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07/28/2010 - Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Ross Ohlendorf left Wednesday's game against the Rockies after being struck by a line drive off the bat of Troy Tulowitzki in the first inning.
With a runner at third and two outs, Tulowitzki lined a ball off the side of Ohlendorf's head and the ball bounced into right field. Carlos Gonzalez scored on the play for a 1-0 Colorado lead.
Ohlendorf walked off the mound and to the clubhouse for treatment and was replaced by Sean Gallagher.
Entering Wednesday's game, Ohlendorf was 1-8 with a 4.39 earned run average.
<< Chiefs sign second round picks
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Chiefs have signed second
round draft choices Dexter McCluster and Javier Arenas.
Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
McCluster was the 36th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft out of
<< Chargers ink Gates through 2015 season
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chargers and six-time Pro Bowl tight end
Antonio Gates agreed to terms Wednesday on a contract that will keep him in
San Diego through the 2015 season.
Gates, who is one of the best at his position,
<< Scutaro's grand slam helps Red Sox complete sweep of Angels
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marco Scutaro's grand slam in the eighth inning
helped the Boston Red Sox to a three-game sweep of the LA Angels of Anaheim
with a 7-3 win in the finale.
Kevin Youkilis, Adrian Beltre and Bill Hall each hi
<< Strasburg unsure if he'll make next start
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Nationals rookie Stephen
Strasburg said on Wednesday he's not sure if he'll make his scheduled start
Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Strasburg was scratched from his sched
A's lose Sheets for the season >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Athletics pitcher Ben Sheets will
miss the remainder of the 2010 season with a torn flexor tendon in his right
elbow.
Sheets was placed on the disabled list Saturday, retroactive to July 20, wi
Mills picks up first MLB win as Blue Jays sweep O's >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brad Mills threw seven shutout innings for his
first career win as the Toronto Blue Jays continued their domination of the
Baltimore Orioles with a 5-0 win to cap a three-game sweep.
Mills (1-0) gave up
Halladay goes distance again, Brown shines in MLB debut >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Outfielder Domonic Brown stroked an RBI
double on his first major league swing and Roy Halladay tossed his major
league-leading eighth complete game of the season, as the surging Philadelphia
Phillie
Jones, Hudson lead Atlanta past Washington >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chipper Jones drove in two runs and Tim
Hudson was solid in 7 2/3 innings on the mound, as the Atlanta Braves took
down the Washington Nationals, 3-1, in the second test of a three-game set at
Nationa
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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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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