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08/25/2010 - New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former U.S. Open runner-up Elena Dementieva was a hard-fought second-round winner Wednesday at the $600,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
The fourth-seeded 2008 Olympic gold medalist Dementieva snuck past Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 in just over three hours at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale.
Dementieva will encounter France's Marion Bartoli in the quarterfinals.
Former top-ranked Russian and three-time major finalist Dinara Safina got past former top-10 Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2) to reach the round of eight. Safina will meet fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko here on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the sixth-seeded former Wimbledon runner-up Bartoli leveled Aussie Anastasia Rodionova 6-3, 6-1, seventh-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta pasted Belarusian Olga Govortsova 6-3, 6-2 and eighth-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova pounded American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3, 6-2. Petrova will battle second-seeded French Open runner-up Samantha Stosur of Australia in the quarters.
One other second-rounder saw Kirilenko clobber Swiss Timea Bacsinszky 6-3, 6-1.
The 2010 Pilot Pen champion will collect $98,500.
<< Red Sox edge Mariners to open doubleheader
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Nava drove in a pair of runs during a
four-run sixth inning and Darnell McDonald hit an insurance RBI single in the
eighth as Boston slogged through a 5-3 decision over Seattle in the opener of
a day-n
<< Dolphins terminate contract of G Thomas
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Dolphins have terminated the
contract of injured guard Randy Thomas.
Thomas had signed with the Dolphins a week ago.
A veteran of 11 NFL seasons, Thomas has played with the New York
<< Blake exits Pilot Pen
New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two-time champion James Blake was a
second-round loser Wednesday at the $750,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a
final hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
Seventh-seeded rising Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov dismisse
<< No superstars just good horses in Pacific Classic
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The $1 million Pacific Classic guarantees
the victor a spot in this year's Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs.
It's unlikely that the horse will the favorite for the end-of-year race, but
he will
Royals down Tigers in 12th to avoid sweep >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Willie Bloomquist hit a solo homer off Alfredo
Figaro in the top of the 12th inning, as the Kansas City Royals rallied past
the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, to avoid a three-game sweep at Comerica Park.
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Jordan La Secla named QB for San Jose State >>
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -Senior Jordan La Secla will open the season as the starting quarterback for San Jose State.Coach Mike MacIntyre announced Wednesday that La Secla will start the season opener at No. 1 Alabama on Sept. 4. La Secla started eight
Average value for NFL teams falls in tough economy >>
NEW YORK (AP) - The average value for NFL teams has fallen for the first time since Forbes began keeping track in 1998.The magazine released its annual rankings Wednesday, which show the average decreased 2 percent from last year to $1.022 billion.
Lightning sign blueliner Jones >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed veteran
defenseman Randy Jones to a one-year contract.
Jones tallied five goals and 16 assists in 48 games for Los Angeles last
season, his first and only with the
Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.
Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.
Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.
Below is a list of some of the favorites to win the 2007 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship lines. For the full list of teams and March Madness odds be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com. If you want to use your credit card to bet on college hoops or any other event, MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry.
Arizona 20-1
Butler 20-1
Duke 30-1
Florida 7-2
Georgetown 30-1
Indiana 35-1
Kansas 15-1
Marquette 25-1
Maryland 40-1
Memphis 50-1
Nevada 50-1
UNC 9-2
OSU 8-1
Oregon 30-1
Pittsburgh 15-1
Texas 30-1
Texas A&M 18-1
UCLA 6-1
Wisconsin 10-1
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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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