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07/27/2010 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United has not been very impressive in its two exhibitions against Major League Soccer opponents, but veteran Ryan Giggs believes the English club "will be up for the challenge" against the MLS All-Stars on Wednesday night.
United started its North American preseason tour with a 3-1 win over Scottish rival Celtic but only edged the expansion Philadelphia Union, 1-0, and lost to the Kansas City Wizards, 2-1.
The English giants battle an MLS All-Star squad likely void of a number of its top players, including Landon Donovan, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas at 8:30 p.m. (ET), but Giggs doesn't expect any less of a challenge.
"When you play for United, every game teams are motivated to beat you," Giggs said. "We have seen that in the first two games against American teams already and we don't expect anything different."
MLS All-Star coach Bruce Arena has major selection issues ahead of the match, as five MLS First XI players are likely going to be unavailable. Donovan and the rest of the Los Angeles Galaxy play a CONCACAF Champions League match one day before the All-Star game.
Donovan, MLS leading scorer Edson Buddle, Omar Gonzalez and Donovan Ricketts, who all play for Arena in L.A., will likely be unavailable if they participate against the Puerto Rico Islanders.
Toronto FC captain Dwayne De Rosario, third in MLS with eight goals, may play in the CONCACAF tournament as well and is another player Arena may not be able to use who was selected to the First XI.
"It's difficult to say," All-Star assistant Dominic Kinnear said. "You can't put the players' health at risk. I know the fans voted the players in and the fans want to see them play, but as far as the time on the field they spend, it's a big decision for Bruce."
Arena will still have a solid team, regardless of whether those five play, but will suffer offensively without United States star Donovan and Buddle. Donovan is first in MLS with 11 assists and has teamed with Buddle to lead L.A. to the best record in the league.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is also without a few of his top guns, including star striker Wayne Rooney and center back Rio Ferdinand.
Ferguson has veterans Giggs and Paul Scholes available, among others, and will also likely debut offseason addition Javier Hernandez.
Hernandez was signed just before the World Cup and he had a strong performance for Mexico in South Africa with two goals. He just joined United on Monday but Ferguson hopes to be able to use his new player for the first time.
"We want to try to integrate him into the team as quickly as possible," said Ferguson.
MLS has a great record against English opponents in the All-Star game, beating Chelsea, Fulham and West Ham, before falling to Everton in penalty kicks after a draw last season.
"It will be a tough challenge," Giggs said.
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MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
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