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02/18/2007 - Lincoln, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlynn Savant scored 17 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, leading Missouri over 19th-ranked Nebraska, 65-53, at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Eetisha Riddle chipped in with 16 points for the Tigers (16-10, 4-9 Big 12), who have won two straight following a four-game skid. Tiffany Brooks finished with 11 points for Missouri, which shot 37 percent and dominated on the boards, 44-32.
Kelsey Griffin scored 16 points to lead the Huskers (21-6, 9-4), who have dropped two straight following a five-game winning streak. Kiera Hardy donated 12 points for Nebraska, which shot 36 percent in the contest.
The Tigers have won seven straight in Lincoln.
<< No. 13 Texas A&M holds off Oklahoma State
Stillwater, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Takia Starks hit a jumper with 0.3 seconds
remaining to help No. 13 Texas A&M down Oklahoma State, 62-60.
After a timeout, A'Quonesia Franklin killed most of the remaining time before
getting the ball to
<< Ferrero to meet Canas in final of Brasil Open
Costa do Sauipe, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seed Juan Carlos Ferrero will
meet unseeded Argentine Guillermo Canas for the title at the $456,000 Brasil
Open after both men won two matches on Saturday.
Rain on Friday forced both playe
<< Wild spoil Forsberg's Music City debut
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It was Peter Forsberg's first game in a
Nashville uniform, but Marian Gaborik scored the game winner for Minnesota to
lead the Wild to a 4-1 win over the Predators at Gaylord Entertainment Center.
Fors
<< No. 8 Memphis edges Gonzaga in OT
Spokane, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joey Dorsey posted 15 points, a game-high 12
rebounds and five blocks, as eighth-ranked Memphis outlasted Gonzaga in
overtime, 78-77, at Spokane Arena.
Robert Dozier added 14 points and five board
Repeat road: Murray ousts Roddick again >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In a repeat-type performance, Andy Murray beat
American Andy Roddick for a second consecutive time in the semifinals at the
SAP Open.
The third-seeded Murray surpassed the top-seeded Roddick, 7-6 (10-8), 6
Zetterberg's hat trick lifts Red Wings past Coyotes >>
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Henrik Zetterberg's first career hat trick
led the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.
Jason Williams also scored, while Pavel Datsyuk notched four assists and
Mathieu Schneider
Green wins dunk contest; Kapono 3-point champ >>
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston's Gerald Green soared over last year's
slam dunk champion and then a table to win the 2007 slam dunk title as part of
All-Star Saturday night.
Green received a perfect 50 score from a distinguished pan
Cal beats Oregon State in double-OT >>
Corvallis, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ashley Walker scored 18 points to lead 22nd-
ranked California to a 67-61 double-overtime win over Oregon State.
Walker hit two free throws, right after Devanei Hampton's layup gave Oregon
State the lead
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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