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08/16/2010 - Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marcos Baghdatis defeated 11th-seeded Marin Cilic in straight sets in Sunday's lone first-round match at the $2,430,000 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters.
Baghdatis posted a 6-4, 7-5 win to advance and beat Cilic for the first time in three tries. His next opponent will be either Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci or qualifying German Benjamin Becker.
A U.S. Open tuneup, this tournament will serve as a showcase for some of the world's best players, including top-ranked Rafael Nadal and Swiss superstar Roger Federer, who is seeded third. Andy Murray, the fourth seed, is coming off a Rogers Cup final win over Federer, the second year in a row Murray has won the title there.
The top eight seeds all received a bye. The tournament's winner will receive $443,500.
<< Stampeders roll over Eskimos
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Henry Burris threw for 305 yards and three
touchdowns, as the Calgary Stampeders trounced the Edmonton Eskimos, 56-15, at
McMahon Stadium in Alberta.
Burris connected on 21-of-29 pass attempts for the Stam
<< Kendrick guides Phils into wild card tie with win over Mets
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Kendrick pitched 6 2/3 strong innings,
allowing just one run, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets,
3-1, in a rain-soaked rubber match of a three-game set at Citi Field.
Kendrick (8-
<< Bengals beat Broncos; Tebow scores on last play
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cedric Benson and James Johnson each scored
on the ground as the Cincinnati Bengals downed the Denver Broncos, 33-24, in
preseason action.
Carson Palmer went 12-for-15 for 105 yards while Dave Rayner co
<< Report: Pacers rookie Stephenson arrested
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indiana Pacers rookie guard Lance Stephenson
has reportedly been arrested for pushing his girlfriend down a flight of
stairs.
According to the New York Daily News, Stephenson, 19, pushed Jasmine Willi
Haslem's attorney: NBA player will be vindicated >>
MIAMI (AP) -A passenger in Udonis Haslem's vehicle told the Florida Highway Patrol that marijuana found after a weekend traffic stop on a South Florida highway was his. The Miami Heat forward's lawyer believes that should vindicate the NBA veteran.E
Cardinals' Fitzgerald has MCL sprain, expects to play season opener >>
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry
Fitzgerald underwent an MRI Sunday that revealed an MCL sprain, likely leaving
him off the field for the remainder of the preseason.
Fitzgerald was injured duri
Orioles host Mariners in clash of last-place clubs >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of last-place teams playing out the string get
together tonight in the opener of a three-game series at Camden Yards, where
the host Baltimore Orioles take on the Seattle Mariners.
Baltimore is 9-4 under new manager
First-place Padres continue trek with trip to Chicago >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After winning a tough series against their division rivals
over the weekend, the National League West-leading San Diego Padres will
resume a 10-game road trip tonight with the first of four straight games
against the Chicago
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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.
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