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12/03/2011 - Thousand Oaks, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zach Johnson holed out for eagle on the par-four 18th Saturday to grab a one-stroke lead after 54 holes of the Chevron World Challenge.
Johnson, who did all of his scoring on the back nine, shot four-under 68 to end three rounds at eight-under-par 208.
Tournament host Tiger Woods bogeyed three of the five par-fives at Sherwood Country Club on Saturday. Overall, he mixed five bogeys and four birdies in a round of one-over 73. That dropped him into second place at minus-seven.
Woods is looking for his first win anywhere since the 2009 JBWere Masters. Johnson, who finished second to Woods at this event in '07, is going for his first title since winning at Colonial last year.
K.J. Choi rallied from early struggles to post an even-par round of 72. He ended three rounds at five-under-par 211.
Americans Matt Kuchar (74), Hunter Mahan (73) and Gary Woodland (70) share fourth place at minus-three.
Woods was alone in the lead for the first 12 holes. He knocked his third shot over the green at the par-five 13th. After chipping on, Woods two-putted for bogey to fall into a share of the lead with Johnson at minus-eight.
Johnson gave that lead right back to Woods. The former Masters champion made a mess of the par-five 16th and walked off with a bogey. Johnson followed with a three-putt bogey on 17 to fall two back.
"I'm not gonna think about 16 or 17. Sixteen has my number," Johnson admitted in a television interview. "I don't know (why I hit driver off the tee). It was into the wind, and I just double-crossed it. Then, I came out of the second shot. I definitely learned my lesson."
Woods hit his second shot into a hazard on 16 and took a drop. After he hit a poor chip shot, and was taking two putts to make bogey, Johnson grabbed the lead.
At the par-four 18th, Johnson split the fairway off the tee. From about 150 yards out, he hit a perfect second shot that trickled into the hole for eagle.
"I hit two good shots on 18. I would have been happy with four or three, but two is stealing," Johnson said in a televised interview.
Woods was unable to catch Johnson. He two-putted for par on 17 from nearly the same spot that Johnson had three-putted from. At the last, Woods' approach landed on the front of the green and he took two putts to get down.
"It was a tough day. I played the par-fives awful and I gave away a ton of shots, and consequently I lost the lead," Woods said in a TV interview. "Today was just a tough day. I hit good shots, but ended in bad spots."
Johnson parred the first 10 holes to remain at minus-four. One quick spurt moved him into a share of the lead.
He eagled the par-five 11th and followed with birdies on 12 and 13. As Johnson parred his next two holes, Woods came back to him.
Woods failed to keep any momentum all day. He birdied the first from two feet out, but tripped to a bogey on the par-five second. Woods chipped in for birdie at the fourth.
At the sixth, Woods failed to get up and down for par. He gave back another stroke with a three-putt bogey on the par-three eighth.
Woods sank a five-foot birdie try on the 10th, then two-putted for birdie on No. 11 to move to nine-under. He led by two at that point, but trouble loomed down the stretch.
"It was hard to determine where the wind was coming from," Woods said in a televised interview. "I've hit the ball well (this week), but I need to make more putts."
NOTES: Woods has won this title four times and finished second four times, including last year...Martin Laird, who started the day in last place in the 18-player field, fired a 66 for low round of the day, which helped him climb to one-over-par 217.
<< Robinson, No. 17 Pitt top Tennessee
Knoxville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nasir Robinson's double-double of 16 points
and 12 rebounds helped No. 17 Pittsburgh earn a 61-56 victory over Tennessee
at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Ashton Gibbs also scored 16 points for the Panthers
<< Griffin shines as Baylor downs Texas
Waco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Heisman Trophy candidate Robert Griffin III threw
two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores, as the 19th-ranked Baylor
Bears pulled away in the second half to beat the Texas Longhorns, 48-24, in
the reg
<< No. 16 Marquette snaps Wisconsin's home win streak
Madison, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Darius Johnson-Odom scored 17 points and No. 16
Marquette snapped No. 9 Wisconsin's 23-game home winning streak by defeating
the Badgers, 61-54, on Saturday.
Freshman Todd Mayo had a breakout performance w
<< Flanders' late TD lifts No. 1 Sam Houston State
Huntsville, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Flanders' 7-yard touchdown run with 1:10
remaining lifted No. 1-ranked Sam Houston State past Stony Brook, 34-27, in
the second round of the FCS playoffs Saturday.
The playoff's top seed survived the sca
It wasn't the Dukes: North Dakota State downs JMU >>
Fargo, ND (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.J. McNorton ran for 154 yards and a score,
while Sam Ojuri gained 61 yards on the ground with two touchdowns as North
Dakota State defeated James Madison, 26-14, in the second round of the FCS
playoff
Safety the difference as Lehigh surprises Towson >>
Towson, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - An offensive shootout came down to a defensive
play as Lehigh knocked off Towson, 40-38, in the second round of the FCS
playoffs Saturday.
Defensive end Tom Bianchi tackled Towson quarterback Grant Enders in the
Claxton still 2 clear at Q School >>
LaQuinta, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Will Claxton shot a two-under 70 on Saturday
to keep his two-stroke lead after four rounds of PGA Tour Q School.
Claxton started the tournament with a 64 and has held at least a piece of the
lead since. He
In the FCS Huddle: Lehigh finally breaks through against CAA >>
Towson, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Entering Saturday's FCS second-round playoff
bout with Towson, Lehigh had lost seven straight meetings with teams from CAA
Football.
On Saturday, that streak finally ended as the Mountain Hawks not only knocked
The 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds have been released and Denver Broncos' running back Knowshon Moreno has been made the opening favorite.
Moreno was selected in the first round of April's NFL draft and is expected to carry the rushing load for the Broncos this season. And with Jay Cutler now in Chicago, Moreno might be expected to be Denver's entire offense.
Betting Lines from sports betting lines have made Moreno a 5/2 favorite to win this year's Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Fellow running back Chris “Beanie” Wells (Arizona Cardinals) is right behind Moreno at 7/2, while Donald Brown (Indianapolis Colts) and receiver Michael Crabtree (San Francisco 49ers) are 5/1 to win. Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez (New York Jets) and Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions) are 7/1 and 8/1, respectively.
A couple of players who present some value are Josh Freeman, Shonn Green and Darrius Heyward-Bey.
Freeman needs to beat out Byron Leftwich to become the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but if he does, he has a lot or raw talent and could use the weapons around him (i.e. Kellen Winslow Jr. and Antonio Bryant) to be very successful in his first season.
Green enters a crowded backfield in New York, but considering both Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are unhappy about their contract situations and might holdout, the former Iowa product could become the Jets' primary back.
Everyone was shocked when Al Davis took Heyward-Bey with the eighth overall pick in April's draft, but the kid has a tremendous amount of talent and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell takes the next step this year, the former Maryland product could blossom. Plus, Heyward-Bey will be looking to prove the people wrong who said Oakland should have taken Michael Crabtree with the No. 8 pick.
And if you're looking for a deep sleeper, check out Pat White at 30/1. He enters the Miami Dolphins vaunted “Wild Cat” offense and could be a big time playmaker.
For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds, see below.
2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds to Win
Ramses Barden (NYG) 40/1
Andre Brown (NYG) 20/1
Donald Brown (IND) 5/1
Kenny Britt (TEN) 20/1
Glenn Coffee (SFO) 30/1
Chase Coffman (CIN) 50/1
Michael Crabtree (SFO) 5/1
Josh Freeman (TB) 14/1
Shonn Green (NYJ) 14/1
Percy Harvin (MIN) 10/1
Darrius Heyward-Bay (OAK) 18/1
Juaquan Iglesias (CHI) 30/1
Cornelius Ingram (PHI) 50/1
Rashad Jennings (JAC) 30/1
Johnny Knox (CHI) 40/1
Jeremy Maclin (PHI) 18/1
Mohamed Massaquoi (CLE) 30/1
LeSean McCoy (PHI) 12/1
Knowshon Moreno (DEN) 5/2
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) 18/1
Brandon Pettigrew (DET) 30/1
Brian Robiskie (CLE) 20/1
Mark Sanchez (NYJ) 7/1
Matthew Stafford (DET) 8/1
Jason Smith (STL) 40/1
Mike Thomas (JAC) 25/1
Patrick Turner (MIA) 50/1
Mike Wallace (PIT) 50/1
Chris Wells (ARI) 7/2
Pat White (MIA) 30/1
Field (Any Other Player) 9/1
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The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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