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08/19/2007 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Mets catcher Ramon Castro was put on the 15-day disabled list Saturday due to lower back pain.
Castro is the second Mets catcher to be put on the DL in the last week, as he joined Paul Lo Duca. Castro is batting .282 with nine homers and 27 RBI this season.
With Castro and Lo Duca out of the lineup, the Mets have turned to Mike DiFelice to take over the catching duties.
The Mets replaced Castro's spot on the roster by purchasing the contract of catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. from Triple-A New Orleans.
<< Levin and Smith move in front in Montreal
Ile Bizard, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Canadian Tour money leader Spencer Levin
and Byron Smith, close friends off the golf course, are tied for the lead
after three rounds of the Montreal Open.
Levin posted a four-under 68 on Saturday
<< Rangers activate Loe
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas right-hander Kameron Loe has
been activated from the 15-day disabled list and will make the start
when the Rangers face the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night at the Metrodome.
Loe
<< Hamlin cruises to MIS victory
Brooklyn, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denny Hamlin pulled away from the field after
the last round of pit stops and never looked back to capture Saturday
afternoon's Carfax 250 Busch Series race at the Michigan International
Speedwa
<< Overton three ahead at Wyndham Championship
Greensboro, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Overton posted a six-under 66 on
Saturday to emerge from a crowded leaderboard after three rounds of the
Wyndham Championship.
Overton, one of three overnight co-leaders, finished 54 hole
Bonds hits HR 760 >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barry Bonds extended his record for career home
runs to 760 on Saturday, belting a two-run shot to right field off Rick
VandenHurk in the fifth inning of San Francisco's game against the Florida
Marlins.
The Gi
Posada, Abreu blast Yanks past Tigers >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jorge Posada went 3-for-4 with two runs scored
and a home run to lead the New York Yankees to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit
Tigers in the third contest of a four-game set at Yankee Stadium.
Veteran Roger Cl
Ward powers Cubs past Cards >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daryle Ward provided the big blow with a grand
slam in the third inning, and the Chicago Cubs held off the St. Louis
Cardinals, 5-3, on a soggy day at Wrigley Field.
The game was delayed at the star
Toronto fails to score again in defeat to Chivas >>
Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Maykel Galindo and Sacha Kljestan each
scored to lead Chivas USA over Toronto FC, 2-0, at BMO Field on Saturday.
Brad Guzan made three saves en route to his seventh shutout of the season for
Chivas, w
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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