{"id":4185,"date":"2009-04-11T10:33:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-11T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/saturday-morning-line-tiger-woods-and-kenny-perry-masters-co-favorites\/"},"modified":"2009-04-11T10:33:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-11T15:33:00","slug":"saturday-morning-line-tiger-woods-and-kenny-perry-masters-co-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/saturday-morning-line-tiger-woods-and-kenny-perry-masters-co-favorites\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Morning Line: Tiger Woods and Kenny Perry Masters Co-Favorites"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Bulls try to fend off the Bobcats, the Yankees and Indians send out their aces, and The Masters starts its third round.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Masters betting line updated . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

The third round of The Masters gets going on Saturday morning, with Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry tied for the lead at 9-under. Angel Cabrera sits a stroke back in third place, with Todd Hamilton at 6-under, and Tim Clark at 5-under. Tiger Woods shot an even-par 72 on Friday afternoon, putting him at 2-under for the tournament, while Phil Mickelson is tied for 11th<\/sup> at 4-under. Retief<\/span> Goosen<\/span>, Ernie Els<\/span>, and Zach Johnson are several notables who missed the cut.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Tiger Woods and Kenny Perry are now the co-favorites to win the Masters at 9-2 according to the latest golf odds<\/a>. Co-leader Chad Campbell is 7-1, which puts him behind Angel Cabrera at 6-1. \u00a0<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Tipping off on the hardwood  . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Bulls will be looking to solidify their hold on an Eastern Conference playoff berth on Saturday night when they take on the upstart Bobcats in <\/span><\/font>Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. Ben Gordon and Tyrus<\/span> Thomas each poured in 24 points on Thursday night as the Bulls rolled to a big 113-99 win over the Sixers, with Derrick Rose adding 16 points and eight assists. Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, though, hasn’t had much luck against Charlotte<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, as they lost to the Bobcats in their matchups<\/span> in March and December.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Pistons have been jockeying with the Bulls for playoff positioning in the East, and they’ll be in <\/span><\/font>Indiana<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> on Saturday in one of the other six games on the NBA’s schedule. Rounding out the slate: <\/span>Phoenix<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <\/span>Oklahoma City<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Milwaukee<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>Golden<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span>State<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> at <\/span>Utah<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <\/span>Portland<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the Clippers, and <\/span>Orlando<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>New Jersey<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.<\/span> The Magic are trying to get ahead of the Celtics for the second seed in the East; they’ve managed to top the Nets in each of the teams’ last four games.<\/p>\n

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Meeting up on the diamond . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Cliff Lee and CC Sabathia will both be looking to bounce back from ugly outings on Saturday when they take to the mound. The Indians’ Lee was rocked for seven earned runs in five innings by the Rangers on Monday, and he’ll try to do better against the Blue Jays and Roy Halladay on Saturday afternoon. The Yankees’ Sabathia surrendered six earned runs in 4 1-3 innings of work versus the Orioles on Monday, and he’ll take on the Royals and starter Horacio<\/span> Ramirez.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

The other American League matchups<\/span> for Saturday: Texas at Detroit, Seattle at Oakland, Boston at the Angels, Minnesota at the White Sox, and Tampa Bay at Baltimore. The full Saturday slate in the National League includes Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Houston at St. Louis, the Mets at Florida, the Cubs at Milwaukee, Washington at Atlanta, Philadelphia at Colorado, the Dodgers at Arizona, and San Francisco at San Diego. Jake Peavy<\/span> will make the start for the Padres; he allowed three earned runs in seven innings in a loss to the Dodgers on Monday.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Taking a trip around the rink . . .<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Flyers, Hurricanes, and Penguins will continue their fight for home-ice advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs on Saturday. Those three teams each have 97 points on the season heading into play on Saturday, with <\/span><\/font>Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> playing in New Jersey<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> travelling<\/span> to Long Island<\/st1:place>, and Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> going north to Montreal<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Flyers have two games left on their schedule, while the Canes and Pens end their regular season Saturday.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Overall there are 13 games on the National Hockey League’s schedule for Saturday, with other matchups<\/span> including <\/span><\/font>Vancouver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Buffalo<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, San Jose<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Ottawa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Toronto<\/st1:City>, Washington<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> at Atlanta<\/st1:City>, Minnesota<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at Columbus<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Anaheim<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Phoenix<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and Edmonton<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Calgary<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. As well, rivals Chicago and Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> will meet in Motown; the last time the Blackhawks<\/span> got past the Red Wings was back on April 2, 2008<\/st1:date>.<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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