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12/29/2011 - Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rick Nash scored twice to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
Antoine Vermette and Fedor Tyutin each scored for the Blue Jackets, who snapped a six-game losing streak. Steve Mason stopped 36 shots in the win.
Vernon Fiddler scored the lone goal for the Stars, who have dropped three of four. Kari Lehtonen was tagged for three goals on 28 shots in the loss.
<< Durant's buzzer-beater keeps Dallas winless
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Durant kept his long right arm high
in the air as the ball fell through the net and the clocked ticked down to all
zeroes.
That's how you make up for a missed assignment.
Durant buried a long t
<< Rockets burn Spurs, giving McHale first Houston win
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Martin netted a game-high 25 points,
leading the Houston Rockets to a 105-85 thumping of the San Antonio Spurs at
Toyota Center.
Luis Scola finished with 18 points and five rebounds, while Kyle L
<< Lightning rally past Canadiens
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vincent Lecavalier netted the game-winning goal
in the third period as the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a 3-1 deficit to
beat the Montreal Canadiens, 4-3, at the St. Pete Times Forum.
Steven Stamkos, JT
<< Tavares, Islanders top Flames
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Tavares scored the game-winning goal
early in the third period and added an assist, sending the New York Islanders
to a 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames at Nassau Coliseum.
Andrew MacDonald and Bri
Vanderbilt takes down No. 14 Marquette >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeffery Taylor scored 19 points while Lance
Goulbourne added 13 points and 16 rebounds as Vanderbilt took down No. 14
Marquette, 74-57.
John Jenkins had 14 points and Brad Tinsley added 11 points and
Avalanche slip past Coyotes >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gabriel Landeskog scored the winner early in the
third period, sending Colorado past Phoenix, 3-2, at Pepsi Center.
Kevin Porter and Stefan Elliott also tallied for the Avalanche, who have taken
seven of their
Ganaway scores 5 TDs as Baylor outlasts Washington >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Terrance Ganaway ran for five second-half
touchdowns, as No. 15 Baylor outlasted Washington, 67-56, in Thursday's back-
and-forth Alamo Bowl shootout.
Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III threw for a
Matthews leads Trail Blazers over Nuggets >>
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wesley Matthews had 25 points and five
rebounds to help Portland take a 111-102 win over Denver at the Rose Garden.
Raymond Felton scored 23 points, added six assists and five rebounds while
Jamal
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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