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07/22/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) -
REPORT DATE: July 30th
SITE: One Buccaneer Place, Tampa, FL
CAMP OBJECTIVES: With one of the youngest and least certain rosters in football, August will be a critical month for the Buccaneers and head coach Raheem Morris. Offensively, the Bucs need to see continued development from second-year quarterback Josh Freeman, which won't be easy given how thin the team is at receiver and on the offensive line. At wideout, Tampa Bay needs a rookie like Arrelious Benn (2nd Round, Illinois) or Mike Williams (4th Round, Syracuse) to navigate the sharp learning curve, especially since Michael Clayton looks like the closest thing to a No. 1 receiver on this team. Otherwise, the big question marks are on defense, which Morris himself will coordinate this season. The NFL's worst run-stopping team of a year ago needs immediate contributions from tackles Gerald McCoy (1st Round, Oklahoma) and Brian Price (2nd Round, UCLA), must have a player like Tim Crowder or Kyle Moore prove worthy of a starting job at a depleted end position, and would like to see secondary newcomers like safety Sean Jones and third-round corner Myron Lewis (Vanderbilt) make an impact.
PRESEASON SCHEDULE:
Aug 14 - at Miami, 7:00 PM Aug 21 - vs. Kansas City, 7:30 PM Aug 28 - vs. Jacksonville, 7:30 PM Sep 2 - at Houston, 8:00 PM
<< Defending champ Petkovic ousted in Austria
Bad Gastein, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending champion Andrea Petkovic of
Germany was eliminated in the second round of the Gastein Ladies tennis
tournament.
France's Alize Cornet took out the top seed, 6-2, 7-5, on Thursday and
<< Chicago Bears 2010 Training Camp Preview
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REPORT DATE: July 30th
SITE: Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL
CAMP OBJECTIVES: Every minute the Bears offense spends on the practice field in
advance of their Week 1 date against the Lions is critical. New
<< Dallas Cowboys 2010 Training Camp Preview
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REPORT DATE: July 24th
SITE: Alamodome, San Antonio, TX/Marriott Residence Inn Oxnard River Bridge,
Oxnard, CA
CAMP OBJECTIVES: The Cowboys are certain to have some drama at training camp
because, well, they're the C
<< Philadelphia Eagles 2010 Training Camp Preview
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REPORT DATES: July 26th (Rookies), July 29th (Veterans)
SITE: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
CAMP OBJECTIVES: Kevin Kolb might play two series in the Eagles' preseason
opener against the Jaguars on Aug. 13th. If he
Blue Jays send Rzepczynski back to minors >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned pitcher
Marc Rzepczynski back to Triple-A Las Vegas.
Rzepczynski made a start for the Blue Jays on Wednesday against Kansas City
and took the loss in a 5-2 setback. He
In the FCS Huddle: NFL travels through Orono, Maine >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - His season over late last fall, University
of Maine football coach Jack Cosgrove enjoyed an opportunity to sit down and
watch some NFL action on a Sunday afternoon.
Oh, was it ever "must-see TV".
First
AP Source: NCAA inquiry at UNC agent-related >>
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -A person familiar with the investigation says the NCAA is looking into whether two players at North Carolina received improper benefits from agents.Senior defensive tackle Marvin Austin and senior receiver Greg Little are the focu
Pressel shares lead at Evian Masters >>
Evian-les-Bains, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Morgan Pressel shot a six-under 66
on Thursday to share the first-round lead at the Evian Masters with Melissa
Reid and Sun-Ju Ahn.
M.J. Hur and Song-Hee Kim are a shot back at five-under 67, wh
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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