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03/15/2010 - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The PGA Tour announced Monday that the Farmers Insurance Group has signed a four-year deal to remain as the title sponsor for the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
Farmers was the title sponsor for the first time earlier this year when Ben Crane fended off Michael Sim, Brandt Snedeker and Marc Leishman by a single stroke.
"We're absolutely delighted that Farmers, based upon its positive experience with the 2010 tournament, has agreed to continue as title sponsor over the next four years," stated PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem. "Farmers Insurance did such an outstanding job of becoming fully engaged with the tournament on such short notice and in maximizing its role as title sponsor. We now look forward to working with Farmers Insurance on a long-term basis along with the host organization, the Century Club of San Diego, to continue the growth and local impact of the Farmers Insurance Open."
Buick had been the tournament's sponsor since 1992 prior to Farmers taking over this year.
With the new agreement, the tournament purse will climb $500,000 from $5.3 million to $5.8 million in 2011.
"We are extremely pleased to announce this continuing partnership with the PGA Tour, the Century Club and the city of San Diego," stated F. Robert Woudstra, Chief Executive Officer of Farmers Insurance. "Farmers Insurance has a proud, 82-year history of strong national and local community leadership and charitable giving."
<< 49ers sign Carr; trade Hill to Lions
Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco 49ers have signed
quarterback David Carr and have agreed to trade Shaun Hill to the Detroit
Lions.
Hill spent the past four seasons with San Francisco and will head to Detroi
<< Tseng No. 6 after winning in Australia
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Yani Tseng won the Women's Australian Open
on Sunday, but held steady in the sixth position in this week's women's world
rankings.
In fact, the top nine remained unchanged from last week as Lorena Ochoa s
<< Arena: Beckham remains an important player for the Galaxy
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham
suffered a devastating Achilles tendon injury while playing in AC Milan's 1-0
win over Chievo on Sunday.
Beckham, who is on loan with the Italian Serie A squad
<< Cardinals sign LB Lenon
Tempe, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Cardinals signed free agent
linebacker Paris Lenon to a three-year contract on Monday.
Lenon recorded 44 tackles and three forced fumbles in 15 games (10 starts) for
St. Louis last season,
There's plenty of reaction to possible expansion >>
NEW YORK (AP) -When it comes to expanding the NCAA men's basketball tournament, coaches are as divided as fans.The Associated Press talked to about two dozen coaches regarding expansion in recent weeks and they were split between those who like the
UCF's Speraw will not return >>
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - University of Central Florida announced on
Monday that men's basketball coach Kirk Speraw will not return next season.
"I want to thank coach Speraw for his tenure at the University of Central
Florida
Bogut, Roy take home NBA weekly honors >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut and
Portland Trail Blazers guard/forward Brandon Roy were named the Eastern and
Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending
March 1
Zenyatta remains atop poll, Rachel drops >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two-time champion mare Zenyatta extended her
advantage in the latest NTRA Thoroughbred Poll for March 15. The six-year-old
won Saturday's Santa Margarita Handicap at Santa Anita to remain in first-
place.
Is there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL?
I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants.
Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said.
There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans.
Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal.
For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though.
A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup.
The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games.
Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff.
So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action.
Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns.
“I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said.
Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season.
“Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said.
It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties.
Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples.
The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left.
“The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits.
“These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.”
Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough.
The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday.
“Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.”
Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach?
“It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.”
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
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