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08/31/2010 - Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte has been awarded the 2017 PGA Championship.
The course, featuring one of the toughest three-hole finishes in golf, has hosted a popular PGA Tour event since 2003.
It will become the third North Carolina venue to host the PGA Championship, joining Pinehurst (1936) and Tanglewood (1974).
"We're especially proud to host an event that has the history and tradition of the PGA Championship. It is one of America's truly great championships," said John W. Harris, president of the club's board of governors.
Quail Hollow will host the 99th PGA Championship.
No stranger to big events, it has been the host of a well-attended PGA Tour stop since 2003. The tournament, which will be called the Wells Fargo Championship in 2011, has drawn top-flight fields to Charlotte for a lucrative purse.
The winners since 2003 have included Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk, Anthony Kim, Vijay Singh, Sean O'Hair, David Toms and Joey Sindelar.
Rory McIlroy won this year's tournament -- called the Quail Hollow Championship -- when he fired a course-record 62 in the final round to beat Phil Mickelson by four shots.
<< Tottenham acquires goalie Pletikosa on loan
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tottenham acquired Croatia goalkeeper Stipe
Pletikosa on a season-long loan from Spartak Moscow on Tuesday.
Pletikosa, 31, has played 80 matches for Croatia. He was on Croatia's 2002 and
2006 World Cup team
<< New York Giants 2010 Season Preview
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Memories are short in New York, and the city's sports
figures and teams are often judged more on present performance than on past
accomplishments. It's a train of thought Tom Coughlin can certainly relate to.
Despite havin
<< In the FCS Huddle: Playoffs turn 20, but not of age yet
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - There are plenty of intriguing storylines
as the Football Championship Subdivision season gets set to kick off the 2010
season week, but the biggest is the expansion of the playoffs from 16 to 20
schools.
<< Liverpool adds defender Konchesky from Fulham
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defender Paul Konchesky completed his
transfer from Fulham to Liverpool on Tuesday.
Konchesky, 29, signed a four-year deal with Liverpool. Fulham acquired Dalla
Valle and Alex Kacaniklic from Liverp
What's eating the slumping Cardinals? >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tony La Russa hasn't managed many poor teams during his
tenure with the St. Louis Cardinals.
In fact, the Cardinals have missed the playoffs only six times since La Russa
took over the ballclub back in 1996, a pretty solid
Bent joins Wolverhampton on loan >>
Wolverhampton, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wolverhampton signed striker Marcus
Bent from Birmingham on Tuesday on a four-month loan deal.
Bent, 32, spent parts of last season on loan at Middlesbrough and Queens Park
Rangers. Wolverhampton a
PGA Tour suspends rule that led to Furyk DQ >>
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The PGA Tour has suspended the rule
that led to Jim Furyk's disqualification from The Barclays last week.
Furyk was kept from the first playoffs event in New Jersey because he
overslept Wed
Stoke re-signs Diao to two-year deal >>
Stoke-on-Trent, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stoke City re-signed midfielder
Salif Diao on Tuesday, two months after the Senegal international's previous
contract expired.
Diao, 33, rejected Stoke's initial offer earlier this summer, bu
Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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While the NFL is the sport wagered on the heaviest, college football betting lines has become more and more popular as people realize it’s a game that can be beat. The NCAA football season gets longer each year with the addition of numerous bowl games and with that comes more opportunities for more money in your pocket, if handled correctly.
Betting on college football is not the same as with the NFL, so make sure you separate the two. Because of the vast number of teams, the parity between college football programs is slight and thus, you are going to see some high numbers in the NCAA. Teams favored by more than 40 points are not uncommon especially early in the season when teams playing their non-conference schedules.
The best advice when trying to tackle these enormous spreads and is to just stay away. A team that is favored by 40 points is favored by that many for a reason while teams getting 40 points are bad enough that they shouldn’t be touched. Set yourself a spread limit. Getting rid of these games will cut down on the number of contests that you need to handicap while staying away from backdoor or front-door covers.
What is a backdoor and front-door cover you ask? A backdoor cover is a team that is getting beat by more than the spread, but scores late to get within that number thus covering the spread. A front-door cover is just the opposite where the favorite scores late and covers the number they are favored by.
These front-door and backdoor covers are common when second and third string players enter games in college football and it can be the worst nightmare for some bettors. These players can also be your best friend, but ask any bettor and he will give you more instances on losing in this situation than winning. It just seems to work out that way even though everything evens out in the end.
College football betting has some of the softest lines of any sport and it’s being able to find these lines that will make you a successful college football handicapper. The NFL and NBA have the tightest lines around and while those sports can be beat by looking at situations and systems, college football doesn’t quite work that way. It’s much more manual, but when done correctly, it’s much more gratifying as well.
Getting into the nuts and bolts of college football means looking at the many stats in order to beat the number. As opposed to pro football, college football is less dependent on situations and angles and more on certain statistics. Rushing offense and defense, pass efficiency offense and defense and turnover margins are huge. These are vital in the NFL, but even more so when it comes to college football.
Being able to run the ball in college football has always been a key factor in the overall success of a team. The same adage also goes for teams who have the ability to stop the run. Putting these two factors together can produce some positive results in a team’s record both straight up and against the spread. These numbers show huge differences in teams and the spread may not take those into effect, which is where the value comes into play.
Passing yardage numbers both for and against can be a misinterpreted statistic. However, pass efficiency has always been one of the best ways to look at a teams’ passing game ability both offensively and defensively. But is it really a true indication of how they perform? I wouldn’t say so since they are raw passing numbers with nothing else taken into consideration.
I use pass efficiency ratings when doing my handicapping but I adjust my numbers based on a number of factors including power ratings, strength of schedules, personnel and injuries. This gives a much better picture of a team’s ability to pass effectively and also being able to defend the pass. Tweaking pass efficiency stats instead of raw passing yards is the key.
Turnovers are the single most frustrating, and at times the most gratifying, aspect of a college football lines, mostly because they are so unpredictable. They are part of the game and most of the time nothing can be done to control them. However, turnovers are contagious and they can carry over from game to game and season to season.
It’s important to know how to forecast these unforeseen events and how to use them to your advantage. You can find ways to give yourself an edge by looking at past histories of teams and coaches and how they have fared in turnover wars in the past. Instead of turnovers hurting you at the wrong times, find ways to use them to your advantage.
As you can see, college football handicapping is very labor intensive and isn’t just based on where teams are ranked in the AP and coaches polls. Experience, coaching and match-ups are all important since unlike the NFL, college teams turn over much more often with new personnel at most positions every single year. Keeping current on this information is vital.
Betting NCAA football can be lucrative if done correctly, but more importantly, it’s just plain enjoyable because it can be beat. College football is one of the best sports to watch with some of the best rivalries taking place in all of sports. The only downfall is that a championship isn’t decided on the field but on a computer-based system that is the Bowl Championship Series. That will change someday and we will all be better off for it.
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