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12/22/2006 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of the players placed on the inactive squad for this week's NFL games.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS , 8:00 P.M. (ET)
Vikings - 3rd QB Brooks Bollinger, WR Jason Carter, WR Martin Nance, CB Cedric Griffin, RB Ciatrick Fason, RB Naufahu Tahi, G Anthony Herrera, T Marcus Johnson
Packers - 3rd QB Ingle Martin, S Atari Bigby, RB P.J. Pope, LB Abdul Hodge, T Junius Coston, G Tony Palmer, WR Chris Francies, TE David Martin
<< Benfica makes ground on Sporting
Lisbon, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of goals in either half decided
it for Benfica on Thursday when it hosted Belenenses to a 4-0 triumph at the
Estadio da Luz to conclude the final game of 2006 in the Portuguese league.
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<< Anthony will not appeal suspension
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver Nuggets star forward Carmelo Anthony
will not appeal the 15-game suspension he received for his role in Saturday's
ugly brawl with the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Anthony's agent told
<< Yankees and Pettitte make it official
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees made it official on Thursday
and welcomed free agent pitcher Andy Pettitte back to the Bronx with a one-
year contract that includes a player option for 2008.
Financial terms of the deal w
<< Bradley makes adjustments to training camp roster
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob
Bradley has made some minor adjustments to his training camp roster that was
announced earlier this week.
The team, that is set to convene on Jan. 4 in Car
Rudd to return to Nextel Cup with Yates >>
Mooresville, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ricky Rudd made it official Thursday,
saying he will join forces with Robert Yates Racing to participate in a full
NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule for the 2007 season.
Rudd, who sat out 2006, will fill the seat
Weatherford to start for Seminoles in Emerald Bowl >>
Tallahassee, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden named
Drew Weatherford the starting quarterback for the December 27 Emerald Bowl
against UCLA.
Bowden had been indecisive between Weatherford or Xavier Lee on sta
49ers place Fields on IR >>
Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco 49ers placed defensive
tackle Ron Fields on injured reserve Thursday because of a broken left arm.
Fields suffered the injury sometime on Wednesday, but it was not discovered
until
Air Force game at Northern Colorado postponed >>
Greeley, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The blizzard that has dumped more than two feet
of snow in most of Colorado is now responsible for the postponement of
Saturday's basketball game between 24th-ranked Air Force and Northern
Colorad
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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