'Determined' Bayern set for Schalke clash

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04/24/2009 - Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich has not led the Bundesliga at all this season and, with six matches remaining, realize "it's all or nothing," striker Luca Toni said this week.

Bayern hosts Schalke at the Allianz Arena on Saturday - one of four home games remaining on the schedule - and hopes to pull level with first-place Wolfsburg.

Wolfsburg, which has won 10 straight matches, leads the defending champions by three points. The top five in the league - Wolfsburg, Bayern, Hamburg, Hertha Berlin and Stuttgart - are separated by just six points. Schalke is 11 off the pace in sixth.

Bayern has won two straight games since an embarrassing 5-1 defeat to Wolfsburg but with goal differential - and a long win streak - in the Wolves' favor, the Munich side may need to finish the season on an eight-match win streak to have any hope of repeating.

"The coach [Jurgen Klinsmann] has made it clear that it's all or nothing now," Toni said. "They [Wolfsburg] need to feel us breathing down their necks.

"There's a massive difference between first and second. If we win ... we'll all remember the season. Otherwise, we'll forget it."

Bayern has been hampered by injuries throughout the season but with last week's exit from the Champions League, it has nothing else to focus on but the league.

Striker Miroslav Klose, the team's leading scorer this season, is still out but four players - Ze Roberto, Breno, Lukas Podolski and Massimo Oddo - who missed last week's 1-0 win at Arminia Bielefeld resumed training this week.

With Toni also regaining his scoring touch, he scored the lone goal last week, Bayern is in good position to make a run at the top spot. But while aiming for the top is the true goal, dropping just a few points could ruin the season and even knock the club out of next season's Champions League.

"We've already given away too many points this season. We can't afford any more mistakes," Bayern defender Martin Demichelis said. "Every game from now on is a final."

"We can't afford to drop any more points," Bayern defender Philipp Lahm added. "We're fired up and determined to win the league again."

Demichelis admitted "Schalke are always tough, but if we pull together, we can beat them."

Schalke has been revived under new coach Mike Buskens, one of the numerous guys who are filling in for fired coach Fred Ruttens. Schalke has won three straight since Ruttens was fired, but has yet to play a team as strong as Bayern.

Still, last week's 4-0 win over relegation-threatened Energie proved the team is not going to overlook anyone, and could be a spoiler down the stretch - plus move into a Europa berth.

"You could tell from the outset that we were determined not to let Cottbus take anything away with them," Buskens said. "We played some attractive football at times and deserved to win the game."

Schalke, led by 12-goal scorer Kevin Kuranyi, hoped to have Marcelo Bordon but he has been ruled out following a setback in training. Bordon has not played since April 3.

"Marcelo's done all he could to make himself available for us at the weekend," Buskens said. " Unfortunately, he's suffered a minor setback which means he'll have to go back to individual training for the time being."

On Friday, Hertha Berlin moved into second place with a 1-0 win over Hoffenheim as Patrick Ebert scored the game's lone goal in the 40th minute.

The win leaves Hertha two points back of leaders Wolfsburg, while Hoffenheim remains in eighth.

Also Saturday, Borussia Dortmund hosts Hamburg - which will be without 17- goal scorer Mladen Petric, Stuttgart hosts Eintracht, Werder Bremen hosts Bochum, Bayer Leverkusen hosts Karlsruhe and Hannover hosts Koln.

On Sunday, Wolfsburg will try to extend its 10-game win streak and 11-match unbeaten streak when it visits relegation-threatened Energie, and Arminia Bielefeld, without 12-goal scorer Artur Wichniarek, visits Monchengladbach.

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Super Bowl XLIII Betting - Super Bowl 2009

Super Bowl 2009, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.

MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.

Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.

Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.

After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.

Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.

Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.

If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.

Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.

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Will Ohio State continue to run the table in College Football betting odds?
MySportsbook.com favors Buckeyes, Fighting Irish and Golden Bears in this weekend's big games.

NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.

Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.

Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.

Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.

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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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