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06/13/2010 - Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jorge Posada hit a grand slam for the second straight game and Phil Hughes picked up his ninth win of the season, as the Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 9-5 victory.
Posada also walked twice and scored twice while becoming the first Yankee to hit grand slams in consecutive games since fellow backstop and Hall of Famer Bill Dickey turned the trick August 3rd and 4th in 1937.
Robinson Cano hit his 13th home run of the season, walked twice and scored three runs. He continues to lead the majors with a crisp .371 average. Ramiro Pena chipped in two RBI and Brett Gardner two hits and a run batted in as New York won for the 11th time in 14 games.
Hughes (9-1) endured a four-run sixth inning and was pulled after 5 2/3 frames having allowed five runs on seven hits with a pair of walks and six strikeouts. The win set a new career high for the young right-hander, was his fourth in a row and tied him with Tampa Bay's David Price for the American League-lead.
Brian Moehler (0-3) lasted just 4 2/3 innings and surrendered four runs on four hits with five walks. Kevin Cash drilled a two-run homer and Tommy Manzella came through with a two-run single for the Astros, who have lost eight straight to the Yankees.
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Durban, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - First-half goals from Lukas Podolski
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Australia in FIFA World Cup Group D play on Sunday at the Moses Mabhida
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Hamlin led a race-high 123 laps and held a 10
Marlins down Rays, hand Niemann first loss >>
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jorge Cantu and Wes Helms each
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Glaus' bat, Medlen's arm fuel Braves past Twins >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Troy Glaus backed a terrific Kris Medlen
start by going 4-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI, as the Braves downed
the Twins, 7-3, in the rubber match of a three-game interleague set.
Medlen (4-1)
Lewis does it all as Rangers down Milwaukee >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer and knocked
in three, as the Texas Rangers earned a 7-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in
the rubber match of a three-game interleague set at Miller Park.
Julio Borbon added
Song wins second straight Duramed Futures title >>
Mason, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Christine Song closed with a three-under 68
Sunday to collect her second straight Duramed Futures Tour victory at the Teva
Championship.
Song finished at 15-under-par 198 at The Golf Center at Kings Island.
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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