Harvick dominant at Atlanta

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09/05/2009 - Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Harvick put on a dominating performance but had to pass Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead with two laps remaining to win Saturday's Degree V12 300 Nationwide Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Harvick and Kyle Busch made their final stops for gas and tires with less than 15 laps remaining, but Earnhardt Jr. and Carl Edwards opted to go the distance without pitting for fuel. Busch also passed Earnhardt Jr. in the final laps before finishing a little more than a second behind Harvick.

"Kyle was a little bit better on the short runs, but after eight or ten laps, this thing was just flat-out awesome," said Harvick, who led 131 of 195 laps. "We cut it a little bit closer than I would have liked to at the end."

Harvick recorded his second win of the season and the 34th of his Nationwide career. His win in March at Bristol marked the first time he won in the car he and his wife, DeLana, own.

In March 2001, Harvick scored his first Cup Series victory at Atlanta, three races after he replaced the late-Dale Earnhardt in a Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

With his second-place finish, Busch slightly extended his lead to 221 points over Edwards.

"Harvick was gone," Busch said. "What a non-race that was, but hopefully it was a show there at the end."

Earnhardt Jr., the pole sitter, had just enough fuel to cross the finish line third.

"We just tried to save what we could, and we knew we could probably make it, so we just didn't pit trying to take a chance," Earnhardt Jr. said.

Earnhardt Jr.'s protege, Brad Keselowski, finished fourth, and Jeff Burton came in fifth.

Only the top-five drivers finished on the lead lap.

Joey Logano was sixth, followed by Edwards, Greg Biffle, David Ragan and Reed Sorenson. Edwards drove with a broken right foot he sustained while playing Frisbee earlier this week.

"That's a sore right foot if you don't push the pedal very hard, so that's good for fuel mileage," said Edwards, whose fuel also held up at the end. "Seventh is not what we came here to do, but considering everything, that was a pretty good run."

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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 Smithand 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 Bearsin 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 backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”

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