Rock wins in Abu Dhabi; Tiger ties for 3rd

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01/29/2012 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robert Rock trumped some of the best players in the world Sunday, including fellow third-round co-leader Tiger Woods, to win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

Rock shot a two-under 70 on Sunday to finish the championship at 13-under 275.

Rory McIlroy, the No. 3 player in the world, posted a three-under 69 and came in second for the second straight year. The reigning U.S. Open champion lost by a stroke at minus-12.

Woods didn't get anything going on Sunday. He hit only two fairways in the final round, sprayed iron shots all over Abu Dhabi Golf Club and ended up with an even-par 72.

Woods shared third place with Graeme McDowell and Thomas Bjorn, who both had four-under 68s. McDowell played the final seven holes in five-under par thanks to an ace and chip-in birdie, but it wasn't enough. The trio finished at minus-11.

This Sunday belonged to Rock, a 34-year-old Englishman, who was once a club pro before landing on the European Tour.

With a two-shot lead over McIlroy and three clear of Woods on the par-five 18th tee, Rock made things interesting.

He drove into a hazard near water on the right side and decided to take a penalty drop and hit his third from the fairway. Rock played down the fairway safely after the lost stroke.

Woods needed an eagle to get in at 13-under, but drove poorly into the left rough, then came up 60 yards short and left with his second. His third ran slightly through the green, but Rock opened the door ever so slightly.

Rock knocked his fourth 35 feet short of the flagstick. He still had two putts for the title and lagged his par putt inches from the hole. Rock marked and let Woods and Peter Hanson finish the hole before he tapped in for bogey and the victory.

The win was his second on the European Tour. Rock broke through last year at the Italian Open.

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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.

New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.

His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.

HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.

The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.

RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.

First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.

The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.

These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.

New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.

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