Weibring two clear in Oregon
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08/20/2010 - Sunriver, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.A. Weibring carded his second straight five- under 67 to take a two-stroke lead at the halfway point of the Tradition.
Weibring completed 36 holes of the season's fourth major at 10-under-par 134.
Tom Lehman, who shared the first-round lead with Weibring, posted a three- under 69 and is alone in second at minus-eight.
Bob Tway carded a five-under 67 to move into a share of third place at seven- under 137. He stands alongside Jay Don Blake (68), 2008 winner Fred Funk (69) and two-time champion Gil Morgan (69).
Weibring rolled in a birdie effort from just outside 15 feet on the first to get his round going. After four straight pars, he kicked in a short birdie putt on the sixth at the Crosswater Club at Sunriver Resort.
The five-time winner on the Champions Tour made it two in a row as he converted a 12-footer for birdie on the seventh to move to eight-under.
Weibring parred five consecutive holes from the eighth. At the par-three 13th, he rolled in a downhill 15-foot birdie try. Two holes later, he drained an 18- footer for birdie to climb to 10-under.
At the 17th, Weibring three-putted for bogey as his lead fell two strokes. However, he recovered that lost stroke at the last, where he converted a birdie putt from 20 feet out to finish two clear of Lehman.
"It was a bit cool this morning, but it warmed up nicely," Weibring said. "I got off to a good to start. I played some nice shots. I putted very well today and that was the key. I made two or three good par putts."
Lehman, the 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, started his round with a birdie on the second. He gave that stroke back when he tripped to a bogey on the par- four eighth.
After five straight pars around the turn, Lehman rolled in back-to-back birdie efforts from the 14th to move to seven-under. On the par-three 17th, Lehman found sand off the tee, but holed out for birdie to end two back.
"Today was a really difficult day for me because I started out playing so well, but wasn't making any putts," Lehman explained. "I was hitting good putts and they were not going in. I was really starting to lose my patience."
Bernhard Langer (69) and Jay Haas (65) are tied for seventh place at six- under-par 138.
Langer is trying to join Gary Player as the only two men in Champions Tour history to win three straight major championships. Player did so in 1987-88 when he won the last two majors in '87 and the first one in '88.
NOTES: Weibring has won all three times he held the 36-hole lead, but all three of those events were 54-hole tournaments...Weibring hasn't won since the 2008 Senior Players Championship...Haas had the low round of the day with his seven-under 65...Defending champion Mike Reid carded a three-under 69 to get to plus-four through two rounds.
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Super Bowl 2009 Betting
Super Bowl 2009 Betting propositionsUnderdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
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While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
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SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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