Monday, February 09, 2004
Lines: "14-Feb NASCAR ODDS - DAYTONA 500
#To Win the TournamentOdds
1 BILL ELLIOTT +3000
2 BOBBY LABONTE +1600
3 BRIAN VICKERS +6000
4 CASEY MEARS +8000
5 DALE EARNHARDT +350
6 DALE JARRETT +2500
7 DAVE BLANEY +8000
8 ELLIOTT SADLER +2500
9 FIELD (ANY OTHER) +1800
10 GREG BIFFLE +3500
11 JAMIE MCMURRAY +4000
12 JEFF BURTON +3000
13 JEFF GORDON +1000
14 JEREMY MAYFIELD +3500
15 JIMMIE JOHNSON +800
16 JIMMY SPENCER +8000
17 JOE NEMECHEK +6000
18 KEVIN HARVICK +800
19 KURT BUSCH +1200
20 KYLE PETTY +15000
21 MARK MARTIN +3000
22 MATT KENSETH +2000
23 MICHAEL WALTRIP +500
24 RICKY CRAVEN +7500
25 RICKY RUDD +4000
26 ROBBY GORDON +2500
27 RUSTY WALLACE +1800
28 RYAN NEWMAN +1500
29 SCOTT RIGGS +10000
30 SCOTT WIMMER +8000
31 STERLING MARLIN +1600
32 TERRY LABONTE +4000
33 TONY STEWART +1000
34 WARD BURTON +5000 "
#To Win the TournamentOdds
1 BILL ELLIOTT +3000
2 BOBBY LABONTE +1600
3 BRIAN VICKERS +6000
4 CASEY MEARS +8000
5 DALE EARNHARDT +350
6 DALE JARRETT +2500
7 DAVE BLANEY +8000
8 ELLIOTT SADLER +2500
9 FIELD (ANY OTHER) +1800
10 GREG BIFFLE +3500
11 JAMIE MCMURRAY +4000
12 JEFF BURTON +3000
13 JEFF GORDON +1000
14 JEREMY MAYFIELD +3500
15 JIMMIE JOHNSON +800
16 JIMMY SPENCER +8000
17 JOE NEMECHEK +6000
18 KEVIN HARVICK +800
19 KURT BUSCH +1200
20 KYLE PETTY +15000
21 MARK MARTIN +3000
22 MATT KENSETH +2000
23 MICHAEL WALTRIP +500
24 RICKY CRAVEN +7500
25 RICKY RUDD +4000
26 ROBBY GORDON +2500
27 RUSTY WALLACE +1800
28 RYAN NEWMAN +1500
29 SCOTT RIGGS +10000
30 SCOTT WIMMER +8000
31 STERLING MARLIN +1600
32 TERRY LABONTE +4000
33 TONY STEWART +1000
34 WARD BURTON +5000 "
Lines: "12-Feb GOLF - BUICK INVITATIONAL
#To Win the TournamentOdds
1 AARON BADDELEY +12500
2 ALEX CEJKA +7500
3 ARRON OBERHOLSER +6000
4 BEN CRANE +6000
5 BERNARD LANGER +6000
6 BOB ESTES +5000
7 BOB TWAY +7500
8 BRAD FAXON +6000
9 BRINY BAIRD +6000
10 CHAD CAMPBELL +4000
11 CHARLES HOWELL III +3000
12 CHRIS RILEY +3500
13 DARREN CLARKE +2400
14 DUFFY WALDORF +7500
15 FIELD (ANY OTHER) +600
16 FREDRIK JACOBSON +5000
17 GEOFF OGILVY +7500
18 HARRISON FRAZAR +7500
19 JAY HAAS +5000
20 JESPER PARNEVIK +3500
21 JOHN DALY +10000
22 JONATHAN BYRD +10000
23 JONATHAN KAYE +3000
24 JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL +10000
25 KJ CHOI +4000
26 KENT JONES +10000
27 KEVIN SUTHERLAND +5000
28 LEE JANZEN +10000
29 LEE WESTWOOD +5000
30 LUKE DONALD +5000
31 MARK CALCAVECCHIA +10000
32 NICLAS FASTH +10000
33 PHIL MICKELSON +800
34 RICH BEEM +12500
35 ROBERT ALLENBY +3000
36 ROD PAMPLING +7500
37 SERGIO GARCIA +1800
38 SHAUN MICHEEL +7500
39 SHIGEKI MARUYAMA +6000
40 SKIP KENDALL +10000
41 STEPHEN AMES +6000
42 STEVE FLESCH +10000
43 STEWART CINK +5000
44 STUART APPLEBY +3000
45 THOMAS BJORN +4000
46 TIGER WOODS +280
47 TIM CLARK +10000
48 TIM PETROVIC +7500
49 TOM LEHMAN +6000
50 VIJAY SINGH +500 "
#To Win the TournamentOdds
1 AARON BADDELEY +12500
2 ALEX CEJKA +7500
3 ARRON OBERHOLSER +6000
4 BEN CRANE +6000
5 BERNARD LANGER +6000
6 BOB ESTES +5000
7 BOB TWAY +7500
8 BRAD FAXON +6000
9 BRINY BAIRD +6000
10 CHAD CAMPBELL +4000
11 CHARLES HOWELL III +3000
12 CHRIS RILEY +3500
13 DARREN CLARKE +2400
14 DUFFY WALDORF +7500
15 FIELD (ANY OTHER) +600
16 FREDRIK JACOBSON +5000
17 GEOFF OGILVY +7500
18 HARRISON FRAZAR +7500
19 JAY HAAS +5000
20 JESPER PARNEVIK +3500
21 JOHN DALY +10000
22 JONATHAN BYRD +10000
23 JONATHAN KAYE +3000
24 JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL +10000
25 KJ CHOI +4000
26 KENT JONES +10000
27 KEVIN SUTHERLAND +5000
28 LEE JANZEN +10000
29 LEE WESTWOOD +5000
30 LUKE DONALD +5000
31 MARK CALCAVECCHIA +10000
32 NICLAS FASTH +10000
33 PHIL MICKELSON +800
34 RICH BEEM +12500
35 ROBERT ALLENBY +3000
36 ROD PAMPLING +7500
37 SERGIO GARCIA +1800
38 SHAUN MICHEEL +7500
39 SHIGEKI MARUYAMA +6000
40 SKIP KENDALL +10000
41 STEPHEN AMES +6000
42 STEVE FLESCH +10000
43 STEWART CINK +5000
44 STUART APPLEBY +3000
45 THOMAS BJORN +4000
46 TIGER WOODS +280
47 TIM CLARK +10000
48 TIM PETROVIC +7500
49 TOM LEHMAN +6000
50 VIJAY SINGH +500 "
Can anyone halt the Vijay juggernaut? - FEB 10, 2004: "Can anyone halt the Vijay juggernaut?
Fijian cruises to Pebble Beach title, looks set to challenge Tiger for No 1 ranking
PEBBLE BEACH (California) - The Vijay Singh bandwagon picked up another victory on Sunday, gaining speed along the way and leaving in its wake only one question: Who can derail this thing?
We could know the answer this week at Torrey Pines, where the Fijian will tee it up at the Buick Invitational and run straight into world No 1 Tiger Woods.
During his month-long vacation, maybe Woods has taken notice of Vijay's successes, such as the three-shot victory the Fijian choreographed at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
It was vintage Vijay, or, more precisely, what we have learnt to expect from him during his scorching 12-tournament streak that has produced three victories, three seconds, a third and an even dozen top-10 finishes, only two short of Jack Nicklaus' record of 14 straight in 1977.
Even so, Vijay refused to say he is the best player in the world now.
'My ranking doesn't say that. I'm No 2,' he said. 'I'm really not too worried if I am the best player in the world or not. I'm more concerned about how I'm playing, week in and week out.
'I want to be No 1 before I finish playing, but it's a hard feat to take Tiger off the top because he is also playing well. If I keep playing like I'm doing now, I feel I have a shot, maybe not this year, but in a year or two.'
For the fifth consecutive time, he came through with a victory after holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead.
This time, he simply overpowered his challengers on a sunny Pebble Beach layout with a three-under 69 and a 72-hole total of 16-under 272 that left no doubt other than the identity of the runner-up."
Fijian cruises to Pebble Beach title, looks set to challenge Tiger for No 1 ranking
PEBBLE BEACH (California) - The Vijay Singh bandwagon picked up another victory on Sunday, gaining speed along the way and leaving in its wake only one question: Who can derail this thing?
We could know the answer this week at Torrey Pines, where the Fijian will tee it up at the Buick Invitational and run straight into world No 1 Tiger Woods.
During his month-long vacation, maybe Woods has taken notice of Vijay's successes, such as the three-shot victory the Fijian choreographed at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
It was vintage Vijay, or, more precisely, what we have learnt to expect from him during his scorching 12-tournament streak that has produced three victories, three seconds, a third and an even dozen top-10 finishes, only two short of Jack Nicklaus' record of 14 straight in 1977.
Even so, Vijay refused to say he is the best player in the world now.
'My ranking doesn't say that. I'm No 2,' he said. 'I'm really not too worried if I am the best player in the world or not. I'm more concerned about how I'm playing, week in and week out.
'I want to be No 1 before I finish playing, but it's a hard feat to take Tiger off the top because he is also playing well. If I keep playing like I'm doing now, I feel I have a shot, maybe not this year, but in a year or two.'
For the fifth consecutive time, he came through with a victory after holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead.
This time, he simply overpowered his challengers on a sunny Pebble Beach layout with a three-under 69 and a 72-hole total of 16-under 272 that left no doubt other than the identity of the runner-up."
Daily Racing Form - Horse Racing -Sports Betting News: "All-star game? Don't bet on it
By DAVE TULEY
All-star games in the four major sports are glorified exhibitions, yet it never ceases to amaze me that people actually bet on them.
It's that time of year again, with the NHL All-Star Game and NFL Pro Bowl being played this past Sunday and the NBA All-Star Game this coming Sunday. The lack of defense and the multiple rule changes - such as NFL teams not being allowed to blitz, play bump-and-run, or rush the kicker - mean that these games hardly resemble the sports they are based on. Thus, they're virtually impossible to handicap.
Most bettors just pick a side and bet the over, since chants of 'defense, defense' are not heard on these occasions.
True to form, the bettors here in Las Vegas bet the over in the NHL All-Star Game. The books opened the total at 15 1/2 and made over bettors lay -120 (bet $1.20 to win $1) while letting under bettors have it at even money. When the public kept betting the over anyway, some books raised the vigorish to -130 or -135.
The over was never a possibility as the teams played to a 1-1 tie in the first period. The East, a +120 underdog in straight betting, went on to a 6-4 victory. This was the second straight year that the All-Star Game went under.
Bettors also pounded the over in the Pro Bowl. Some books, including the Stardust and Caesars Palace, opened the total at 48, and it got bet up to a consensus of 51 1/2 around town. That result was also never in doubt, as both teams went over the total in the NFC's 55-52 come-from-behind victory. AFC bettors, who bet the opening 3-point line up to 3 1/2 at some books before kickoff, looked to have the game well in hand when their side jumped out to a 14-0 lead, increased the margin to 38-13 early in the second half, and was still ahead 4"
By DAVE TULEY
All-star games in the four major sports are glorified exhibitions, yet it never ceases to amaze me that people actually bet on them.
It's that time of year again, with the NHL All-Star Game and NFL Pro Bowl being played this past Sunday and the NBA All-Star Game this coming Sunday. The lack of defense and the multiple rule changes - such as NFL teams not being allowed to blitz, play bump-and-run, or rush the kicker - mean that these games hardly resemble the sports they are based on. Thus, they're virtually impossible to handicap.
Most bettors just pick a side and bet the over, since chants of 'defense, defense' are not heard on these occasions.
True to form, the bettors here in Las Vegas bet the over in the NHL All-Star Game. The books opened the total at 15 1/2 and made over bettors lay -120 (bet $1.20 to win $1) while letting under bettors have it at even money. When the public kept betting the over anyway, some books raised the vigorish to -130 or -135.
The over was never a possibility as the teams played to a 1-1 tie in the first period. The East, a +120 underdog in straight betting, went on to a 6-4 victory. This was the second straight year that the All-Star Game went under.
Bettors also pounded the over in the Pro Bowl. Some books, including the Stardust and Caesars Palace, opened the total at 48, and it got bet up to a consensus of 51 1/2 around town. That result was also never in doubt, as both teams went over the total in the NFC's 55-52 come-from-behind victory. AFC bettors, who bet the opening 3-point line up to 3 1/2 at some books before kickoff, looked to have the game well in hand when their side jumped out to a 14-0 lead, increased the margin to 38-13 early in the second half, and was still ahead 4"
