MLS Picks
I'll be posting on MLS here and there..good game tonight;
Kansas City heads to New England in a battle for 1st place. I'm playing the total..KC's offense is explosive with boomer Eddie Johnson expected for duty in tonight's key MLS tilt.
I like the fact that the first game was a 4-3 result. Weather is fine, rosters look right, should get to 4 by the end of regulation
ROLL WITH ME ON KANSAS CITY/NEW ENGLAND OVER 2 1/2 -140
1.5 units
GL fellas
MLS RECORD:
0-0 ATS
posted by pc7588
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I'll take Colorado at home tonight +150 against New England their revolution. The classic mile high altitude is a huge home field advantage and should help us cash tonight
1 unit on Colorado +150 @ home tonight..
MLS record: 0-1
posted by pc7588
Aug. 16 2007 6:31pm -
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We hit on Colorado nicely as a 150 dog..I also hit the over but didn't post it. Anyways...I am really spending a lot of time capping on the pitch. With the updated channel options here in North Florida I will be going 100% on the Premiership and Bundesligia and MLS. I have my first ever Game of the Month in the Premiership. I will post in that thread which I'll start. Anyways, just wanted everyone to know I will work very hard on these 3 leagues this year. Let's see how we do..
Updated MLS:
1-1 ATS
+0.75 units
posted by pc7588
Aug. 17 2007 3:02pm -
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We hit on Colorado as a dog..let's go after another one:
Roll with me on the Chicago Fire +170 to win in regulation time.
With the addition of my most hated Mexican nationale...Mr. Blanco, the Fire have been energized. I'm tellin ya this team looks entirely different and should be favored tonight. Don't bet the game line where you get a push at -110 if draw, go with the win. I just don't see any value in Real Salt Lake..they have lost wunderkid Freddie, they are coming off a nice upset win, they are among the league's lowest scoring team. I have to back the dog again
ROLL WITH ME ON THE FIRE +170
1.5 units for me
Play #2: Beckham watch at Gotpicks:
I have to post on the Becks games. I'll admit I have enjoyed the media hype he has brought to MLS and his first start was a clear indicator of his ability. Scored on a set piece and set up US national anti-hero Landon Donovan on a nice lead assist. Tonight I am going to roll the dice a little bit and play the over. Angel, Donovan, and Becks are all goal scorers but these two teams haven't scored much lately. But I will go over because the pub is hammering the under and it seems the logical play. On totals, go opposite of what should happen and your good in this league. I'm hoping for a 1H cover of the over 2 1/2.
ROLL WITH ME ON OVER 2 1/2 +115 in the Galaxy game with the NY Red Bulls.
Good luck tonight
record above..
posted by pc7588
Aug. 18 2007 5:56pm -
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We got the over in the LA Galaxy game in the 8'th minute$$$$
let's go Chicago..sweep the MLS baby$$$$
For the two of you watching this game..Beckham is the real deal. 2 assists on two set pieces and clearly the best direct kick futboller playing on this continent.
Sorry..I'm just so excited that New York of all places has a sell out for a soccer game. Not since Pele and the Cosmos have we seen it.
Hope you rode..I want that sweep tonight. let's go Fire.
posted by pc7588
Aug. 18 2007 7:57pm -
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Hell of a day PC! Your boy Blanco with the goal and assist too. Let’s keep it going bright and early tomorrow with Man City.
After that dominating performance on the road today, I don’t know anyone in Germany, or even the world, who’s gonna slow down Munchen. Only down side is Captain Kahn isn’t gonna get a lot of work, so no highlight film saves.
Nice picks.
Teeks75
posted by teeks75
Aug. 18 2007 11:11pm -
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Thanks Teeks..I'm stoked about tomorrow's Derby on the Pitch. Should be insane with MC in first in the EPL. Man U with no Ronaldo...should be a good one..please anything but a Man U win.
MLS Record:
3-1 ATS (2-0 tonight) +4.3 Units
Big game in the English Premier League..it's up in that forum. Good luck Sunday.
posted by pc7588
Aug. 18 2007 11:14pm -
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congrats and thankyou $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
posted by coolrick1
Aug. 18 2007 11:40pm -
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Tonight Sunday the 19'th..ROLL WITH ME ON THE HOUSTON DYNAMO +120 in regulation time.
1.5 units to win 1.8 units.
Should come in nicely. I'm gonna say 2-0 on a Chinger clincher in the 2nd half.
Good luck...
posted by pc7588
Aug. 19 2007 3:23pm -
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Yo, Gonna roll the dice with ya since up big today..I don't see a line on bookmaker for just regulation..is Houston -111 ml good or not?
posted by hilly
Aug. 19 2007 6:41pm -
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Nevermind I see how this works that is in regulation and line moved..gl bro gonna tail ya small
posted by hilly
Aug. 19 2007 6:47pm -
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Hit on the Dynamo last night:
MLS Record:
4-1 ATS (1-0 yesterday) +6.1 Units
I'll be back for a few MLS plays later in the week. Wednesday we have another nice dog to go after in the Premiership.
have a good monday everyone.
posted by pc7588
Aug. 20 2007 12:59pm -
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Record above:
Forget the barn burner, we are gonna cash nice on this one.
Roll with me on under 2 1/2 in New York Red Bulls/DC United game.
I really don't expect more than 1 goal but maybe 2. No way we see a repeat of the 5-4 barn burner with the Galaxy.
2.2 units to win 2 units on under 2 1/2
Good luck all.
Goes off Wednesday night.
posted by pc7588
Aug. 21 2007 11:23pm -
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Update record thru 8-22:
4-2 ATS +3.9 units
Lost 2.2 yesterday on DC under.
have a good one all.
EPL and UFC on Saturday$$$$
posted by pc7588
Aug. 23 2007 8:43am -
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Lost my last one on DC united under but still on a tear. First loss in futbol in over a week. Tonight I really like a total play again.
ROLL WITH ME ON LA GALAXY UNDER 2 1/2 +105
1.5 units to win 1.6 units
No time for write up. If you want it play it.
Update record thru 8-22:
4-2 ATS +3.9 units
Lost 2.2 yesterday on DC under.
posted by pc7588
Aug. 23 2007 6:30pm -
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2 plays in MLS tonight:
Roll with me on Houston ML -155
Risking 3.1 units to win 2.
Dynamo will pitch a clean sheet and we should see at least 1 if not 2 from the talented strikers of Houston.
Roll with me on Toronto under 2 1/2 goals -135
Risking 2.7 units to win 2.
Rough day in EPL..I got screwed on Wigan and the Blackburn over but I'm not bitching. At least I hit the draw line on Wigan....anyways..I'm playing but not posting (small unit play for me) on Man United over 2 1/2 tomorrow. They are bound to explode at Old Trafford one of these days and the match against Tottingham is an ideal situation to look good.
Good luck tonight.
posted by pc7588
Aug. 25 2007 5:47pm -
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5-3 ATS +3.2 units
MLS Sunday afternoon Play 9-2
Roll with me on Columbus/Colorado under 2 1/2 goals -130
Risking 2.6 units to win 2.
GL...this really should hit hard. I expect 0-0 or 1-0 at most. Two solid defensive clubs that pride themselves on low scoring games. First match was a 0-0 draw. Colorado has really done well lately and is charging for the last playoff spot, but both teams control and counter, so I can't see either one really going off. Maybe a red card beats me on the over but on paper and from what I've seen, this game shouldn't go over 1 goal, maybe 2 but 3 is stretching it.
GL
posted by pc7588
Sept. 2 2007 12:46pm -
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Well, I'll see ya here and there.Wedding week and honeymoon week and then Vegas week.
6-3 ATS +5.2 UNITS
1-1 FINAL
posted by pc7588
Sept. 2 2007 8:53pm -
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"PC7588":2gdwtw1m
Well, I'll see ya here and there.Wedding week and honeymoon week and then Vegas week.
6-3 ATS +5.2 UNITS
1-1 FINAL
HEY PC ALL THE BEST BRO AND GL ON YOUR WEDDING DAY U HAVE A BUSY SEPTEMBER AHEAD OF YOU I'M LEAVING SOON TOO
posted by takis28
Sept. 3 2007 11:23am -
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Thanks Takis
I have my first MLS game of the month
Roll with me on Chivas USA -115 ML over Los Angeles on September 15'th. I have been waiting for this game for over 2 weeks. I fully expect a 2 goal win for Chivas..just don't know how high the scoring will be but Chivas will win this game.
Chivas USA -115...3 units
Chivas Draw...+220... .5 unit (edit..that's a 1/2 unit to cover the draw)
Good luck..this should be an easy winner
posted by pc7588
Sept. 12 2007 10:56pm -
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I hope the date didnt' screw you up.
3-0 Final Chivas USA
7-3 ATS +7.7 units
We'll see ya next time there is a sure fire winner.
posted by pc7588
Sept. 14 2007 2:18am -
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Hurry, you got about 12 minutes
Roll with me on the following:
Houston Dynamo +140...2 units
Draw..+230....5 units
Under 2 1/2 -115..2 units
Houston wins or ties and this total doesn't go over. We'll see how it goes down but the Dynamo are one of the best defensive teams in MLS and the inability of the Galaxy to create scoring chances will force them to bunker in.
GL
posted by pc7588
Sept. 16 2007 7:44pm -
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My bad on the total..never would have thought it would have gone that high.
Basic push night
8-4 ATS +7.7units
Won on Dynamo +140 for +2.8
Lost on total under -115 for -2.3
Lost .5 on draw line............-0.5
I'm passing on the Real/Galaxy game but will hammer on the DC united/Chicago Fire game.
Finally settling back in after the honeymoon. Although leaving for Vegas Friday to hook up with a small band of GPers. I'll post my fight picks before I leave in the UFC thread and hopefully some premiership while in Vegas.
Take care all.
posted by pc7588
Sept. 17 2007 6:55pm -
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Sorry..game goes off in 5 minutes..just got off the course.
Roll with me on KC -140 ML to win over the LA Galaxy on ESPN2 tonight.
2 units on KC -140 ML
GL
update my record after the game.
posted by pc7588
Sept. 27 2007 7:54pm -
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8-5 ATS +4.9 units (lost on KC -140 2 units)
I'll be back later in the week for MLS..have a good sunday.
posted by pc7588
Sept. 30 2007 11:46am -
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I got one for Thursday night...goes off in about 25 minutes:
ROLL WITH ME ON TORONTO/NEW YORK under 2 1/2 +110 ML
Toronto just broke the record for longest period of time without scoring a goal. They have a legit defense, the crowd is crazy in Toronto, (watch the game during commercials on ESPN2, notice the debris they throw at the away team). The Red Bulls have talented scorers but I think this is an easy under. I'm happy the juice is on the over as I expected -125 on the under 2 1/2.
Good luck
TORONTO/NEW YORK UNDER 2 1/2 +110
3 units to win 3.3 units
posted by pc7588
Oct. 4 2007 6:49pm -
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Let's start with general info..If you don't know, the top 8 make the playoffs. KC and Chicago qualified on the last game of the season with KC pulling the upset win in Dallas and Chicago beating the LA Galaxy 1-0 in a winner advance match.
here's the matchups and first round game totals. The playoffs in MLS work in a 2 game series with home and home...
MLS Cup playoffs first leg
D.C. United vs. Chicago,
Oct. 25
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Ill.
8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
New England vs. New York,
Oct. 27
Giants Stadium, Meadowlands, N.J.
7:30 p.m. ET
Houston vs. Dallas,
Oct. 27
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas
8 p.m. ET
Chivas USA vs. Kansas,
Oct. 27
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.
8:30 p.m. ET
Here are the odds in first leg games:
:00 PM10 /25 /07#
29751 DC UNITED o2½-105 +165
29752 CHICAGO FIRE u2½-125 +145
29753 Draw +205
USA SOCCER - Oct 27 6:00 PM
10 /27 /07
29755 HOUSTON DYNAMO o2½+110 +135
29756 FC DALLAS u2½-140 +185
29757 Draw +210
5:30 PM10 /27 /07#
29755 NE REVOLUTION o2½-150 +240
29756 NY RED BULLS u2½+120 +105
29757 Draw +205
6:00 PM10 /27 /07#
29759 CHIVAS USA o2½-130 +140
29760 KC WIZARDS u2½EV +175
29761 Draw +205
These games start this weekend. Here's a preview article from http://www.soccernet.com [soccernet.com]">www.soccernet.com (An ESPN owned/affiliated site)
MLS Cup playoff lineup setSteve Davis, ESPNsoccernet
Archive
The goofy thing about MLS: Teams must shift in a hurry, accelerating from matches that don't mean much (62 percent of the clubs do make the playoffs, after all) to matches that mean everything.
Clubs that can quickly locate the next gear move on. Teams that can't, well, we hear that Cancun is nice right now.
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Can anyone stop Ben Olsen and D.C. United?Houston blew a chance to win the West when it couldn't score against 10-man Chivas USA over the weekend. Still, Dominic Kinnear's side has reason to feel good about a title defense, with Chivas suddenly knocked woozy by injury.
In the East, only something special from Juan Pablo Angel appears to stand between a D.C. United-New England conference final. Here's how all the teams look with the playoffs starting Thursday.
D.C. United (16-7-7 record, 55 points)
Good: The team continues to move the ball with authority through midfield, although a concerning disconnect with the forwards has stifled goal-scoring chances lately. The defense stabilized once Greg Vanney got acquainted with everyone. Ben Olsen is playing well and has the leadership chops that others feed off.
Bad: Goalkeeper Troy Perkins continues to have wobbly moments. Not by the bucket load, but in the playoffs, one can get you eliminated. And two points of a possible nine to finish the season is no way to go boldly into the postseason. Left back Marc Burch seemed to hit a rookie wall in the past few weeks.
Prospects: Just OK if Perkins can't get it together, or if Golden Boot winner Luciano Emilio (20 goals in 29 games) can't bounce back from the ankle injury he picked up over the weekend.
Chivas USA (15-7-8, 53 points)
Good: In terms of playing within well-defined roles, Preki's men do it as well as Houston or New England. Brad Guzan is the best goalkeeper in the playoffs, and no team was better at home; Chivas finished with a 10-1-4 record and a plus-20 goal difference. Jesse Marsch's contributions are underrated.
Bad: Injuries, not much of a problem this year, are dragging down the team at the worst possible time. Ante Razov's knee injury has probably eliminated him from the eight-team tournament. Now, Maykel Galindo is dealing with an ankle knock and an abdominal strain. Marsch, as valuable to his team as anybody in the league, and Francisco Mendoza are dealing with groin strains.
Prospects: In just two weeks they've gone from delicious to dicey because of the injuries. They do have the potential homefield advantage for the conference final, and no team was better at home in 2007.
Houston (15-8-7, 52 points)
Good: The Dynamo's back line is the gold standard in cohesion, allowing a league-fewest 23 goals. Goalkeeper Pat Onstad, even at 39, had a good season, crushing the previous league record for GAA (0.82). The team hasn't been this healthy in months, with Brad Davis and Stuart Holden now back from injury. With two good options to partner with Joseph Ngwenya, manager Dominic Kinnear can work the matchups.
Bad: Ricardo Clark's ridiculous whack at Carlos Ruiz and subsequent suspension won't help. Richard Mulrooney is a good replacement but can't cover the same ground. Houston has lost a little fizz since midsummer, when it was kicking everybody sideways. And now would be a good time for the Dwayne De Rosario of 2006 to step forward as opposed to the De Ro-lite of 2007.
Prospects: A favorable first-round matchup could sharpen the side before a likely conference final doozy at the Home Depot Center.
New England (14-8-8, 50 points)
Good: Michael Parkhurst was, once again, the league's top defender. (And now he's scoring goals, too!) Shalrie Joseph won't get much league MVP mention (holding mids rarely breach the conversation). That's too bad. He deserves it. Expect Taylor Twellman (16 goals) and Steve Ralston (14 assists) to hook up once or twice more.
Bad: Just like D.C. United, a late-season slump (one of a possible nine points to finish) is no way to crash the playoff party. Even manager Steve Nicol says, "You can't just turn the tap on and off." Nicol also has a little problem in midfield, where he may play Steve Ralston at the central attacking spot over Andy Dorman, who has been ineffective of late.
Prospects: Joseph and Parkhurst clean up a lot of issues caused by average marking backs. Past that, all the ingredients are there for a run at the domestic double.
FC Dallas (13-12-5, 44 points)
Good: Kenny Cooper made his first start since June on the regular season's final weekend, good news around a club with just five goals in its last six matches. Carlos Ruiz has looked a little sharper lately. Former center back Adrian Serioux, now playing in the midfield, looks better at that spot.
Bad: The team is still too young, too inexperienced in big games and just plain inconsistent, especially lately. Steve Morrow's team was one of the real surprises early in the season, but slumped late and finished 2-6-2. Plus, the club is just 1-4-2 at Pizza Hut Park since August.
Prospects: Morrow's men got a nightmarish matchup. The Texas rivalry hasn't been much of one so far, with Houston posting a 5-1-2 record and a minus-6 goal difference in two years.
Red Bull New York (12-11-7, 43 points)
Good: If only Red Bull's defense was a robust as its attack. Juan Pablo Angel, despite a night of Chicago Fire-esque finishing last Thursday, struck 19 times in 24 matches this year. Dane Richards, a strong candidate for rookie of the year, finished with a flourish. And nothing Jozy Altidore did this year damaged his ever-rising stock.
Bad: Don't let that season closer against Los Angeles fool you; the defense is a mess. Neither goalkeeper could lock down the spot this year. And Bruce Arena shuffled defenders like a deck of cards throughout the season, rotating one bad one for another over 30 matches.
Prospects: Angel, Altidore and whoever else attacks for Red Bull probably will have to come up with three goals a game to beat New England, and that's unlikely.
Chicago (10-10-10, 40 points)
Good: Cuauhtemoc Blanco is everything advertised and then some. How he continues to float around and get open, even though everybody knows the Fire want to play through him on every possession, is a mystery. He is the league's top playmaker at the moment, period. Dasan Robinson, C.J. Brown and Wilman Conde (now at holding midfielder) look good lately.
Bad: The forwards are plain awful. At least Chad Barrett works hard for chances, even if he finishes like a peg-legged pirate. Paulo Wanchope? Oh, my, where to start? He's slow, his first touch is horrendous, his runs are plodding and ineffective and his passing is horrible. Otherwise, he's pretty good. Chris Armas' age is showing.
Prospects: Manager Juan Carlos Osorio looked like a sorcerer, the way he magically turned around the Fire's sad season in July. But his propensity to go way-defensive way-early with a lead can undermine matches.
Kansas City (11-12-7, 40 points)
Good: Scott Sealy manned up and got his team in the playoffs with two goals in the finale. Jimmy Conrad continues to play well, although it's hard to see because the rest of the defense is so rickety. Davy Arnaud (four goals, nine assists this year) is steady and underrated.
Bad: Eddie Johnson had 12 goals and looked like a serious Golden Boot challenger on July 22. Since then he has three goals in 13 Wizards matches. He was just plain awful in the season finale when the team needed him most. There are too many problems in the back to list. Carlos Marinelli never truly seemed to fit in.
Prospects: Curt Onalfo's debut season as a pro coach started with a bang. But a weak defense will keep the team from moving past its first-round series, unless Chivas USA is too beat up by injury.
Steve Davis is a Dallas-based freelance writer who covers MLS for ESPNsoccernet. He can be reached at BigTexSoccer@yahoo.com.
Good info but I disagree on some of his takes. We'll see how it goes down. Look for plays on the first round this week-end in this thread. Good luck and I can't be the ONLY guy who plays soccer. Give it a whirl and back side bets with draw lines if your playing a side.
I'm out...gonna go study the UEFA CL board for tomorrow. I like two games but the lines suck.
posted by pc7588
Oct. 23 2007 6:47pm