New England wants points in Kansas City

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08/20/2010 - Kansas City, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New England's eight-game unbeaten streak in all competitions was snapped Wednesday, when the Revolution blew an early lead against the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.

The Revolution also slipped behind the Fire in the playoff chase, and sit five points out of the eighth and final berth currently held by Toronto FC and the San Jose Earthquakes with 26 points apiece.

New England (6-10-3) has qualified for the playoffs for eight straight seasons - a stretch including four losses in the MLS Cup - and climbed back into the race with three wins during a four-game MLS unbeaten run.

With just 11 games left in the season, Steve Nicol's club needs to rebound on Saturday at the Kansas City Wizards.

Kansas City (5-9-5) also had a four-match MLS undefeated streak snapped in its last league game, a 1-0 defeat to San Jose, and are battling for their playoff lives. The Wizards are six points behind Toronto and San Jose.

The Revolution's impressive streak included four SuperLiga games, including a semifinal victory over Mexico's Puebla in penalty kicks. Despite the defeat to Chicago, a 2-1 loss, Revs midfielder Pat Phelan thinks the playoffs are still attainable.

"It's definitely possible; you just have to pick up points on the road in this league to be in the playoffs. We dug ourselves a big hole. It's more important for us to pick up points," Phelan said.

"The game against Kansas City is a must win for us, like all of our games."

New England visits CommunityAmerica Ballpark tied with Toronto and expansion Philadelphia for the fewest road points this year, each with a win and a draw.

Kansas City has four wins and three ties in its 10 home matches, but will also have to shake off a tough 1-0 loss to San Jose.

"It doesn't matter if you win or lose or tie, you have to go back and train; just get on with it, that's the way it goes," K.C. coach Peter Vermes said.

K.C. will be without rookie striker Teal Bunbury due to a one-game suspension, but Wizards midfielder Davy Arnaud knows the squad cannot make excuses if it hopes to contend for a playoff berth.

"Every game is obviously important for us now. By no means are we out of it," Arnaud said. "If we play the way that we can play, we can make the playoffs. We are good enough to be there."

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Big Ten Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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