Sports Betting News: NFL Team History | NFL Football Betting | College Football Betting | Baseball Betting | Basketball Betting | College Basketball Betting | Hockey Betting | Golf Betting | Tennis Betting | Auto Racing Betting | Horse Racing Betting | Soccer Betting
06/04/2010 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Legendary basketball coach John Wooden is resting comfortably at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to a release from the UCLA athletics department.
The medical update said Wooden, 99, spent a peaceful night, and added he was admitted to the hospital May 26 because of dehydration. However, no other information was released at the request of the family.
On Thursday, a report from CBS-2 in Los Angeles said Wooden was in "grave" condition and hadn't eaten for several days.
The Hall of Famer coached the Bruins from 1948-1975 and claimed 10 national championships over a 12-season stretch, including a record seven straight from 1967 to 1973. The Bruins also put together an incredible streak of 88 straight victories from 1971-1974. He also had four perfect 30-0 seasons and at one point won 38 consecutive games in the NCAA Tournament.
<< Mihajlovic named new Fiorentina manager
Florence, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fiorentina have named Sinisa Mihajlovic as
their new coach after Cesare Prandelli confirmed that he will be succeeding
Marcello Lippi as Italy's manager.
The Serbian resigned from his position as Ca
<< England's Ferdinand suffers training injury
Rustenburg, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - England captain Rio Ferdinand left
a South Africa hospital on crutches after picking up a knee injury in training
on Friday.
Fabio Capello's team was taking part in its first training session
<< Williams sisters capture French doubles title
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The mighty Williams sisters, Serena and
Venus, are the 2010 French Open women's doubles champions.
The top-seeded sisters blew past a 12th-seeded duo of Czech Kveta Peschke and
Slovenian Katarina Sreb
<< Drogba injured in friendly for Ivory Coast
Sion, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba could
miss the 2010 World Cup after he reportedly suffered a broken arm in a 2-0
friendly win over Japan on Friday.
Drogba left the field in the 15th minute after a
Schieber joins Nurnberg on loan >>
Stuttgart, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stuttgart have allowed striker Julien
Schieber to join fellow Bundesliga side Nurnberg on loan for a year in order
to aid his development.
The 21-year-old made 19 appearances last term but fail
Hoeness hopes Ballack will retire from Germany >>
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has
pleaded with Germany captain Michael Ballack to retire from international
football.
The Chelsea man has been ruled out of this summer's World Cup after picki
Big 12 commish hopeful league remains intact >>
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The head of the Big 12 Conference says he is ``comfortable'' that the league will remain intact amid rumors of a breakup.Commissioner Don Beebe spoke Friday after a week of meetings in Kansas City. He says the Big 12 is in a
TV ratings up 17 percent for NBA finals Game 1 >>
NEW YORK (AP) -The opener of the Celtics-Lakers NBA finals matched the teams' meeting two years ago for the highest preliminary rating for a Game 1 since 2004.Los Angeles' 102-89 win Thursday night on ABC earned a 10.4 overnight rating, up 17 percen
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.
To visit this internet sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your football betting and World Series odds.
MySportsbook is considered one of the finest football betting sportsbooks according to several surveys performed by independent industry analysts considering such factors as payout accuracy and timeliness, overall quality of website, and bettor satisfaction.
MySportsbook is a large company with strong financial backing. Considered the best sportsbook for betting football online You will find their customer service is second to none and their web site is extremely user friendly and easy-to-use. All major professional sports games are available. Once you signup with MySportsbook, you may never use another online sportsbook again.
To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your football wagering needs.
Sports Betting News: NFL Team History | NFL Football Betting | College Football Betting | Baseball Betting | Basketball Betting | College Basketball Betting | Hockey Betting | Golf Betting | Tennis Betting | Auto Racing Betting | Horse Racing Betting | Soccer Betting