Thompson four in front in Raleigh

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06/09/2007 - Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Thompson only shot a two-under 69 on Saturday, but extended his lead to four after three rounds of The Rex Hospital Open.

He missed Jimmy Green's 54-hole tournament record by one shot after he came in at 15-under-par 198 at the TPC Wakefield Plantation.

"To increase my lead after shooting two-under, I'm pretty fortunate," acknowledged Thompson, who has held at least a piece of the lead after all three rounds. "I'm really surprised nobody made a push from behind."

Bob Burns stayed in second place on Saturday after a one-under 70. He completed three rounds at 11-under-par 202, which is two strokes better than David McKenzie, who fired a seven-under 64 to get to third place at nine- under-par 204.

Thompson was up and down through the front nine with two birdies and a bogey. He bogeyed the 10th, but luckily, no player made a significant move toward his lead.

On the second nine, Thompson closed strong with a birdie at the par-three 14th, and a birdie at the par-five closing hole.

"I shot a different score, but I hit the ball as well today as I did the last two days," said Thompson, who only missed four greens in regulation on Saturday. "I hit it great. The only difference was the putts didn't go in."

This marked the sixth time Thompson has held at least a share of the 54-hole lead. He has yet to visit the winner's circle, but seems to have a strong game plan for Sunday.

"I've had so many close calls that it's been frustrating," said Thompson. "It just feels good to be playing good golf again. I'm looking forward to the final round. I'm going to attack the pins and make birdies. My game plan will not change at all. It is like playing chess, just make one move at a time and not get ahead of yourself."

Aron Price (67), Tom Carter (71), Rick Price (72) and Tommy Biershenk (71) are knotted in fourth place at minus-eight.

Keith Nolan (68), Scott Dunlap (68), Keoke Cotner (70), Garth Mulroy (70), Mario Tiziani (70) and Tee McCabe are tied for eighth place at seven-under-par 206.

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Big Ten Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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