An, Langley into quarters at U.S. Amateur

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08/26/2010 - University Place, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending champion Byeong-Hun An and current NCAA champion Scott Langley both won two matches on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur Championship.

An had a relatively easy time on Thursday with a 4 & 3 victory over Alex Shi Yup Kim in the second round, then beat Scott Strohmeyer, 3 & 2 in the third round.

An will face Max Homa in the quarterfinals on Friday at Chambers Bay. Homa was also a big winner on Thursday. He destroyed Carter Newman, 7 & 6 in the morning, then eliminated Harris English, 4 & 3 in the afternoon.

An has a chance to become the first player to successfully defend his title since Tiger Woods won three in a row from 1994-96.

Langley needed an extra hole to best Tim Jackson in the first round on Wednesday, and he also took one playoff hole to topple Patrick Reed in the second round.

His third-round win was much easier. Langley crushed Ryan McCarthy, 6 & 4 Thursday afternoon.

"I'm happy to win today and get it done early," said Langley, who won the NCAA title at the University of Illinois and shared low amateur honors at this year's U.S. Open. "Ryan is a great player, but he struggled a bit."

Langley's quarterfinal opponent will be David Chung, who knocked out Skip Berkmeyer, 4 & 3 in the second round and Brad Benjamin, 2 & 1 in the third round.

Patrick Cantlay moved on to the quarterfinals Thursday with a 3 & 2 win over Blayne Barber and a 1-up victory over Connor Arendell. Cantlay will take on Jed Dirksen, who beat Hudson Swafford, 2 & 1 in the morning and needed an extra hole to best Joseph Bramlett.

Friday's final quarterfinal match will feature Morgan Hoffman, who had an impressive Thursday. He handled Richard Werenski, 6 & 4, then sent Alex Ching packing to the tune of 4 & 2.

Hoffman gets Peter Uihlein on Friday. Uihlein took out Emiliano Grillo, 2-up Thursday morning then needed one extra hole to knock off John Hahn in the final third-round match.

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MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined

Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.

"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."

Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)

According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.

As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).

Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.

Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at

17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.

*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007

New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers

By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.

"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."

While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."

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