Chelsea opens title defense in style

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08/14/2010 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Didier Drogba scored three times to help Chelsea coast to a 6-0 win over West Bromwich at Stamford Bridge on Saturday to open the Premiership season.

The defending champions needed just six minutes to move in front as Florent Malouda fired home a rebound, while Drogba scored from a free kick just before halftime.

The Ivory Coast international then doubled his tally in the 55th minute before Lampard added a fourth goal. Drogba completed his hat trick five minutes later and Malouda capped the scoring in the 90th minute.

A powerful free kick from Drogba led to the first goal as West Bromwich goalkeeper Scott Carson failed to hold the effort, leaving Malouda to smash home the rebound.

Malouda then went close with a shot from inside the area before he headed another rebound attempt over the crossbar.

However, Drogba ripped a free kick from 30 yards that slipped through the wall and snuck inside the right post, putting Chelsea up 2-0 at the break.

The Baggies tried to cut their deficit in half as Graham Dorrans went close with a free kick, but just one minute later, they found themselves down 3-0.

John Terry had a header cleared off the goal line from a corner kick, but Drogba was on hand to pounce on the rebound, while a nice build up eight minutes later led to Chelsea's fourth goal.

Ashley Cole took a pass inside the area on the left and squared the ball to Lampard, who rolled it inside the left post from 12 yards.

Drogba got a bit of good fortune in scoring his third goal as his shot deflected off of a West Brom defender and left Carson with no chance, while Malouda claimed a second goal to complete the thrashing.

Promoted side Blackpool produced the most surprising result of the day with a 4-0 victory at Wigan that saw Marlon Harewood score twice, while Tottenham and Manchester City played to a 0-0 draw at White Hart Lane.

Aston Villa looked impressive in beating West Ham, 3-0, Nikola Kalinic scored a first-half goal as Blackburn downed Everton, 1-0, Bolton and Fulham finished 0-0, Wolverhampton got past Stoke City, 2-1, and Birmingham came from two goals down in the final 15 minutes to claim a 2-2 draw at Sunderland.

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NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.

Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.

Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.

Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.

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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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