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06/18/2009 - Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos released five players Thursday, including 29-year-old linebacker Boss Bailey.
Bailey, brother of Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey, played in only six games for Denver last season after spending his first five seasons with the Lions. Bailey recorded 40 tackles and battled an injury for most of the season.
The team also released linebacker Louis Green who played in 64 games with the club since 2003. He registered 43 total tackles in his time with the Broncos.
Also being released was safety Herana-Daze Jones. In addition, Denver waived running back Kestahn Moore and cornerback Rashod Moulton.
<< Boston and Ovechkin dominate NHL Awards night
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington left wing Alexander Ovechkin won
both the Hart Trophy and Lester B. Pearson award while Boston took home four
honors on Thursday as the National Hockey League saluted the best of the
2008-09
<< Stammen picks up first win as Nats shut out Yankees
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Craig Stammen pitched 6 1/3 innings of shutout
baseball for his first career win, and the Washington Nationals came away with
a road series victory over the New York Yankees after taking a 3-0 decision on
Thursda
<< Tataurangi leads by one in Arkansas
Fort Smith, AR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phil Tataurangi fired a slump-busting,
eight-under 62, that included a hole-in-one, Thursday to grab a one-stroke
lead after the opening round of the Fort Smith Classic.
Tataurangi, who has won on
<< Ovechkin wins second straight Hart
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Capitals left wing Alexander
Ovechkin won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player for the second
straight season.
Ovechkin, 23, captured the coveted award for the 2007-08 season
Pence and Astros slide past Texas >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hunter Pence belted the first pitch of the
eighth inning from Jason Jennings over the wall in center field, giving
Houston the lead, and the Astros beat Texas, 5-3, in the finale of a three-
game se
Florida gets past Boston in soaker-shortened game >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Uggla and Ronny Paulino homered in the
second inning, and the Marlins edged Boston, 2-1, in a rain-shortened contest
at Fenway Park.
Jorge Cantu singled for the Marlins to start the sixth inning. The
Young's four-hit effort keys D-Backs in win over Royals >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Young had four hits, including two
doubles and a triple, as the Arizona Diamondbacks pounded Kansas City, 12-5,
in the rubber match of a three-game interleague series.
The victory comes on the
Sun Devils storm back in grand fashion to eliminate Tar Heels >>
Omaha, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kole Calhoun blasted a game-tying grand slam in
the fifth and keyed an eight-run seventh with a two-run double, leading
Arizona State to a 12-5 drubbing of North Carolina, eliminating the
Tar Hee
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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