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12/18/2011 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Englishman Ian Poulter carded a four- under-par 67 on Sunday and won the JBWere Masters title by three strokes over Marcus Fraser.
Poulter, who captured the Volvo World Match Play Championship this past season, ended at 15-under 269 for the four rounds at Victoria Golf Club.
Fraser had the best round of the day by firing a seven-under 64, but it was Poulter who had the best start and carried that over to capture the tournament.
Poulter had a great tee shot on the opening hole, a par-4. His shot came within 15 feet of the pin and Poulter eagled the hole. He birdied seven and nine. He also had a birdie on the par-3 16th before tripping to a bogey 6 on the 17th hole. He parred the last to secure the win.
"It's been a difficult year, but obviously the Aussie Masters champion is very special," Poulter said. "It was nice to add it (the tournament). I haven't been to Australia for a few years. I'm happy. I needed to play well this week."
Geoff Ogilvy, the 2006 U.S. Open champion, ended at 11-under 273 and alone in third. He held a two-shot lead entering Sunday's final round.
Australians Adam Crawford and Peter Senior each finished in a tie for fourth at seven-under 277.
World No. 1 Luke Donald struggled to a one-over score on the final day. He tied for 12th at four-under 280.
<< K-State topples Alabama
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jordan Henriquez paced Kansas State with 17
points and eight rebounds as the Wildcats took down No. 23 Alabama, 71-58, at
the Sprint Center.
Jamar Samuels added 14 points and Angel Rodriguez contributed
<< Ragin' Cajuns win New Orleans Bowl on final play
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brett Baer nailed a 50-yard field goal as
time expired to lift Louisiana over San Diego State, 32-30, in the New Orleans
Bowl.
Baer originally lined up for a 55-yard attempt, but an encroachment penalty o
<< Marleau leads Sharks past Oilers
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Patrick Marleau scored the game-winner in the
third period as the San Jose Sharks took a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Martin Havlat and Joe Thornton each added a goal for the Sharks, who have won
two st
<< Cowboys hold onto big lead, down Bucs
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After a pair of late-game collapses, the Cowboys
made sure they weren't going to blow a 28-point lead against the Buccaneers
Saturday night.
Dallas is alone atop the NFC East, at least until Sunday afternoon.
Muller, 'Canes seek revenge over Panthers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes are starting to see some success
under new head coach Kirk Muller. They'll look to show the Florida Panthers
just how much they've changed as the two club's battle tonight at BankAtlantic
Center.
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Flames try to snap a pair of skids in Chicago >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Calgary Flames will try to avoid a season-high fourth
straight loss and eighth in a row at Chicago this evening as they battle the
Blackhawks at the United Center.
Following a perfect three-game homestand, the Flames h
Hitchcock, Blues play host to Blue Jackets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - While Ken Hitchcock has helped the Blues vault up the
Western Conference standings, his former Blue Jackets club continues to linger
in the basement of conference.
St. Louis looks to extend a five-game point streak this ev
No. 9 UConn hosts Holy Cross >>
Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The ninth-ranked Connecticut Huskies are the
obvious favorites in today's non-conference matchup with the Holy Cross
Crusaders, a game that will be played at the XL Center.
Holy Cross is just 4-6 overall this
Is there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
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