Kim and Choi share Q-School lead

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11/30/2006 - Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Amateur In-Kyung Kim and 2006 LPGA Tour rookie Hye Jung Choi each posted rounds of five-under-par 67 Wednesday to share the first-round lead of the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.

The 90-hole marathon will be spread over two courses at LPGA International - the Champions Course and the Legends Course. All golfers will play each twice before the top-70 survive the 72-hole cut on Sunday.

After Sunday's final round, the top-15 get full status next year on the LPGA Tour. The next-35 players get conditional status for the 2007 season on the LPGA Tour.

LPGA Tour player Erica Blasberg, Paige McKenzie and Irene Cho are knotted in third place at four-under-par 68.

Kim began on the back nine Wednesday at the Legends Course and quickly broke into red figures with a birdie at the 10th. She added a birdie at 13, but missed a two-foot par save at No. 15. Kim birdied 17 to make the turn at two- under par.

On her second nine, Kim flew up the leaderboard thanks to three consecutive birdies from the third. She parred out to grab her share of the first-round lead.

"I just want to play on the LPGA Tour," said Kim, who already earned a spot on the Duramed Futures Tour next year after winning a November qualifier. "I had 16 greens in regulation and putted pretty well. I had one three-putt and six birdies. I played really solid."

Choi, who had non-exempt status this year on tour and only played in two events, was flawless on Wednesday. She recorded five birdies and no bogeys for her share of first.

"I'm just enjoying this," said Choi. "I had a strong finish and for the first day it was very important for me. I putted well, but my iron shots were very good today. It was very important for me to shoot low today because I was very nervous before the round today, but I feel comfortable now."

Ashley Prange, famous for competing on The Golf Channel's "Big Break" show, posted a three-under 69 and is tied for sixth place with Teresa Lu, Minea Blomqvist, Lisa Ferrero and Na Ri Lee.

Perhaps the most well-known player in the field is Beth Bauer, the 2002 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year. She struggled to a two-over-par 74 in Wednesday's first round.

Charlotta Sorenstam, sister of world No. 1 Annika Sorenstam, only managed a four-over-par 76 and is part of a group tied for 113th place.

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Just like Day 1 of the “Sweet 16”, Friday’s games are chock full of some of the nation’s elite.  Unlike Thursday’s games, there is a little bit more of a “Cinderella” feel as #7 seed UNLV and #6 seed Vanderbilt will attempt to move on to the Elite Eight.  With powerhouses Florida, UNC and Georgetown looking to continue their momentum against lesser known teams, it isn’t surprising that once again the “betting public” is backing most of the favorites.  As the early coin rolls in, 56% of Sportsbook.com bettors prefer Georgetown (-7.5) as they take on Vanderbilt; 84% of the early money is backing Oregon (-3) as they square off against UNLV; and a slight majority (52%) of the early cash is on Florida (-10.5) against Butler as the Gators continue their quest for another National Title. The only favorite the public don’t seem confident in is UNC, as 59% of the cash is backing the underdog Trojans (+8).

Midwest

#1 Florida vs. #5 Butler

The defending National Champs have been on a mission since last April.  Joakim Noah and Al Horford turned down millions of dollars for one reason, to REPEAT.  After a late season hiccup which saw them lose three out of four, the Gators have won six straight by an average of 20.3 points. More importantly, they covered in five of those six games.  Behind their stymie defense that yields only 56.9 PPG, Butler has been a very pleasant surprise this season.  As their 20-11 ATS record will indicate, “surprise teams” like Butler are often good bets for gamblers.  Playing in an average conference, Butler wasn’t and underdog too often but when they were, they covered (6-0 ATS).  Butler’s defense will have its hands full against a Gators offense which averages 80.1 PPG on an amazing 52.9% shooting from the field.  With Florida’s tournament experience over the last few years, it isn’t surprising that they are 5-1 ATS this season, 20-4 ATS over the last three seasons and 38-20 since 1997 in tournament action.

#3 Oregon vs. #7 UNLV

As a #7 seed, UNLV is the closest thing to a “Cinderella” we have this year.  If you bet on UNLV this season with any regularity, you most likely cashed in. Behind their guard oriented attack, the Rebels are an impressive 20-11 ATS this season.  As an underdog they covered in 8 out of their ten games which isn’t surprising since they are 52-30 ATS as a ‘dog since 1997. The Rebels have been a consistent cover during the month of March as well.  This March they are 6-0 ATS, 11-3 ATS over the last three seasons and 24-11 since 1997. Their impressive ATS trends don’t end there; versus teams with a winning record they are 15-6 ATS this season and 41-21 over the last three seasons.  Although Oregon hasn’t been as generous to gamblers as UNLV this season, they have been covering consistently as of late.  There is no question that they are playing their best ball of the season having won their last 8 straight up (SU) by an average of 14.5 points. Not surprising they covered in 7 of those games.  It is interesting to note how similar these teams are in regards to scoring and scoring defense. UNLV averages 75 PPG while giving up 66.5 PPG and Oregon scores 75.8 PPG while yielding 65.5 PPG.

East

#6 Vanderbilt vs. #2 Georgetown

“Hoya Paranoia” is officially back! After a decent start, Georgetown has rolled through the second half of the season.  Over their last 18 games, they are 17-1 SU.  They have definitely improved ATS as the season has progressed as well. After opening the season 1-4-1 ATS, the Hoyas have covered 78.3% of their games.  With their great interior play of Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert, the Hoyas as a team shoot 50.5% from the field.  Like the Georgetown teams from years ago, they also excel on defense.  Hoya opponents averaged only 56.8 PPG on 38.2% shooting from the field and an extremely low 30.4% from beyond the arc.  The last stat could be of some concern to Vanderbilt considering they shoot 37.7% from long-range.  Ranking second to last in the SEC in rebounding margin, Vanderbilt will have its work cut out for them against the Hoya trees. As far as covering is concerned, Vanderbilt has been almost a “sure thing” (7-1 ATS) versus good defensive teams that allow less than 64 PPG.

#1 UNC vs. # 5 USC

The Tar Heels are as talented and as deep as any team in the country.  Going ten deep and chock full of HS All-Americans, UNC averages 86.1 PPG and scored 100+ seven times.  Led by All-American forward, Tyler Hansbrough (18.6 PPG 7.9 RPG) UNC has a very balanced attack which can kill you on the inside as well as on the perimeter.  UNC only real concern is their youth as eight of their rotation players are either sophomores or freshmen.  UNC was a reliable cover this season going 20-13 ATS.  An intriguing covering trend for the Tar Heels in recent years has been how they fared after non-conference games.  This season they are 11-3 ATS after non-conference games and over the last three seasons they are 31-13 ATS.  USC is also a pretty deep team which is loaded with swingman types.  An match-up to keep an eye on will be freshman forward Taj Gibson (12.1 PPG, 8.6 RPG) as he squares off against the AA Hansbrough.  USC has been a covering machine this season achieving a 21-10 record ATS.  They have thrived in the underdog role, having covered 10 out of 12.  When playing a team with a winning record, the Trojans are an incredible 20-6 ATS. Keep in mind, USC dedicated their season to former star to Ryan Francis who passed away before the season so as they get closer to the ultimate goal, emotion could definitely be on their side.

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