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01/26/2007 - West Lafayette, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton scored 17 points as 12th-ranked Purdue demolished Northwestern, 72-30, at Mackey Arena.
Erin Lawless had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Purdue (19-3, 8-0 Big Ten), which has won five straight and 12 of their last 13 games overall. Katie Gearlds chipped in 14 points, while Lakisha Freeman added 10 for the Boilermakers.
Nadia Bibbs was the only player in double figures for Northwestern (6-15, 0-8), which has lost 14 in a row and has yet to post a victory in conference play. Bibbs ended the night with 15 points, half of the team's final total.
The Wildcats shot just 23 percent in the first half and committed 15 turnovers, while Purdue shot 53 percent and outrebounded the Wildcats 22-10.
The win marked Purdue's 17th straight victory against Northwestern.
<< Duke downs Seminoles to remain unbeaten
Tallahassee, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alison Bales led a very balanced attack
with 15 points and also gathered nine rebounds, as top-ranked Duke downed
Florida State, 73-60, at the Tucker Center.
Carrem Gay totaled 14 points and eig
<< Humphrey propels Georgia past Ole Miss
Athens, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tasha Humphrey had 32 points and 14 rebounds to
lead 14th-ranked Georgia to a 69-60 victory over No. 22 Ole Miss at Stegeman
Coliseum.
Megan Darrah added 16 points for Georgia (17-4, 4-2 SEC), which is 13-0
<< McClure's last-second layup sends Duke plast Clemson
Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David McClure dropped in a layup just before
time expired, as No. 10 Duke edged past 19th-ranked Clemson, 68-66, in a
thrilling Atlantic Coast Conference matchup at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Blue De
<< No. 5 Ohio State tops Indiana
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandie Hoskins scored 19 points to lead the
fifth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes to a 72-62 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers
at Value City Arena.
Star Allen added 16 points and grabbed five rebounds while J
Gordon, Bulls down Mavs >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ben Gordon had 30 points, six rebounds and
five assists to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 96-85 win over the Dallas
Mavericks at the United Center.
Luol Deng donated 21 points and grabbed nine boar
Graves leads Butler past LCU in OT >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A.J. Graves scored 10 points in overtime,
connecting on a game-winning, three-point shot with 56 seconds to play, as
14th-ranked Butler edged Loyola-Chicago, 70-66, at the Joseph J. Gentile
Center.
Cubs release Rusch >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs released pitcher Glendon
Rusch on Thursday after a blood clot in his left lung cut short his 2006
season.
The left-hander, 32, was 3-8 with a 7.46 earned run average in 25 gam
UCLA tops Cal >>
Berkeley, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arron Afflalo scored 25 points to lead the
third-ranked UCLA Bruins past the California Golden Bears, 62-46, at Haas
Pavilion.
Afflalo made 7-of-13 shots from the floor and was a perfect 9-for-9 fro
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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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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