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02/13/2012 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bulls guard Derrick Rose has no structural damage in his back, according to the results of an MRI performed Monday.
A team spokesman said the reigning NBA MVP, who has missed two straight games with a sore back, remains day-to-day.
Rose has been battling the ailment. He left a lopsided win over New Jersey on February 6 after playing only 11 minutes, then played just 22 minutes in a rout of New Orleans two days later before missing the last two games.
He has also missed time this season because of a toe injury and is averaging 22.0 points, 7.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds in 23 games.
The Bulls lead the Eastern Conference with a 23-7 record and will begin a six- game homestand Tuesday against Sacramento. They just finished a 6-3 road trip.
<< Hobbled Comrie finally retires
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Comrie, who hasn't played in the NHL
yet this season due to multiple hip surgeries, retired on Monday.
Comrie's agent. Ritch Winter, made the announcement earlier in the day on his
Twitter account.
<< Bryant to play six home games in 2012
Smithfield, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bryant University football will play six
home games as part of its first season of FCS playoff eligibility, Bulldogs
head coach Marty Fine said Monday.
Bryant has posted a combined 26-18 record in first four
<< Johansson loses in first round at Bogota
Bogota, Colombia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sixth-seeded Mathilde Johansson was a
first-round loser at the XX Copa BBVA Colsanitas on Monday.
Johansson fell to Russia's Valeria Savinykh 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 7-5 on the red
clay at the Centro d
<< Sporting's struggles continue
Lisbon, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sporting Lisbon fell further off the pace
at the top of the Portuguese Liga after a 2-0 defeat at Maritimo on Saturday.
The result leaves Sporting in fourth place and 16 points back of leaders
Benfi
Flyers C Rinaldo suspended two games >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National Hockey League suspended
Philadelphia Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo for two games without pay on Monday.
Rinaldo was given the ban for an illegal check on Red Wings defenseman
Jonath
Harvard wins Beanpot consolation game >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luke Greiner notched the game-winner late in the
third period as Harvard topped Northeastern, 3-2, in the Beanpot consolation
contest on Monday evening at TD Garden.
Alex Killorn and Alex Fallstrom also tal
Blue Jays ink P Janssen to 2-year deal >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays signed pitcher Casey
Janssen to a two-year contract on Monday.
The deal, which is worth $5.9 million, includes a $4 million club option for
the 2014 season.
Janssen, 30, appeare
Mountain West, C-USA to form new conference >>
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A new superconference consisting of the
remaining members of the Mountain West Conference and Conference-USA, plus
others, will be formed in time for the 2013-14 academic year.
The MWC and C-USA h
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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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