big things this year. The Miami Dolphins have some good value with regards to Super Bowl odds on the online sports book as they are listed at 47-1.

Sports book odds don’t favor Miami to win it all considering they are in a difficult division with New England, the New York Jets and Buffalo. Their owner Stephen Ross is predicting an amazing season for the Miami Dolphins this year although they are in the difficult AFC East. He stated he thinks his squad is going to be competing in Super Bowl XLV in February. He doesn’t feel the high anticipations will trouble head coach Tony Sparano or the players. Ross is already predicting big things for Chad Henne, boosting the quarterback.

Miami went 11-5 and secured the AFC East 2 years ago however they slipped to 7-9 previous season. The squad added wide receiver Brandon Marshall and linebacker Karlos Dansby in the off-season and big things are anticipated in Miami. To win the division, the Miami Dolphins will have to get past New England and the New York Jets in NFL sports book odds. The Jets won the division previous year while the Patriots have won the AFC East in six of the past seven seasons.

Miami finished previous season having an offense which was fifteenth in the league in points landed. Those stats should unquestionably get better with the addition of Marshall. The rushing attack was excellent, ranking fourth in the league but the passing attack was just twentieth. The defense was just 25th in the league in points granted so they can unquestionably use Dansby’s support as they seek to be better vs the sports book point spread. They were 22nd in the NFL in yards granted.

Miami needs to win their opening match at Buffalo in NFL odds on the online sports book considering their early season schedule is tough. After the opener at Buffalo they go to Minnesota, host the New York Jets, host the New England Patriots, go to Green Bay and then host Pittsburgh. Miami is a 1.five point favorite in NFL odds at the sports book for their season opener on September 12th at Buffalo with a total of 37.five.

Miami Dolphins owner Steven Ross shocked the media throng when asked about his outlook for the coming season previous week while participating in a ceremony to rename an athletic lineup in his honor. He stated that he, coach Tony Sparano, as well as every player on the squad expects that they will be competing in the Super Bowl next February. Miami Beach Senior High athletic fields got $164,000 for renovations from Ross. He added that there was not any pressure, just that the squad would get out there and do it.

The Miami Dolphins lost their previous three games to fall from the playoff hunt, finishing 7-9 last season, and haven’t won a Super Bowl since 1973.


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Franklin Favored at the Sportsbook in UFC 115

Friday, 11. June 2010 9:30

Rich Franklin is favored at the sportsbook as he faces Chuck Liddell on Saturday in UFC 115 at General Motors Palace in Vancouver.

This will be the fourth UFC competition held in Canada and conceivably the most popular one at the online sportsbook. The competition was the quickest sellout in UFC history.

Sports Book probabilities list Franklin as a minor favorite at -150 over Liddell in this main event fight. There’s an 11-fight card in UFC 115 on Saturday, with this fight the main one. The fight should get fantastic competition at the online sportsbook because both Liddell and Franklin are very popular. Liddell is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion while Franklin is a former UFC Middleweight Champion. Both competitors are coming away from a loss as Liddell was knocked out by current Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua as Franklin was knocked out by UFC Middleweight competitor Vitor Belfort. Liddell had been one of the very first competitors to put the UFC on the map. He went 14-1 with his only loss to Randy Couture from 2000 to 2006. At 40-years old, many folks wonder if Liddell can still be a headliner so this will be a big test for the Hall of Fame fighter. The UFC probabilities are close on this fight between Liddell and Franklin so the probabilities makers think that Liddell has an opportunity to win.

Liddell, perhaps the most popular fighter in Ultimate Fighting Tournament history, is 1-4 in his past 5 fights and has been knocked out in 3 of them. He hasn’t scored a knockout or TKO himself since he shut down bitter foe Tito Ortiz on Dec. 30, 2006. He is renowned for his punching ability, but one of the secrets to his accomplishment has long been his capability to take a possibility and keep coming.

Like Liddell, Franklin, 35, is a former champ who would need some victories to contend again and might not have many years left to get them. Liddell, 40, is more aged than Franklin, but Franklin does not want to fight forever. He isn’t truly positive what’s subsequent in his fight career or whatever else.

Additionally for the main card in UFC 115 it will be Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic taking on Pat Barry. This competition should also be an fantastic one as Barry is a slight -150 favorite at the sportsbook. It ought to be a fun fight to watch since both of these competitors have fantastic kickboxing skills.

The other 3 competitions on the sportsbook probabilities board for the main pay-per-view card have Paulo Thiago fighting Martin Kampmann, Ben Rothwell vs Gilbert Yvel and Carlos Condit vs Rory MacDonald. There are 6 matches on the preliminary card, two of which will be aired on Spike TV. Those two are Tyson Griffin vs Evan Dunham and Mac Danzig vs Matt Wiman. The other 4 competitions for the preliminary card are David Loiseau vs Mario Miranda, James Wilks vs Peter Sobotta, Ricardo Funch vs Claude Patrick and Mike Pyle vs Jesse Lennox.


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Results for NBA Finals Game 4

Friday, 11. June 2010 5:11

The Boston Celtics confronted their first must-win game of the playoffs on Thursday night. They trailed the Los Angeles Lakers 2-1 in the NBA Finals probabilities and not even the most ardent Boston fan believes the Boston Celtics could manage to lose on Thursday and win the series. The Lakers won a difficult game on Tuesday night thanks to Derek Fisher who simply outplayed everyone in the fourth quarter. Now the Lakers will try and put a stranglehold on this series on Thursday.

Boston was a 3.5 point fave with an overall of 190 at SBG Global. It appears as though they earned that ranking because they evened up the finals on Thursday night with a victory vs the Lakers.

It was a challenging game, but the Boston Celtics pulled it off. The Boston Celtics trailed by as many as eight points and was down 62-60 after the third, but rallied on the strength of its bench in the fourth quarter, headed by Glenn “Big Baby” Davis. Kobe Bryant scored 33 points to lead the Lakers, while teammate Pau Gasol had 21. Nate Robinson’s three-pointer with 3.4 seconds remaining in the period lifted the Boston Celtics to the 2nd with a 19-16 lead.

Sunday night is going to be Game 5.

Derek Fisher continually made the big plays down the stretch, leading the Lakers to victory 91-84 on Tuesday night. Kobe Bryant missed a ton of shots, however he headed the Lakers with 29 points.It absolutely was Fisher who took the game for the Lakers. Kobe gets most of the accolades when the Lakers win but not this time. It was Fisher’s game as he finished with 16 points, 11 of these made in the fourth quarter. Kevin Garnett had 25 points to top the Celtics while Ray Allen, who had 32 points in Game 2 was totally shut down. He finished with just two points after failing all 13 of his field goal attempts.

Boston got nothing out of Ray Allen in Game 2 and they did not get a lot more out of Paul Pierce. Allen finished with just 15 points. Rajon Rondo also did not lead as he had in Game 2 as he finished with just 11 points, eight assists and 3 rebounds. It was mentioned before this series started that for the Boston Celtics to win they needed Rondo to dominate. The Boston Celtics won after he did that in Game 2. In the other two games he did not and the Boston Celtics lost.

The Lakers continue to excel gaining points in the NBA betting playoffs. The Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their past 6 playoff games as an underdog. The Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their past seven road games. Boston is 7-3 ATS in their past 10 home games. In the past 15 meetings vs Boston, the Lakers are 4-10-1 ATS.

Examining the total, the Under is 14-6-1 in the Lakers past 21 games as a road underdog. In the Boston Celtics last 6 home games, the under is 5-1. The Under is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.


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Twins Liked at Home in Thursday MLB Betting

Friday, 11. June 2010 3:42

The Minnesota Twins are favored in Baseball betting on Thursday when they host the Kansas City Royals in the finale of a three-game series.

The Minnesota Twins try for their 7th straight victory at home and a 3-game sweep of the AL Central rival Kansas City Royals tonight in the series finale from Target Field.

Bruce Chen is expected to be be featured going for the Royals vs Minnesota’s Scott Baker in the baseball betting game.

Scott Baker has fared fine at Target Field. He’s always pitched fine vs the Kansas City Royals no matter of the location. Baker granted 4 runs over seven 1-3 innings in a 5-4, 11-inning victory at Oakland on Friday.

Much of the time in their new home the Minnesota Twins are favored by MLB betting odds. Target Field has been good to the Minnesota Twins as to date the Minnesota Twins have been just as good at their new lineup when they were in the Metrodome. On Thursday, Scott Baker is expected to get the start. He’s 5-4 on the season with a 4.52 ERA. He went seven 1/3 innings last time out vs Oakland and allowed 4 runs on six hits and had 3 strikeouts. The last time he pitched vs The Kansas City Royals he allowed only 2 runs and seven hits. Baker is greater at home this season than traveling. His road ERA is 5.66 whereas his road ERA is 3.49 ERA.

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Jason Kubel is 4 for seven with 3 RBIs in this series and rookie 3rd baseman Danny Valencia is 4 for 8.

Chen is 2- on the season with a 2.95 ERA. Gil Meche is hurt, so he’s been playing instead and doing quite well. In his 2 starts he’s 1- with 3.00 ERA. Previous time out he went 5 innings and granted just 2 earned runs on 4 hits. The experienced left-hander has made 10 relief performances to go with his single career start vs the Minnesota Twins in 2004. He has a 5.75 ERA vs Minnesota.

Kansas City hasn’t had lots of success over the years vs Minnesota versus the MLB betting odds. Before this series began they had lost 15 of the last 20 vs the Minnesota Twins. The teams competed in 2 series in April, one in Minnesota and one in Kansas City. Of the six games, the Minnesota Twins won 4. 5 of those six games went over the total in MLB betting.

In baseball betting, the Royals have not been very good at home or on the road. They actually have a little more value on the road since their prices are higher. The Royals have lost eight from 11 in total and 4 straight on the road. It is tough to take The Kansas City Royals, in spite of their huge prices, since they are below average in hitting and in pitching.

Minnesota is very good at home and just .500 on the road. That might be good enough however to win the American League Central. The Twins are around average in hitting but their pitching has been solid, ranking in the top 10 in the league.


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Does Chile Have a possibility in World Cup Wagering?

Wednesday, 9. June 2010 21:58

Will Chile have a reasonable chance to win in World Cup wagering? World Cup odds list them at a 40-1.

Chile battles in Group H and they are anticipated to progress from this group along with Spain.

World Cup wagering odds respect the Chileans a little bit. In Group H, Spain is the 1st choice and they are the 2nd. The Chile squad comes into the World Cup playing well and they may very well be a squad to watch as a major underdog. Chile qualified in the South American region behind Brazil but in front of Argentina.

Chile shouldn’t just automatically be thrown out as a squad that can win in World Cup wagering. They have some serious expertise. Jorge Valdivia is a major time playmaker and Humberto Suazo is a fine striker and Claudio Bravo is a an excellent goalie. Though on paper it looks like Group H is hard, Chile probably get it easy since they should beat Honduras and Switzerland and when they do that they’ll progress from Group H. The thing that affects Chile is the fact that they’d be competing versus a squad from Group G in the knockout round and that is not very good news considering that group is the toughest.

Chile is 450 to win Group H and if they can get a result versus Spain they may very well be a surprise and win the group. Spain is gaining all of the attention in World Cup odds and Chile could sneak in there and steal Group H. The world rankings have Chile listed at 15th. Chile has a coach in Marcelo Bielsa who knows how to win as he led Argentina to a gold medal in 2004.

In a competition they should win, Chile opens up versus Honduras on June 15th. Honduras is 450 in World Cup wagering in that competition while Chile is a -170 favorite. The total on the competition is 2.5 under and the draw is 270. Chile will play their 2nd competition on June 21st versus Switzerland. If they win their first two matches then the competition on June 25th versus Spain would decide the Group H victor.

If you are searching for a lengthy shot squad that could in fact win some matches in the World Cup and be a menace to some of the power teams then you might take a look at Chile.
The FIFA World Cup will start on June 11th and is anticipated to run through July 11th. It’s the first time in history that the World Cup has been hosted by an African country. South Africa trumped Morocco and Egypt for the privilege. The FIFA World Cup features 32 teams from different countries playing versus each other for the tournament in football and is held once every 4 years. This event has in the past been dominated by Brazil, which holds a record 5 titles and is the only squad to have competed in every tournament. Italy is the current champ. They have won the title 4 times total. Brazil will be hosting the next World Cup in 2014.


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Ivory Coast Takes a Hit in 2010 world cup Gambling with Drogba Injury

Wednesday, 9. June 2010 21:46

Any shot Ivory Coast had of making a significant run in 2010 world cup wagering could have come to a halt on Friday when star striker Didier Drogba broke his arm in a warm-up game versus Japan.

The likelihood of Ivory Coast even making it out of the group stage in World Cup odds are now questionable as Drogba is expected to miss at least some of the World Cup.

Even though Ivory Coast is in a challenging group with Brazil and Portugal, they are shown by World Cup wagering odds as a definite contender. It is unlikely that Ivory Coast will have sufficient scoring to reach the round of sixteen without Drogba in the lineup. Drogba was hurt in Ivory Coast’s 2- win over Japan. He was harmed after a high challenge by Japan’s Marcus Tulio Tanaka. Even though their coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was not completely ruling Drogba out of competition, the squad said that Drogba fractured his right arm. There is an opportunity Drogba could still play since he had surgery over the weekend.

Drogba made 29 goals this season for Chelsea and Ivory Coast was considered a danger in Group G because of his scoring capability. Ivory Coast opens up play versus Portugal on June 15th and without Drogba’s scoring it seems unlikely they will be able to win that game. The World Cup odds on Ivory Coast were dropping and were as low as 23-1 to win it all. Look for those odds to increase now that Drogba is out. Also look for the odds on the Ivory Coast competitions to be modified a little bit. Portugal was already the favorite in the opening game versus Ivory Coast, with the news that Drogba is out of the game, those World Cup wagering odds may go up a bit.

Friday was not an excellent day for star players as England’s captain Rio Ferdinand was hurt in the course of training in Rustenburg, South Africa. Italy discovered that midfielder Andrea Pirlo has an hurt calf on Friday as well, and his status is questionable. US team striker Jozy Altidore has a sprained right ankle and his standing is unknown and even Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar has been managing a back injury. The World Cup has already lost a number of high profile players. In addition to Drogba, other players who are hurt and out of the world cup include England’s David Beckham, Germany’s Michael Ballack and Ghana’s Michael Essien.

The FIFA 2010 world cup will begin on June 11th and is expected to run through July 11th. An African nation will be hosting the World Cup for the first time ever this season. South Africa beat out Morocco and Egypt for the honor. The FIFA 2010 world cup features 32 teams from different countries competing versus each other for the tournament in football and is held one time every 4 years. This event has in the past been dominated by Brazil, which holds a record five titles and is the only squad to have competed in every tournament. The current champion is Italy, which has won the title 4 times total. The next World Cup will be held in 2014 in Brazil.


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