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01/28/2012 - Mobile, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michigan State's Kirk Cousins completed 5-of-11 passes for 114 yards, one touchdown and an interception, lifting the North to a 23-13 victory over the South in the 63rd Senior Bowl.
Wisconsin's Russell Wilson connected on 4-of-7 passes for 45 yards, one touchdown and an interception for the North. Boise State's Kellen Moore completed 6-of-12 passes for 50 yards.
Arizona State wide receiver Gerell Robinson caught two passes for 63 yards and a score. Cincinnati's Isaiah Pead led the way on the ground with 31 yards on eight carries.
Arizona's Nick Foles completed 11-of-15 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown for the South. San Diego State's Ryan Lindley connected on 10-of-21 passes for 103 yards and an interception. Oklahoma State's Brandon Weeden completed 5- of-9 passes for 56 yards and two interceptions.
Arkansas wide receiver Joe Adams hauled in eight passes for 133 yards, while Arizona's Juron Criner caught six passes for 77 yards and a score. Mississippi State's Vick Ballard carried the ball seven times for 29 yards.
The North was coached by Leslie Frazier and his staff from the Minnesota Vikings, while the South was directed by Mike Shanahan and his staff from the Washington Redskins.
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Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Madrid surrendered an early lead but
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With Villarreal holdi
<< Robinson and Pitt upset Georgetown
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nasir Robinson scored a season-high 23
points and pulled down eight rebounds as Pittsburgh remained perfect at home
against top-10 teams with a 72-60 victory over ninth-ranked Georgetown.
Lamar Patt
<< Bucks' Jackson suspended one game
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NBA announced Saturday that Milwaukee
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official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner during Friday's
loss to
<< Jones helps Kentucky take down LSU
Baton Rouge, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Terrence Jones scored a season-high 27
points, as No. 1 Kentucky continued to roll Saturday with a 74-50 win over
LSU.
Anthony Davis had 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for the Wildcats
Stanford downs California in OT >>
Stanford, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chiney Ogwumike had 27 points and 18 rebounds
to lift No. 4 Stanford to a 74-71 overtime win over California.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike posted 12 points and nine rebounds while Toni Kokenis added
18 points and four
No. 3 UConn takes care of South Florida >>
Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tiffany Hayes recorded a double-double with a
game-high 33 points to go with 10 rebounds as No. 3 UConn defeated South
Florida, 77-62, at XL Center on Saturday.
Stefanie Dolson added a double-double
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby
suffered a neck injury along with the concussion that has kept him off the ice
since December 5.
The team announced Saturday that Crosby's neck injury is fully he
Kane wins breakaway challenge competition >>
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago's Patrick Kane, skating for Team
Chara, won the breakaway challenge at the NHL SuperSkills competition.
After missing his first attempt, Kane donned a Superman cape along with the
thick Clark
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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