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03/16/2010 - Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton left Tuesday's game against the Nashville Predators with a high ankle sprain.
The 28-year-old Leighton is considered day-to-day.
During the first period, Leighton appeared to land awkwardly on the ankle when it was caught under his pad while trying to make a save.
Brian Boucher replaced Leighton. Philadelphia already lost Ray Emery for the season with a hip injury. Emery was signed in the offseason and was expected to be the Flyers starter for 2009-10. Leighton was claimed off waivers from Carolina on December 15
<< Jets re-sign FB Richardson
Florham Park, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Jets have agreed in
principle on a contract with fullback Tony Richardson for the 2010 season.
Richardson returns for a 16th NFL season and for a third year in New York.
Last ye
<< Packers ink P Bryan
Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Green Bay Packers on Tuesday signed
punter Chris Bryan.
Bryan played four seasons in the Australian Football League from 2005-2008.
The 6-foot-5, 210-pounder will wear No. 9 for the Packers.
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<< Yankees hire former Padres GM Towers
Tampa, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Towers was named a special assignment scout
for the New York Yankees Tuesday after spending the last 15 years as the
general manager of the San Diego Padres.
Towers spent 26 seasons total with the Pa
<< Eagles acquire DE Tapp from Seattle
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Eagles acquired defensive
end Darryl Tapp from the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for defensive end Chris
Clemons and a 2010 fourth-round draft pick.
Tapp had re-signed with Seattle on Mond
Granger and Pacers snap Charlotte's streak >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Danny Granger put in a game-high 26 points
and secured eight rebounds, as Indiana logged a 99-94 win over Charlotte to
halt the Bobcats' win streak at six games.
Troy Murphy recorded 16 points and 13
Arkansas-Pine Bluff wins NCAA play-in game with rout of Winthrop >>
Dayton, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Allen Smith scored a team-high 14 points and
grabbed six rebounds, leading Arkansas-Pine Bluff to a convincing 61-44 win
over Winthrop in the opening-round contest of the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
The win ea
Bruins defeat Hurricanes in Raleigh >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Recchi was one of three Bruins to record
a goal and an assist, and Boston boosted its playoff chances with a key 5-2
road victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.
David Krejci and Michael Ryder also ad
Hawks rout Nets in New Jersey >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamal Crawford led all scorers with 25
points, as the Atlanta Hawks handed the New Jersey Nets yet another loss, this
time a 108-84 defeat at the IZOD Center.
Both Al Horford and Marvin Williams adde
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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