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02/07/2012 - Gijon, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sporting Gijon named Inaki Tejada its manager for the remainder of the season Tuesday, days after he guided the struggling side in a 1-1 draw against Osasuna.
Gijon fired former coach Manuel Preciado last week, and Tejada stepped in on an interim basis. Gijon, which is 19th in La Liga, has now turned the squad over to Tejada for the rest of the season.
Sporting Gijon visits Valencia on Sunday.
<< Owen Nolan announces his retirement
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former San Jose captain Owen Nolan officially
announced his retirement on Tuesday.
Nolan disclosed his decision during a press conference at HP Pavilion, the
home of the Sharks, the team for which he spen
<< Wichita's Perez named MISL Player of Week
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wichita Wings midfielder Bryan Perez was named
the Major Indoor Soccer League's Player of the Week on Tuesday for Week 14.
Perez scored the match-winning goal in overtime to cap a five-point night, as
Wichita
<< Owen Nolan announces retirement
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former San Jose captain Owen Nolan officially
announced his retirement on Tuesday.
Nolan disclosed his decision during a press conference at HP Pavilion, the
home of the Sharks, the team for which he spen
<< Portland State to face Washington, host five games
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portland State's football team will travel to
the University of Washington and play five home games as part of a 2012
schedule announced Tuesday.
The Vikings will face a Pac-12 school for the eighth time since
Billups done for season with torn ACL >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups
will miss the rest of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament
in his left knee on Monday.
The injury occurred with 5:48 left in the fourth qua
A's extend Beane, Crowley through 2019 >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff says general manager
Billy Beane and president Michael Crowley have reached agreements to remain
with the team through the 2019 season.
Wolff told Bloomberg Television on Tuesday
Billups done for season with torn Achilles >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups
will miss the rest of the season after tearing his left Achilles tendon.
The injury occurred with 5:48 left in the fourth quarter of an overtime win
against
Giants TE Ballard tore ACL in Super Bowl >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard
suffered a torn knee ligament in the Super Bowl, the team said Tuesday.
Ballard tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the fourth
quarter of
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds
Will he or won't he? Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.
Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.
"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."
Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.
Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns.
But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches.
Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback. It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips.
Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date.
Arizona Cardinals 60-1
Atlanta Falcons 50-1
Baltimore Ravens 15-1
Buffalo Bills 50-1
Carolina Panthers 18-1
Chicago Bears 10-1
Cincinnati Bengals 15-1
Cleveland Browns 100-1
Dallas Cowboys 15-1
Denver Broncos 15-1
Detroit Lions 100-1
Green Bay Packers 50-1
Houston Texans 100-1
Indianapolis Colts 6-1
Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1
Kansas City Chiefs 30-1
Miami Dolphins 40-1
Minnesota Vikings 75-1
New England Patriots 10-1
New Orleans Saints 18-1
New York Giants 20-1
New York Jets 30-1
Oakland Raiders 100-1
Philadelphia Eagles 18-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1
Saint Louis Rams 60-1
San Diego Chargers 6-1
San Francisco 49ers 75-1
Seattle Seahawks 20-1
Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1
Tennessee Titans 40-1
Washington Redskins 50-1
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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.
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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