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08/24/2010 - Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier had successful surgery on his left knee on Tuesday.
The minor arthroscopic procedure was performed by Lightning orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ira Guttentag at the Florida Medical Clinic. The recovery time is expected to take 3-to-4 weeks, and Lecavalier should be ready for the start of training camp on September 17.
The top overall pick in the 1998 draft, Lecavalier had 24 goals and 46 assists in 82 games last season.
<< Argentina, Brazil to play twice later this year
Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Argentina and Brazil have scheduled two
friendlies for later this year, one in Qatar and the other in Argentina.
The first match is Nov. 17 in Qatar, and the second game is Dec. 19 at Estadio
Ciudad de
<< Tottenham's Woodgate set for more surgery
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate is set
to have more surgery on his injured groin, which has been a problem for his
entire career.
Woodgate, 30, has been sidelined since last November with his lates
<< Veteran defenseman Ward retires
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Veteran defenseman Aaron Ward, who played 15
seasons, has decided to hang up his skates, according to the NHLPA.
Ward split last season between Anaheim and Carolina, netting one goal with 12
assists in 77
<< Fulham signs Algeria defender Halliche
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fulham signed Benfica and Algeria defender
Rafik Halliche to a three-year deal on Tuesday.
Halliche, 23, spent the last couple years at Nacional on loan from Benfica. He
played all three of Algeria's mat
Wozniacki, Clijsters are top seeds for U.S. Open >>
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last year's runner-up Caroline
Wozniacki has been installed at the top seed for the U.S. Open, which will
commence Monday in New York. Reigning champion Kim Clijsters is the second
seed at
Bobcats officially sign Kwame Brown >>
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Charlotte Bobcats made it official on
Tuesday by signing free agent center Kwame Brown, which reunites the former
No. 1 pick and new team owner Michael Jordan.
Terms of the contract were not disclo
Nashville give Hornqvist three-year deal >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Nashville Predators signed forward
Patric Hornqvist to a three-year deal worth $9.25 million on Tuesday.
Last season, the 23-year-old led the Preds with 30 goals and tied Steve
Sullivan for
USA Basketball sets roster for Worlds >>
Athens, Greece (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - USA Basketball announced Tuesday its final
12-man roster for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
The roster is made up entirely of NBA stars and includes: Chauncey Billups
(Denver Nuggets); Tyson Chand
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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.
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