Atletico suspends duo

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04/29/2009 - Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atletico Madrid have axed both Maniche and Giourkas Seitaridis from the first-team squad after the pair failed to attend last weekend's clash with Sporting Gijon.

Greece defender Seitaridis and Portugal midfielder Maniche have been largely out of favor in recent months at the Vicente Calderon, but were still expected to be in attendance on Sunday.

A club statement confirmed: "The club have temporarily separated Maniche and Giourkas Seitaridis from the first-team squad.

"The sporting department has taken this decision after neither were present at the Atletico-Sporting match, something that all players are obliged to do, even if not called up."

Seitaridis has made just two league starts since the turn of the year, while Maniche has only started twice as well in La Liga in the same period.

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)

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The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.

Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).

But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.

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Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).

Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.

So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.

And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.

They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.

Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.

But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.

Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.

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In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.

Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.

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The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.

The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.

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