Crew aiming to get back in win column at Colorado

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06/04/2010 - Commerce City, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Crew take their first two- game winless streak of the 2010 Major League Soccer season into Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night where they will take on the Colorado Rapids.

The Crew (6-1-3) are coming off a 2-2 draw in a mid-week clash at San Jose, and are hoping for a positive road result just three days later after showing positive signs following a lackluster effort at home against the Los Angeles Galaxy on May 29, a 2-0 loss.

"We have the mentality [that] we should win every game, but we'll look back on it and say [that] a point on the road isn't a bad result," Crew midfielder Robbie Rogers told mlssoccer.com. "I wondered how the guys would react to the first loss of the season. I thought everyone did a really good job."

The crew actually felt they should have come away with the full points against the 'Quakes.

"We thought we should have gotten three [points] out of the game," Crew attacker Eddie Gaven told mlssoccer.com. "We played well enough to get them, but at the same time we'll take one point on the road."

The Rapids (5-3-1) are coming off a 1-0 decision over Seattle Sounders FC at home on May 29.

The Rapids find themselves in a decent position in the standing even though they are in the bottom third in goal scoring, something that can be attributed to strong defense lay so far this season. But for the Rocky Mountain club to take the next step, it is going to have to find a way to score more goals soon.

"We're going in the right direction," Rapids forward Conor Casey said after he scored the only goal in the Seattle game.

Coach Gary Smith is also optimistic after his club's most recent fixture.

"There was a lot of discipline and determination but we could have been out of sight in those first 10 minutes," he said. "There is a long way to go but we got another home result on the back of a very good away win."

For the Rapids to be successful on Saturday night, they are going to have to find a way to win without defender Kosuke Kimura, midfielder Ciaran O'Brien and forward Ross Schunk, who are all out with injuries. Defender Julien Baudet and midfielder Jamie Smith are expected to be available with knocks.

The Crew will be without defenders Frankie Hejduk and Danny O'Rourke because of injuries as well.

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Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.

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Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game

How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.

A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.

Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.

The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).

Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.

The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).

Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.

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