City, Juve drawn together in Europa League

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08/27/2010 - Monaco, Monaco (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juventus and Manchester City were drawn into Group A of the UEFA Europa League on Friday, when defending champions Atletico Madrid also received a tough pairing in Group B with Bayer Leverkusen.

Juventus, a two-time winner of the European championship and three-time winner of the UEFA Cup, finished seventh in Italy's Serie A last season but continued to rebuild in an effort to rejoin Europe's elite.

Juve signed Alberto Aquilani on loan from Liverpool, and signed Serbian winger Milos Krasic. City also continued to sign talent in the offseason, spending nearly $200 million. City signings include Mario Balotelli, Jerome Boateng, David Silva, Yaya Toure and Aleksandar Kolarov.

Austria's Red Bull Salzburg and Poland's Lech Poznan are also in Group A.

Atletico Madrid and Leverkusen are joined by Norway's Rosenborg and Greece's Aris Thessaloniki in Group B.

Five-time Champions League winner Liverpool was put into Group K along with Italy's Napoli, the Netherlands' Utrecht and Romania's Steau Bucharest.

Following are the complete groups:

Group A: Juventus (Italy), Manchester City (England), Red Bull Salzburg (Austria), Lech Poznan (Poland).

Group B: Atletico Madrid (Spain), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Rosenborg (Norway), Aris Thessaloniki (Greece).

Group C: Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), Lille (France), Levski Sofia (Bulgaria), Gent (Belgium).

Group D: Villarreal (Spain), Club Brugge (Belgium), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), PAOK (Greece).

Group E: AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands), Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine), BATE (Belarus), Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova).

Group F: CSKA Moscow (Russia), Palermo (Italy), Sparta Prague (Czech), Lausanne-Sport (Switzerland).

Group G: Zenit (Russia), Anderlecht (Belgium), AEK Athens (Greece), Hajduk Split (Croatia).

Group H: Stuttgart (Germany), Getafe (Spain), Odense (Denmark), Young Boys (Switzerland).

Group I: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands), Sampdoria (Italy), Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine), Debrecen (Hungary).

Group J: Sevilla (Spain), PSG (France ), Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Karpaty Lviv (Ukraine).

Group K: Liverpool (England), Steaua Bucharest (Romania), Napoli (Italy), Utrecht (Netherlands).

Group L: Porto (Portugal), Besiktas (Turkey), CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria), Rapid Vienna (Austria).

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MySportsbook.com week 1 NFL lines


Now that the 2008 NFL schedule is finally out, it is only matter-of-course for lines on “Week 1” to follow.  Of course MySportsbook.com is the first to churn out odds for the NFL’s inaugural week for the upcoming season.   Expect a lot of fireworks the first Thursday night of the season as the defending champion Indianapolis Colts face off against the surprise of the 2008 season, the New Orleans Saints.  These teams were ranked #1 and #3 in the NFL respectively a season ago so a high scoring affair could be in order.  As of now, the Colts will be giving 6 points to the Saints; keep in mind the Saints were one of the better road teams last season going 6-3 SU and 7-2 ATS.  The first Monday night of the season will again provide a “double feature”. Coming off a disappointing season, the Cincinnati Bengals will look to get back to playoffs and improve their public image as they take on the AFC North favorite Baltimore Ravens.  The second game features a couple of teams that haven’t had too much success recently but each could make some noise if the NFC is as weak as it was last year as the San Francisco 49ers host the Arizona Cardinals. The most interesting game of the opening week will feature the NFC champion Bears as they hit the road to take on the NFL’s top team during last year’s regular season, the San Diego Chargers.

MySportsbook.com Week 1 odds:

Saints +6 @ Colts -6

Falcons @ Vikings (pick ‘em)

Panthers @ Rams (pick ‘em)

Broncos -3.5 @ Bills +3.5

Chiefs -1 @ Texans +1

Dolphins +3 @ Redskins -3

Patriots -5 @ Jets +5

Eagles -3.5 @ Packers +3.5

Steelers -4 @ Browns +4

Titans +6 @ Jaguars -6

Bears +6 @ Chargers -6

Lions +3 @ Raiders -3

Bucs +6.5 @ Seahawks -6.5

Giants +4 @ Cowboys -4

Ravens +3 @ Bengals -3

Cardinals +3 @ 49ers -3

 Super Bowl line (2008)

NFC +6.5 vs. AFC -6.5

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