11/01/2008 - Sonoma, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andy Bean remained atop the leaderboard as the third round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship was suspended due to inclement weather on Saturday.
Bean completed only four holes but was even over that span. He is at 10-under par for the championship and is two shots clear of John Cook, who is two-under on his round through six holes.
Rain poured on Sonoma Golf Club all day Saturday, and eventually play was stopped at 1:16 p.m. (et). After about four hours, the decision was made to call play for the day with no one completing more than 10 holes of the third round.
The golfers will return at 10:15 a.m. Sunday to finish the third round, but that is only if the weather allows. More rain is forecast for the morning, but the tentative plan is to finish Sunday morning, then re-pair and start the final round at 1:50 p.m.
"As long as the rain lightens up tonight so the golf course can dry out and become playable, we've got a great shot of playing 72 holes," said Brian Claar of the Champions Tour. "I think it's crucial for this great championship."
This is the season-ending event for the Champions Tour and much is at stake.
Jay Haas leads Fred Funk by only 12 points in the year-long Charles Schwab Cup points race and the winner walks off with a $1 million annuity. Bernhard Langer, Eduardo Romero and Cook all can win as well, and the chance of someone catching Haas became more realistic on Saturday.
Haas played worse than almost anyone in the brief time out on Saturday. He is four-over on the round and has yet to make the turn. Haas is two-under for the championship and is in real danger of losing out to Cook if Cook can hoist the trophy.
Cook mixed birdies at two, four and five around a bogey at the third. He is at eight-under and two behind Bean, who was unflappable on Saturday with four consecutive pars.
Nick Price began the third round one off Bean's lead but tallied two bogeys in four holes. He is tied for third place at minus-seven with Gene Jones, Tom Jenkins and Scott Hoch.
Loren Roberts is alone in seventh at six-under par, followed by Tom Kite and David Eger in eighth at minus-five.
Romero is tied for 20th at one-under par, while Langer and Funk are two of only three players in this 29-man field who are over par.
<< Red Sox to get new spring training facility
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox announced on Saturday
that they have signed a new agreement, previously approved by Lee County,
Florida, which will result in a new spring training complex for the team.
The move
<< Pesonen called up to Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins recalled
Finnish forward Janne Pesonen from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of
the American Hockey League, it was announced on Saturday.
Pesonen, 26, has played
<< Petrova, Mattek to play for Quebec crown
Quebec City, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nadia Petrova of Russia and American
Bethanie Mattek will play for the title of the Bell Challenge after both won
semifinal matches on Saturday.
The top-seeded Petrova ended American Angela Hayne
<< Crosby to play, Dupuis on IR
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins announced several
moves prior to the start of Saturday's road contest against the St. Louis
Blues.
Team captain Sidney Crosby will play despite suffering an unknown injury
Cordoba leaves it late for Inter >>
Reggio Calabria, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ivan Cordoba scored in stoppage time
to give Inter Milan a 3-2 win over Reggina at Stadio Oreste Granillo on
Saturday.
Inter built a two-goal lead inside of 25 minutes on goals from Maico
Glenn leads Blue Bombers past Tiger-Cats >>
Winnipeg, MB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Glenn threw for 166 yards and two
touchdowns to lead Winnipeg to a 44-30 win over Hamilton.
Glenn was 11-of-14 for Winnipeg (8-10), while Romby Bryant finished with four
catches for 101 yards an
Report: Culpepper, Lions agree to contract >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Lions and free-agent quarterback
Daunte Culpepper have reportedly agreed to a two-year deal, which will be
officially signed Monday.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the former Oakland
Sabathia highlights free agency filings Saturday >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - CC Sabathia was among 23 Major League
Baseball players to file for free agency on Saturday.
Sabathia, the 2007 American League Cy Young Award winner, will likely be the
top pitcher on the market t
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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