07/23/2008 - Portoroz, Slovenia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Third-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and fourth-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues won their respective second-round matches on Wednesday at the $145,000 Banka Koper Slovenia Open.
The 18-year-old Wozniacki demolished Croatian Karolina Sprem 6-1, 6-1, while Medina Garrigues discarded unseeded Julia Vakulenko 6-4, 6-4.
In other second-round play, Petra Martic of Croatia downed former champion Klara Zakopalova 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(7-3) in a tightly-contested match, while Russian Vera Dushevina cruised past Englishwoman Katie O'Brien 6-3, 6-2. Zakopalova won the inaugural final here three years ago.
The second round will conclude here tomorrow, with the top two seeds highlighting the action. Top-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko will face unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci, while second-seeded Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik will matchup against German Julia Goerges. Srebotnik, a resident of Slovenia, is a two-time finalist here, with appearances in the 2007 and 2005 finals.
The 2008 Slovenia Open champion will claim $22,900.
<< Bruins give Wideman contract extension
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins signed defenseman Dennis
Wideman to a multi-year contract extension. Per team policy, terms were not
disclosed.
Wideman posted career-highs with 13 goals, 23 assists and 36 points
<< Chiefs sign second-rounder Flowers
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Chiefs signed second-round
draft pick, cornerback Brandon Flowers to a four-year contract Wednesday.
Selected with the 35th overall pick of the 2008 NFL Draft, Flowers made 158
tackles
<< Millwood leaves game with sore groin
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kevin Millwood
left Wednesday's game against the Chicago White Sox with soreness in his right
groin.
Millwood lasted just 1 2/3 innings allowing three runs on two hits and a wal
<< Hockey Legend Grant Fuhr hosts Golf Tournament in Vancouver
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One month after Grant Fuhr finished
in a third-place tie at the American Century Championship, the Hall of Fame
goaltender will be hosting the inaugural CelebsForKids.ca Charity Classic on
August 15 at Mayfair
Benfica's Fonte completes switch to Crystal Palace >>
Lisbon, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Benfica defender Jose Fonte has finally
completed his permanent switch to Crystal Palace.
The 24-year-old, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Selhurst
Park, has penned a three-year con
Galarraga, Tigers roll over Royals to complete sweep >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Armando Galarraga was perfect through six
innings, and wound up allowing three hits and a run over seven frames as
Detroit topped Kansas City, 7-1, in the final test of a three-game set from
Kauffma
Hammers seal Behrami signing >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - West Ham United have sealed the $10 million
signing of versatile Switzerland international Valon Behrami from Serie A
outfit Lazio.
The 23-year-old, who can play in defense or midfield, has penned a
Sans manager, Quentin lifts ChiSox in win over Rangers >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Quentin homered twice as the Chicago
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Matt Kenseth And Kevin Harvick Favorites To Take NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship
(September 15)—The NASCAR season has hit the homestretch with the opening event on this year’s Chase for the Cup taking place this weekend at the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. With 10 races remaining to determine the Cup Series champion, leading online sportsbook MySportsbook.com today announced odds on all 10 Chase qualifying drivers capturing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.
One of the largest sportsbook sites on the Internet, MySportsbook.com currently lists the top two drivers in the point standings as the early favorites to win the Nextel Cup. Entering the Chase for the Cup with a slim five-point lead in the point standings, 2003 NASCAR champ Matt Kenseth has been made a slight favorite to win his second Cup at 7/2 betting odds. 2001 Cup Rookie of the Year Kevin Harvick has betting odds listed at 5/2 and four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon is listed at 6/1 to capture the Nextel Cup this year.
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of his legendary father who won six NASCAR titles, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands at 8/1 to breakthrough with his first Cup victory. Staying with the family theme, MySportsbook.com lists 2005 Rookie of the Year Kyle Busch at 14/1 to succeed big brother Kurt’s 2004 NASCAR title. While Kasey Kahne was the final driver to qualify for the Chase with a third place finish last week, the oddsmakers give him a fighting chance at 10/1 mainly due to several mile-and-a-half tracks remaining on the schedule. Despite going winless on the NASCAR circuit this season, Jeff Burton enters the Chase at 5/1 to capture the Cup title. Meanwhile, rookie Denny Hamlin is 4/1 to win the championship, while veteran driver Mark Martin enters the Chase for the Cup as a 15/1 long shot to win his first NASCAR title in his 24th and final season.
MySportsbook.com will offer comprehensive Nascar betting lines on every race remaining on the Nextel Cup series including driver match-ups, props and odds to win each race. For a complete list of NASCAR odds, please visit www.MySportsbook.com.
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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 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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