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Harrington, Mickelson share lead at RivieraGolf Betting Lines02/17/2007 - Pacific Palisades, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Padraig Harrington carded a three- under 68 Friday and Phil Mickelson posted a six-under 65 to share the lead near the end of the second round at the Nissan Open. Harrington and Mickelson stand at 11-under-par 131. Charles Howell III, already a two-time runner-up this season, is alone in third at eight-under 134 after a 65 at Riviera Country Club. Australian Robert Allenby fired a five-under 66 to move into a share of fourth place at seven-under 135. He was joined there by Sergio Garcia (68), David Howell (68) and Pat Perez (69). The first round was completed early Friday, but one player, George McNeill, remained on the course Friday evening without finishing his second round. McNeill will finish Saturday morning before round three starts at 11:00 a.m. (et). Harrington started on the back nine at Riviera on Friday and was up and down throughout. He bogeyed the 10th, but got that stroke right back with a birdie on 11. The Irishman traded a bogey for a birdie from the 13th and again from the 15th. Harrington moved to minus-nine with a birdie at the par-five 17th. The two-time winner on the PGA Tour two-putted for birdie on the par-five first. He moved to minus-11 with a 10-foot birdie putt at the par-three sixth. Harrington parred the final three holes to end there. "It's always hard to follow up a round of 63," Harrington stated. "Anything in the 60s was really the goal today. I knew going out there I would be a little bit erratic. It's still a very early season for me. I'm still making mental errors here and there, so I put up with that. And I made some birdies to counteract some of the bogeys which was very nice." Mickelson opened his round with a birdie on the first. After four straight pars, the 36-year-old birdied the sixth to move to minus-seven. He parred the following four holes before catching fire. Mickelson birdied the par-five 11th before converting back-to-back birdies from the 13th, both from inside six feet. Mickelson, who is commuting via airplane from his home near San Diego this week, stumbled to a bogey on the par-three 16th. He jumped into a share of the lead with an eagle at the 17th. "It was important to get at least birdie the 17th. I thought it was a birdie hole," said Mickelson. "I was just trying to get down there by the green in two, just left of the pin somewhere. I hit a good tee shot that allowed me to go at the green. I just flushed [my second shot] -- it just came off perfect and ended up in the middle of the green and I made the putt." Before his round, Mickelson had an interesting warm-up session. He hit balls at the Callaway test center before flying down to the tournament site. "I didn't tee off until 12:40," Mickelson said. "The test center is a minute and a half from the airport. It is right by the runway, it couldn't be easier." Howell got his round going with birdies on 11 and 12. He ran off four consecutive birdies from the 17th to get to minus-eight. However, Howell parred the final seven holes to end alone in third. World No. 2 Jim Furyk posted a one-under 70 Friday. He shares eighth place at five-under 137 with Aaron Baddeley, former PGA champion Rich Beem, Johnson Wagner, Rocco Mediate and Ernie Els. Defending champion Rory Sabbatini shot 70 and is tied for 19th place after two rounds at minus-three. The cut line will fall at two-over 144 regardless of what McNeill does. McNeill is looking at about a 40-foot birdie putt. He could three putt and still make the cut. As of now, 79 players will advance to the final two rounds.
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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. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your golf sportsbook needs. Ryder Cup Odds
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Football Betting Sportsbook Accepts Credit CardsMichael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football. As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL. The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago. Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996). But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side. Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show. Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East: Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1 Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2 New York Giants - 9 - 2 Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1). Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship. So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume. And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top. They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy. Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday. But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division. Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS. Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS. Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162. Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense? Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS. In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS. Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division. Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do. The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20. The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550. Visit MySportsbook.com for free sportsbook odds RSS feeds go to MySportsbook.com for all your betting football needs. |
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