'Quakes Busch hopes to get second start vs. United

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07/02/2010 - Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Jose Earthquakes have had steady goalkeeping all season with Joe Cannon between the pipes.

But with former Chicago Fire 'keeper Jon Busch getting his first start last weekend in a scoreless draw vs. defending MLS Cup Champions Real Salt Lake, things could be ratcheted up to the next level.

Busch was spectacular, earning the clean sheet in his first start with his new club.

"This is what you get paid to do," he told mlssoccer.com. "You get paid to be prepared. You never know what's going to happen at any point of the season. You never know when you're going to get your opportunity."

Busch may get another opportunity on Saturday, when the 'Quakes (5-4-3) host D.C. United in a Major League Soccer match.

"Jon's shown over the years that he's good in MLS," San Jose coach Frank Yallop told mlssoccer.com. "Sometimes you get to use those [backups]. He did very well."

"I've never said I need to be the No. 1 goalkeeper," Busch said. "I think a goalkeeper needs to prove it game in and game out, and day in and day out in training. If Frank wants to name me [vs. D.C. United], fantastic. But I never look ahead of one game at a time. I have to prove myself every game."

United (3-9-1), on the other hand, will be trying to rebound from a tough loss at Columbus as it aims to climb out of the Eastern basement. That loss snapped a three-game unbeaten run that included two if the club's three wins this season.

United will have to find a way to get back on track without midfielder Brandon Barklage, forward Luciano Emilio, and defenders Bryan Namoff, Carey Talley and Rodney Wallace because of injury. Defenders Marc Burch and Julius James are also questionable with knocks.

San Jose will be without midfielder Andre Luiz, while midfielders Arturo Alvarez and Joey Gjertsen, and forwards Eduardo and Scott Sealy are questionable.

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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

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West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.

Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.

Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.

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