This last weekend whilst the best of the US men’s golfers were in Australia defending the President’s Cup one former US World Number 1 who dominated the world of golf for eighteen heady months was knuckling down in southern California to try and stake his place at Q School. David Duval was teeing it up at Bear Creek Golf Club having failed to qualify for Q School proper having fallen $11,289 short of the required total in 2011.

That Duval chose this tortuous route shows the quiet dignity of a man who has over $19m in career earnings and would surely receive a raft of sponsors invites to some of the biggest tournaments of 2012. Instead, he has put himself through the wringer once more and come through on the other side finishing in tied second place on nine under par. Few would wish Double D anything but the best as he takes on the rest at the Q School Finals in La Quinta California.

In his pomp Duval was known for his mirrored sunglasses and exuded an aura of emotionless untouchability and a cold calculating ruthlessness that hid his true character. Duval was and still is one of the most popular guys on tour and has always offered encouragement to younger players and is one of the few pros would listen to another’s problems. Even whilst winning 11 tournaments out of 34 starts between 1997 and 1999 Duval was the same humble golfer both on and off the course.

For Duval his journey to Q-School started almost immediately after his only major success, ten years ago at Royal Lytham St Anne’s. Duval collected a back injury shortly after the tournament which then led to neck and wrist problems as well as suffering from vertigo and depression. The real Duval was showing through as his introspection caught up with him.

The path has not been purely downhill as a second place at the 2009 US Open (where this writer had him for $20 each way at 600/1) testifies. IN deciding to opt for Q-School Duval has raised the profile of what those golfers on the precipice go through in order to regain their playing rights. He has also shown his compatriot John Daly that there is always a right and wrong way to approach a challenge.

Milan look to take top spot in the Group as Barcelona come to town. Could Barcelona be in pot 2 for the Second round draw? Soccer betting provides great opportunity for doubles, parlays and props and at online sportsbook Bodog they have a great selection of club and international games from all over the world. If you want to bet on soccer then Bodog is a great place to start.

Historic rivals AC Milan and FC Barcelona highlight this week’s soccer betting action as UEFA Champions League group stage play continues with eight matches scheduled for Tuesday and another eight fixtures on tap for Wednesday, including this marquee matchup between Group H titans.

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Barcelona, which is undefeated with three victories and a draw in four Champions League matches so far, is listed as the -130 favorite to defeat rival Milan, which is a +350 underdog with draw odds of +250. Barcelona currently sits atop the Group H table with ten points and a goal differential of +11, while unbeaten Milan ranks second on a record of two wins and two draws for eight points with a goal differential of +4. Both clubs have already qualified for the Round of 16.

These two teams met back on September 13 to open group stage play and battled to a 2-2 draw in Catalonia. Pato struck for Milan just 25 seconds into the match, before Pedro Rodriguez and David Villa scored to push Barcelona ahead in a game that featured dominating bursts of Lionel Messi trickery for the reigning champions. Thiago Silva headed home a corner in extra time to equalize for Milan, whetting the appetite for Wednesday’s (2:45 pm Eastern) rematch at San Siro.

Other matches that highlight Wednesday’s schedule include Chelsea (EVEN) at Bayer Leverkusen (+260) in Group E, Borussia Dortmund (+275) at Arsenal (-110) in Group F, and APOEL (+700) at Zenit St. Petersburg (-250) in Group G.

Among the marquee matchups on Tuesday’s schedule are Benfica (+650) at Manchester United (-220) in Group C, Manchester City (-110) at Napoli (+280) in Group A, as well as Inter Milan (+130) at Trabzonspor (+210) in Group B.

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For hockey betting fans out there we have an update from online sportsbook as Tyler Myers is set to miss a month with a broken wrist. Bodog may not have your vested interests at heart but any information is useful. Analysing a match from a sportsbook’s perspective can be very useful in helping you understand their lines:

The news of Sidney Crosby’s imminent return to NHL action is dominating the headlines, much to the detriment of Buffalo’s Tyler Myers, who can’t seem to get any attention over his broken wrist, and the fact that he’ll be out for at least a month.

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The Buffalo defenseman injured himself in the second period of a 4-2 loss to Phoenix on Saturday. The 21-year-old is having a down-year after winning the Calder Trophy two seasons ago. He has two goals, four assists and a minus-four rating in 19 games so far.

The Sabres have recalled T.J. Brennan from the Rochester Americans of the AHL to fill in for Myers in his absence. The 22-year-old was recalled last week as well, but did not get into a game. The three-year professional has yet to play in the NHL, but with Rochester and the Porland Pirates, Brennan has 24 goals and 45 points in 154 career games.

The Sabres are struggling recently after starting off the season on a hot streak. They’ve yet to lose two-in-a-row in November, but they haven’t won back-to-back games since Nov. 11. Their next game action comes this Wednesday against the Boston Bruins, who beat them 6-2 on Nov. 12.

While Myers’ lacking play may not warrant an all-star selection, the fan voting ballot does have him on the list. But then again, it also has Crosby. Choose wisely.

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We have a football betting update from Bodog on the Patriots Chiefs. They may well be our favorite online sportsbook with great prices and tight spreads. Whilst they love to write these sports betting previews we don’t always pay attention but as always any insight is helpful:

At least according to oddsmakers, tonight’s game between New England and visiting Kansas City should be the biggest mismatch of Week 11 as the Patriots are 15-point favorites over the Chiefs on Bodog’s NFL football odds. There will be live betting available, as there is on every “Monday Night Football” telecast.

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Kansas City (4-5) has been a very up-and-down team this year, following a three-game losing streak to start the season with four wins in a row. But now the bad Chiefs have shown up again as they have dropped two straight and scored a total of 13 points. Last Sunday, the Chiefs were held to 258 total yards in a 17-10 loss to Denver and also lost starting QB Matt Cassel, possibly for the season, to a hand injury.

Lefty Tyler Palko, a second-year player who was undrafted out of Pittsburgh, replaced Cassel and went 5-for-6 for 47 yards and lead KC to a meaningless field goal. Palko, who has thrown 13 passes in his short NFL career and was actually cut from a UFL team, will make his first NFL start. He faces a New England defense that is No. 32 in the NFL in passing yards allowed and will be missing Pro Bowl cornerback Devin McCourty, who separated his shoulder last week.

The Patriots (6-3) ended a rare two-game losing streak last Sunday night with one of their best efforts of the season, a 37-16 win at the Jets. Tom Brady had his highest-rated game since Week 2, throwing for 329 yards, three touchdowns and no picks. Brady usually shines on “Monday Night Football,” going 11-4 in his career. However, the Chiefs are 2-0 on MNF under coach Todd Haley.

This is the first meeting between the Chiefs and Pats since the 2008 opener, when a low hit knocked Brady out for the season. The guy who replaced him? Matt Cassel, whose strong season led to Cassel being traded to Kansas City the following offseason when former Pats VP of player personnel Scott Pioli became the GM of the Chiefs.

Chiefs are 5-0 ATS in past five as a dog. Pats are just 3-15 ATS in past 18 as a road favorite of more than 10.5 points. But they are 5-1 ATS in past six vs. teams with a losing record.

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Bodog take a look at a Top-25 matchup as Michigan faces Memphis with this great basketball betting preview. We might not always agree with the online sportsbook but we applaud their efforts day in day out to bring you updates on basketball betting and other sports betting. Here’s what they have to say today about Michigan face Memphis:

The college basketball holiday tournaments are in full force and arguably the best matchup of today comes from Maui when No. 17 Michigan faces off against No. 10 Memphis, with the Tigers favored on Bodog’s NCAA basketball odds with the game being shown on ESPN2.

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The Tigers (1-0), preseason favorites to win Conference USA, opened with a 97-81 win over Belmont last Tuesday. Will Witherspoon eight all eight of his shots and scored 22 points, while Will Barton scored 23 points and Joe Jackson added 20 points and seven assists. The Tigers shot 59 percent from the field and 7-for-14 from 3-point range. If there was one negative to take from the game it was that Memphis was outrebounded 42-29.

Memphis, which returns all five starters from last year, is considered one of the fastest teams in the nation and the Tigers’ 97 points were the most allowed by Belmont since the 2005-06 season. While Coach Josh Pastner welcomes a fast pace, he wants his team to play smart. The Tigers averaged 15.3 turnovers last season, which ranked 290th in the nation. Against Belmont, the Tigers committed just nine turnovers and had 20 assists.

Michigan (3-0) narrowly avoided a big upset last time out, squeaking by Western Illinois 59-55 on Thursday. Star Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 16 points and Trey Burke added 14 to lead the Wolverines. Still, winning by only four points against a team that has now lost 15 straight games is cause for concern for Coach John Beilein. Michigan opened the season with a win over Division II Ferris State, then handed Towson its 21st consecutive loss. So who knows how good this team is.

These two schools haven’t met since 1996, which also happened to come in Hawaii. The winner of this game will face the Duke-Tennessee winner in the next round of the tournament.

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Bodog take a look at March Madness with this great basketball betting preview. We might not always agree with the online sportsbook but we applaud their efforts day in day out to bring you updates on basketball betting and other sports betting. Here’s what they have to say today about X v Y:

For hockey betting fans out there we have an update from online sportsbook Bodog as the Habs look to stop the Bruins. Bodog may not have your vested interests at heart but any information is useful. Analysing a match from a sportsbook’s perspective can be very useful in helping you understand their lines:

With a lengthy injury list in tow the Montreal Canadiens will be looking to put an end to the winning streak of the rival Boston Bruins on Monday night when the teams meet up at the Bell Centre on the NHL odds board.

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The Canadiens have been playing without defensemen Andrei Markov (knee), Chris Campoli (leg), Jaroslav Spacek (upper body), and Hal Gill (virus), plus forward Andrei Kostitsyn (lower body).

Montreal, though, still managed to pull out a win in their last game on Saturday night, blanking the Rangers 4-0 at home behind a 17-save shutout performance from Carey Price. Price improved to 8-6-3 on the season with the victory.

Brian Gionta scored twice for the Habs against the Rangers, while Erik Cole and Tomas Plekanec had one goal apiece. Scott Gomez chipped in with two assists in the contest.

The Bruins have won eight straight games heading into Monday’s matchup, getting past the Islanders 6-0 on the road in their last game on Saturday night. Tim Thomas, now 8-4-0 on the season, made 23 saves for the shutout in that contest.

Chris Kelly had a pair of goals for Boston that night, with Patrice Bergeron, Nathan Horton, Andrew Ference, and Zdeno Chara all providing markers as well. Brad Marchand had a pair of assists against New York.

The Canadiens have had the Bruins’ number so far this season, winning both of their meetings in a home-and-home set back in late October by scores of 2-1 and 4-2.

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Bodog take a look at Irish against the Tigers in Kansas City with this great basketball betting preview. We might not always agree with the online sportsbook but we applaud their efforts day in day out to bring you updates on basketball betting and other sports betting. Here’s what they have to say today about the Fighting irish:

Sitting at a combined 7-0, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Missouri Tigers will meet on the hardwood in Kansas City on Monday night in a college hoops betting matchup.

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Monday’s neutral site meeting between the Irish and Tigers is part of the CBE Classic tournament at Kansas City’s Sprint Center. California will take on Georgia at the venue later on Monday night, with the two winners then playing on Tuesday night.

The 4-0 Fighting Irish tuned up for this game by beating Delaware State 93-69 in their last game on Friday. Scott Martin poured in a team-high 23 points for Notre Dame in that contest, while Jack Cooley picked up 11 points and 17 rebounds in the game.

Missouri improved to 3-0 on the season by beating up on Niagara 83-52 in their most recent game last Thursday. Marcus Denmon paced the Tigers with 22 points against the Purple Eagles, with Kim English contributing 14 points to the day’s victory.

The Tigers’ win over Niagara was regional action for the CBE Classic; their 81-63 victory over Mercer on November 14 was also part of the annual event. Notre Dame topped Detroit 59-53 and Sam Houston State 74-41 in their preliminary games.

Notre Dame is 0-1 against the spread on the season, while Missouri is 1-1 against the college basketball odds so far this year.

Tipoff for Monday’s game between Notre Dame and Missouri is set for 7:30 pm ET at the Sprint Center, to be followed by California/Georgia. The event’s championship game will get underway at 10:00pm ET on Tuesday night.

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After last season’s shocking home loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the 3-6 Philadelphia Eagles have left themselves no room for error: Win their final seven games or the one-time Dream Team can forget about the playoffs this season. Philly has a tough test tonight at the NFC East-leading Giants, with New York opening as a 3.5-point favorite on Bodog’s NFL odds with live betting available.

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The key injury here is to Eagles QB Michael Vick, who suffered two broken ribs in the Cardinals loss, in which Vick struggled by going 16-of-34 for 128 yards and two interceptions. As of this writing, it appears Vick will not play even though it’s a must-win game.

Thus Vince Young will start, but Mike Kafka could take over if Young struggles. Young, who has thrown one pass this season (an interception) came in for one play vs. the Cardinals last week. This will be his first start since Nov. 21 of last year. Kafka was inactive last week but completed 11 of 16 passes for 107 yards and two picks in relief of an injured Vick in two earlier games. It’s also not clear if Eagles No. 2 WR Jeremy Maclin will play in this game, but that doesn’t look good. Riley Cooper, who hasn’t caught a pass this season, would start in his place. WR DeSean Jackson, who was benched for the Arizona game for missing at team meeting, will start.

New York (6-3) lost at San Francisco 27-20 last week to see its NFC East lead over Dallas shrink to a game. The Giants thoroughly outgained the Niners and held the ball for nearly 10 more minutes, but Eli Manning had two picks and his fourth-down pass at the San Francisco 10 was batted down in the final seconds. Manning did throw for 311 yards and two scores. The Giants forced a turnover in their 22nd straight game.

New York lost linebacker Michael Boley, its second-leading tackler, to a hamstring injury against the Niners and he is unlikely to play tonight. Also expected out is RB Ahmad Bradshaw, who missed the San Francisco game. That means Brandon Jacobs will carry the load again with D.J. Ware also getting some carries.

The Giants won 29-16 at Philadelphia in Week 3. Vick left with a hand injury in the fourth quarter after helping the Eagles overcome a 14-0 first-quarter deficit to take a 16-14 lead; Kafka then replaced Vick and was 4-for-7 for 35 yards and the two picks. Manning threw two fourth-quarter TD passes to lead the New York comeback. That win was the first time the Giants had defeated their rivals in seven contests.

Philly is 1-6 ATS in past seven following a loss. Giants are a mind-boggling 1-11 ATS in past 12 at home vs. a team with a losing road record. Eagles are 4-0 ATS in past four meetings at New York.

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Carl Edwards will have to hold off the hard-charging Tony Stewart one final time if he hopes to win his first Sprint Cup championship in NASCAR betting action this Sunday afternoon (3:00 pm Eastern, ESPN) in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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With only one race remaining in the 2011 season, Edwards holds a slender three-point lead on Stewart in the driver standings and simply needs to cross the finish line ahead of Stewart on Sunday in order to win the Sprint Cup crown. Edwards did exactly that last year at the Ford 400, winning at the Homestead-Miami track while Stewart was well behind in eighth place.

Stewart is the hottest driver when it comes to more recent form however, as he’s won four of the nice races staged so far in the Chase for the Sprint Cup including back-to-back victories at Martinsville and Texas on October 30 and November 6 respectively. Last week at the Kobalt Tools 500 in Phoenix won by Kasey Kahne, Stewart finished a strong third with Edwards crossing the line ahead of him in second place.

Stewart is favored to win the race this Sunday at 5/1 odds, just ahead of Edwards at 11/2. Both drivers have two previous victories on the Homestead-Miami track, with Edwards winning the Ford 400 in 2008 as well as last year and Stewart winning the first two races held in Cup competition on this track back in 1999 and 2000.

Edwards is listed as the -125 favorite to finish ahead of Stewart on Sunday and lift the Sprint Cup championship trophy, while Stewart is at +105 to come from behind and claim the title.

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Roger Federer will be looking to defend his ATP World Tour Finals title as that event gets going in London on the tennis betting board on Sunday.

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Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the finals of this event last season, and he comes into this year’s tournament as the 2/1 favorite to make it back-to-back titles.

Andy Murray is next at 11/4 odds to get the ATP World Tour Finals tournament win, followed by Nadal at 4/1, and Novak Djokovic at 17/4. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga leads off the second tier of contenders at 12/1 odds to earn the title, with Tomas Berdych at 20/1, David Ferrer at 33/1, and Mardy Fish the longshot on the board at 40/1.

The field for the ATP World Tour Finals features the top eight players in the men’s world rankings. Those eight players get divided up into two groups of four players, and the groups then play a round-robin format.

Once that round-robin is complete the top two finishers in each group move on to the semi-final stage of the event, with those winners then meeting in the tournament’s final match later in the week. Federer and Nadal are both in Group B this year, along with Tsonga and Fish. Djokovic, Murray, Ferrer, and Berdych make up Group A.

The first matches of the round-robin will be played on Sunday, with Federer taking on Tsonga followed by Nadal meeting Fish. Group A matches will then get underway on Monday, with Murray vs. Ferrer and Djokovic vs. Berdych on that day’s schedule.

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