09/07/2008 - Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie Bryan Jordan had a goal and an assist in his first start in Major League Soccer, but Los Angeles settled for a 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake on Saturday and its winless skid reached 11 matches.
Jordan, who had only played seven minutes all season, scored the first goal in the ninth minute and assisted on Edson Buddle's game-tying goal in the 69th at The Home Depot Center.
Without stars David Beckham, Landon Donovan and Eddie Lewis - the most notable players on international duty - Jordan helped pick up the slack but L.A. still hasn't won since June 14.
Los Angeles (6-9-8) used the tie to avoid falling into sole possession of last place in the Western Conference. L.A. was tied with San Jose, but it defeated D.C. United 2-1 on Saturday to jump to fourth. The Galaxy are now tied with FC Dallas at the bottom.
Real Salt Lake (8-8-7), which got a goal and an assist from substitute Yura Movsisyan, moved within four points of first-place Houston. The Dynamo host Kansas City on Sunday.
Jordan put L.A. in front early, scoring his first MLS goal just minutes after Real Salt Lake had a goal erased for offsides and lost Fabian Espindola to a freak injury.
Buddle, who scored his 13th goal later in the game, set up the goal by sending a shot on goal that was deflected by RSL goalie Nick Rimando right to Jordan. The rookie finished into an empty net.
Just 12 minutes later, Movsisyan - who replaced Espindola after he was injured doing a flip after scoring the goal that was wiped out - tied the match. Kenny Deuchar and Chris Wingert helped set up the goal, and Movsisyan finished past a charging Josh Wicks - who was making his first MLS start in goal for L.A.
Real Salt Lake's Will Johnson put his side in front just seven minutes after halftime, working a great give-and-go with Movsisyan for his first goal. After the great passing combination, Johnson fired off the inside of the right post.
L.A. avoided its sixth loss during its skid when Buddle tied the match in the 69th minute. Jordan helped set up the goal by making a similar play to Buddle on his goal, but slid the ball across the area instead of shooting.
The Galaxy's Alan Gordon got a slight touch on the ball right in front of the net to deflect the cross to Buddle, and he finished from a few yards out.
L.A., which is 0-1-2 under new coach Bruce Arena, will try to break its streak on Sept. 13 when it visits Kansas City.
Real Salt Lake will try to solidify its hold on second place in the conference on Sept. 13 when it visits Red Bull New York.
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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