Every fires 64 to take lead in Hawaii
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01/14/2012 -
Honolulu, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Every fired a six-under 64 Friday to grab
a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Every, who is starting his second season on the PGA Tour, completed 36 holes
at 10-under-par 130.
Two years ago, Every was a rookie on the PGA Tour when he was arrested in a
marijuana related incident. The charges were eventually dropped, but he was
suspended by the tour for three months. He also missed six weeks that season
due to a broken finger.
"I honestly kind of feel like a rookie out here this year, because I was doing
just fine until I got to Hilton Head," Every said of where he broke his finger
in 2010. "I (missed) six weeks there, then I get back and I was out for like
two weeks, then got in trouble, there's three months. I still almost kept my
status and played half the tournaments that everybody else played."
Every's lone professional win was at the 2009 Nationwide Tour Championship.
This is second time he will sleep on a lead on the PGA Tour. Every was the
first-round leader at the 2010 Greenbrier Classic.
David Hearn (66) and Carl Pettersson (67) are tied for second place at minus-
eight. Brendon de Jonge fired the low round of the week with his eight-under
62. He soared into a share of fourth place at seven-under 133. He was joined
there by Pat Perez and Doug La Belle II, who both shot 67 on Friday.
PGA Champion Keegan Bradley (67) and Sean O'Hair (67) in round two, are among
10 players tied for seventh at six-under-par 134.
Every had a kick-in birdie on the par-four 12th. He parred the other eight
holes on his opening nine at Waialae Country Club.
The 28-year-old started to make his move up the leaderboard with a 24-foot
birdie putt on the par-four third. He made it two in a row with a short birdie
effort on the fourth.
Every parred two in a row before catching fire at the end of his round. He
drained a 22-footer for birdie on No. 7. Every converted a 15-foot birdie
chance at eight, then closed with a two-putt birdie at the ninth, his last.
"I just didn't make many mistakes and made some putts, hit some good irons,
just kind of normal stuff," Every said.
He went on to add, "I'm not saying I'm going to be on top of the leaderboard
every week, but it's not a surprise to me. I know that I can, you know? It's
only two rounds, though, so it's not that big a deal."
Every has just one career top-10 finish, a share of eighth at the 2010 Phoenix
Open, in 29 previous PGA Tour starts.
Hearn rebounded from bogeys on two and three to shoot 66. He did so with three
birdies in a four-hole span from the fifth. He made the turn at minus-seven
after making eagle on the par-five ninth. Hearn parred his next eight holes
before closing with a birdie at the last.
Pettersson, a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, had a birdie and a bogey on
the back nine, his opening nine Friday. Around the turn, Pettersson had
birdies on four and five. He finished his round with a birdie at the ninth to
share second place.
"I started on the back nine. I played really solid on the back nine," said
Pettersson. "Could have made a few more, missed a couple of short ones. Then I
made a few longish putts for birdies on four and five and a nice save on
eight. It was a solid round."
NOTES: First-round leader Graham DeLaet struggled to two-over 72, which
dropped him into a share of 17th at minus-five. He was joined there by among
others last week's winner Steve Stricker (69)...The cut line fell at one-
under-par 139 with 80 players advancing to the weekend...Among those that
missed the cut were 2011 champion Mark Wilson, 2006 winner David Toms, Rocco
Mediate, Ryo Ishikawa and U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III.
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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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