Poulter leads by one at Melbourne
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12/15/2011 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ian Poulter shot a six-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round at the JBWere Masters on Thursday.
Ashley Hall carded a five-under 66 at the Victoria Golf Course and former champion Peter Lonard was among a group of six two shots back. Rod Pampling (68) and Richard Green share ninth place at minus-three.
World No. 1 Luke Donald, who earlier in the week was named PGA Tour Player of the Year, opened with a two-under 69. Donald recently became the first player in history to win the money title on both the PGA and European Tours.
Donald, who fired two birdies in a bogey-free round, is tied for 11th in a group of 10 players that includes Greg Chalmers, who is going for the Aussie triple crown after capturing the Australian Open and Australian PGA Championship.
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Niklas Hagman had two goals to help the Anaheim Ducks take a 4-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes at Honda Center. Rod Pelley and Kyle Palmieri each had a goal for the Ducks, who had dropped four of five coming
<< Toews, Blackhawks beat Wild in shootout
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jonathan Toews scored the winner in the
shootout as the Chicago Blackhawks took a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.
Toews had a goal and an assist while Michael Frolik and Marian Hossa also
scored
<< Liberty names Gill new head football coach
Lynchburg, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liberty University named Turner Gill as the
new head football coach on Wednesday.
Gill had been the head coach at Kansas the past two seasons and guided the
team to a mark of just 5-19, including 1-16 i
<< Paille leads Bruins past Senators
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Paille netted a pair of goals, leading
the Boston Bruins to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank
Place.
Rich Peverley and Patrice Bergeron both had a goal and an assist, while Chr
<< Bulls sign Richard Hamilton
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bulls signed veteran guard Richard
Hamilton on Wednesday.
Hamilton heads to Chicago after a very successful nine-season stint with
Detroit (2002-2011), helping the Pistons make six consec
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Apparently, the Atlanta Falcons overcoming a 16-point deficit was taxing for Mike Smith. The 52-year-old head coach exited the team plane before it departed Charlotte following the Falcons' 31-23 defeat of Carolina this pa
Wings place Conner on IR, summon Tatar >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Red Wings placed forward Chris
Conner on injured reserve and recalled forward Tomas Tatar from Grand Rapids
of the American Hockey League.
Conner is sidelined with an undisclosed injury. H
Isles' DiPietro lands on IR >>
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Islanders placed goaltender Rick
DiPietro on injured reserve Thursday.
The move is retroactive to December 3, when the oft-injured DiPietro suffered
a left groin strain at Dallas. The 30-year-ol
So who's the next head coach to be fired? >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Smith's brief stay at a Charlotte
hospital following his Atlanta Falcons' tension-filled victory over the
Carolina Panthers last weekend was a stark reminder of just how stressful this
period of the seas
No.24 Murray State plays host to Lipscomb >>
Murray, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In the top-25 for the first time since 1998, the
24th-ranked Murray State Racers put their lofty standing on the line this
evening, as they welcome the Lipscomb Bison to the CSFB Center for a non-
conference affair
MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.
As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).
Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.
Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.
*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers
By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."
While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."
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