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06/11/2007 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs placed infielder Aramis Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list on Monday with left patellar tendinitis, retroactive to June 7. Also, the club reinstated outfielder Cliff Floyd from the bereavement list.
Ramirez, who turns 29 on June 25, is hitting .299 and leads the team with 13 home runs and 39 RBI in 53 games this season.
Floyd, 34, is hitting .306 with three home runs and 23 RBI in 42 games with the Cubs. He was placed on the bereavement list prior to Friday's game in Atlanta.
He signed with the Cubs as a free agent on January 24, 2007 after spending the previous four seasons with the New York Mets.
<< A-Rod, Sheff share AL weekly honor
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez
and Detroit Tigers slugger Gary Sheffield were selected as the American
League's top players for the week ending June 10.
Rodriguez notched his second Pla
<< Seattle's Reitsma back on DL
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners placed right-handed
pitcher Chris Reitsma on the 15-day disabled list on Monday with inflammation
in his right elbow.
It is Reitsma's second stint on the DL this season as he spent
<< Legendary Vols coach Ray Mears passes away
Knoxville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The winningest coach in University of
Tennessee history, Ray Mears, died Monday at NHC Health Care Center in
Knoxville. He was 80 years old.
The Dover, Ohio native led the Vols to a 278
<< Austin up to No. 81 in world rankings
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Woody Austin jumped 92 places to No. 81 in
the latest Official World Golf Ranking following his win Sunday at the
Stanford St. Jude Championship.
In Europe, Richard Green's victory at the BA-CA Ope
Phillies' Eaton shuts down White Sox >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adam Eaton tossed seven shutout innings
to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 blanking of the Chicago White Sox
in the opener of a three-game interleague series at Citizens Bank Park.
Pat Burrel
Ibanez lifts Mariners over Indians >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Raul Ibanez capped a huge offensive night by
driving in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth as the Seattle Mariners
defeated the Cleveland Indians, 8-7, at Jacobs Field.
Ibanez went 4-for-5 with two
Zambrano leads Cubs over Astros >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Zambrano pitched eight strong innings
and aided his cause with a home run, as Chicago edged Houston, 2-1, in a make-
up game of a postponed contest from earlier this season at Wrigley Field.
The two c
Oregon State thrashes Michigan to set CWS field >>
Corvallis, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Stutes struck out nine batters over
eight innings and Darwin Barney drove in three runs to boost defending
national champion Oregon State to an 8-2 win over Michigan, as the Beavers
became
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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Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back
With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times.
"Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."
Contract negotiations could get started as early as next week. Let's see which team has the deeper pockets. Will MLB baseball betting lines despite allegations of steroid use? Bet On It at www.MySportsbook.com .
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