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12/21/2011 - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Champions Tour is eying two new events in Japan and China while also finalizing the renewal of a tournament played in South Korea the last two years.
The tour announced its unfinished 2012 schedule on Wednesday, which includes seven new tournament venues and several previously announced date changes for existing events.
The season begins January 20 with the Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii and ends at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship from November 1-4.
There are three open dates in September that the tour hopes to fill with events in Asia. Announcements are expected after January 1, the tour said in a news release.
Two of the tour's five major championships will be played on courses in Michigan: The Senior PGA Championship at The Golf Club at Harbor Shores from May 24-27, and the U.S. Senior Open at Indianwood Golf & Country Club from July 12-15.
The Regions Tradition returns to Alabama's Shoal Creek for the second year and will be staged from June 7-10, while the Constellation Senior Players Championship will be held at Pennsylvania's Fox Chapel Golf Club from June 28- July 1 and the Senior British Open will be played at Turnberry in Scotland from July 26-29.
<< Mavericks sign Williams
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks signed free-agent forward
Sean Williams to a contract on Wednesday.
Williams, the 17th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, averaged 4.3 points and
3.6 rebounds in three seasons with the Ne
<< Austin Peay signs transfer from Navy
Clarksville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Austin Peay's football program bolstered
its team speed by adding Naval Academy transfer Jeremiah "J.J." Rutledge
during the transfer signing period which began Wednesday.
The 5-foot-10, 180-pound freshman
<< Johnson, Abraham, Lee named NFC weekly winners
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson,
Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham and San Francisco 49ers punter Andy
Lee have been selected as the NFC's top players for Week 15 of the NFL season.
John
<< Dolphins' Bush among AFC players of the week
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dolphins running back Reggie Bush, Chargers
linebacker Antwan Barnes and Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop have been named AFC
players of the week for Week 15 of the NFL season.
Bush took home the offensive a
United rolls over Fulham >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United secured a resounding 5-0
win over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Wednesday, keeping the pressure on
leaders Manchester City.
United seized control of the match from the start as Dann
Rams WR Pettis suspended 4 games >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Rams wide receiver Austin Pettis
has been suspended four games for violating NFL's performance-enhancing
substances policy, according to an NFL spokesperson.
Pettis, a 23-year-old rookie,
Isles recall F Haley and G Nilsson >>
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Islanders recalled forward
Michael Haley and goaltender Anders Nilsson from Bridgeport of the American
Hockey League on Wednesday.
The duo was recalled following injuries to forwar
Juventus held by Udinese but preserves unbeaten record >>
Udinese, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juventus preserved its unbeaten start to the
Serie A season with a 0-0 draw with Udinese on Wednesday.
The Turin club is tied at the top of Italy's top flight with AC Milan on 34
points apiece, but AC Mil
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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MySportsbook.com refunds all bets on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay from NFL week one.
(September 14) – Week one of NFL action saw three teams go scoreless for the first time since 1977. Another four were unable to get a touchdown and almost half of the underdogs covered the spread. Those three teams saved bettors at MySportsbook.com from losing out completely, thanks to the company’s unique NFL Shutout Rule -- which ensures that if the team you backed goes scoreless, your wager is refunded.
Sportsbook refunded tens of thousands of dollars to customers who bet on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay, the three teams that stunk up the field so badly that their fans and backers never had a chance to get up from their couches and cheer. In the spirit of the low scoring start to the season, odds makers at the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino have set odds on how many total shutouts there will be this season.
MySportsbook.com has posted updated sports betting lines for week two of the season. Ben Roethlisberger’s health status is still questionable, so Willie Parker will try to lead Pittsburgh again as they travel to Jacksonville as a one point favorite. After beating up on his little brother last week, Peyton Manning will look to lead the Colts to victory against Houston. Indianapolis is a whopping 13.5 favorite in the match-up.
Seattle, last year’s highest scoring team, showed the power of their defense with their gritty 9-6 win in Motown over the ravenous Lions. They take their act back home to the comforts of Qwest Field where they will face the resurgent Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks are favored by a touchdown.
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