Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Masters Golf Lines
09-Apr GOLF - THE 2004 MASTERS
# To Win the Tournament Odds
1 STARTS AT 7 AM EST
201 ADAM SCOTT +2500
202 ANGEL CABRERA +10000
203 BEN CURTIS +15000
204 BERNHARD LANGER +10000
205 BOB ESTES +12500
206 BRAD FAXON +7500
207 BRINY BAIRD +10000
208 CHAD CAMPBELL +2500
209 CHARLES HOWELL III +5000
210 CHRIS DIMARCO +4000
211 CHRIS RILEY +7500
212 COLIN MONTGOMERIE +10000
213 DARREN CLARKE +2500
214 DAVID DUVAL
215 DAVID TOMS +3500
216 DAVIS LOVE III +1500
217 ERNIE ELS +900
218 FIELD (ANY OTHERS) +800
219 FRED COUPLES +7500
220 FREDRIK JACOBSON +6000
221 JAY HAAS +7500
222 JEFF SLUMAN +10000
223 JERRY KELLY +6000
224 JOHN DALY +3000
225 JONATHAN KAYE +7500
226 JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL +5000
227 JUSTIN LEONARD +6000
228 JUSTIN ROSE +10000
229 KJ CHOI +6500
230 KENNY PERRY +3000
231 KIRK TRIPLETT +10000
232 MARK OMEARA +9000
233 MIKE WEIR +2000
234 NICK PRICE +10000
235 PADRAIG HARRINGTON +1600
236 PAUL CASEY +10000
237 PETER LONARD +7500
238 PHIL MICKELSON +700
239 RETIEF GOOSEN +2500
240 ROBERT ALLENBY +6000
241 SCOTT VERPLANK +5000
242 SERGIO GARCIA +3000
243 SHAUN MICHEEL +9000
244 SHIGEKI MARUYAMA +5000
245 STEVE FLESCH +10000
246 STEWART CINK +7500
247 STUART APPLEBY +4000
248 THOMAS BJORN +6000
249 TIGER WOODS +350
250 VIJAY SINGH +800
09-Apr GOLF - THE 2004 MASTERS
# To Win the Tournament Odds
1 STARTS AT 7 AM EST
201 ADAM SCOTT +2500
202 ANGEL CABRERA +10000
203 BEN CURTIS +15000
204 BERNHARD LANGER +10000
205 BOB ESTES +12500
206 BRAD FAXON +7500
207 BRINY BAIRD +10000
208 CHAD CAMPBELL +2500
209 CHARLES HOWELL III +5000
210 CHRIS DIMARCO +4000
211 CHRIS RILEY +7500
212 COLIN MONTGOMERIE +10000
213 DARREN CLARKE +2500
214 DAVID DUVAL
215 DAVID TOMS +3500
216 DAVIS LOVE III +1500
217 ERNIE ELS +900
218 FIELD (ANY OTHERS) +800
219 FRED COUPLES +7500
220 FREDRIK JACOBSON +6000
221 JAY HAAS +7500
222 JEFF SLUMAN +10000
223 JERRY KELLY +6000
224 JOHN DALY +3000
225 JONATHAN KAYE +7500
226 JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL +5000
227 JUSTIN LEONARD +6000
228 JUSTIN ROSE +10000
229 KJ CHOI +6500
230 KENNY PERRY +3000
231 KIRK TRIPLETT +10000
232 MARK OMEARA +9000
233 MIKE WEIR +2000
234 NICK PRICE +10000
235 PADRAIG HARRINGTON +1600
236 PAUL CASEY +10000
237 PETER LONARD +7500
238 PHIL MICKELSON +700
239 RETIEF GOOSEN +2500
240 ROBERT ALLENBY +6000
241 SCOTT VERPLANK +5000
242 SERGIO GARCIA +3000
243 SHAUN MICHEEL +9000
244 SHIGEKI MARUYAMA +5000
245 STEVE FLESCH +10000
246 STEWART CINK +7500
247 STUART APPLEBY +4000
248 THOMAS BJORN +6000
249 TIGER WOODS +350
250 VIJAY SINGH +800
Northern Star Online | SportsMarch Madness ends; money madness begins
When Duke’s Chris Duhon hit a three-pointer with 3.2 seconds left against Connecticut, the shot cost gamblers up to $100 million.
Article by:
Sean Ostruszka - Sports Reporter
Ah, that warm spring air of April has finally come — which means the madness is over.
And right now, many people are running to their bookies and cashing in on their brackets, or if you’re like me, shredding your bracket and feeding it to your fish.
No matter how you came out, you have to admit this March lived up to its hype and delivered more madness than trying to get the Syracuse mascot in a size two dress.
And what created this madness other than that small blip of a school named Nevada and those two blasted schools from Alabama? Plain and simple: Duke’s own Chris Duhon.
Wait, what? Duke is a more solid a pick in the NCAA tourney than Bob Knight turning as red as his sweater.
Yes, this is true, but no matter how sane Duke is, Duhon still caused quite possibly one of the craziest 3.2 seconds in this tourney.
OK, so UConn’s Emeka Okafor just sank one free throw to put his team ahead by four on Saturday night with just 3.2 seconds left. The game is done, UConn’s bench is smiling like someone just gave them a free keg, and even coach Jim Calhoun is cracking a grin.
And then it happened. Duhon takes a last-gasp, pointless 38-footer, and sure enough, it went off the backboard and graciously went in.
Yeah, and your point is?
The point is, that one shot cost gamblers up to $100 million dollars. Everyone who bet on Duke covering the spread of two points simultaneously changed their Duke idol from Christian Laettner to Duhon.
And all those who bet on UConn immediately called their local hitmen.
Correct. But you see, this March saw more than $2.5 billion wagered on NCAA basketball. That amount surpasses even this past Super Bowl. And the scary thing is, a lot of the money is from college students.
According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, 4.5 million of the 15.3 million college students in America will gamble on sports this year. And even more striking is that the only people who have greater gambling problems are in prison or in treatment for gambling.
And why not gamble? It’s everywhere on campuses across the nation. Pools at work, in dorms, on the Internet and even among friends have become a national pastime in a way. Besides, not many know that it is illegal, and not many care either.
Deshunn Berry, an NIU freshman studio art major, said he could care less about it being illegal. He was in a pool where he forked over $25 for a chance at a pot of more than $700.
“It’s something to do, and besides, it’s a chance at good money,” Berry said.
There is the understatement of the year. Good money? A sum of $700 is like winning the lottery to most college students.
Gambling on the NCAA tourney is something that will never go away and shouldn’t go away. Who doesn’t love when the soccer mom wins the office pool because she liked the mascot?
So I say, let the madness continue.
Oh, and to those gamblers who bet on UConn covering the spread and lost more than $30 million dollars: Just hope Duhon gets drafted by the Bulls. At least then you will always know he will lose.
When Duke’s Chris Duhon hit a three-pointer with 3.2 seconds left against Connecticut, the shot cost gamblers up to $100 million.
Article by:
Sean Ostruszka - Sports Reporter
Ah, that warm spring air of April has finally come — which means the madness is over.
And right now, many people are running to their bookies and cashing in on their brackets, or if you’re like me, shredding your bracket and feeding it to your fish.
No matter how you came out, you have to admit this March lived up to its hype and delivered more madness than trying to get the Syracuse mascot in a size two dress.
And what created this madness other than that small blip of a school named Nevada and those two blasted schools from Alabama? Plain and simple: Duke’s own Chris Duhon.
Wait, what? Duke is a more solid a pick in the NCAA tourney than Bob Knight turning as red as his sweater.
Yes, this is true, but no matter how sane Duke is, Duhon still caused quite possibly one of the craziest 3.2 seconds in this tourney.
OK, so UConn’s Emeka Okafor just sank one free throw to put his team ahead by four on Saturday night with just 3.2 seconds left. The game is done, UConn’s bench is smiling like someone just gave them a free keg, and even coach Jim Calhoun is cracking a grin.
And then it happened. Duhon takes a last-gasp, pointless 38-footer, and sure enough, it went off the backboard and graciously went in.
Yeah, and your point is?
The point is, that one shot cost gamblers up to $100 million dollars. Everyone who bet on Duke covering the spread of two points simultaneously changed their Duke idol from Christian Laettner to Duhon.
And all those who bet on UConn immediately called their local hitmen.
Correct. But you see, this March saw more than $2.5 billion wagered on NCAA basketball. That amount surpasses even this past Super Bowl. And the scary thing is, a lot of the money is from college students.
According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, 4.5 million of the 15.3 million college students in America will gamble on sports this year. And even more striking is that the only people who have greater gambling problems are in prison or in treatment for gambling.
And why not gamble? It’s everywhere on campuses across the nation. Pools at work, in dorms, on the Internet and even among friends have become a national pastime in a way. Besides, not many know that it is illegal, and not many care either.
Deshunn Berry, an NIU freshman studio art major, said he could care less about it being illegal. He was in a pool where he forked over $25 for a chance at a pot of more than $700.
“It’s something to do, and besides, it’s a chance at good money,” Berry said.
There is the understatement of the year. Good money? A sum of $700 is like winning the lottery to most college students.
Gambling on the NCAA tourney is something that will never go away and shouldn’t go away. Who doesn’t love when the soccer mom wins the office pool because she liked the mascot?
So I say, let the madness continue.
Oh, and to those gamblers who bet on UConn covering the spread and lost more than $30 million dollars: Just hope Duhon gets drafted by the Bulls. At least then you will always know he will lose.
