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05/25/2010 - Bordeaux, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bordeaux named former player Jean Tigana its new coach Tuesday.
Tigana, who played for Bordeaux from 1981-89 and made more than 50 appearances for France, replaces Laurent Blanc. Blanc will coach France's national team after the World Cup.
Tigana previously coached Lyon, Monaco, Fulham and Besiktas. He is expected to sign a two-year deal with Bordeaux.
<< Algeria's Meghni to miss World Cup
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Algeria midfielder Mourad Meghni will miss
the World Cup with a knee injury, it was announced Tuesday.
Meghni hoped to recover from the injury and play in the World Cup but the team
decided the influential
<< World Cup 2010 Preview: North Korea faces tough challenge
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Most teams gearing up for the World Cup
in South Africa are feeling the pressure gauge starting to rise.
One of the teams not feeling the tightness is North Korea, which should be
happy to just be t
<< Twins' Hardy reinstated from DL
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins have reinstated
shortstop J.J. Hardy from the 15-day disabled list.
Hardy hasn't played since May 4 when he suffered a left wrist contusion while
sliding into third base against
<< Angels infielder Wood placed on DL
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Angels infielder Brandon Wood was placed on the
15-day disabled list on Tuesday among several roster moves made by the club.
Wood is suffering from a hip flexor strain and his placement is retroactive to
May 24
Dundee names Houston permanent manager >>
Dundee, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Peter Houston has been confirmed as the
permanent manager of Scottish Cup winners Dundee United.
The 51-year-old, who also guided the Terrors to third place in the SPL last
season, has signed a three
Bielsa cuts Mancilla from Chile's squad >>
Santiago, Chile (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chile manager Marcelo Bielsa cut Toluca
striker Hector Mancilla from his preliminary World Cup squad, leaving just one
more player to be dropped before his final roster has to be submitted.
Mancilla won
Penn State gives women's hoops coach Washington two-year extension >>
University Park, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Penn State head women's basketball
coach Coquese Washington has signed a two-year contract extension through the
2013-14 season.
Washington led the Lady Lions to their best finish in five years
Mackay extends Saints stay >>
Perth, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defender Dave Mackay has signed a new two-
year contract with St Johnstone.
The 29-year-old joined the Saints a year ago from Livingston and quickly
established himself as a first-team regular at M
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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Matt Kenseth And Kevin Harvick Favorites To Take NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship
(September 15)—The NASCAR season has hit the homestretch with the opening event on this year’s Chase for the Cup taking place this weekend at the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. With 10 races remaining to determine the Cup Series champion, leading online sportsbook MySportsbook.com today announced odds on all 10 Chase qualifying drivers capturing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.
One of the largest sportsbook sites on the Internet, MySportsbook.com currently lists the top two drivers in the point standings as the early favorites to win the Nextel Cup. Entering the Chase for the Cup with a slim five-point lead in the point standings, 2003 NASCAR champ Matt Kenseth has been made a slight favorite to win his second Cup at 7/2 betting odds. 2001 Cup Rookie of the Year Kevin Harvick has betting odds listed at 5/2 and four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon is listed at 6/1 to capture the Nextel Cup this year.
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of his legendary father who won six NASCAR titles, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands at 8/1 to breakthrough with his first Cup victory. Staying with the family theme, MySportsbook.com lists 2005 Rookie of the Year Kyle Busch at 14/1 to succeed big brother Kurt’s 2004 NASCAR title. While Kasey Kahne was the final driver to qualify for the Chase with a third place finish last week, the oddsmakers give him a fighting chance at 10/1 mainly due to several mile-and-a-half tracks remaining on the schedule. Despite going winless on the NASCAR circuit this season, Jeff Burton enters the Chase at 5/1 to capture the Cup title. Meanwhile, rookie Denny Hamlin is 4/1 to win the championship, while veteran driver Mark Martin enters the Chase for the Cup as a 15/1 long shot to win his first NASCAR title in his 24th and final season.
MySportsbook.com will offer comprehensive Nascar betting lines on every race remaining on the Nextel Cup series including driver match-ups, props and odds to win each race. For a complete list of NASCAR odds, please visit www.MySportsbook.com.
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