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01/29/2012 - Mobile, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - None of the FCS players distinguished himself at the 63rd Senior Bowl on Saturday, although each hopes to have made his mark during a week's worth of practices and preparations amid NFL scouts.
The North posted a 23-13 victory over the South at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
Tight end Emil Igwenagu of Massachusetts, which departed the FCS for the FBS following his senior season, and Coastal Carolina cornerback Josh Norman followed up their play in the East-West Shrine Game, the second biggest college all-star game, with appearances in the premier Senior Bowl.
Igwenagu, who also can play fullback, caught one pass for 14 yards for the North squad after a solid week of Senior Bowl practices.
Norman had one tackle and one pass breakup.
Appalachian State wide receiver Brian Quick, who has coveted 6-foot-4 size, might have slipped in the eyes of some scouts during the practices, but caught two passes for 10 yards in the game.
Cal Poly cornerback Asa Jackson had two tackles and returned a punt.
The lone FCS player on the South squad, Furman cornerback Ryan Steed, collected one tackle.
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<< Waldow leads No. 21 Saint Mary's over BYU
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<< Dudley helps Phoenix down Memphis
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three seconds left, as the Suns halted a three-game skid with an 86-84 win
over the Grizzlies on Saturday.
Dudley finished with 20 points and Steve Nash ha
<< Hayward, Miles help Jazz edge Kings
Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gordon Hayward scored 21 points, C.J.
Miles had 20 and the Utah Jazz survived a tailor-made three-point attempt by
Jimmer Fredette in the final seconds to beat the Sacramento Kings, 96-93, on
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Rock wins in Abu Dhabi; Tiger ties for 3rd >>
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Tiger Woods, to win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
Rock shot a two-under 70
Djokovic outlasts Nadal in epic Aussie final >>
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Bulls kick off monster road trip in Miami >>
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play host to Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls in a rematch of last season's
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NHL's best clash at All-Star Game in Ottawa >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 59th edition of the NHL All-Star Game is on tap for
today, as Team Alfredsson's hometown favorites take on Team Chara at Ottawa's
Scotiabank Place.
This marks the second straight year that the NHL has forgone the Easte
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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