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06/29/2010 - Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets have reportedly sent forward Yi Jianlian to the Washington Wizards for guard/forward Quinton Ross on Tuesday.
The Newark Star Ledger is reporting that the move will be officially announced later on Tuesday.
The trade was made by New Jersey to clear salary cap space for the upcoming free agency, as the team trims $3 million from its payroll with the deal.
Last season with New Jersey, Yi averaged a career-high 12.0 points and 7.2 rebounds over 52 games. In his three-year career, he has played 179 games and has averaged 9.6 points and 5.8 boards. He spent his first season with Milwaukee and the past two with the Nets.
Ross, a six-year veteran split last season with Dallas and Washington. Over 422 games, he has averaged 4.3 points and 2.2 rebounds in a little over 19 minutes a game.
<< Report: Cincinnati RB Benson arrested in Austin
Austin, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson
has reportedly been arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault for
supposedly punching a bar employee close to a month ago.
Several media outlets ar
<< Report: Yao to exercise player option with Rockets
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will reportedly
exercise the player option in his contract that will allow him to return to
the team for the 2010-11 season.
According to KRIV-TV in Houston, Yao had the
<< Edwards, Boss & Hyland earn Week 13 honors
Tulsa, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay wide receiver HANK EDWARDS,
Chicago offensive lineman ROBERT BOSS, and Oklahoma City defensive
back DAVID HYLAND have been named the JLS Ironman, Russell
Athletic Offensive Player and Riddell Defensive Pla
<< Wigan confirms Boselli signing
Wigan, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wigan have snapped up Argentina striker
Mauro Boselli from Estudiantes for an undisclosed fee.
The 25-year-old, who has played a couple of times for his country, has agreed
a four-year contract with
San Diego will host Fed Cup final >>
White Plains, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 2010 Fed Cup final between the host
United States and reigning champion Italy will be held at the San Diego Sports
Arena in California.
The best-of-five tie will be held from November 7-8 and mar
Report: Nowitzki opts out of contract >>
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Mavericks star forward Dirk Nowitzki has
reportedly elected to opt out of the final year of his contract and become an
unrestricted free agent.
The report is according to the Dallas Morning News. Sho
Tigers' Zumaya done for season after elbow injury >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya will
miss the rest of the season after suffering a non-displaced fracture
of the olecranon in his pitching elbow in a game against Minnesota on Monday.
The
Phillies lose Utley, Polanco to injuries >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies placed both
second baseman Chase Utley and third baseman Placido Polanco on the 15-day
disabled list on Tuesday.
Utley, who has played in at least 156 games in each of
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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