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02/02/2010 - Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Calgary Flames made their second big trade in less than two days, moving forwards Ollie Jokinen and Brandon Prust to the New York Rangers in exchange for forwards Ales Kotalik and Christopher Higgins.
This trade brings a much-needed scoring threat to New York in Jokinen, who has 11 goals and 24 assists in 56 games this season. Calgary acquired the 31-year- old center at last season's trade deadline from Phoenix.
Originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings with the third overall pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Jokinen has topped the 30-goal mark four times in his career, most recently in 2007-08 with Florida when he recorded 34, including 18 power-play goals which ranked third in the NHL.
In 855 career NHL games, Jokinen has recorded 248 goals and 305 assists. He will represent Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Prust has just one goal and four assists this year for Calgary, while Kotalik and Higgins have logged eight and six goals, respectively, for the Rangers in the 2009-10 campaign.
The Flames, who sit in third place in the Northwest Division, also made a seven-player trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. Defenseman Dion Phaneuf was at the center of that deal as he went to Toronto.
<< Utes suspend Henderson
Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Utah freshman guard Marshall Henderson
was suspended for one game for elbowing a BYU player in a game on Saturday.
During BYU's 82-69 win in Provo, Henderson was ejected from the game with 34
seconds
<< Alouettes re-sign Chiu to one-year deal
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Montreal Alouettes re-signed starting
center Bryan Chiu to a one-year contract plus an option.
Chiu started 16 games last year for the Grey Cup champions and was selected to
the East Division All-Star
<< Bobcats no match for Blazers at Rose Garden
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 points and pulled
down eight rebounds in Portland's 98-79 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.
Nicolas Batum added 15 points and a career-high nine boards off the bench for
the Tr
<< Nuggets top Kings in OT on Afflalo's jumper
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arron Afflalo poured in 12 points, including the
game-winning jumper with 18.4 seconds left in overtime, as the Denver Nuggets
stayed hot at home with a 112-109 victory over the Sacramento Kings at the
Pepsi C
Wildcats invade Lincoln to take on Cornhuskers >>
Lincoln, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 10th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats head out
to the road for two straight games, starting tonight in Lincoln, when they
take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Big 12 action at the Devaney Center.
The Wildcats ar
Rebels take on Wildcats in pivotal SEC battle >>
Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 25th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels have the
unenviable task of battling the now fourth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in
Lexington this evening in a top-25 SEC tussle.
Ole Miss carried a three-game win streak into Sun
Seton Hall seeks upset of Big East leader Villanova >>
Villanova, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Big East Conference foes collide tonight, as
the second-ranked Villanova Wildcats host the Seton Hall Pirates at The
Pavilion.
Seton Hall is a solid 12-7 overall, but that record is overshadowed a bit by a
3
Orange play host to Friars in Big East affair >>
Syracuse, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The third-ranked Syracuse Orange will try to
continue their winning ways tonight, as they entertain the Providence Friars
in a Big East clash at the Carrier Dome.
After starting the season unranked, Syracuse h
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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Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.
The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.
Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.
MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds:
Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)
Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line)
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