A Cyber Bookie

Galaxy head to Dallas without Donovan, Buddle

Soccer Betting Lines

05/19/2010 - Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Galaxy face their toughest test of the season to date when they travel to take on FC Dallas at Pizza Hut Park in Major League Soccer action on Thursday night.

The Galaxy will be playing their first game without the league's leading goal scorer and assist man - Edson Buddle and Landon Donovan - because of their participation in the U.S. national team camp in preparation for the upcoming World Cup.

Donovan is guaranteed to be heading to South Africa with the U.S. team, while Buddle is still trying to earn his place in the final 23.

Even without arguably the league two most in-form players so far this season, Galaxy coach Bruce Arena isn't losing any sleep.

"We didn't spend a whole lot of energy worrying about that," Arena told mlssoccer.com. "We know who our team is."

The Galaxy (7-0-2) have dealt with injury absences all year, but none to players as influential as Buddle and Donovan to this point.

"We're going to have to dig a little bit deeper," L.A. veteran Gregg Berhalter told mlssoccer.com. "We've been doing it all year. Guys have been injured, in and out. We're used to that, we've been doing that so we're just going to have to continue."

The Galaxy's injury list also includes defenders A.J. DeLaGarza, Sean Franklin and Leonardo, midfielders Dema Kovalenko and Eddie Lewis, forwards Alan Gordon and Bryan Jordan, and Donovan Ricketts, who are all listed as questionable.

Dallas (2-1-5) is relatively healthy, with only defender Heath Pearce absent, also attending the U.S. national team camp.

The Hoops are currently on a five-game unbeaten run, but are coming off a disappointing 1-1 result at home vs. the expansion Philadelphia Union last weekend. The draw was the team's fifth in eight games already this season.

The team's lack of scoring seems to be the problem early on.

"That's the reality," Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman told mlssoccer.com. "It's not the defenders that are missing it, it's the players that we're counting on to put in the 1-v-1s or the knockdown balls."

If Dallas is going to have success on Thursday night, it is going to have to find a way to score on the league's most stingy defense.

For those that feel that a site like My Sportsbook is only a sportsbook we would like to introduce you to a place where a single login allows you to not only bet on every major sporting event in the world but also to bet on horses at over 90 different tracks or play at over 20 Las Vegas style table games in their top online casino. My Sportsbook has won many awards for it's site design and ease of use as well as it's 24/7 customer support. Get all your gaming done in one spot - try My Sportsbook Today!

Since 2000, Best eCasino has maintained a 98.5% payout rate on all their more than 20 Las Vegas style games. Each of their award winning games including, blackjack (and blackjack super 7s), Baccarat, Roulette and Craps are available as either a downloadable program or as java programs that can be played directly within your browser. Don't know how to play a certain game? Read the details and strategy here and start with their Play for Fun section which allows you to practice a game before taking on the casino. Let's see any Vegas casino do that...

Best eCasino doesn't stop there, they now offer horse wagering and sportsbook lines to round off all the online gaming industry have to offer. They are consistently at the forefront of the industry with new innovations consistently starting with their site. These guys are the entrepreneur's of the online gaming world and they set the standard for others to follow. So bet with a leader that's backed by the largest online gaming company in the world with 24 hour customer support, Best eCasino.