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06/21/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The rich plan get richer, as Utah will use the New York Knicks' pick to select a big man as insurance for the injured Mehmet Okur and free agent power forward Carlos Boozer.
The Jazz must also make a decision on Kyle Korver, who set an NBA record for three-point percentage last season, and Andrei Kirilenko, a player who has underperformed the past few seasons.
Playoff teams rarely finds themselves drafting in the top 10 so its imperative the Jazz hit on this pick, No. 9 overall.
North Carolina power forward Ed Davis could be the heir apparent to Boozer and the new target for Deron Williams on Jerry Sloan's famous pick-and-roll offense.
Players under contract: G Sundiata Gaines; G/F Othyus Jeffers; F Andrei Kirilenko; C Kosta Koufos; F C.J. Miles; F/C Paul Millsap; C Mehmet Okur; G Ronnie Price; G Deron Williams
Free agents: C Kyrylo Fesenko (restricted); G Wesley Matthews (restricted); F Carlos Boozer (unrestricted); F/G Kyle Korver (unrestricted)
Draft picks: 1st round (9th overall), 2nd round (55th overall)
<< Miyazato takes over top spot in world rankings
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With her fourth win of the season on
Sunday, Ai Miyazato took over the No. 1 spot in the world rankings for women's
golf.
Jiyai Shin, who slipped to No. 2, is scheduled to return to action thi
<< Toronto Raptors 2010 Draft Preview
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Raptors figure to lose Chris Bosh in the offseason so
they will need to acquire a big man to replace him.
Toronto would like to work a sign-and-trade with Bosh's prospective new
team, where it could get an asset in ret
<< San Antonio Spurs 2010 Draft Preview
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After 13 Consecutive trips to the postseason and four
rings, you can almost see the end of the road coming for a great San Antonio
team.
Injuries and age have taken a toll on Gregg Popovich's club for the last two
seasons
<< Rachel Alexandra back to work in morning
Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning Horse of the Year Rachel
Alexandra put in her first workout at Churchill Downs on Monday morning since
her victory in the $200,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap. The four-year-old filly
breezed
'Quakes acquire midfielder Cronin from TFC >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Jose Earthquakes acquired midfielder
Sam Cronin from Toronto FC in exchange for allocation money, the Major League
Soccer teams announced.
"Sam is a good, young player who had big impact in the leag
Rays' Crawford earns AL weekly honor >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl Crawford has
been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending June
20.
Crawford batted .429 (9-for-21) with a double, a home run, three runs batted
Salukis to visit Missouri in 2012 >>
Carbondale, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Southern Illinois football program will
play the University of Missouri for the first time when it visits Columbia
during the 2012 season.
Southern Illinois signed a contract that has them scheduled to p
Washington Wizards 2010 Draft Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The last time the Washington Wizards had the No. 1 overall
pick in the NBA Draft, it didn't work out all that well.
Kwame Brown started just 94 out of a possible 328 games over four seasons in
the nation's capital before h
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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