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02/02/2007 -
Oct. 11 lost at Timberwolves, 98-93
Oct. 13 won at Bobcats, 104-100
Oct. 14 won vs Mavericks, 91-78
Oct. 18 lost at Rockets, 111-97
Oct. 19 lost at Mavericks, 88-71
Oct. 21 won vs Nuggets, 119-108
Oct. 26 lost vs Bobcats, 126-124, 2OT
Oct. 27 lost vs Timberwolves, 101-76
Nov. 1 won at Pistons, 105-97
Nov. 3 lost at Raptors, 109-92
Nov. 4 won vs Kings, 104-91
Nov. 6 lost at Bulls, 110-85
Nov. 8 lost vs Rockets, 97-93
Nov. 10 lost at Wizards, 116-111
Nov. 11 lost vs Jazz, 113-111
Nov. 14 won at Hawks, 103-101
Nov. 15 lost at Nets, 100-87
Nov. 18 lost vs Pacers, 102-100
Nov. 21 lost at Pacers, 93-88
Nov. 22 won vs 76ers, 98-94
Nov. 25 lost vs Celtics, 111-98
Nov. 28 won at Lakers, 109-105
Dec. 1 lost at Suns, 122-116
Dec. 2 won at Warriors, 115-110
Dec. 4 lost at Jazz, 101-88
Dec. 6 won vs Trail Blazers, 102-94, OT
Dec. 8 won vs Grizzlies, 100-94
Dec. 9 lost at Knicks, 115-107
Dec. 12 won vs SuperSonics, 94-93
Dec. 13 lost at Nets, 108-95
Dec. 15 lost at Bulls, 117-111
Dec. 16 won vs Timberwolves, 108-104
Dec. 20 won vs Heat, 121-95
Dec. 22 won at Timberwolves, 113-107
Dec. 23 won vs Nets, 115-104
Dec. 26 won at Spurs, 114-107
Dec. 27 won at Grizzlies, 112-96
Dec. 29 lost at Cavaliers, 109-99
Dec. 30 won vs Wizards, 119-102
Jan. 3 lost at Wizards, 108-105
Jan. 5 lost vs Cavaliers, 95-86
Jan. 8 lost at Nuggets, 104-92
Jan. 10 lost vs Raptors, 90-77
Jan. 12 lost at 76ers, 110-97
Jan. 13 vs Hornets, ppd
Jan. 15 won at Bobcats, 99-91
Jan. 17 lost vs Bulls, 99-90
Jan. 19 lost at SuperSonics, 99-72
Jan. 21 lost at Trail Blazers, 99-95
Jan. 23 lost at Clippers, 115-96
Jan. 24 lost at Kings, 114-106
Jan. 26 lost vs Suns, 98-90
Jan. 28 won vs Knicks, 107-105
Jan. 30 lost at Heat, 110-80
Jan. 31 lost at Magic, 98-73
Feb. 2 lost at Pistons, 96-86
Feb. 3 vs Heat, 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 6 vs Magic, 8 p.m.
Feb. 8 at Hornets, 8 p.m.
Feb. 10 vs Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 13 vs Mavericks, 8 p.m.
Feb. 14 at Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 20 vs Pistons, 8 p.m.
Feb. 21 at Pacers, 7 p.m.
Feb. 23 at Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 24 vs 76ers, 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 27 vs Warriors, 8 p.m.
March 2 at Raptors, 7 p.m.
March 4 vs Bulls, 3 p.m.
March 5 at Magic, 7 p.m.
March 7 vs Lakers, 8 p.m.
March 10 vs Cavaliers, 8:30 p.m.
March 12 vs Raptors, 8 p.m.
March 15 vs Spurs, 8 p.m.
March 17 vs Bobcats, 8:30 p.m.
March 21 vs Clippers, 8 p.m.
March 25 vs Pistons, 3:30 p.m.
March 26 at Rockets, 8:30 p.m.
March 28 at Mavericks, 8:30 p.m.
March 30 at Bobcats, 7 p.m.
April 1 vs Wizards, 3:30 p.m.
April 3 vs Hornets, 8 p.m.
April 4 vs Celtics, 8 p.m.
April 6 at Hawks, 7:30 p.m.
April 7 vs Knicks, 8:30 p.m.
April 9 vs Magic, 8 p.m.
April 11 vs Pacers, 8 p.m.
April 13 at Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
April 14 vs Bobcats, 8:30 p.m.
April 16 vs Hawks, 8 p.m.
April 18 at Cavaliers, 7 p.m.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
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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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