10/25/2008 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Elena Dementieva rolled past Romanian Sorana Cirstea, joining fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the final of the $225,000 Luxembourg Championships.
The Olympic gold medalist Dementieva downed Cirstea, 6-2, 6-2, while Wozniacki outlasted sixth-seeded Na Li of China, 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 6-2.
Dementieva has shown good form this week, besting former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo in straight sets on Friday.
The 2008 Luxembourg titlist will pocket $35,000.
<< Ivanovic, Zvonareva advance to Linz final
Linz, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic started strong and
finished just as well in a three-set victory over third-seeded Agnieszka
Radwanska, moving her into the final against Russian Vera Zvonareva at the
$600,00
<< Murray steamrolls Verdasco; Golubev next in St. Petersburg final
St. Petersburg, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andy Murray looked like the top seed
on Saturday, cruising past third-seeded Fernando Verdasco in straight sets to
reach the final of the St. Petersburg Open.
Murray downed Verdasco, 6-0, 6-3 for h
<< Iginla tries to lead Flames over Coyotes
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Coming off his first hat trick of the season, Jarome Iginla
and the Calgary Flames visit the Phoenix Coyotes for a contest this evening at
Jobing.com Arena.
Iginla and the Flames found themselves trailing Nashville by thre
<< Canucks, Oilers meet in Northwest Division clash in Vancouver
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of Northwest Division rivals will try to get back on
the winning track tonight, as the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Edmonton
Oilers to General Motors Place.
The Oilers began the season with a 4-0 record, but have s
Garcia moves four clear on home course >>
Castellon, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Taking advantage of playing on his home
course, Sergio Garcia fired his second five-under 66 of the week to move four
strokes clear of the field after Saturday's third round of the inaugural
Castell
Federer, Nalbandian to meet in Basel final >>
Basel, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roger Federer cruised past Spain's
Feliciano Lopez in straight sets on Saturday to advance to the final of the
Swiss Indoors tournament, where he will meet second-seeded Argentine David
Nalband
Buescher picks up first Nationwide pole at Memphis >>
Millington, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - James Buescher scored his first pole in the
Nationwide Series by grabbing the top starting spot for Saturday's Kroger on
Track for the Cure 250 at the Memphis Motorsports Park. The No.32 Toyota
driver
Muhannak wins first Breeders' Cup Marathon >>
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Day two of the 25th edition of the Breeders'
Cup World Thoroughbred Championships commenced at Santa Anita Park with
Muhannak winning the inaugural running of the $500,000 Marathon.
Muhannak's victor
In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere.
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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