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03/13/2010 - Greensboro, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Singler paced a hard-fought win with 27 points to go with eight rebounds and six assists, as fourth-ranked Duke held off a pesky Miami-Florida squad, 77-74, to advance to the ACC Tournament final.
Jon Scheyer added 16 points, six boards and four helpers and Nolan Smith scored a dozen for the top-seeded Blue Devils (28-5), who are vying to become the ACC's all-time leader in tourney titles currently tied with rival North Carolina at 17 apiece.
Duke will await the outcome of Saturday's other semi between NC State and Georgia Tech for its Sunday opponent.
Durand Scott notched 21 points and Reggie Johnson chipped in 14 and eight rebounds for the 12th-seeded Hurricanes (20-13), who stormed through the league bracket with impressive wins over fifth-seeded Wake Forest and fourth- seeded Virginia Tech.
<< Kentucky dominates Tennessee to reach SEC title game
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - DeMarcus Cousins posted 19 points and 15
rebounds, as second-ranked Kentucky produced a chippy 74-45 rout of No. 15
Tennessee to advance to the SEC Tournament final.
Eric Bledsoe scored 17 points
<< Temple crushes Rhode Island in A-10 semis
Atlantic City, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Brooks scored 16 points as 17th-
ranked Temple cruised past Rhode Island, 57-44, in an Atlantic 10 semifinal.
Juan Fernandez added 14 points and dished out seven assists while Lavoy Allen
had n
<< Qualifying at Sao Paulo postponed
Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Poor track conditions forced Indy Racing
League officials to postpone qualifying for the IZOD IndyCar Series season-
opener on the streets of Sao Paulo until Sunday morning.
Officials made the decis
<< Dortmund moves into top four
Bochum, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of late goals from Lucas Barrios
helped Borussia Dortmund claim a 4-1 win at Bochum on Saturday, helping the
team move into the top four in the Bundesliga table.
An own goal from Bochum's Mar
Bears capture second straight MEAC title >>
Winston-Salem, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Thompson paced the Bears with 18
points and 12 rebounds, and Morgan State captured its second straight Mid-
Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament title with a 68-61 win over South
Carolin
Turner, Buckeyes drop Illini in 2-OT to reach Big Ten final >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evan Turner continues to steal the show in
Big Ten Tournament, scoring 11 of his game-high 31 points in a pair of
overtime sessions to lead No. 5 Ohio State to an exciting, 88-81, victory over
Illinoi
Bengals sign S Williams >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Bengals and safety Roy
Williams have reportedly agreed to a one-year deal on Saturday.
The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that the eight-year veteran will be
coming back with t
Gilardino's brace carries Fiorentina past Napoli >>
Naples, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of second-half goals from Alberto
Gilardino handed Fiorentina a 3-1 win over Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo on
Saturday.
Ezequiel Lavezzi broke a scoreless deadlock early in the second half t
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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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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