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01/16/2007 - Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The victories are becoming a little tighter, but they still keep coming as the 13th-ranked Air Force Falcons hit the road to take on the Utah Runnin' Utes at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City tonight.
On Saturday, the Falcons needed a late basket to make it by the Wyoming Cowboys, 58-56, on the road. The squad made it happen and has now won 13 straight games since falling to perennial powerhouse Duke by a score of 71-56 in late November. The current overall win streak has the Falcons tied with both New Mexico State and Wisconsin for the longest active streak in the nation, while the team's 25 straight at home are tied for the second longest in the nation behind Gonzaga.
Meanwhile, the Utes continue to go spiraling out of control with their sixth consecutive setback on Saturday in an 86-82 overtime decision versus New Mexico on the road. Utah, which is 0-4 in conference play, has now lost all three overtime games it has played this season.
With respect to the all-time series between these two schools on the hardwood, Utah holds a commanding 42-11 advantage, dating back to a 108-57 thrashing in the first-ever meeting back in 1965. But the most recent meeting went to Air Force by a final of 52-51 a season ago.
Jacob Burtschi scored 18 points, but none were more important than the final two which came at the buzzer in the victory over Wyoming on Saturday. Burtschi finished the afternoon shooting 3-of-5 behind the three-point line and added six rebounds in the narrow win. Dan Nwaelele chipped in 13 points and three assists, while Tim Anderson accounted for 10 points, six boards and three dishes as well. Down by two points at the break, Air Force had a dismal first half shooting just 26.7 percent from the field, but then bounced back in the second frame to make 14-of-23 from the floor. Nwaelele continues to be the top scorer for the program with his 15.1 ppg, shooting a sizzling 51.2 percent from three-point range to rank among the best in the nation. Burtschi adds 13.9 ppg and is good for a team-high 5.8 rpg, in addition to having 48 assists against only 14 turnovers. Discipline has always been key to the program's success and this year is no different with the squad averaging a mere 10 turnovers per contest, while posting about 16 assists per game.
A three-point play by Curtis Eatmon with 41 seconds to play pushed the game into overtime against New Mexico, but in the extra frame the Utes never led and allowed a winnable game to slip away over the weekend. Eatmon finished with 11 points, five assists and five rebounds off the bench for Utah, while Johnnie Bryant and Shaun Green accounted for 19 and 14 points, respectively. Green cleared a team-high seven rebounds and handed out three assists, knocking down 4-of-7 chances beyond the arc before fouling out. Bryant, the leading scorer the last three games, is still second on the unit overall with his 15.8 ppg, trailing Luke Nevill who is accounting for 17.2 ppg and a team-high 8.1 rpg. Bryant, who leads the team in assists with 44, is shooting an impressive 43.7 percent from beyond the arc, but that still doesn't come close to Green (12.5 ppg) who has converted an amazing 56.8 percent out on the perimeter. Considering the Utes have such accuracy behind the three-point line one would think they'd have more than a mere five wins to this point in the season.
<< St. Louis to host 2009 All-Star Game
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis' Busch Stadium has been chosen
to host the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Commissioner Bud Selig made the announcement at the annual St. Louis Baseball
Writers Dinner on Monday.
<< Sharapova beats opponent, heat in Aussie openers
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Maria Sharapova survived a
scare and hung on to win in the first round at a scorchingly hot 2007
Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
With temperatures over 100 degrees play
<< Nadal, Nalbandian advance in stifling heat in Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rafael Nadal, the second-seeded
player from Spain, and David Nalbandian, the eighth-seeded player from
Argentina, survived first-round matches as temperatures soaring past 100
degrees
<< Bryant and Lakers hold off Heat
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kobe Bryant survived an off night, gutting
out 25 points on 11-of-24 shooting and adding eight assists, and the LA Lakers
held off the Miami Heat, 124-118, in overtime.
Brian Cook scored 25 points and gra
Top-25 showdown in Stillwater >>
Stillwater, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two outstanding Big 12 teams will collide in
Stillwater tonight, as the 12th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys host the
21st-ranked Texas Longhorns.
Texas comes into this contest with a five-game w
Back in the top-25, Kentucky travels to South Carolina >>
Columbia, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The South Carolina Gamecocks hope to score an
upset tonight as the streaking Kentucky Wildcats come to town for an SEC
tilt.
Kentucky was 4-3 after the first seven games this season, but the team ha
Big East tussle pits Panthers against Huskies >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A battle of Big East Conference
heavyweights will ensue in Pittsburgh tonight, as the sixth-ranked
Panthers hope to hold off the Connecticut Huskies.
On Saturday, UConn halte
NFL will play in London >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NFL has announced that it will play a
regular-season game in London, England during the 2007 season.
NFL owners voted in October to play up to two games outside the United States
every year for the n
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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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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NHL Regular Season Points - Team Must Play 82 Games
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