10/31/2008 - Incheon, South Korea (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Katherine Hull opened with a six-under 66 Friday to grab a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Hana Bank - KOLON Championship.
Amy Yang bogeyed two of the last five holes en route to a four-under 68. She is alone in second place and is one shot clear of Chae Young Yoon.
Christina Kim and Karen Stupples are part of a large group tied for fourth at two-under-par 70 on the Ocean Course at Sky 72 Golf Club.
Hull collected her first birdie on the par-four second. She came back two holes later with another birdie. After a pair of pars, Hull drained a birdie effort on the par-four seventh.
The Australian, who collected her first LPGA victory earlier this season at the Canadian Women's Open, parred three straight around the turn.
Hull stumbled to a bogey on the 11th. However, she bounced back with birdies on the 13th and 14th to move to minus-four. Hull birdied the par-five 16th, then closed with a birdie at the last to finish at six-under.
Yang flew out of the gate as she ran off three birdies in a four-hole stretch from the second. She parred her next four holes to turn on three-under.
Around the turn, Yang collected back-to-back birdies from the 10th to climb to five-under. She faltered to a bogey on the par-five 14th.
Yang atoned for that mistake with a birdie on the par-five 16th, but gave that stroke right back as she bogeyed the 17th to finish two back.
Christina Kim and Stupples were joined in fourth place at minus-two by Jeong Jang, Mi Hyun Kim, Candie Kung, In-Kyung Kim, Ji-Yai Shin and Ji-Na Lim.
Se Ri Pak and Jimin Kang head a group of nine players tied for 12th at minus- one.
Defending champion Suzann Pettersen struggled in the opening round as she five-over 77, which left her tied for 58th place.
<< Weber and Preds continue domination of Oilers
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nashville defenseman Shea Weber registered a
goal and an assist and the Predators continued their dominance over the
Edmonton Oilers with a 3-1 victory at the Sommet Center.
Rookie right wing Patric
<< Vancouver's Luongo notches shutout against Kings
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roberto Luongo made 28 saves to record his
40th career shutout, as the Vancouver Canucks blanked the Los Angeles Kings,
4-0, at Staples Center.
Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist for the Canucks,
<< Doan leads Coyotes past Pens; Crosby hurt
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shane Doan scored twice and assisted on
another goal as the Phoenix Coyotes downed the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-1.
Olli Jokinen and Kevin Porter also scored while Steven Reinprecht and Zbynek
Michalek
<< Sharks take a bite out of Red Wings
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Pavelski and Jamie McGinn each had a goal
and an assist in San Jose's 4-2 victory over Detroit in a battle of Western
Conference powers.
Evgeni Nabokov stopped all but two of 27 shots between the pipes
Oden-less Blazers welcome Spurs to Rose Garden >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It's Deja Vu all over again in Portland.
Much like last season, the Trail Blazers will take to the Rose Garden floor
for their home opener without the services of the top overall pick in the 2007
NBA Draft, center Greg
Knicks and Sixers meet in Philly >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Knicks kicked off the
Mark D'Antoni era on a positive note and will try to carry that success
into tonight's road game against the rival Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia
Center.
Ne
Kings face Heat in South Beach >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Sacramento Kings are in search of their first win of
the 2008-09 season and will resume a four-game road trip tonight, when they
pay a visit to the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena.
The Kings opened the cam
Celtics welcome Bulls to Beantown >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Now that their 17th NBA championship
banner is hanging from the rafters and the rings have been distributed among
the players, the Boston Celtics will welcome the Chicago Bulls tonight for a
showdown a
The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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