Barclays start FedEx Cup playoffs

The Barclays start FedEx Cup playoffs

The Barclays Tees Off: Thursday, August 25 Plainfield Country Club – Edison, NJ Odds to Win Tournament (For the latest Odds, connect to Sportsbook.com) Golfer Odds Steve Stricker 12-to-1 Luke Donald 12-to-1 Adam Scott 15-to-1 Nick Watney 20-to-1 Matt Kuchar 25-to-1 Jason Day 25-to-1 Dustin Johnson 25-to-1 Phil Mickelson 25-to-1 Webb Simpson 30-to-1 Rickie Fowler 30-to-1 David Toms 30-to-1 Charles Howell III 40-to-1 Gary Woodland 40-to-1 Robert Karlsson 40-to-1 Hunter Mahan 40-to-1 Jim Furyk 40-to-1 Zach Johnson 40-to-1 Sergio Garcia 40-to-1 KJ Choi 50-to-1 Keegan Bradley 50-to-1 Bo Van Pelt 50-to-1 Bubba Watson 50-to-1 9 Golfers 60-to-1 13 Golfers 80-to-1 5 Golfers 100-to-1 The Field 3-to-1 The FedEx Cup playoffs get underway as the Tour moves to New Jersey for The Barclays, held at Plainfield Country Club for the first time ever. The field may have caught a break weather-wise, with some heavy rains slowing down an otherwise difficult par-71 course. Here’s a look at the weekend’s top contenders… Steve Stricker (12/1): Stricker returns from a week off after a disappointing Sunday at the PGA Championship. Frankly, he’s putting far too well to not be the clear front-runner in this field (Tour-leading 1.070 strokes gained). He’s riding 11 consecutive top-20’s; the last time he wasn’t top-20 was February. Adam Scott (15/1): The Aussie’s hot streak continued at the PGA Championship two weeks ago, when he posted his third top-7 in four starts. He’s moved up to 10th on the Tour in All-Around statistical ranking. Luke Donald (12/1): Donald is still sitting on some solid momentum after a T8 at the PGA Championship. He’s won twice in Europe over the past three months, along with a combined five top-10’s between Europe and state-side. Zach Johnson (40/1): He got hot earlier this summer, and Johnson has been hanging around at a lot of tournaments. He’s gone sixth or better in three of his past six starts. Matt Kuchar (25/1): He won The Barclays in a playoff at Ridgewood CC last year, and Kuchar has shown signs of life in an inconsistent year. He followed up two missed cuts in July with two top-20’s in August. Jason Day (25/1): A missed cut at the PGA Championship stopped his momentum, but Day should regain his form in New Jersey. He’s gone top-12 at the The Barclays the past two years, including a T5 last year. Charles Howell III (40/1): Howell’s been building momentum over the past two months. His T4 at the Wyndham Championship last week was his fourth top-5 in his past seven starts. Dustin Johnson (25/1): Johnson’s been up and down all year and has yet to break through for a win in 2011. His distance off the tee (312.4, fourth on the Tour) should serve him well this weekend.

David Toms favored to win Wyndham Championship

Toms favored to win Wyndham Championship

Wyndham Championship Tees Off: Thursday, August 18 Sedgefield Country Club – Greensboro, NC Odds to Win Tournament (For the latest Odds, connect to Sportsbook.com) Golfer Odds David Toms 12-to-1 Bill Haas 20-to-1 Webb Simpson 20-to-1 Charles Howell III 25-to-1 Brandt Snedeker 25-to-1 Lucas Glover 30-to-1 Brendon de Jonge 30-to-1 Jim Furyk 30-to-1 Ian Poulter 40-to-1 Anthony Kim 40-to-1 Retief Goosen 40-to-1 Jason Dufner 40-to-1 Carl Pettersson 40-to-1 Kyung-Tae Kim 40-to-1 Trevor Immelman 40-to-1 Spencer Levin 40-to-1 Kyle Stanley 40-to-1 8 Golfers 50-to-1 9 Golfers 60-to-1 9 Golfers 80-to-1 4 Golfers 100-to-1 Stuart Appleby 150-to-1 John Daly 250-to-1 FIELD (Any other golfers) 2-to-1 Following a wild week in Atlanta for the PGA Championship, the Tour heads to Greensboro for the Wyndham Invitational. This year’s field is underwhelming, to say the least. Sedgefield has been one of the easiest courses on the Tour, and this year should be no different. Here’s the top contenders in a week where the scores should go very low… Webb Simpson (20/1): Quite simply, he’s the best player in this field. He leads the Tour in all-around scoring, and on top of that he’ll have a home-course advantage, since he’s from Raleigh. He shot a 63 on Sunday here last year, finishing T8. David Toms (12/1): Toms almost won another Wanamaker last week, finishing with a 65-67 over the weekend en route to a T4. He’s gone top-10 in his two starts since returning from a hip injury that kept him out for a month. Lucas Glover (30/1): Glover’s been top-24 in this tournament in each of the past six years, including a seventh-place finish last year when he “faded” with 67’s on Saturday and Sunday. Brandt Snedeker (25/1): He’s been top-8 here each of the past two years, and he’s had one of the best putters on Tour all year (second with .866 strokes gained per round). Spencer Levin (40/1): He’s 11th on the Tour in scoring average (69.71) and has four top-10’s on the year, which makes him a serious contender this weekend. Levin was solid in Atlanta last week, with a T26. Bill Haas (20/1): Haas shot three sub-70 rounds en route to a T12 at the PGA Championship, just two weeks after a playoff runner-up at the Greenbrier Classic. He’s seventh on the tour in Greens in Regulation (69.56%). Charles Howell III (25/1): Howell got hot earlier in the summer, stringing together three top-5’s in June and July, and has made eight straight cuts. He’s ninth on the Tour in scoring average (69.64). The last time he came to Sedgefield, in 2009, he shot a final-round 63 en route to a T13. Brendon de Jonge (30/1): He’s just been hanging around lately: de Jonge has a couple of top-10’s in his past four starts, and broke 70 twice in Atlanta (finishing T26) last week. With 10 top-10’s over the past two years, the Zimbabwe native is ready to break through.

McIlroy favored to win PGA Championship

PGA Championship

Tees Off: Thursday, August 11
Atlanta Athletic Club – Johns Creek, GA

Odds to Win Tournament

(For the latest Odds, connect to Sportsbook.com)

Player	Odds
Rory McIlroy	8-to-1
Lee Westwood	15-to-1
Tiger Woods	15-to-1
Luke Donald	15-to-1
Steve Stricker	20-to-1
Dustin Johnson	20-to-1
Rickie Fowler	20-to-1
Adam Scott	20-to-1
Phil Mickelson	20-to-1
Nick Watney	25-to-1
Jason Day	25-to-1
Martin Kaymer	30-to-1
Zach Johnson	40-to-1
Matt Kuchar	40-to-1
Sergio Garcia	50-to-1
David Toms	50-to-1
Charl Schwartzel	50-to-1
Hunter Mahan	50-to-1
Bubba Watson	50-to-1
Geoff Ogilvy	60-to-1
Anthony Kim	60-to-1
Webb Simpson	60-to-1
KJ Choi	60-to-1
12 Golfers	80-to-1
FIELD	15-to-1

The PGA Championship returns to the Atlanta Athletic Club for the first time since 2001 this week, welcoming a wide-open field. Here’s a look at some of the favorites to host the Wanamaker Trophy at the season’s final major…

Lee Westwood (15/1): Outside of a disappointing showing at a wild British Open, Westwood has been in contention at every tournament he’s played since May, with top-15 finishes in his eight starts. After shooting a fourth-round 65 to finish T9 at the Bridgestone, he’s primed for a big week in Atlanta. He sat out last year's PGA Championship, but has placed top-3 in five of his past eight majors.

Rory McIlroy (8/1): His performance at the Bridgestone Invitational (T6) was his best since dominating the U.S. Open. A year ago, he followed up a T9 at the Bridgestone with a T3 at the PGA Championship.

Martin Kaymer (30/1): He was on the receiving end of Dustin Johnson’s collapse at Whistling Straits a year ago, and while Kaymer hasn’t lit the world on fire since, he has been solid of late. He went top-20 in three starts, including a T12 at the British Open, before finishing 29th at the Bridgestone Invitational last weekend. At those odds, the defending champ is a nice pick.

Luke Donald (15/1): He’s bounced back nicely since a disastrous missed cut at the British, placing T17 at the Canadian Open and a runner-up at last week’s Bridgestone Invitational. With his putting, he has as good a shot as anyone.

Adam Scott (20/1): With long-time Tiger Woods caddie (and fellow Aussie) Stevie Williams by his side Scott has strung together a nice run of tournaments, culminating in last week’s domination at the Bridgestone Invitational. He finished T3 at the AT&T National to kick off July, and started strong before fading to a T25 at the British Open. He also had a huge showing at The Masters in April, with a T2.

David Toms (50/1): Toms won the PGA Championship the last time it was held at the AAC. His strong showing at the Bridgestone Invitational after a month off (T9 with four sub-70 rounds) bodes well heading into this weekend.

Dustin Johnson (20/1): Johnson will be the sentimental favorite as he tries to bounce back from last year’s controversial collapse at Whistling Straits. He put together an impressive month in Europe, including his runner-up at the British Open, before a disappointing 48th at last week’s Bridgestone Invitational.

Phil Mickelson (20/1): Mickelson’s performance since the British Open doesn’t bode well for Atlanta. He missed the cut at the Greenbrier Classic, then finished T48 with only one sub-70 round at the Bridgestone Invitational. He’s just 71st on the Tour in putting (.164 strokes gained) and 177th in driving accuracy (53.14%).

Tiger Woods (15/1): He had plenty of rust to shake off at last week’s Bridgestone Invitational, but there was little to like about Woods’ weekend (T37 after a first-round 68). His putter has shown no signs of getting hot, and until it does, there’s no good reason to think Woods will contend.

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Odds

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Tiger and Tamers:

• Rickie Fowler (+3000) – Tied for 9th and 8th in the first two WGC events and finished in a tie for 5th at the British Open less than a month ago. On verge of Championship but probably not this one.
• Dustin Johnson (+2000) – First PGA event since imploding at yet another Major he had won – the British Open. 2nd in the WGC-Cadillac and Nice play at +2000 here.
• Rory McIlroy (+1000) – Favorite to win at Firestone for a reason – this course sets up sweet-ass for the U.S. Open annihilator. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I can’t help but think of Scooby Doo EVERY time I say Rory. SEE! I told you!
• Phil Mickelson (+1800) – Lo siento Gringos but WGC events are not Phil’s bag baby! I would rather take him at +1000 for the PGA Championship 2011 next week.
• Tiger Woods (+1500) - C’mon people, he has won at Firestone 7 times, and he is +1500 at Bet US to win the WGC Bridgestone Invitational. I’ve said this before about Tiger’s ridiculous payout for a win, and I’ll say it again – BET TIGER WOODS! A Buck on the Tiger gets you 15 Benjamins back baby. You should also jump into the Woods in the A-T-L for the PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club. Tiger is +1400 to win next week at the year’s last PGA Major, and he has 14 major wins under that pelt of his so far. COINCIDENCE? I think not! This price will go down, down, down after he shows his strength this week in Akron, Ohio.

Golfer	Odds
Rory McIlroy	12-to-1
Luke Donald	15-to-1
Steve Stricker	15-to-1
Lee Westwood	15-to-1
Tiger Woods	15-to-1
Dustin Johnson	20-to-1
Phil Mickelson	20-to-1
Martin Kaymer	25-to-1
Nick Watney	25-to-1
Jason Day	30-to-1
Rickie Fowler	30-to-1
Matt Kuchar	30-to-1
Hunter Mahan	30-to-1
Charl Schwartzel	30-to-1
4 Golfers at:	40-to-1
Field	4-to-1

Mickelson headlines field at Greenbrier Classic

Mickelson headlines field at Greenbrier Classic

Greenbrier Classic Tees Off: Thursday, July 28 The Old White TPC – White Sulphur Springs, WV Odds to Win Tournament (For the latest Odds, connect to Sportsbook.com) Golfer Odds Phil Mickelson 10-to-1 Sergio Garcia 15-to-1 Charles Howell III 20-to-1 Webb Simpson 20-to-1 Retief Goosen 25-to-1 Jeff Overton 25-to-1 Bill Haas 30-to-1 Brandt Snedeker 30-to-1 Spencer Levin 30-to-1 Chris Kirk 30-to-1 7 Golfers 40-to-1 Field 9-to-4 A year ago at the inaugural Greenbrier Classic, Stuart Appleby shot a final round 59 to take the title. Don’t expect this year’s field to pick up where Appleby and Co. left off last year. The Old White TPC has undergone some changes, with a narrowing of the fairways and firming of the greens. Here’s a look at the favorites on the re-done course… Charles Howell III (20/1): Howell has gone top-5 in his past three starts in the States, which he followed with a respectable T28 at the British Open. Last year at the Greenbrier, he shot four rounds of 67 or less en route to a T9. Sergio Garcia (15/1): It seems like Garcia has been building up to this. He’s finished in the top-25 in 11 of 15 starts this year, and top-10 in his past three. Webb Simpson (20/1): Simpson is still looking for his first career win, but he’s been hanging around the past five starts. He has top-20’s in his past five starts, including two top-10’s. Jeff Overton (25/1): Last year’s runner-up, Overton kicked off July with his best finish of the year (T3) at the AT&T National. Phil Mickelson (10/1): He’s back after taking a week off following his runner-up at the British Open. Mickelson has five top-10’s this year, including three in his past seven starts. Brandt Snedeker (30/1): He had registered four straight top-25’s before missing the cut at the British Open. More importantly, Snedeker has had one of the Tour’s hottest putters all year long. Stuart Appleby (100/1): No doubt, the Aussie has been a disaster of late; he hasn’t made a cut since May. But Appleby wasn’t exactly sharp going into Greenbrier last year. At these odds, there’s nothing wrong with the defending champ as a longshot this week.

College Football Win Totals 2011

Here are the opening season win totals for the 2011 College Football Season:

Alabama 10 -120o

Oklahoma 10

Boise St. 10.5 –120o

LSU 9.5 -160u

Stanford 9 -150u

S. Carolina 9 -150u

Arkansas 8.5

Texas A&M 8.5 -120u

Georgia 8.5 -160o
Oklahoma State 8.5

Nebraska 9.5 -140o

Florida State 9.5 -130o

Virginia Tech 10

Wisconsin 9.5 -120o

Arizona St. 8 -120o

West Virginia 9.5 -140u

Florida 7.5 -130u

USC 7.5 -130o

Notre Dame 8.5 -130o

Texas 8

Miss State 7.5 -130u

Miami 8 -120u
Oregon St. 6.5 -130u

TCU 9 -130u

BYU 8.5 -150o

Missouri 7.5 -120o

Michigan State 7.5 -120o
Auburn 6 -155o

Tennessee 6.5 -120o

Penn St 7.5 -155o

North Carolina 8 -130o

Michigan 7 -130o

Utah 7.5 -120u

Nevada 8 -125u

UNLV 2.5 -130o

2011 PGA Championship odds

Rory McIlroy didn’t capture the British Open championship this past weekend, but that didn’t prevent oddsmakers from listing him as a favorite for the second consecutive major.

5Dimes sportsbook released its odds for the 93rd PGA Championship, which will be played Aug. 8-11 at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., and McIlroy will go off as an 8-to-1 favorite.

Phil Mickelson (+1200), Lee Westwood (+1400), Luke Donald (+1400) and Tiger Woods (+1600) round out the top five.

Woods will be one of the major question marks over the next few weeks, as it still isn’t known whether or not he will be in the field. Woods, who injured his left leg during the Master’s earlier this year, has not played since the Player’s Championship, where he was only able to finish 9 holes before withdrawing.

He also fired his longtime caddy, Steve Williams, on Wednesday.

I’ll have further commentary on the PGA championship next month, but until then, here are a few players whose odds appear somewhat intriguing at first glance:

David Toms (+6500): Toms won the PGA Championship in 2001, the last time the event was held at the Atlanta Athletic Club. However, the course has been renovated since then, and the event will be played on the highlands course.

Jim Furyk (+6500): Furyk finished 7th in 2001, but has greatly improved his game since then. He is one of golf’s most consistent players and should stay in contention throughout the event. He offers decent value for those willing to take a risk.

Dustin Johnson (+2500): My pick to win the PGA. Johnson has finished in the top 10 at the championship the last two years, and is almost always in contention at majors. Eventually, he’s going to break through and capture one of these darn titles, and I think he has a great chance to do it in Atlanta.

List of odds for PGA Championship (August 8-11):

Rory McIlroy +800
Phil Mickelson +1200
Lee Westwood +1400
Luke Donald +1400
Tiger Woods +1600
Martin Kaymer +2000
Dustin Johnson +2500
Steve Stricker +3000
Jason Day +3500
Matt Kuchar +3500
Sergio Garcia +3500
Charl Schwartzel +4000
Graeme McDowell +4000
Hunter Mahan +4000
Nick Watney +4000
Adam Scott +5000
Bubba Watson +5000
K. J. Choi +5000
Rickie Fowler +5000
David Toms +6500
Ian Poulter +6500
Jim Furyk +6500
Padraig Harrington +6500
Justin Rose +7000
Matteo Manassero +7000
Retief Goosen +7000
Zach Johnson +7000
Brandt Snedeker +8000
Ernie Els +8000
Fred Couples +8000
Geoff Ogilvy +8000
Paul Casey +8000
Y. E. Yang +8000
Anthony Kim +9000
Francesco Molinari +9000
Aaron Baddeley +10000
Alvaro Quiros +10000
Angel Cabrera +10000
Camilo Villegas +10000
Henrik Stenson +10000
Louis Oosthuizen +10000
Lucas Glover +10000
Martin Laird +10000
Robert Karlsson +10000
Ross Fisher +10000
Sean O’Hair +10000
Steve Marino +10000
Jonathan Byrd +11000
Vijay Singh +11000
Bill Haas +11500
Ben Crane +12500
Bo Van Pelt +12500
Davis Love III +12500
Edoardo Molinari +12500
Jeff Overton +12500
Jhonattan Vegas +12500
Ricky Barnes +12500
Robert Allenby +12500
Ryan Moore +12500
Stewart Cink +12500
Stuart Appleby +12500
Tim Clark +12500
Mark Wilson +13500
Miguel A. Jimenez +13500
Ryan Palmer +13500
Alex Cejka +15000
Carl Pettersson +15000
Peter Hanson +15000
Ryo Ishikawa +15000
Trevor Immelman +15000
Jerry Kelly +17500
Charley Hoffman +20000
Kevin Na +20000
Kevin Streelman +20000
Arjun Atwal +22500

by BEYONDTHEBETS on JULY 20, 2011 ·