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08/02/2007 - Akron, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jim Furyk withdrew from the Bridgestone Invitational before Thursday's first round with a back injury.
Furyk was coming off a successful title defense at the Canadian Open last weekend, his first win of the season. It moved him to No. 2 in the latest world rankings.
He said he aggravated the back injury while hitting balls at Firestone Country Club on Tuesday.
"I'm very stiff right now, don't have a lot of movement in my upper back and then into my neck because of the connection," Furyk said on Wednesday, adding he would be disappointed to miss one of his five favorite events of the season.
Furyk's withdrawal from the World Golf Championships event leaves in doubt his status for next week's PGA Championship at Southern Hills.
"I would love to try to be prepared and ready to go at the PGA, but if that's not the case, just get healthy and get strong," he said Wednesday. "I've had a good stretch the last few months of playing, so it's a little easier to handle."
Despite winning just once, Furyk has been perhaps the steadiest golfer in the world this season. He has eight top-10 finishes and has not finished lower than 13th in any of the first three majors.
<< Mariners beat Angels in 12, climb within three of first
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Yuniesky Betancourt's RBI single in the 12th
gave the Seattle Mariners a 8-7 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in
the finale of a three-game set at Safeco Field.
Ichiro Suzuki had four of Seattl
<< Cubs beat Phillies on wild pitch to move into first place
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Murton scored on a bases-loaded wild pitch
in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Chicago Cubs over the
Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4, and into first place in the National League
Central
<< Wild pitch lifts Cubs over Phillies
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Murton scored on a bases-loaded wild pitch
in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Chicago Cubs over the
Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4, and into first place in the National League
Central
<< Royals top Twins in 10 on emotional night at Metrodome
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Gordon's two-run homer in the 10th
inning gave the Kansas City Royals a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on a
somber night at the Metrodome.
The Twins postponed Thursday afternoon's game ag
Bucs shoot for rare win streak in matinee with Cards >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Pirates will try for consecutive wins for the
first time in almost a month when they wrap up a three-game series against the
St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon at PNC Park.
The Pirates ended a four-game l
Hard-hitting Yanks go for sweep of White Sox >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees are still rolling despite the recent
woes of Alex Rodriguez and will shoot for a series sweep of the Chicago White
Sox this afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium.
New York
Rejuvanated Braves try for sweep of Astros >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Teixeira had an impressive debut for the Atlanta
Braves and will try to duplicate his success in this evening's finale of a
three-game series with the Houston Astros at Turner Field.
Acquired from the Te
Brewers try to recover in finale with Mets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers try and get back on top in the NL
Central this afternoon when they play the rubber match of their three-game
series with the New York Mets at Miller Park.
Milwaukee fell a percentage point behind Chic
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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