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08/22/2007 - Bristol, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Travis Kvapil won the last Craftsman Truck Series race and he hasn't slowed down yet, capturing the pole for this evening's O'Reilly 200 at the Bristol Motor Speedway. The No.6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford circled the 0.533-mile cement oval in 15.840 seconds (121.136 m.p.h.).
The pole victory was Kvapil's second of the season and third of his truck career.
Starting alongside Kvapil will be Brendan Gaughan, who posted a time of 15.859 seconds.
Regan Smith (15.860) and Ryan Mathews (15.870) will make up row two.
"Race leader Mike Skinner" is a phrase used quite often this season. The driver of the No.5 Toyota truck has led at least one lap in the last 19 races dating back to the Atlanta Motor Speedway in October 2006.
Skinner, starting fifth, led 102 laps in the last Craftsman Truck Series race at the Nashville Superspeedway pushing him over the 1,000-miles led mark in 2007. It is the fifth time in the series the feat has been accomplished and the second time for Skinner, who did it in 1996. Skinner finished third in 1996 and is determined to finish a couple of positions higher this season.
Skinner has led the most laps in seven races this year while leading the series in points (2,521), winnings ($526,850), wins (4), poles (8), top-fives (12) and top-10s (14). He also leads Ron Hornaday Jr. by 82 points.
Wednesday's race will present a different challenge than usual at the 0.533- mile, high-banked, Bristol Motor Speedway short track. In addition to the traditional problems that driving at BMS includes there is the added feature of a newly paved race track.
The race is set to drop the green flag tonight at 8:00 p.m. (et).
<< Donovan and U.S. held scoreless in Sweden
Goteborg, Sweden (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kim Kallstrom scored the sole goal to lead
Sweden over the United States, 1-0, in an international friendly at Ullevi
Stadium.
The U.S. Men's National Team, which will play Brazil next on Septembe
<< Silva, Twins cool off Mariners
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Twins jumped on the Mariners with
a seven-run first inning, and Carlos Silva went seven strong innings as
Minnesota ended Seattle's five-game win streak with an 8-4 victory in the
finale
<< Brewers INF Graffanino undergoes knee surgery
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Milwaukee Brewers infielder Tony
Graffanino underwent surgery on a torn medial meniscus in the right knee on
Wednesday.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Richard Steadman. Graffanino will als
<< Roger, Maria look to defend Open crowns
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 2007 Grand Slam season will come to a
close over the next few weeks, as the U.S. Open gets underway on Monday at the
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with the great Roger Federer and
Maria Sha
ChiSox rally late, but fall to Royals >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Billy Butler homered and knocked in three runs
and Brian Bannister pitched into the seventh inning as the Kansas City Royals
withstood a ninth-inning Chicago rally to beat the White Sox, 7-6, in the
finale
Getting to 53: Carolina Panthers Roster Prediction >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) -
Below we take our stab at predicting how the 53-man roster of the 2007
Carolina Panthers will take shape:
QB (3): Jake Delhomme, David Carr, Brett Basanez
RB (4): DeShaun Foster, DeAngelo Williams, Nick Goings, Brad H
Carolina Panthers 2007 Season Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - If you're either a numerologist, a Dan Henning detractor,
or both, you have to like the Carolina Panthers' chances heading into 2007.
Those who enjoy numerical patterns will note that during the John Fox era, the
Panthers'
Hoops sign midfielder Botero >>
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas announced Wednesday the signing of
Colombian/American midfielder Sebastian Botero. Born in Ames, Iowa to
Colombian parents, the 21-year-old comes to FC Dallas on loan from Colombian-
side In
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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