McCulloch helps Rangers extend SPL lead
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03/06/2010 - Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lee McCulloch's brace allowed Rangers to claim a 3-1 win over St Mirren at the Ibrox Stadium on Saturday, stretching the club's lead atop the Scottish Premier League table to 13 points.
Graham Carey scored a surprising opening goal for the visitors on the half- hour mark, but McCulloch responded two minutes later for the home side to level the match.
McCulloch scored again one minute after the restart, and Nacho Novo secured the win with his fifth goal of the campaign 12 minutes from time.
Rangers could have opened the scoring when a free kick from Steven Davis came back off the crossbar, leaving the rebound to Sasa Papac, but he too was denied by the woodwork as his shot from six yards struck the post.
Instead, it was the visitors who took the lead as Carey scored from a free kick 25 yards from goal after Michael Higdon was fouled by David Weir.
Rangers needed just two minutes to level the match with Kevin Thomson playing a dangerous free kick into the area which resulted in McCulloch collecting a loose ball and firing home from eight yards.
McCulloch then scored his second goal of the game less than one minute after the restart when Kris Boyd nodded a ball on for Kenny Miller, who played it into the path of McCulloch to shoot past the goalkeeper.
The result was put out of reach 12 minutes from time with Davis playing a free kick to the back post for Novo to redirect past goalkeeper Paul Gallacher.
Aberdeen finished 1-1 with Hamilton, Derek Riordan's goal 12 minutes from time allowed Hibernian to beat Kilmarnock, 1-0, while Motherwell got a goal from John Sutton in the 86th minute to beat St Johnstone, 2-1.
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NFL Football Betting : Odds on NFL Division to Win the Super Bowl
The AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East.
Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around.
The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
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