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08/10/2008 - London, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mindy Kim eagled the par-five 18th Sunday to claim a one-stroke win at the Falls Auto Group Classic at the Crooked Creek Golf Community.
Kim headed to the 18th hole down a stroke to Vicky Hurst, but made eagle to post a three-under 69. It was Kim's third round in the 60s as she ended the tournament at 10-under-par 206.
Hurst entered the round tied for third, but finished alone in second place after a four-under 68 that left her at minus-nine. She was in the clubhouse watching Kim finish after her round that included six birdies and two bogeys.
Kim bogeyed the first, but rebounded with birdies on two and three. She moved to nine-under with a birdie on the seventh. Kim dropped a shot on the par- three 15th, but eagled the par-five closing hole for the win.
Stacy Lewis, who tied for third this year at the U.S. Women's Open, closed with a two-under 70 to take third at eight-under-par 208.
Jin Young Park fired a six-under 66 to finish fourth at minus-seven. Stacey Tate, Jenny Suh and Taya Battistella shared fifth at five-under-par 211.
<< Lyon off to winning start
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seven-time defending French Ligue 1
champions Lyon took over the top spot in the league table with a 3-0 victory
over Toulouse on Sunday.
One goal from Jean II Makoun and a two from Karim Benzema
<< ChiSox use three homers to edge BoSox
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Quentin and Jim Thome each hit a two-run
homer as Chicago rebounded from an early deficit to top Boston, 6-5, in the
third edition of a four-game set at U.S. Cellular Field.
Jermaine Dye also homere
<< Kinsler helps Rangers topple Orioles in slugfest
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ian Kinsler had a career-high five hits,
including a home run, with three runs scored and three RBI, as the Texas
Rangers crushed the Baltimore Orioles, 15-7, to avoid a three-game sweep.
Marlon B
<< Busch sweeps the road courses with Watkins Glen win
Watkins Glen, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Busch led a race-high 52 laps and
survived a nine-car pile-up in the closing laps to win Sunday's Centurion
Boats at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. The No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
Pena's hit in 12th lifts Royals over Twins >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tony Pena, Jr. ripped an RBI single in the
bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota
Twins, 5-4, and avoid the three-game sweep at Kauffman Stadium.
Mark Teahen scor
Utley, Phils down sloppy Pirates >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chase Utley hit a two-run homer in the
seventh inning and Carlos Ruiz finished with two hits, including a double and
two runs scored as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates,
6-3, i
Del Potro cruises past Roddick in L.A. final >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Third-seeded Juan Martin Del Potro
received little resistance from top-seed Andy Roddick, taking the title in
impressive 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) fashion at the $475,000 Countrywide Classic tennis
event.
Angel, Red Bulls earn important win over D.C. >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Red Bulls earned their
most important win so far this season, topping Eastern Conference rivals D.C.
United 4-1 at Giants Stadium in Major League Soccer action on Sunday
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Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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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.
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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