{"id":1430,"date":"2008-07-17T09:31:22","date_gmt":"2008-07-17T14:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/07\/british-open-betting\/"},"modified":"2008-07-17T09:31:22","modified_gmt":"2008-07-17T14:31:22","slug":"british-open-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/07\/british-open-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"British Open Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tiger Woods is injured, and Phil Mickelson has
\nnever performed very well at the British Open, so that leaves South Africa\u2019s
\nErnie Els<\/span> as the big Vegas favorite to win the major.
\n British Open odds.<\/span><\/a><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Els<\/span><\/span> went into The Open Championship at just 8\/1 odds to grab
\nthe trophy, which is something he did at this tournament back in 2002. Els<\/span> has also had a lot of close calls at the event, with
\nthree second-place results (1996, 2000, and 2004), two third-place finishes
\n(2001 and 2006), and a fourth-place finish at last year\u2019s tourney at Carnoustie<\/span>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Mickelson falls in behind Els<\/span>
\non the odds list at 10\/1, with Sergio Garcia at 12\/1, and both Justin Rose and
\ndefending champion Padraig<\/span> Harrington at 15\/1. Lee
\nWestwood, Jim Furyk<\/span>, Adam Scott, Retief<\/span>
\nGoosen<\/span>, and Vijay Singh were all pegged at 20\/1 odds
\nto get the win by Vegas, with Geoff Ogilvy and Luke Donald just a little
\nfarther back at 25\/1.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Other notables and their British Open odds this
\nweek include Stuart Appleby (30\/1), Stewart Cink<\/span>
\n(35\/1), Justin Leonard (35\/1), K.J<\/span>. Choi<\/span> (35\/1), Stephen Ames (40\/1), and Mike Weir (40\/1).
\nMiguel Angel Jimenez is a longshot<\/span> at just 60\/1 odds
\nto get the victory.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

The start of the 2008 British Open at Royal Birkdale<\/span> dominates the sports news on Thursday, but Major
\nLeague Baseball also swings back into action. There are four games on the
\ndiamond Thursday, with the Mets at <\/span>Cincinnati<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>San
\nDiego<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>St. Louis<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and <\/span>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> in the NL, and <\/span>Detroit<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Baltimore<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in the <\/span>AL<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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The top pitching matchup will be in <\/span>St. Louis<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, where the Padres\u2019 Jake Peavy<\/span>
\n(7-5, 2.47 ERA) will take on the Cardinals\u2019 Kyle Lohse<\/span>
\n(11-2, 3.39 ERA). Peavy<\/span> has allowed more than three
\nearned runs in an outing only twice this year – and it hasn\u2019t happened since he
\nreturned from the DL on June 12. The righthander<\/span> is
\ncoming off a strong outing against the Braves in which he tossed seven
\nscoreless innings and fanned seven hitters.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Lohse<\/span><\/span> is 8-0 with two no-decisions over his last 10 starts,
\nallowing three or fewer earned runs in nine of those outings. The righthander<\/span> also tossed seven scoreless innings in his last
\ntrip to the mound, striking out three Pirates and giving up six hits in his 11^{th<\/sup>
\nvictory.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n}

Johan Santana, well rested since he wasn\u2019t invited
\nto the All-Star Game, will start for the Mets on Thursday, and he\u2019ll be looking
\nto help the team run its winning streak to 10 games. The lefthander blanked the
\nGiants on three hits over five innings in his final start of the first half,
\nbut he\u2019d gone winless over his six starts prior to that despite solid lines.
\nSantana is scheduled to face the Reds\u2019 Johnny Cueto<\/span>,
\nwho lost the Cubs last time out.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

There are three WNBA<\/span>
\ngames on the schedule for Thursday, with <\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at <\/span>Houston<\/span><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Washington<\/span><\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at <\/span>New
\nYork<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and <\/span>Los Angeles<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Phoenix<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The <\/span>Sparks<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> got another big game from Candace Parker on Monday night as
\nthey cruised to a 75-62 win over the Silver Stars. Parker tossed in 24 points
\nand grabbed 10 rebounds on the night.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, there\u2019s on Canadian Football League game on tap for Thursday, with
\nthe Tiger-Cats out in Calgary<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> to
\nface the Stampeders<\/span>. Hamilton<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nis just 1-2 straight up and 1-2 against-the-spread so far this season, but the
\none time they did cover was on the road. Calgary<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nis 2-1 SU and 2-1 ATS, and they managed to cover in their only home contest.<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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