Vancsik still on top at Italian Open
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05/09/2009 - Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After a long weather delay Saturday, Daniel Vancsik closed out a two-under 69 to finish three rounds with a one-stroke lead at the Italian Open.
Vancsik completed 54 holes at 11-under-par 202. He will go for his second European Tour title on Sunday.
Roope Kakko moved within one of the lead thanks to a three-under 68 in the third round. Thomas Aiken (66) and Gareth Maybin (70) share third place at nine-under-par 204.
The third round was completed after a three-hour, 45-minute weather delay that struck with six players still on the course. Prior to the delay, seven different players owned at least a piece of the lead during the third round.
Vancsik, the 2007 Madeira Islands Open winner, tripped to a bogey on the first, but recovered that lost stroke with a birdie on No. 2.
The Argentine faltered to another bogey on the par-three fourth at Royal Park I Roveri. He rolled in a 12-footer for birdie on the seventh to regain the lead at minus-nine.
Vancsik tapped in a three-footer for birdie on the ninth and made it two in a row with a birdie on 10. He birdied the 11th from six feet out to extend his lead to three shots.
After a pair of pars, Vancsik sank a 10-foot birdie effort to move to 13- under. He was three clear of Kakko and Maybin at that point.
Vancsik knocked his second shot into a greenside bunker on the 16th just before play was suspended. After the long delay, he could not save par from the sand and stumbled to a three-putt bogey on 17. He parred the last to end one ahead of Kakko.
"I was really unlucky with the timing of the break," Vancsik said. "I was feeling very confident, but lost concentration when we went back. I'm still happy to be leading and confident about tomorrow."
Kakko birdied the first, but bogeyed two of the next three holes to slip to minus-six. He erased those mistakes with birdies on five and six to gain a piece of the lead.
The 27-year-old dropped in another birdie effort on the 10th to get to nine- under. Kakko got to 11-under thanks to birdies on the 13th and 15th. He dropped a shot on 17 to end one back.
Raphael Jacquelin and Robert Rock both shot three-under 68s to share fifth place at eight-under-par 205. Thomas Bjorn (68), Peter O'Malley (64), Julien Clement (69) and Ake Nilsson (69) are tied for seventh at minus-seven.
Two-time major champion John Daly posted his third straight two-under 69 and is tied for 11th at minus-six.
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In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
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Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
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