Findley helps RSL into playoffs, grabs POW

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10/26/2009 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Salt Lake forward Robbie Findley was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 32 of the 2009 season. Findley scored two goals in his club's 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids, which put RSL into the playoffs for the second straight year.

Findley set a career high this season with 12 goals, which surpasses his 2007 total of eight goals in his rookie season.

Real Salt Lake finished the regular season 11-12-7 with 40 points and will face the Columbus Crew in the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs.

Findley provided a spark in the 15th minute when he headed a Fabian Espindola cross into the upper right corner of the net from close range. He then added a second goal in the 33rd minute after taking down an Andy Williams cross and chipping the ball over Rapids goalkeeper Preston Burpo before sending it into an open net to extend the lead. A late goal by Yura Movsisyan sealed the victory.

The Major League Soccer Player of the Week is selected each week of the MLS regular season by a panel of journalists from The North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). The group consists of members of print, television, radio and online media.

2009 MLS Player of the Week winners:

Week 1: Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC)

Week 2: Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders FC)

Week 3: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)

Week 4: Donovan Ricketts (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 5: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)

Week 6: Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake)

Week 7: Jaime Moreno (D.C. United)

Week 8: Macoumba Kandji (New York Red Bulls)

Week 9: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)

Week 10: Amado Guevara (Toronto FC)

Week 11: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)

Week 12: Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)

Week 13: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)

Week 14: Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids)

Week 15: Nate Jaqua (Seattle Sounders FC)

Week 16: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)

Week 17: Chad Barrett (Toronto FC)

Week 18: Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Chicago Fire)

Week 19: Yura Movsisyan (Real Salt Lake)

Week 20: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)

Week 21: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)

Week 22: Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)

Week 23: Kheli Dube (New England Revolution)

Week 24: Pablo Campos (Real Salt Lake)

Week 25: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)

Week 26: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)

Week 27: Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo)

Week 28: Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution)

Week 29: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 30: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)

Week 31: Freddie Ljungberg (Seattle Sounders FC)

Week 32: Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake)

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American Idol Betting Season 6 Strategies  

It's that time of year folks.  Betting on American Idol Season 9.  And we have plenty of American Idol Season 6 strategies appearing below.  With the Top 24 finalists revealed, online gambling sites will be offering betting odds on each of them, including MySportsbook.com.

No other “event” has been growing as fast as wagering on American Idol. It has turned into a huge betting event with reasonably high limits and all sorts of profit-making potential for sharp bettors. Last year, MySportsbook.com experienced unprecedented traffic as a result of the American Idol betting craze.

Every week there will be odds to win American Idol, various elimination props and contestant versus contestant match-ups at the MySportsbook.com website.

Whether a fan of America’s top-rated show or watching only because of a wife or girlfriend, here are some of basic strategies to use when betting American Idol.

Odds to Win

There are a few things to consider when looking for the right win bet. First off, remember that this bet is for the long haul. Many people make the mistake of picking the performer who sang the best the previous week. This strategy leads to an underlay situation – betting a price, which is less than what it should be.

All Idol contestants struggle at some point in the competition, so you should always look for value. In last year’s competition alone, two performers who had some of the best performances early in the series were subsequently bet down to low prices - Lisa Tucker and Ace Young. After just a few weeks, Tucker had already been eliminated, while Young quickly became a huge long shot to win America’s largest talent search.

A better strategy is to look for performers who don’t necessarily get the praise from the judges, but show flashes of the talent necessary to go the distance.

Another important thing to remember when betting any contestant to win is the demographic breakdown of the voters, the viewing public and potential future CD purchasers. Unlike sporting events, American Idol is not decided on the field of play – it’s decided by the American public under the guiding influence of the shows producers.

Understand that the great state of Alabama has a mighty edge when it comes to American Idol. 

Therefore, to be successful betting on American Idol, put any personal opinions or prejudices aside and think like the majority of the voting public. Remember that the typical voter is young, female and quite often, Southern.

If a contestant cannot appeal to this demographic, no matter how much talent he or she possesses, they’ll struggle for votes. Looks, demeanor and charisma are extremely important. And it’s no coincidence that every Idol winner so far has hailed from a Southern state.

Elimination Props

Every week MySportsbook.com anticipates offering a prop on who’ll be eliminated from the show each Wednesday night. A suggestion to handicap this is to gauge an overall feel for who’s the least popular contestant left in the competition. Generally the least popular performers have recently appeared in the bottom three and will have been the target of repeated criticism from the judges.

Last year, resources included dialidol.com and votefortheworst.com. Dialidol.com measures the volume of each contestant’s voting line. While by no means a perfect science, it does give a good indication of who is generating votes and who isn’t. Meanwhile, votefortheworst.com is a site that attempts to build support for the worst competitor to keep them in the competition for ‘entertainment’ value. The site has a proven track record of keeping performers around who most feel should have been voted off a long time ago.

Contestant vs. Contestant Match-ups

The best strategy for doing well on match-ups is to assess how close either of the contestants is to being eliminated. If neither is expected to be voted off of the show in the coming weeks, the value is almost always on the underdog. If both are expecting an imminent exit in the near future, the favorite in the match-up might offer value.

Watch for American Idol betting odds on each of the contestants shortly and good luck with these American Idol betting strategies.

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