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Stanford St. Jude Championship Predictions |
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Written by Jeff Alexander
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Wednesday, 06 June 2007 |
 Point-Spreads.com contributing sports expert Jeff Alexander is ready to help with your Stanford St. Jude Championship predictions. Anytime Tiger Woods is out of the mix, many PGA Tour bettors feel like the tournament is up for grabs. I actually find that Woods’ absences make it easier to arrive at a tournament winner.
David Toms has played decent golf at times in 2007 with four top 10 finishes and his two wins in this Championship in 2003 and 2004 have put him among the favorites to win this week’s event. But we must also remember that Toms hasn’t played a tournament since the Crowne Plaza Invitational. At 15/1 odds the books are terribly overvaluing him this week.
There’s no way that he has a better chance than Sergio Garcia who is showing better value at 20/1 odds. He has four top 10 finishes as well in 2007 and two top three finishes. He is coming off a solid week at the Memorial shooting a respectable seven-under par which just wasn’t good enough on a week when 17-under won it. We won't bite on Toms.
In my opinion Sportsbook.com has nailed the favorite, Vijay Singh, at 8/1 odds. The good thing here is that he is showing much better value than the usual PGA Tour favorite (Tiger Woods) would be. Singh has two wins in 2007 winning the Mercedez-Benz Championship and the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He erased an awful showing at The Players by shooting a solid nine-under last week to tie for 15th. With Woods not in the field, expect his confidence to soar.
For those of you who are arguing for Phil Mickelson, I know you have a strong case as he comes in off a win at The Players, and played two solid tournaments leading up to that, but he hasn’t played in a competitive tournament for nearly a month. It’s going to be awfully tough for Lefty to come in cold and pick up right where he left off. We’ll have to fade Mr. Mickelson this week.
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Adam Scott is coming off an impressive 14-under performance at the Memorial in which he shot a tournament-best score of 62 in the second round. He also has four top 10 finishes and two top three finishes. He is coming off back-to-back tournaments in the top six. Those numbers are enough to give bettors big eyes, but putting him on the same level as Lefty, the number two player in the world, is a definite overvaluing of him. Fade Scott as well.
After weighing the odds and the field, Vijay Singh appears ready to live up to the hype. Rarely do the books give you any value with the favorites in these PGA events, but getting Singh at 8/1 odds is the equivalent of getting the Red Sox as +150 dogs this season. We’ll take Vijay Singh to win the St. Jude Championship.
Point-Spreads.com contributing sports expert Jeff Alexander started handicapping to ensure that the average sports bettor has the best chance at making a profit. Nobody outworks Jeff and the result is winning season after winning season. 2006 showed unmatched success by hitting 65% in the NFL and nearly every big game he put out.
Sportsbook.com has posted golf betting odds on the Stanford St. Jude Championship:
Vijay Singh: 8-1
Adam Scott: 10-1
David Toms: 12-1
Padraig Harrington: 15-1
Sergio Garcia: 15-1
Retief Goosen: 20-1
Geoff Ogilvy: 20-1
Sean Ohair: 20-1
Fredrik Jacobson: 30-1
Stuart Appleby: 40-1
Robert Allenby: 50-1
Stephen Ames: 50-1
Anthony Kim: 50-1
Tim Herron: 50-1
Scott Verplank: 50-1
Bob Estes: 50-1
Jose Maria Olazabal: 50-1
Mike Weir: 50-1
Chris DiMarco: 50-1
Vaughn Taylor: 50-1
Camilo Villegas: 60-1
Nathan Green: 60-1
Ted Purdy: 60-1
John Senden: 60-1
Tom Pernice Jr: 60-1
Bubba Watson: 60-1
Jeff Maggert: 60-1
Richard S Johnson: 75-1
Matt Kuchar: 75-1
Mark Calcavecchia: 75-1
Brett Quigley: 75-1
Kevin Na: 75-1
Ken Duke: 75-1
Fred Funk: 75-1
Bernhard Langer: 75-1
Justin Leonard: 75-1
Troy Matteson: 75-1
Bart Bryant: 100-1
Billy Mayfair: 100-1
Briny Baird: 100-1
Boo Weekley: 100-1
Steve Elkington: 100-1
Shaun Micheel: 100-1
Jason Gore: 125-1
John Daly: 150-1
Field (Any Other Golfers): 3-1 View PGA Golf Betting Odds now! |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 June 2007 )
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