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08/27/2010 - Snoqualmie, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nick Price had two scoring bursts Friday en route to a nine-under 63 and the first-round lead of the Boeing Classic.
Price, who has already won twice this season, posted his low round of the year.
Tom Pernice, Jr. is one stroke back at minus-eight and is alone in second place. Champions Tour leading money winner Bernhard Langer, who turned 53 on Friday, and Hal Sutton share third place at six-under 66.
Mark Wiebe and Gil Morgan are tied for fifth at minus-five.
Defending champion Loren Roberts and local favorite Fred Couples are among six players that share seventh at four-under 68.
Price's first scoring burst started on No. 1 at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. He birdied each of the first four holes to jump up the leaderboard.
After stumbling to a bogey on the fifth, Price came right back with a birdie on the sixth. He cruised around the turn with five straight pars.
Price started his next birdie run at the 12th. He followed with another birdie on 13 to get to six-under. Price then drained three straight birdies from the 15th to move past Pernice for the lead.
Pernice started his round on the back nine and carded his first birdie on the 12th. He eagled the 15th and turned in minus-four thanks to a birdie at the 18th.
The 50-year-old made another eagle on the first, then parred his next four holes. Pernice birdied the sixth and eighth to finish at minus-eight.
Roberts and Couples were joined at minus-four by Tommy Armour III, Jeff Sluman, Russ Cochran and Bruce Fleisher.
Fred Funk, who won the Tradition last week, is one stroke further back at minus-three.
NOTES: Couples is looking for a win in his hometown, and he if manages to earn the victory on Sunday, he would be the first Champions Tour player to win his hometown since Bruce Lietzke won the 2002 TD Waterhouse Championship in Kansas City...Tom Kite, the only two-time winner of this event, stumbled to a five- over 77, which left him tied for 73rd...In the five-year history of the Boeing Classic, no first-round leaders/co-leaders have gone on to win...Andy Bean withdrew after eight holes.
<< Bruce's three-homer, five-RBI night leads Reds past Cubs
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jay Bruce slammed a career-best three home
runs and Chris Valaika also homered to back eight innings of one-run ball from
Johnny Cueto as Cincinnati crushed Chicago, 7-1, to open a three-game set at
Great A
<< Wie still three clear in Canada
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
secon
<< Twins acquire P Fuentes from Angels
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins have acquired left-handed
reliever Brian Fuentes from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for cash or a
player to be named later.
Fuentes was 4-1 with 23 saves and a 3.52 earned run aver
<< Woodland leads by two in Tennessee
Farragut, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gary Woodland fired a seven-under 65 Friday to
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
Volstad and four homers power Marlins past Braves >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cameron Maybin and Logan Morrison hit back-to-
back homers to start the game and Chris Volstad did the rest, as Florida
rolled to a 7-1 win and sent the Braves to a four-game losing streak.
Volstad (8-9
Lester, Martinez lift Red Sox over Rays >>
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Lester allowed two hits over seven
strong innings and Victor Martinez hit a pair of home runs as Boston downed
Tampa Bay, 3-1, in the opener of a three-game series at Tropicana Field.
Jed Lowri
Falcons down Dolphins >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Ryan and Chris Redman each threw a touchdown
pass and Atlanta's starting offense played into the third quarter of a 16-6
preseason win over the Dolphins.
Roddy White caught six passes for 47 yards and wa
Petrova, Wozniacki reach Pilot Pen final >>
New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nadia Petrova and Caroline Wozniacki each
won their semifinal matches to reach the championship match at the $600,000
Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
The world No. 2 and
Eastern Conference Playoff Betting Trends
We all know by now that the “public” loves to put their money on the FAVORITES and the OVERS. Just by taking a quick glance at Sportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends” it appears as is this tendency will continue as far as the Eastern Conference games are concerned. For the inaugural games of the first round, 69% of the early money is on Toronto -4.5; 59% of bettors prefer Chicago -4.5; 84% are backing Detroit -9; and 56% think Cleveland -11.5 is the way to go. As far as TOTALS are concerned, the only UNDER the “public” is backing is the Cleveland/ Washington game in which 83% are pounding the UNDER (190). Remember, there is no better way to predict a possible line change than by monitoring MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”. By determining who the “public” is backing, you can get the most ideal line for your bet. For example, if you are siding with the public you better place your bet before the line moves in the wrong direction. On the other side of the coin, if you prefer the team that the “public” is betting against; you might be able to get and extra ½ or even more by placing your bet a bit later. Under the “Betting Trends” section, Sportsbook.com also provides plenty of statistical data and trends in order for the bettor to make the most informed pick. Below are some extremely important trends for the first round opponents of the Eastern Conference match-ups, more can be found at MySportsbook.com
New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
Toronto was the most reliable covering team this season with a 48-33-1 ATS record but covered the OVER only 41.5% of the time.
The last 20 times these teams have played, the TOTAL has gone UNDER 16 times.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Toronto is 33-19 ATS including 17-9 at home.
New Jersey has covered four games in a row while Toronto has failed to cover their last four games.
When playing a team with a winning record during the second half of the season, New Jersey was just 5-13 ATS this season.
After scoring 105 points or more, Toronto has covered the OVER only 28% of the time this season.
Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls
Miami has failed to cover their last 7 games whereas Chicago has covered 6 out of their last 8 games.
Miami has covered the UNDER in four of their last five games whereas Chicago has covered the UNDER in five out of their last six.
When playing on Saturdays, Miami covered 80% of their games this season.
Away from home, Chicago is just 16-25 ATS this season.
At home, Miami covered the UNDER about 66% of the time whereas Chicago covered the UNDER about 61% of the time.
The last 13 times these teams have played each other, Chicago has covered 9 times.
In Miami’s last 11 road games, the UNDER covered 9 times.
Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons
Detroit has covered 5 out of their last 6 games.
Away from home, Detroit is 28-13 ATS but just 14-26-1 ATS at home.
At home, Orlando covered the UNDER 64% of the time while Detroit covered the UNDER in 63% of their away games.
The last five times these teams have played in Detroit, the OVER covered each time.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Detroit is 8-17-1 ATS at home but 17-9 ATS away.
Detroit covered the spread 5 out of the last 6 times they played Orlando.
After a Division game, Orlando covered the UNDER 87% of the time this season.
Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
In a home game where the TOTAL is between 190 and 194.5 points, Cleveland is 9-1 ATS this season.
Washington has covered the UNDER in their last 6 games and in 8 of their last 9 games.
The last 6 times these teams have played each other, the UNDER covered each time.
When playing on 3 or more days of rest, Washington is just 18-37 ATS since 1996.
Since 1996, Washington is 28-16 ATS versus Cleveland including 11-5 over the last 3 seasons.
In their last 7 road games, Washington is 6-1 ATS.
Versus Eastern Conference teams at home, Washington is just 6-18-2 ATS.
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