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06/20/2010 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned third baseman Edwin Encarnacion to Triple-A Las Vegas and recalled infielder Jarrett Hoffpauir from the same club.
Encarnacion went hitless in four at-bats and committed an error in Sunday's loss to San Francisco and was struggling to a .145 average at the plate over his last 22 games.
In 37 games this season, the 27-year-old Encarnacion is hitting .200 with nine home runs and 22 runs batted in.
He was sidelined from April 15 through May 17 because of a sore right shoulder and missed 30 games during that stretch.
Toronto acquired Encarnacion from Cincinnati in a four-player deal at the July 31st trade deadline last season.
Hoffpauir was hitting .328 with nine homers and 43 RBI in 57 games for Las Vegas and had hit for the cycle twice within a span of five weeks earlier in the season.
<< Mariners sweep Reds with 1-0 win
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Franklin Gutierrez hit a sacrifice fly in the
fourth and Ryan Rowland-Smith tossed six-plus scoreless innings, as the
Seattle Mariners snuck past the Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, to complete a three-game
series
<< Padres storm back to rout Orioles, take series
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Will Venable homered and tied a career-
high by driving in four runs to help Jon Garland overcome a shaky start and
lead San Diego to a 9-4 win over Baltimore in the last of a three-game
interle
<< Johnson loses lead at U.S. Open
Pebble Beach, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Johnson played his first four holes
Sunday at six-over par to surrender his lead at the U.S. Open.
Johnson made a triple-bogey at No. 2 when he duffed two shots, including one
he struck left-hande
<< New No. 1 Miyazato wins at the shore
Galloway, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ai Miyazato collected her fourth LPGA Tour
title of the year on Sunday at the ShopRite LPGA Classic and the victory moved
her to No. 1 in the world rankings.
Miyazato fired a seven-under 64 on Sunday to co
McDowell wins U.S. Open for 1st career major >>
Pebble Beach, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Graeme McDowell tapped in for his last par
and exhaled.
He had every reason to.
McDowell survived a brutal final round to win the U.S. Open by a shot on
Sunday, closing with a three-over 74 to become th
Buchholz, Red Sox complete sweep of Dodgers >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Clay Buchholz pitched effectively into the
seventh to pick up his 10th win of the season, and the Red Sox shut down the
Dodgers, 2-0, to complete a three-game interleague sweep.
Buchholz (10-4) yielded
Oklahoma survives South Carolina in rain-soaked affair >>
Omaha, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Caleb Bushyhead and Garrett Buechele both homered
for Oklahoma, leading the Sooners to a 4-3 win over the South Carolina
Gamecocks in the rain-soaked opening round of the 2010 College World Series.
Origin
U.S. Open Final Round News & Notes >>
Pebble Beach, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Johnson strolled to the No. 1 tee
Sunday with a three-shot lead, trying to win the U.S. Open on a course where
he'd been victorious twice in the last two seasons.
But by the time he reached Pebble B
New York, NY – October 3, 2007 – The dress rehearsal is over! The NHL preseason has ended and now that fans have had a glimpse of what is to come it is time to hit the book! Stanley Cup odds are live at MySportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino.
The Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings remain on top of the odds charts after an impressive start in the preseason. Betting lines opened for both teams at 6-1 in June. Since then the Sens have fallen to 7-1 and the Red Wings are now caught in a pack including the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes, the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim Ducks, all at 10-1.
MySportsbook.com has also posted props on each team’s point total for the regular season. The Senators lead the charge at 108.5 followed by the Ducks at 106.5. Detroit will attempt a repeat for the prize as the Red Wings are deadlocked with the Predators at 104.5 a piece. The temporary loss of highly touted rookie Evgeni Malkin puts a lot of pressure on the stick of assistant captain Sidney Crosby - his lowly Pittsburgh Penguins are listed at 71.5.
Even if bettors are not brave enough to put their money on the underdog, an early bet on the favorites at sportsbook.com tends to produce bigger payouts than a mid-season wager. Placing a $1,000 bet last summer on the Detroit Red Wings or Ottawa Senators would have paid out to $8,000 and $10,000 respectively, opposed to a $2,500 or $3,000 payout at the beginning of the playoffs.
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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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