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08/30/2009 - Joliet, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Briscoe overcame an early-race pit road mishap and then beat Scott Dixon to the finish line by inches to win Saturday's Peak Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Briscoe, the pole sitter, encountered a fuel problem on his first pit stop and fell back as far as tenth. He made his way through the field before catching Dixon. The two exchanged the lead several times in the final laps, but Briscoe edged Dixon at the finish by .007 seconds -- the fourth closest finish in Indy Car Series history -- to claim his third victory of the season and the fifth of his career.
Mario Moraes finished a career-best third, while Dario Franchitti came in fourth. Graham Rahal was fifth.
Briscoe's now holds a 25-point lead over Franchitti and a 33-point advantage over Dixon, as two races remain in the season.
<< Sanchez impressive as Jets hold off Giants
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fresh off being named the New York Jets
starting quarterback for 2009, Mark Sanchez played like one, throwing for 149
yards and a 31-yard TD pass in the Jets' 27-25 victory against the Giants in
the ann
<< Zito solid as Giants down Rockies
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barry Zito hurled 8 1/3 stellar innings
of one-run ball to help San Francisco take the middle test of a pivotal three-
game series with Colorado, 5-3.
Pablo Sandoval homered for the second straight gam
<< Braves pound Lee, Phillies in rain-shortened affair
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Garret Anderson finished 3-for-4 with a
three-run homer, as the Atlanta Braves battered Cliff Lee and the Philadelphia
Phillies, 9-1, in a rain-shortened affair at Citizens Bank Park.
The game, which
<< Nordqvist grabs Safeway Classic lead
North Plains, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anna Nordqvist shot three-under 69
Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Safeway Classic.
Nordqvist, who is coming off her first appearance on the European Solheim Cup
team, c
Falcons battle back to clip Chargers >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Redman's five-yard touchdown pass to Eric
Weems with nine seconds remaining gave the Atlanta Falcons a 27-24 victory
over the San Diego Chargers in preseason action.
After Nate Kaeding's 37-yard field
Davis, Athletics edge Angels >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rajai Davis went 3-for-5 with a two-run single,
helping the Oakland Athletics rally for a 4-3 win over the Angels in the third
installment of a four-game series.
Daric Barton hit the go-ahead RBI groundout for
Report: Michigan football players say team has broken NCAA rules >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michigan's football program could be on the hot
seat, as several players on the Wolverines have told a Detroit newspaper the
school has violated NCAA rules regarding time limits on off-season workouts
and in-
M's hit three homers, trip up Royals >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ian Snell threw five solid innings before a
forearm injury forced him to leave, and Rob Johnson hit a two-run homer in
Seattle's 8-4 win over Kansas City.
Snell (3-1) gave up two runs on three hits and
In any football or basketball game (the main sports that use point spreads) there are two teams playing against each other.
Those teams, though, are rarely exactly evenly matched – meaning that typically one team has a better chance than the other to win the game. If bettors were allowed to bet on who was simply going to win the game, smart ones would obviously bet on the better team (likely winning more than 50% of the time in the process).
If winning were that easy the Las Vegas and online sportsbooks would stop taking any bets! This is where the point spread comes in: the basic function of the point spread is to balance the likelihood of each team “winning” by adjusting the final score by the point spread. After this adjustment is made you get the Against The Spread result (ATS result for short).
Let’s look at Super Bowl XXXIX, New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles. Most people believed the defending champ Patriots to be the better team – so if betting were simply based upon which team would win the game, an uneven majority of people would have wagered on New England. But, by using the point spread, the bookmakers adjusted the terms of the bet, evening the proposition so about half the people believed the Pats to be the smart bet, while the other half considered Philly to be the smart bet.
New England Patriots -7 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The better team, called the Favorite, is expected to win the game and must “give” or “lay” points to the weaker team. The favorite is listed with a minus sign and the number of points they are favored by (e.g., New England -7)
In the case of our example, New England must not only win the game, but they must win by more than 7 points for Pats bettors to have a winning ATS result. An Eagles bettor wins his bet either if:
There was also the possibility that the final score could land exactly on the spread number (for example, the Pats winning 28-21 when -7), which is called a “push” or “no action” and a refund is then issued to bettors of both teams.
The same game with the same point spread can be considered from the weaker team’s perspective: The Underdog (Philly in the case of our example) is not expected to win the game and online football betting thus receives or “gets” points given by the stronger team. When a game is stated from the underdog’s perspective the team is listed with a plus sign and the number of points they are underdogs by:
Philadelphia Eagles +7 vs. New England Patriots
Keep in mind that Philadelphia +7 and New England -7 is the same point spread on the same game, simply stated differently. The first is from the underdog’s perspective; the later is from the favorite’s.
Not a must, but for some a mathematical approach is insightful. You can determine the ATS winner by either:
Let’s look at the actual result of Super Bowl XXXIX: New England 24 Philadelphia 21
The favorite, New England, won the game but not by more than the point spread they were favored by (7), so the ATS result was a LOSS for Pats bettors.
Looking at it from the underdog’s perspective, Philly did not win the game, but they lost by less than the point spread (7), so the ATS result was a WIN for Eagle bettors.
Mathematically considered, 24 for the favorite Pats minus 7 equals 17, which is less than the 20 the Eagles scored, so the underdog Eagles win the ATS result (or you could figure 20 plus 7 equals 27 for the Eagles, which is more than 24 for the Pats).
Emily’s boyfriend understood the point spread and wagered $100 on the Eagles at +7. The Eagles may not have gotten a Super Bowl ring, but since they won the ATS result Emily’s boyfriend cashed his bet – giving him money to take her out to a nice dinner.
And now hopefully you understand how to read point spreads, putting you one step closer to joining the fun of sports betting.
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Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com
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