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09/14/2007 - Edinburgh, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Heading into the Scottish Premier League season, many thought that if any team could compete with Celtic and Rangers, it would be Hearts.
However, through five matches, it appears that Hearts is falling short in the pre-season predictions. The club, which faces Rangers at Tynecastle on Saturday, only has one victory and sits fourth from the bottom on the table.
"Hearts haven't had the start they wanted, but there is nothing like a game against the Old Firm to bring us into focus," said Rangers manager Walter Smith.
Hearts picked up its sole win in its last outing, close to two weeks ago against Motherwell.
"Hearts have a number of good players and it's surprising they've had that start to the season," said Smith. "It is a very dangerous game for us."
Smith's squad will try to keep the top spot in the league, heading into the match with a two-point edge over second-place Celtic. Rangers has won all five of its outings, outscoring its opponents, 18-3, this season.
Between league matches, the Champions League and League Cup games, Rangers will be starting its busiest stretch of the year on Saturday with seven games in the next three weeks.
"We are fighting on a few fronts and how we use our pool of players will determine how successful we'll be," said Smith.
For the most part, Rangers has been able to stay healthy so far. The one causality for Saturday's match is former Hearts player, Andy Webster. Webster has an ankle injury and is expected to miss a week.
Celtic will also play on Saturday, with hopes of taking over first place. The defending champs will be hosting Motherwell at Celtic Park trying to stay undefeated on the season. Celtic's only blemish this season was a scoreless draw with Kilmarnock on opening weekend, but has since posted four straight victories.
In other matches on Saturday, Aberdeen seeks its second win when it welcomes Motherwell to town, Gretna is still looking for its first victory when it hosts Kilmarnock and Hibernian could take over the second spot with a win over Gretna.
The league will finish up on Sunday as St Mirren will try to move to .500 with a victory over fourth-place Dundee United.
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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.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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