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11/23/2006 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Pike, an amateur from Australia, fired an eight-under 64 on Thursday to take the lead after one round of the MasterCard Masters.
Pike, 21, had six birdies and one eagle and turned in the best amateur performance in a European Tour event in three years.
"Obviously I am delighted with my start," he said, "but if you shoot 64 in the first round, realistically you can shoot it every day. I am not going to change anything or expect myself to win because I've got a 64. But we'll see what happens."
Pike has only been a full-time golfer since last year, when he won the 2005 Queensland Amateur Championship. Prior to that he was a serious cricket player until the age of 16.
His round started with a jolt at the par-five 10th, where he made a 10-foot eagle putt to quickly move below par. Six birdies would follow, including four straight to end his round from the sixth to the ninth.
Afterward, Pike recounted his early eagle.
"At my opening hole I hit driver," he said. "It was the first shot of the day and it was a bit cold. I did not hit it the greatest...my caddie said where to hit [my second shot] and I pulled it about ten feet. It was a bit of a miss- hit but a good miss-hit."
Many of Pike's fellow Australians -- this event is being co-sanctioned by the Australasian Tour -- littered the top of the leaderboard.
Peter Wilson shot a seven-under 65 and shared second place with England's Nick Dougherty, making him one of 11 Australians in the top 15 at Huntingdale Golf Club.
Raphael Jacquelin of France was fourth after a six-under 66.
Beyond that, Aussies Aaron Baddeley, Steven Bowditch, Tony Carolan, Peter Lonard and Craig Parry were tied for fifth place with Spain's Carl Suneson at four-under 68.
Defending champion Robert Allenby shared 11th place with fellow Aussies Gavin Flint, Chris Gray and John Senden and Englishman Justin Rose at three-under 69.
<< Halpern lifts Stars over Predators
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Halpern's tally at 4:11 of the third period
produced the only goal of the game, as the Dallas Stars slipped by the
Nashville Predators, 1-0 at American Airlines Center.
Niklas Hagman and Patrik St
<< Sakic's shootout score sends Avs over Ducks
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Sakic scored the game-winner in the shootout
to ruin Teemu Selanne's big night as Colorado downed Anaheim, 3-2, at the
Pepsi Center.
Sakic was the final shooter for Colorado and he skated in on n
<< Betko and Bulldogs upset Tennessee
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Julian Betko and A.J. Graves both tallied 15
points as Butler stunned 22nd-ranked Tennessee, 56-44, in the semifinals of
the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden.
The Bulldogs (5-0) will now move
<< Woods wins Grand Slam of Golf, again
Kauai, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - No one had more bogeys than Tiger Woods in the
first round. No one had more birdies than him in the second.
The world's best golfer turned a comeback into a stroll Wednesday with a six-
under 66 in the secon
Detroit RB Jones out against Dolphins >>
Pontiac, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Detroit running back Kevin Jones was
deactivated for the Lions' game against the Miami Dolphins on Thanksgiving due
to a high ankle sprain. He was listed as questionable during the week, but was
unable
Season over for Raiders RB Jordan? He says so >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland running back LaMont Jordan told a
newspaper in California that he will miss the rest of the season after
suffering a torn left MCL in the Raiders' 17-13 loss to Kansas City last
Sunday.
Milan's Dida faces three month absence >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan keeper Dida is looking at a three
month absence after injuring the quadriceps tendon in his left knee in the
team's Champions League loss to AEK Athens on Tuesday.
The Brazilian keeper limpe
NFL Inactives (Thursday, November 23, 2006) >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of the players
placed on the inactive squad for this week's NFL games.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS, 4:15 P.M. (ET)
Buccaneers - 3rd QB Luke McCown, CB Alan Zemaitis, LB
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.
MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.
Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.
Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.
After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.
Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.
Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.
If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.
Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.
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