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12/21/2011 - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Champions Tour is eying two new events in Japan and China while also finalizing the renewal of a tournament played in South Korea the last two years.
The tour announced its unfinished 2012 schedule on Wednesday, which includes seven new tournament venues and several previously announced date changes for existing events.
The season begins January 20 with the Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii and ends at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship from November 1-4.
There are three open dates in September that the tour hopes to fill with events in Asia. Announcements are expected after January 1, the tour said in a news release.
Two of the tour's five major championships will be played on courses in Michigan: The Senior PGA Championship at The Golf Club at Harbor Shores from May 24-27, and the U.S. Senior Open at Indianwood Golf & Country Club from July 12-15.
The Regions Tradition returns to Alabama's Shoal Creek for the second year and will be staged from June 7-10, while the Constellation Senior Players Championship will be held at Pennsylvania's Fox Chapel Golf Club from June 28- July 1 and the Senior British Open will be played at Turnberry in Scotland from July 26-29.
<< Mavericks sign Williams
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks signed free-agent forward
Sean Williams to a contract on Wednesday.
Williams, the 17th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, averaged 4.3 points and
3.6 rebounds in three seasons with the Ne
<< Austin Peay signs transfer from Navy
Clarksville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Austin Peay's football program bolstered
its team speed by adding Naval Academy transfer Jeremiah "J.J." Rutledge
during the transfer signing period which began Wednesday.
The 5-foot-10, 180-pound freshman
<< Johnson, Abraham, Lee named NFC weekly winners
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson,
Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham and San Francisco 49ers punter Andy
Lee have been selected as the NFC's top players for Week 15 of the NFL season.
John
<< Dolphins' Bush among AFC players of the week
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dolphins running back Reggie Bush, Chargers
linebacker Antwan Barnes and Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop have been named AFC
players of the week for Week 15 of the NFL season.
Bush took home the offensive a
United rolls over Fulham >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United secured a resounding 5-0
win over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Wednesday, keeping the pressure on
leaders Manchester City.
United seized control of the match from the start as Dann
Rams WR Pettis suspended 4 games >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Rams wide receiver Austin Pettis
has been suspended four games for violating NFL's performance-enhancing
substances policy, according to an NFL spokesperson.
Pettis, a 23-year-old rookie,
Isles recall F Haley and G Nilsson >>
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Islanders recalled forward
Michael Haley and goaltender Anders Nilsson from Bridgeport of the American
Hockey League on Wednesday.
The duo was recalled following injuries to forwar
Juventus held by Udinese but preserves unbeaten record >>
Udinese, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juventus preserved its unbeaten start to the
Serie A season with a 0-0 draw with Udinese on Wednesday.
The Turin club is tied at the top of Italy's top flight with AC Milan on 34
points apiece, but AC Mil
It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.
As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.
Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.
Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.
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Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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