Harrington closing in on Mickelson in World Rankings

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08/11/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Padraig Harrington won his second straight major championship on Sunday and closed the gap on Phil Mickelson in this week's Official World Golf Rankings.

Harrington trailed No. 2 Mickelson by 3.39 points last week and is now just 2.02 points back. Tiger Woods remains a solid No. 1.

Sergio Garcia shared second place behind Harrington and he moved up two spots to No. 4 in the new rankings. Vijay Singh fell one to five, while Henrik Stenson climbed five spots to No. 6.

Ernie Els slipped a pair to seventh, Stewart Cink moved up one to eighth and Geoff Ogilvy slid two to ninth.

Steve Stricker held steady in the 10th position, while Adam Scott tumbled three to 11th. Justin Rose jumped four positions to 12th with Jim Furyk behind Rose at No. 13.

Lee Westwood fell a pair of places to 14th and was followed by Anthony Kim, who was 15th again this week. K.J. Choi also fell two spots to 16th and was followed Kenny Perry and Trevor Immelman, who stayed put in 17th and 18th.

Rory Sabbatini and Miguel Angel Jimenez exchanged places with Sabbatini up to 19th this week.

Ben Curtis, who shared second with Garcia, soared 40 places to No. 37 in the new rankings.

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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 for online football betting .

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