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08/27/2010 - Winnipeg, MB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michelle Wie posted a three-under 69 Friday to maintain her three-stroke lead after two rounds of the Canadian Women's Open.
Wie completed 36 holes at 10-under-par 134. She is looking to pick up her second LPGA Tour title to go with her victory at the 2009 Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
Jiyai Shin carded a five-under 67 to move into second place at minus-seven.
Suzann Pettersen, the defending champion, shot three-under 69 for the second straight day. She is tied for third with Morgan Pressel, who fired a six- under 66 at St. Charles Country Club.
Na Yeon Choi and Jee Young Lee both carded 67s on Friday and share fifth place at minus-five.
Wie started on the back nine and promptly dropped a shot on the par-three 11th, a hole which she aced a day earlier.
"I think they were very disappointed on 11 today when I made a bogey," joked Wie about the fans.
She bounced back with her second birdie in two days on the par-five 13th and moved to minus-eight with a birdie at 15. Wie then ran off seven consecutive pars around the turn.
Like she did Thursday, Wie posted birdies on five and six to climb to 10- under. She parred her final three holes to finish three clear.
"I felt good out there today, a couple of bad putts," Wie stated. "I had a lot of putts coming back. I just need to get my speed a little bit more down. But I'm just going out there and grinding and just trying my hardest every day."
This is the fourth time Wie has owned the 36-hole lead on the LPGA Tour. However, she has not been able to hold any of those leads, but has finished in the top three the previous three times she was in this position.
"It is frustrating when you don't win, but there's nothing you can do about it," Wie stated. "All you can do is look forward, just try and do your best every step of the way. That's what I'm trying to do, just trying to go out there and try my hardest."
Shin, who played alongside Wie the first two rounds, posted two birdies and two bogeys in a four-hole span from the 11th. She posted five more birdies on the front nine, including three in a row from the fourth, to move into second.
"Fortunately we played in the morning because the last couple holes was very windy," stated Shin, currently No. 4 in the world. "The last couple [of holes] played a little bit harder."
NOTES: Pettersen, the world No. 3, won this title last year at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club...World No. 1 Ai Miyazato carded a two-under 70 Friday to climb into a share of 17th at even-par 144...The cut line fell at four-over- par 148 with 73 players moving on to the weekend...World No.5 Yani Tseng, Alexis Thompson, Anna Nordqvist, Helen Alfredsson and two-time champion Brandie Burton were among those that missed the cut.
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grab a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the Knoxville Sentinel Open.
Woodland, who split time between the Nationwide and PGA Tours this year,
completed 3
<< Report: Dodgers put Lilly on waivers
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lefty Ted Lilly is reportedly the latest
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Pelfrey pitches Mets past streaking Astros >>
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Eagles WR Jackson leaves Friday's game >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean
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injury in the first quarter and will not return.
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Volstad and four homers power Marlins past Braves >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cameron Maybin and Logan Morrison hit back-to-
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American Idol Betting Season 6 Strategies
It's that time of year folks. Betting on American Idol Season 9. And we have plenty of American Idol Season 6 strategies appearing below. With the Top 24 finalists revealed, online gambling sites will be offering betting odds on each of them, including MySportsbook.com.
No other “event” has been growing as fast as wagering on American Idol. It has turned into a huge betting event with reasonably high limits and all sorts of profit-making potential for sharp bettors. Last year, MySportsbook.com experienced unprecedented traffic as a result of the American Idol betting craze.
Every week there will be odds to win American Idol, various elimination props and contestant versus contestant match-ups at the MySportsbook.com website.
Whether a fan of America’s top-rated show or watching only because of a wife or girlfriend, here are some of basic strategies to use when betting American Idol.
Odds to Win
There are a few things to consider when looking for the right win bet. First off, remember that this bet is for the long haul. Many people make the mistake of picking the performer who sang the best the previous week. This strategy leads to an underlay situation – betting a price, which is less than what it should be.
All Idol contestants struggle at some point in the competition, so you should always look for value. In last year’s competition alone, two performers who had some of the best performances early in the series were subsequently bet down to low prices - Lisa Tucker and Ace Young. After just a few weeks, Tucker had already been eliminated, while Young quickly became a huge long shot to win America’s largest talent search.
A better strategy is to look for performers who don’t necessarily get the praise from the judges, but show flashes of the talent necessary to go the distance.
Another important thing to remember when betting any contestant to win is the demographic breakdown of the voters, the viewing public and potential future CD purchasers. Unlike sporting events, American Idol is not decided on the field of play – it’s decided by the American public under the guiding influence of the shows producers.
Understand that the great state of Alabama has a mighty edge when it comes to American Idol.
Therefore, to be successful betting on American Idol, put any personal opinions or prejudices aside and think like the majority of the voting public. Remember that the typical voter is young, female and quite often, Southern.
If a contestant cannot appeal to this demographic, no matter how much talent he or she possesses, they’ll struggle for votes. Looks, demeanor and charisma are extremely important. And it’s no coincidence that every Idol winner so far has hailed from a Southern state.
Elimination Props
Every week MySportsbook.com anticipates offering a prop on who’ll be eliminated from the show each Wednesday night. A suggestion to handicap this is to gauge an overall feel for who’s the least popular contestant left in the competition. Generally the least popular performers have recently appeared in the bottom three and will have been the target of repeated criticism from the judges.
Last year, resources included dialidol.com and votefortheworst.com. Dialidol.com measures the volume of each contestant’s voting line. While by no means a perfect science, it does give a good indication of who is generating votes and who isn’t. Meanwhile, votefortheworst.com is a site that attempts to build support for the worst competitor to keep them in the competition for ‘entertainment’ value. The site has a proven track record of keeping performers around who most feel should have been voted off a long time ago.
Contestant vs. Contestant Match-ups
The best strategy for doing well on match-ups is to assess how close either of the contestants is to being eliminated. If neither is expected to be voted off of the show in the coming weeks, the value is almost always on the underdog. If both are expecting an imminent exit in the near future, the favorite in the match-up might offer value.
Watch for American Idol betting odds on each of the contestants shortly and good luck with these American Idol betting strategies.
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In any football or basketball game (the main sports that use point spreads) there are two teams playing against each other.
Those teams, though, are rarely exactly evenly matched – meaning that typically one team has a better chance than the other to win the game. If bettors were allowed to bet on who was simply going to win the game, smart ones would obviously bet on the better team (likely winning more than 50% of the time in the process).
If winning were that easy the Las Vegas and online sportsbooks would stop taking any bets! This is where the point spread comes in: the basic function of the point spread is to balance the likelihood of each team “winning” by adjusting the final score by the point spread. After this adjustment is made you get the Against The Spread result (ATS result for short).
Let’s look at Super Bowl XXXIX, New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles. Most people believed the defending champ Patriots to be the better team – so if betting were simply based upon which team would win the game, an uneven majority of people would have wagered on New England. But, by using the point spread, the bookmakers adjusted the terms of the bet, evening the proposition so about half the people believed the Pats to be the smart bet, while the other half considered Philly to be the smart bet.
New England Patriots -7 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The better team, called the Favorite, is expected to win the game and must “give” or “lay” points to the weaker team. The favorite is listed with a minus sign and the number of points they are favored by (e.g., New England -7)
In the case of our example, New England must not only win the game, but they must win by more than 7 points for Pats bettors to have a winning ATS result. An Eagles bettor wins his bet either if:
There was also the possibility that the final score could land exactly on the spread number (for example, the Pats winning 28-21 when -7), which is called a “push” or “no action” and a refund is then issued to bettors of both teams.
The same game with the same point spread can be considered from the weaker team’s perspective: The Underdog (Philly in the case of our example) is not expected to win the game and online football betting thus receives or “gets” points given by the stronger team. When a game is stated from the underdog’s perspective the team is listed with a plus sign and the number of points they are underdogs by:
Philadelphia Eagles +7 vs. New England Patriots
Keep in mind that Philadelphia +7 and New England -7 is the same point spread on the same game, simply stated differently. The first is from the underdog’s perspective; the later is from the favorite’s.
Not a must, but for some a mathematical approach is insightful. You can determine the ATS winner by either:
Let’s look at the actual result of Super Bowl XXXIX: New England 24 Philadelphia 21
The favorite, New England, won the game but not by more than the point spread they were favored by (7), so the ATS result was a LOSS for Pats bettors.
Looking at it from the underdog’s perspective, Philly did not win the game, but they lost by less than the point spread (7), so the ATS result was a WIN for Eagle bettors.
Mathematically considered, 24 for the favorite Pats minus 7 equals 17, which is less than the 20 the Eagles scored, so the underdog Eagles win the ATS result (or you could figure 20 plus 7 equals 27 for the Eagles, which is more than 24 for the Pats).
Emily’s boyfriend understood the point spread and wagered $100 on the Eagles at +7. The Eagles may not have gotten a Super Bowl ring, but since they won the ATS result Emily’s boyfriend cashed his bet – giving him money to take her out to a nice dinner.
And now hopefully you understand how to read point spreads, putting you one step closer to joining the fun of sports betting.
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