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09/16/2007 - Lorient, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Etienne Didot scored his second goal of the season as Rennes defeated Lorient, 1-0, on Sunday to climb within one point of the top spot in France's Ligue 1.
Didot scored in the 35th minute, which was all the offense Rennes needed for its fourth win of the season. Rennes, Lyon and Bordeaux each have 15 points, just one back of first-place Nancy.
In Sunday's other game, PSG got goals from Sylvain Armand and Amara Diane to defeat Monaco, 2-1.
<< Hansen wins Mercedes Benz Championship by four
Cologne, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Soren Hansen eagled two holes on the back
nine and shot a five-under 67 on Sunday to win the Mercedes-Benz Championship
by four shots.
Hansen picked up his second European Tour victory and first sinc
<< Oilers invite Carter to camp
Edmonton, Alberta (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Edmonton Oilers have invited
forward Anson Carter to training camp for a try-out for the upcoming season,
the club announced Sunday.
Carter, 33, split the 2006-07 season between the Col
<< NFL Inactives (Sunday, September 16, 2007)
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of the players
placed on the inactive squad for this week's NFL games.
HOUSTON TEXANS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS, 1:00 P.M. (ET)
Texans - WR Andre' Davis, CB Dexter Wynn, RB Samkon Gado
<< Simon rallies past Hanescu for Romanian title
Bucharest, Romania (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gilles Simon of France rallied for a
three-set victory over Victor Hanescu on Sunday in the final of Romanian Open.
Hanescu, a native of Bucharest who gained a wild card entry into the event,
rode
Texans' Johnson leaves game >>
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson
left Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers early in the fourth quarter.
Johnson hauled in a 10-yard pass from Matt Schaub and was immediately drilled
by Ca
Garrard leads Jaguars to comeback win over Falcons >>
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Garrard threw for 272 yards and a
touchdown as the Jaguars edged Atlanta, 13-7, at Jacksonville Municipal
Stadium.
Garrard completed 17-of-25 passes and added 20 rushing yards for the
Favre now No. 1 in wins as Green Bay pounds Giants >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brett Favre threw three touchdown
passes and DeShawn Wynn ran for a pair of scores to lead the Green Bay Packers
to a 35-13 win over the New York Giants.
Favre complete 29-of-38 passes for 286 ya
Germany should have no problem with Japan >>
Hangzhou, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Germany received a little dose of reality
on Friday when it was held to a 0-0 draw by England after winning the opening
game of the tournament 11-0 against Argentina.
The Germans looked unstoppable in
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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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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