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01/15/2012 - Honolulu, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Johnson Wagner posted a three-under 67 on Sunday to come from behind and win the Sony Open in Hawaii, the first full- field event of the 2012 PGA Tour season.
Wagner finished at 13-under 267 and won by two strokes at Waialae Country Club. The victory was his third on the PGA Tour after titles at the 2008 Houston Open and last year's Mayakoba Golf Classic.
"I played great. I'm fired up," Wagner said in a televised interview.
Carl Pettersson (67), Sean O'Hair (67), Harrison Frazar (67) and Charles Howell III (69) shared second place at minus-11.
Third-round co-leader Matt Every struggled a bit on Sunday and carded a two- over 72. He tied for sixth place with Michael Thompson (67), Brian Gay (67) and D.A. Points (69) at 10-under 270.
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<< Creighton downs Southern Illinois
Omaha, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Doug McDermott had 25 points and 11 rebounds,
leading No. 23 Creighton to a 90-71 win over Southern Illinois on Sunday.
Antoine Young added 14 points and Grant Gibbs had 10 for the Bluejays (16-2,
6-1 MVC),
<< Lee leads Warriors over Pistons
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Lee scored 24 points and Monta Ellis
had 22, as the Warriors finished strong to earn a 99-91 win over the Pistons
on Sunday.
Brandon Rush added 12 points, Dorell Wright had 11 and Ekpe Udo
<< Clippers' Paul has MRI
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul
had an MRI on Sunday which came back negative after he suffered a strained
left hamstring on Saturday.
The injury happened in the fourth quarter of Saturda
<< No. 8 Duke holds off Clemson
Clemson, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andre Dawkins scored a game-high 24 points as
No. 8 Duke held off a late surge by Clemson to take a 73-66 victory at
Littlejohn Coliseum.
Mason Plumlee added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Bl
Pacioretty sends Canadiens past Rangers >>
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist,
helping the Montreal Canadiens handle the New York Rangers, 4-1.
David Desharnais had a goal and two assists for the Canadiens, who snapped a
three-game skid.
Almagro, Del Potro among early winners in Melbourne >>
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nicolas Almagro and Juan Martin Del
Potro were among the first-round winners of the 2012 Australian open on
Monday.
Almagro, the tournament's 10th seed, overcame a first-set defeat to tak
Jazz take down Nuggets >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Millsap had 26 points and 12 rebounds, as
the Jazz downed the Nuggets, 106-96, on Sunday.
Gordon Hayward scored 19 and Al Jefferson had 18 and 12 boards for the Jazz,
winners of seven of their last eigh
Hall leads Oilers past Kings in OT >>
Edmonton, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Taylor Hall's power-play goal 3:06 into
overtime lifted the Edmonton Oilers over the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1.
Josh Green scored in regulation for the Oilers, who snapped a five-game skid.
Devan Dubnyk m
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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It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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