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07/11/2010 - Newport, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mardy Fish got his first title of the season on Sunday, in a three-set victory over Belgian Olivier Rochus in the final at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
Fish dropped the first set, but came back for a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 win. The American fired 24 aces to Rochus' two on the way to his fourth career title and first since 2009, when he won the Delray Beach event. The fifth-seeded Fish had been in the final last month at The Queen's Club in London, but lost to fellow American Sam Querrey.
Rochus, seeded fourth, was seeking his third career title and first since 2006.
Fish is now 2-1 in his career against Rochus, and will collect $75,700 for the win.
<< Stricker repeats at John Deere Classic
Silvis, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steve Stricker repeated as champion at the John
Deere Classic on Sunday, closing with a one-under 70 in the final round to
beat Paul Goydos by two shots.
Stricker captured his ninth PGA Tour title at 26-under 25
<< Red Sox take series from Jays behind McDonald, Ortiz homers
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Darnell McDonald and David Ortiz hit back-to-
back home runs in the sixth inning after Boston ended Jesse Litsch's no-hit
bid, sending the Red Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Marco Scutar
<< Santana, Mets salvage series, shut out Braves
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Johan Santana tossed seven scoreless innings
and Ike Davis supplied a solo home run, as the New York Mets beat Atlanta,
3-0, to salvage the finale of a three-game series at Citi Field.
Santana (7-5) sca
<< Twins salvage series finale with Tigers
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Cuddyer went 2-for-3 with a two-run
double and scored a run, as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers,
6-3, in the finale of a three-game series at Comerica Park.
Jason Kubel chipped i
Quentin homers twice as White Sox pound Royals >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Quentin hit a grand slam and solo home
run, and Andruw Jones added his 400th career homer, as the Chicago White Sox
slugged their way to a 15-5 win over the Kansas City Royals.
The White Sox hit fi
Iniesta wins World Cup for Spain >>
Johannesburg, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andres Iniesta scored in the
116th minute to help Spain claim its first World Cup title with a 1-0 win over
the Netherlands at Soccer City Stadium on Sunday.
Just minutes after Dutch defender
Giants take rubber match from Nationals >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Travis Ishikawa went 2-for-3 and drove in
three, and rookie Madison Bumgarner tossed six-plus solid innings, as the San
Francisco Giants earned a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals in the rubber
match o
Holliday's blast powers Cardinals over Astros >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Holliday hit a three-run homer, and the
St. Louis Cardinals beat Houston, 4-2, in the rubber match of a three-game
series at Minute Maid Park.
St. Louis starter Blake Hawksworth (3-5) struggled
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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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