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06/03/2007 - Dublin, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - K.J. Choi converted a five-foot par save at the 72nd hole on Sunday to ward off Ryan Moore and win the Memorial.
Choi fired a final-round, seven-under 65 to finish at 17-under-par 271. The win was Choi's fifth on the PGA Tour and his first since last year's Chrysler Championship.
Moore birdied five in a row on the back nine to fly up the leaderboard. He shot a six-under 66 on Sunday to post a 16-under-par 272 and had to watch to see if Choi would bogey the last at Muirfield Village.
Choi found the fairway off the 18th tee, but landed in a front greenside bunker. He blasted out to five feet, then holed the clutch par save to secure the victory.
For Moore, it was as close as he got to a win on the PGA Tour. He finished as a runner-up twice before, at last year's Buick Championship and the 2005 Canadian Open, but in those instances J.J. Henry cruised to a three-shot win and Mark Calcavecchia needed two putts from four feet on the last to secure the victory.
"I like the fact that I have put up a number that made him have to think about it coming down the stretch," said Moore. "Obviously he performed and he made the putt he had to make."
Third-round leader Rod Pampling and Adam Scott both had chances to match Choi at 17-under par. Both needed a birdie at one of the final two holes, but Pampling and Scott both bogeyed 17 and Scott bogeyed No. 18 to boot.
Pampling only managed an even-par 72 to tie for third place with two-time former champion Kenny Perry, who fired a nine-under 63 on Sunday to threaten the lead. The pair finished at 15-under-par 273.
Scott carded a two-under 70 and shared fifth place with Fredrik Jacobson (68), Stewart Cink (69) and Sean O'Hair (70). The group finished at 14-under-par 274.
Tiger Woods played his best round of the tournament on Sunday with a five- under 67. He tied for 15th place at nine-under-par 279, but missed a short putt at the last that would have moved him up the leaderboard.
"That was a bad putt," acknowledged Woods, who is off to Oakmont for a practice round on Monday. "I didn't really hit too many bad putts today. I hit a lot of good ones, which is nice. I also made some."
Choi made his share on the front side and he needed to. He began the final round five shots behind Pampling, but got things going with a 15-foot birdie putt at the first.
He added birdies at three and collected four in a row from the sixth. Choi's 12-foot birdie putt at eight moved him into the lead at 15-under par, but with several players close to first, Choi's nine-footer for birdie at nine kept him one ahead.
Choi padded the lead with a four-foot birdie at the 11th. He gave it back at 13 when he could not save par after a poor drive landed in the rough. Choi two-putted for birdie at the par-five 15th to reclaim a two-stroke advantage.
Two things conspired against Choi down the stretch - his own poor play and the amazing play of Moore.
Moore was one-under through 12 holes, but collected three birdies in a row from the 13th. He drained another birdie putt, this time from 17 feet at the 16th to suddenly emerge within two of first.
At the par-three 16th, Choi landed in a bunker and could only get his ball to seven feet. He sank the clutch putt and needed it because Moore knocked his approach to two feet to set up birdie at 17.
Choi was one ahead but did not reach the 17th green until his third shot and even then, he had 17 feet. He made yet another clutch par save, but the best was yet to come at 18.
His five-footer at the last eliminated Moore, but Pampling and Scott were both in the mix. Each was one behind at 16-under par and Pampling left himself with 35 feet for par. He did not make it and Scott three-putted for a bogey, so Choi was two ahead of them.
Neither holed their second shots for eagle at 18 so the trophy was Choi's.
Reigning U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogivly (70) and this year's FBR Open winner Aaron Baddeley (71) shared ninth place at 12-under-par 276.
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Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
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In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
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