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06/13/2010 - Brooklyn, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denny Hamlin continued his dominance in the Sprint Cup Series by easily winning the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Hamlin led a race-high 123 laps and held a 10-second advantage over Kasey Kahne before the final caution came for debris on the track with 19 laps remaining. He quickly pulled away from Kahne after the restart with 14 laps to go, and then cruised to his series-leading fifth victory of the season.
Kahne finished a season-best second, while Kurt Busch, the pole sitter, took the third spot. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart rounded out the top-five.
Hamlin's five wins this season have come since NASCAR replaced the rear wing with the spoiler on the current Sprint Cup cars in late March.
<< Greinke, Butler lead Royals past Reds
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Billy Butler went 4-for-5 with a home run,
two doubles and four RBI, and Zack Greinke resembled his 2009 form with a
complete-game gem in the Royals' 7-3 decision over the Reds.
Greinke (2-8) had dr
<< Hawks name Drew head coach
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks have officially named Larry
Drew as the team's next head coach.
Drew, who has been Atlanta's lead assistant for the past six years, takes the
place of Mike Woodson, who was fired at th
<< Report: Florida WR Hammond arrested for DUI
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Florida redshirt sophomore wide receiver
Frankie Hammond Jr. was reportedly arrested Sunday morning and charged with
DUI.
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Hammond has been suspended from all team
<< Garcia-Lopez wins in Eastbourne first round
Eastbourne, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fifth-seeded Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
edged Marc Gicquel on Sunday as the first round of the grass-court Aegon
International tennis event, a final Wimbledon tuneup, got underway.
Garcia-Lopez ne
Unites States cruises to Curtis Cup title >>
Manchester, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The United States won its seventh
consecutive Curtis Cup on Sunday after it split the eight singles matches with
the Great Britain & Ireland team.
In great place after a sweep of all six mat
Bernadina helps Strasburg, Nats salvage series with Indians >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roger Bernadina celebrated his 26th
birthday by going 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and a pair of runs scored as
Washington shut down Cleveland, 9-4, in the finale of this three-game
interle
Pelfrey, homers help Mets complete sweep of O's >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Wright blasted a pair of two-run
homers and Mike Pelfrey won his fifth game in six starts, as the Mets finished
out a three-game road sweep of the Orioles with an 11-4 win.
Pelfrey (9-1) went si
Posada hits another slam as Yankees sweep Astros >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jorge Posada hit a grand slam for the second
straight game and Phil Hughes picked up his ninth win of the season, as the
Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 9-5 victory.
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Super Bowl XLIII isn't even a week old yet and oddsmakers have already released Super Bowl XLIV odds.
Despite the Pittsburgh Steelers winning Super Bowl 43, the New England Patriots are 8/1 favorites to win Super Bowl 44.
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With their 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, the Steelers became the latest NFL champion. But believe it or not, oddsmakers from online sports book MySportsbook.com don't have the Steelers the favorites to win Super Bowl XLIV next season.
That honor belongs to the New England Patriots, who are 8/1 favorites to win despite not even qualify for the postseason in 2008. The Pats also have a major decision to make regarding what to do with Matt Cassel, who played well in Tom Brady's (knee surgery) absence last year but is also a free agent this offseason.
Ironically, the Steelers aren't even oddsmakers second choice to win Super Bowl 44, as the Dallas Cowboys are listed right behind the Patriots at 9/1 despite not making the playoffs themselves. Clearly oddsmakers think the public will hop back on the Cowboys' bandwagon considering the immense talent they have and the opening of a brand new stadium.
After Dallas, then comes Pittsburgh at 10/1, but they share those odds with the New York Giants, who won Super Bowl XLII. The Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers round out the top six teams at 12/1, while the Baltimore Ravens (14/1), Tennessee Titans (16/1), Carolina Panthers (18/1) and Philadelphia Eagles (18/1) complete the top 10.
The NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals got no love from oddsmakers as they were established as a 30/1 long shot to win next year's Super Bowl. They share those same odds with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers – two teams that didn't even qualify for the postseason. Other long shots are the Kansas City Chiefs (100/1), Detroit Lions (100/1), St. Louis Rams (75/1) and Oakland Raiders (75/1).
To see a complete list of all the team's odds to win Super Bowl XLIV, check below.
NFL TEAM FUTURE ODDS TO WIN SUPER BOWL XLIV
New England Patriots 8/1
Dallas Cowboys 9/1
New York Giants 10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10/1
Indianapolis Colts 12/1
San Diego Chargers 12/1
Baltimore Ravens 14/1
Tennessee Titans 16/1
Carolina Panthers 18/1
Philadelphia Eagles 18/1
New Orleans Saints 20/1
Atlanta Falcons 25/1
Denver Broncos 25/1
Green Bay Packers 25/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 25/1
Minnesota Vikings 25/1
New York Jets 25/1
Arizona Cardinals 30/1
Chicago BearS 30/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30/1
Buffalo Bills 35/1
Houston TexaNS 35/1
Miami Dolphins 35/1
Washington Redskins 35/1
Seattle SeahawkS 50/1
Cleveland Browns 55/1
Cincinnati Bengals 60/1
San Francisco 49ers 60/1
Oakland Raiders 75/1
St. Louis Rams 75/1
Detroit Lions 100/1
Kansas City Chiefs 100/1
Odds as of: 2/2/09
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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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