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11/16/2006 - Miyazaki, Japan (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shingo Katayama posted a five-under-par 65 Thursday to grab a one-stroke lead after the first round at the Dunlop Phoenix.
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, the 2005 European Tour Rookie of the Year, is alone in second place at minus-four.
Tiger Woods, the two-time defending champion, posted a three-under 67 in the first round. He shares third place with Satoru Hirota, Toshimitsu Izawa, Hisayuki Sasaki and 2006 European Tour Order of Merit winner Padraig Harrington.
Woods started on the back nine at Phoenix Country Club and parred his first two holes. He dropped a stroke on the par-four 12th, but came right back with a birdie on 13.
The world No. 1 made the turn at two-under thanks to birdies on 16 and 18. Woods climbed to minus-three with a birdie on the par-five fourth. He tripped to another bogey on the seventh. Woods finished with a birdie at the ninth to end in a share of third.
Katayama, who played one group ahead of Woods, ran off three birdies in a four-hole span from the 13th. After a bogey on 17, Katayama birdied the 18th to turn at minus-three.
The 33-year-old birdied the first and second to make it three straight birdies. Katayama got to minus-six as he birdied the fourth. He gave a stroke back with a bogey on the seventh.
Keiichiro Fukabori is alone in eighth place at two-under-par 68. Nobuhito Sato, Yoshikazu Haku and Gregory Meyer share ninth at minus-one as just 11 of the 84 players posted sub-par rounds.
<< No. 8 Georgetown runs past Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Green had 19 points, eight rebounds and
six assists to guide No. 8 Georgetown past Vanderbilt, 86-70, at Memorial Gym.
Roy Hibbert netted 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting and also grabbed 10 boards
for
<< Oral Roberts stuns No. 3 Kansas
Lawrence, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marchello Vealy scored 22 points, hitting his
first seven shots from beyond the arc, as the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
posted a shocking 78-71 win over the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse.
Caleb Gr
<< Dooling erupts to guide Magic past Nuggets
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Keyon Dooling scored a career-high 25 points to
lead the Orlando Magic past the Denver Nuggets, 108-99.
Dooling came off the bench and hit 8-of-14 from the floor, including 5-of-5
from beyond the arc. Hida
<< Armstrong, Hornets edge Pistons
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hilton Armstrong hit 1-of-2 from the free
throw line with just three seconds remaining to left New Orleans/Oklahoma City
over Detroit, 100-99.
With the game tied, Armstrong was fouled by Richard Hamilton
Santana set to take home second Cy >>
Federer, Nalbandian through to Masters Cup SFs >>
Shanghai, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two-time winner Roger Federer and
reigning champion David Nalbandian qualified for Saturday's semifinals after
posting round-robin victories Thursday at the prestigious $4.45 million Tennis
Masters Cup.
Tigers re-sign 1B Casey >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms on a one-
year deal with first baseman Sean Casey on Thursday.
Casey combined to hit .272 with eight home runs and 59 runs batted in during
112 games with the Pittsburgh
Santana captures second Cy Young >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Minnesota Twins ace Johan Santana has been
named the American League Cy Young Award winner by a unanimous selection for
the second time in his career by members of the Baseball Writers' Association
of Amer
Super Bowl XLIII isn't even a week old yet and oddsmakers have already released Super Bowl XLIV odds.
Despite the Pittsburgh Steelers winning Super Bowl 43, the New England Patriots are 8/1 favorites to win Super Bowl 44.
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With their 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, the Steelers became the latest NFL champion. But believe it or not, oddsmakers from online sports book MySportsbook.com don't have the Steelers the favorites to win Super Bowl XLIV next season.
That honor belongs to the New England Patriots, who are 8/1 favorites to win despite not even qualify for the postseason in 2008. The Pats also have a major decision to make regarding what to do with Matt Cassel, who played well in Tom Brady's (knee surgery) absence last year but is also a free agent this offseason.
Ironically, the Steelers aren't even oddsmakers second choice to win Super Bowl 44, as the Dallas Cowboys are listed right behind the Patriots at 9/1 despite not making the playoffs themselves. Clearly oddsmakers think the public will hop back on the Cowboys' bandwagon considering the immense talent they have and the opening of a brand new stadium.
After Dallas, then comes Pittsburgh at 10/1, but they share those odds with the New York Giants, who won Super Bowl XLII. The Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers round out the top six teams at 12/1, while the Baltimore Ravens (14/1), Tennessee Titans (16/1), Carolina Panthers (18/1) and Philadelphia Eagles (18/1) complete the top 10.
The NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals got no love from oddsmakers as they were established as a 30/1 long shot to win next year's Super Bowl. They share those same odds with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers – two teams that didn't even qualify for the postseason. Other long shots are the Kansas City Chiefs (100/1), Detroit Lions (100/1), St. Louis Rams (75/1) and Oakland Raiders (75/1).
To see a complete list of all the team's odds to win Super Bowl XLIV, check below.
NFL TEAM FUTURE ODDS TO WIN SUPER BOWL XLIV
New England Patriots 8/1
Dallas Cowboys 9/1
New York Giants 10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10/1
Indianapolis Colts 12/1
San Diego Chargers 12/1
Baltimore Ravens 14/1
Tennessee Titans 16/1
Carolina Panthers 18/1
Philadelphia Eagles 18/1
New Orleans Saints 20/1
Atlanta Falcons 25/1
Denver Broncos 25/1
Green Bay Packers 25/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 25/1
Minnesota Vikings 25/1
New York Jets 25/1
Arizona Cardinals 30/1
Chicago BearS 30/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30/1
Buffalo Bills 35/1
Houston TexaNS 35/1
Miami Dolphins 35/1
Washington Redskins 35/1
Seattle SeahawkS 50/1
Cleveland Browns 55/1
Cincinnati Bengals 60/1
San Francisco 49ers 60/1
Oakland Raiders 75/1
St. Louis Rams 75/1
Detroit Lions 100/1
Kansas City Chiefs 100/1
Odds as of: 2/2/09
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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