08/25/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cristie Kerr's playoff victory Sunday at the Safeway Classic moved the American to sixth in this week's Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings.
Kerr jumped up two places thanks to her first victory since last year's major triumph at the U.S. Women's Open.
Lorena Ochoa, Annika Sorenstam, Yani Tseng, Suzann Pettersen and Paul Creamer rounded out the top five once again this week.
Kerr came in sixth, followed by Ji-Yai Shin and Karrie Webb, who both dropped one spot to accommodate Kerr's ascension.
Helen Alfredsson, who lost to Kerr in the playoff, continued her resurgence. The Evian Masters winner climbed up five places to No. 9 this week.
Seon-Hwa Lee, Jeong Jang and Inbee Park all fell one to spots 10-12. Angela Park rose two to 13th, while Maria Hjorth and Eun-Hee Ji each dropped two rungs.
Momoko Ueda, Jee Young Lee and Yuri Fudoh stayed pat in 16th-18th. Hee-Won Han jumped up four to 19th, while Morgan Pressel slipped one to round out the top 20.
Sophie Gustafson, who also lost in the playoff, picked up nine places to No. 30.
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New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez has been
selected as the American League Player of the Week for the period ending
August 24.
Rodriguez picked up three saves last week, including his 50th of the sea
<< Pirates obtain C Diaz
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired catcher
Robinzon Diaz from the Toronto Blue Jays Monday as the player to be named in
the August 21 deal that sent infielder Jose Bautista to the Jays.
The 24-year-old
<< SEC - Florida Really the Team to Beat?
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Everywhere you look, it's Georgia this and
Georgia that. The whole world is suddenly in love with the Bulldogs, and both
polls even have them in the number one spot.
Mark it down: They will not defeat the
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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - PGA TOUR - DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP, TPC
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Huntersville, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Gibbs Racing named 18-year-old Joey
Logano as driver of the No.20 Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2009.
Logano will replace Tony Stewart, who is leaving JGR at the end of the season
to serv
Cincinnati Bengals 2008 Season Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Bengals' summer has already gone much better
than the organization's spring.
It was April when the Bengals looked to be on the verge of becoming the
"Bungles" all over again.
The beginning of the month sa
Pittsburgh Steelers 2008 Season Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The honeymoon period for Mike Tomlin lasted nine games.
The first-year Pittsburgh Steelers head coach and his team found themselves at
7-2 soon after passing the halfway pole of the 2007 NFL season, and
suggestions that th
Kuznetsova, Dementieva, Davenport win at U.S. Open >>
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning Olympic gold medalist Elena
Dementieva of Russia and former champions Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia and
Lindsay Davenport of the United States were among the winners on the first day
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Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.
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