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08/28/2010 - Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kosuke Fukudome hit the game-winning two- run home run and Randy Wells spun six solid frames as Chicago edged Cincinnati, 3-2, in the middle meeting of a three-game set.
Fukudome finished 2-for-3 and Xavier Nady also went deep for the Cubs, who have won four of their last five.
Wells (6-12) allowed two runs on six hits while walking two and fanning four and Carlos Marmol closed the door in the ninth by retiring the side in order to earn his 24th save.
Bronson Arroyo (14-8) suffered the loss after he yielded three runs on five hits and did not walk a batter while striking out five for the Reds, who saw their lead over St. Louis in the NL Central temporarily reduced to 3 1/2 games.
<< Bengals CB Ghee leaves game
Orchard Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bengals rookie cornerback Brandon Ghee
was carted off the field during Saturday's preseason tilt with the Buffalo
Bills with an undisclosed injury.
Ghee, the team's third-round draft choice this
<< RSL, TFC share points at BMO
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Salt Lake and Toronto FC battled to a
scoreless draw in Major League Soccer action at BMO Field on Saturday night.
With the draw, RSL (11-4-7) is unbeaten in six league fixtures, while
improv
<< Stakhovsky comes back to take New Haven title
New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sergiy Stakhovsky bested Denis Istomin in the
finale of the $750,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event to capture his fourth career ATP
Tour title.
Stakhovsky, seeded ninth, rebounded from a first-set loss to take a 3-
<< Richard's Kid does it again to capture Pacific Classic
Del Mar, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard's Kid came from the back of the pack
Saturday to successfully defend his crown in the $1 million Pacific Classic at
Del Mar. The victory puts Richard's Kid automatically into this year's
Breeder
Spiller runs Bills past Bengals >>
Orchard Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - C.J. Spiller debuted in front of the
Bills' faithful and rushed for two touchdowns while Trent Edwards firmed his
grip on the starting quarterback role, as Buffalo defeated the Cincinnati
Bengals
Mapp's stoppage-time goal helps Union sink 10-man Revs >>
Foxborough, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Union scored two goals in
the final eight minutes of their Major League Soccer match at the New England
Revolution on Saturday night to earn a 2-1 win.
Second-half substitute Justin Map
Houston's Myers upends Santana, Mets >>
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brett Myers tossed seven strong scoreless
innings while Carlos Lee hit a two-run shot and drove in three runs as Houston
downed the New York Mets, 4-1, in the middle test of three between the clubs
at Citi
Dunn, Nats clobber Cardinals >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer and
doubled in two more as Washington thumped the Cardinals, 14-5, in the
continuation of a four-game series.
Roger Bernadina had a two-run home run and sco
Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.
A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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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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