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07/01/2010 - Brussels, Belgium (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1 Justine Henin says an elbow injury will force her to miss the final Grand Slam event of the year -- the U.S. Open.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion, a two-time U.S. Open titlist, has a partially torn ligament in her right elbow, an injury she suffered during her fourth-round loss against fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters at Wimbledon on Monday. Henin was hurt after taking a spill in the first set of her three-set setback at the hands of her fellow former top-ranked compatriot.
The 2010 Australian Open runner-up Henin, who captured the 2003 and 2007 U.S. Open titles and was the runner-up in New York in 2006, expects to be sidelined for about two months.
The 28-year-old currently 16th-ranked Henin also said she won't play in the "Best of Belgium" exhibition match in Brussels against her long-time rival and reigning U.S. Open champion Clijsters on July 8.
The 2010 U.S. Open will commence August 30 in Flushing Meadows.
<< Phillies' Utley to have surgery
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Phillies second baseman
Chase Utley is scheduled to undergo surgery Thursday on his injured right
thumb.
The operation will take place at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New Yo
<< Bruins re-sign F Paille
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins re-signed forward Daniel
Paille to a two-year contract on Thursday.
Boston acquired Paille from Buffalo during the 2009-10 season and the former
first-round pick of the Sabres notched
<< Phillies' skipper Manuel suspended
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie
Manuel has been suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his
aggressive arguing and inappropriate contact with an umpire during the 10th
inning
<< Six-run fourth carries Tribe to first sweep of Jays since '95
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt LaPorta and Shelley Duncan hit back-to-
back home runs during a six-run fourth inning rally that carried Cleveland to
a 6-1 win and four-game series sweep over Toronto.
Trevor Crowe had three hits and
Derksen goes low for lead in Paris >>
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robert-Jan Derksen fired an eight-under 63 on
Thursday to take the opening-round lead of the Open de France at Le Golf
National.
Defending champion Martin Kaymer, Alejandro Canizares and Frenchman Jea
Flyers bring in O'Donnell >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Flyers made yet
another move to add depth to their defense, signing veteran blueliner Sean
O'Donnell to a one-year contract on Thursday.
Terms of the deal were not disclo
Gay decides to stay in Memphis >>
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Just one day after getting a qualifying
offer from the team, forward Rudy Gay has agreed to stay in Memphis as he will
sign a five-year deal with the Grizzlies.
It is being reported that the deal cou
Zaleski tabbed interim athletic director at Towson >>
Towson, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ted Zaleski Jr. has been named the interim
director of athletics at Towson University.
Zaleski replaces Mike Hermann, who resigned from his position on June 15.
Zaleski has been chief of staff to the
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 favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.
Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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