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07/02/2008 - San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Cain hurled eight shutout innings, as the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, in the second installment of a four-game series at AT&T Park.

Cain (5-6) fanned 10 Cubbies on just two hits and three walks for San Francisco, which has won three of four overall.

Fred Lewis was 2-for-4, scoring both San Francisco runs, including a swipe of home plate while Randy Winn recorded the team's lone RBI.

Cubs starter Jason Marquis (6-5) was exceptional in defeat, surrendering just two runs on four hits and three walks while fanning five through seven frames. The right-hander suffered his second straight loss after rattling off four straight wins.

Derrek Lee was 2-for-3 with a run scored while Geovany Soto picked up the lone RBI in the ninth for Chicago, which has dropped five of its last six.

The Cubs haven't won consecutive road games since taking two straight from Toronto at Rogers Centre from June 14-15.

San Francisco pushed a run across in the first. Lewis started the game with a single through the right side and Ray Durham followed with a walk. Lewis moved to third on a force out at second by Winn setting up a double steal of both home and second, as Soto went to second with the throw.

Lewis led off the sixth with a double and scored on a Winn RBI single two batters later.

Brian Wilson came on in the ninth, and allowed a leadoff triple from Lee to right-center. Lee crossed home when Soto lined an RBI single to center two batters later. Wilson recovered to retire Jim Edmonds on a fly ball before Mike Fontenot singled. Ryan Theriot went down swinging to end the game and hand Wilson his National League-best 23rd save.

Game Notes

Theriot was scratched from the starting lineup with a stomach flu. He did, however, pinch-hit in the seventh and stayed in the game at shortstop...Chicago took five of seven matchups from the Giants last season...The Cubs are 1-4 so far on a 10-game road trip and 17-24 away from Wrigley Field this season...Chicago has lost seven of its last eight road games.

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Colts give the ‘D’ its due

The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.

They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.

"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."

Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smith and Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.

New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.

Not so sound on the ground

If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.

Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com

“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.

Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.

Brees says bring it on

Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.

Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.

Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game.

"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."

SportsBooks ready for a shootout

Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.

“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”

New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.

The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.

“Yards are great,” running back Deuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”

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