11/23/2008 - West Palm Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ji-Yai Shin carded a two-under 70 on Sunday to hold off Karrie Webb and win the ADT Championship.
Webb birdied the 18th to finish one back at minus-one at Trump International Golf Club.
With the shootout format of this event, scores were re-set after the second and third rounds. Eun-Hee Ji and Webb advanced to Sunday after besting Sun Young Yoo in a one-hole playoff Saturday.
By shooting 70 and picking up the win, Shin earned her third LPGA Tour win this season and collected the $1 million first-place check. She also won the Women's British Open and Mizuno Classic.
Paula Creamer, who spent the night in the hospital with a stomach illness, posted a two-over 74 to share third place with Seon Hwa Lee. Creamer could have won the money crown if she had won this title.
Ji took fifth at plus-three, while Angela Stanford ended alone in sixth. Stanford had finished in the top five in each of her last five starts.
Jeong Jang and Suzann Pettersen tied for seventh at seven-over-par 79.
MORE TO FOLLOW.
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on Sunday, as the lefthander outlasted fellow slugger Jose Acasuso to give
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against Argen
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Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson
has dropped a hint that he may try to bring Italian striker Giuseppe Rossi back
to the club from Villarreal.
The 21-year-old left Old Trafford to join the Yellow
<< Rams QB Bulger leaves with head injury
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger
left Sunday's game versus the Chicago Bears with a head injury and his return
is questionable.
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<< Struggling Stuttgart sacks Veh
Stuttgart, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stuttgart has sacked coach Armin Veh
after a run of five games without a win left the club down in 11th place in the
Bundesliga table.
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Allen, Celtics hammer Raptors >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ray Allen scored a team-high 21 points, and six
other Celtics scored in double-figures as defending champion Boston hammered
the Toronto Raptors, 118-103, at Air Canada Centre.
Kevin Garnett chipped in with
Oilers recall Sestito from Springfield >>
Springfield, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Edmonton Oilers recalled center Tim
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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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