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10/21/2007 - San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It took only two weeks, but John Cook has become a winner on the Champions Tour.
Cook, an 11-time winner on the PGA Tour, fired a six-under 65 on Sunday to come from behind and win the AT&T Championship. He finished the event at 15- under-par 198 to win the title by two.
Cook tied for 36th place last week in his Champions Tour debut at the Administaff Small Business Classic. He had not won at all since Reno in 2001, but now has made his mark on the elder circuit.
Mark O'Meara, who held at least a piece of the lead after the first two rounds, had a chance at his first Champions Tour win, but could not keep up with Cook. O'Meara, who took second to Bernhard Langer last week, bogeyed the last to shoot a two-under 69 and take second at minus-13.
Fred Funk, last year's winner, posted a four-under 67 and tied for third place with Senior Players Champion Loren Roberts (67) and second-round co-leader Tom Kite (70). The trio finished at 12-under-par 201.
Cook did not get off to a great start on Sunday. He bogeyed the third hole, but more than atoned for the error with back-to-back birdies from the fourth hole.
He birdied the par-three ninth, then two-putted for a birdie at the par-five 10th to get within one of the lead, held at the time by Kite. When Cook drained a nine-foot birdie try at the 11th, his third birdie in a row tied him for first with Kite and O'Meara.
Cook had decent looks at birdie from inside 20 feet at the next three holes, but failed to convert any of them. O'Meara bogeyed 11, birdied 12 and bogeyed 13 to trail by one. Kite bogeyed No. 14 to fall one back, leaving Cook alone in the lead.
Cook reached the par-five 15th green in two and sank a four-footer for birdie. That put him two ahead, but O'Meara holed a similar length birdie putt at the same hole to stay within one.
At the 16th, Cook rolled in a 22-foot birdie putt to once again extend his margin to two. O'Meara stayed strong as he made a 24-footer for birdie to remain one behind.
Cook, in the group ahead of O'Meara, missed an 18-foot birdie putt at the 17th. O'Meara had half that distance for his birdie, but missed.
Cook found a bunker off the tee at the par-three closing hole. He blasted out to seven feet and converted the clutch par save. O'Meara needed a birdie to force a playoff.
The two-time major winner in 1998 missed the putting surface with his tee ball. His second stopped 21 feet from the stick, giving Cook the trophy. O'Meara missed that putt for a bogey to lose by two.
For Cook, he became the second rookie in a row to win on the Champions Tour. Langer titled in Texas last week, but Cook took only two starts to break into the winner's circle.
Lonnie Nielsen shot a three-under 68 and took sixth at minus-nine.
Mark Wiebe (71), Dave Stockton (71) and Mark James shared seventh place at eight-under 205. Wayne Levi (70) and Scott Simpson (72) tied for 10th at minus-seven.
<< Miami's Brown injures knee
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown suffered
a knee injury during Sunday's game against the New England Patriots.
Brown was hurt trying to make a tackle on an interception in the third quarter
of Miami's 4
<< Roughriders clinch playoff spot with win over Ticats
Regina, SK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kerry Joseph threw for 261 yards with a
touchdown and ran for two more scores as Saskatchewan clinched a home playoff
berth in the West Division with a convincing 38-11 victory over Hamilton.
Joseph c
<< Johnson holds off Newman in caution-filled Subway 500
Martinsville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jimmie Johnson survived a record number of
cautions (21) to capture Sunday's Subway 500 at the Martinsville Speedway. The
No.48 Chevrolet crossed the finish line ahead of Ryan Newman after a green-
white-c
<< Cloudy's Knight hangs on to win Canadian International
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cloudy's Knight, making his third straight
start at Woodbine, held off 5-2 favorite Ask to capture Sunday's 70th running
of the $2 million Canadian International. In the supporting $1 million E.P.
Taylor
Second half surge leads Bengals over Jets >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Backup running back Kenny Watson rushed for
130 yards and three touchdowns as the Cincinnati Bengals used a second-half
surge to beat the New York Jets, 38-31.
Carson Palmer completed 14-of-21 passes fo
Blocked field goal returned for a TD sparks Cowboys past Vikes >>
Irving, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Patrick Watkins returned a blocked field goal 68
yards for the go-ahead touchdown and the Dallas Cowboys went on to defeat the
Minnesota Vikings, 24-14, at Texas Stadium.
Watkins' return broke a 14-14 stalem
O'Reilly helps U.S. women rally to tie Mexico >>
Albuquerque, NM (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Heather OReilly scored in 62nd minute as
the United States rallied to tie Mexico, 1-1, on Saturday in the final match
of a three-game series.
The United States won the first two matches, 5-1 and 4-0.
Griese rallies Bears over Eagles >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Griese engineered an 11-play, 97-
yard drive in the final two minutes to lead the Chicago Bears to a stunning,
come-from-behind win, 19-16, over the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial
Field.
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Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."
When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules.
The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.
The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.
“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”
The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.
“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”
The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.
“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”
Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.
“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."
So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?
“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.
Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.
Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.
Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.
“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.
Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.
The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.
“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.
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