Sports Betting News: NFL Team History | NFL Football Betting | College Football Betting | Baseball Betting | Basketball Betting | College Basketball Betting | Hockey Betting | Golf Betting | Tennis Betting | Auto Racing Betting | Horse Racing Betting | Soccer Betting
07/15/2010 - Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks announced defenseman Brendan Mikkelson has accepted his one-year qualifying offer.
The 23-year-old Mikkelson had just two assists in each of the last two seasons for the Ducks, who selected him in the second round of the 2005 draft. He played in 28 games last season and also appeared in 49 contests with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.
<< Nurnberg adds Forbes, Hegeler
Nurnberg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nurnberg has been busy in the transfer
market after securing the services of Felicio Brown Forbes and Jens Hegeler on
Wednesday.
Brown Forbes, a Germany Under-19 international, has joined from the rec
<< St. Mirren signs Samson, Wardlaw
Paisley, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Mirren have signed former Ayr United
goalkeeper Craig Samson on a one-year deal, having allowed both Mark Howard
and Chris Smith to leave the club.
The 26-year-old arrives on a free transfer and
<< Belletti set to join Fluminense
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Brazil international Juliano
Belletti has agreed terms with Fluminense in his homeland after being released
by Chelsea at the end of last season.
The 34-year-old is set to sign a two-year d
<< Inter insists Balotelli is priceless
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Inter Milan is adamant that in-demand teenager
Mario Balotelli will not be leaving the San Siro this summer.
A host of clubs have been linked with the 19-year-old, including Manchester
United and Manchest
Inverness signs goalkeeper Tuffey >>
Inverness, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Inverness manager Terry Butcher is
delighted to have snapped up Northern Ireland goalkeeper Jonathan Tuffey on a
two-year contract from Partick Thistle.
The 23-year-old had spent the last four
Fletcher wants to end career at United >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United midfielder Darren
Fletcher has admitted he wants to end his career at the club.
The Scotland international has been at the club for a decade and has already
made 255 appearances
New signing Silva targets top-four finish at City >>
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Silva has targeted a place in the
top four this season after completing his $36.9 million transfer from Valencia
to Manchester City.
The 24-year-old, who has penned a four-year contract at Eas
Brazilian midfielder Cicero joins Wolfsburg >>
Wolfsburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wolfsburg has confirmed that Brazilian
midfielder Cicero has joined the club on a one-year loan deal.
The 25-year-old joins the Bundesliga side after spending two seasons with
Hertha Berlin after
Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.
Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.
Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.
Below is a list of some of the favorites to win the 2007 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship lines. For the full list of teams and March Madness odds be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com. If you want to use your credit card to bet on college hoops or any other event, MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry.
Arizona 20-1
Butler 20-1
Duke 30-1
Florida 7-2
Georgetown 30-1
Indiana 35-1
Kansas 15-1
Marquette 25-1
Maryland 40-1
Memphis 50-1
Nevada 50-1
UNC 9-2
OSU 8-1
Oregon 30-1
Pittsburgh 15-1
Texas 30-1
Texas A&M 18-1
UCLA 6-1
Wisconsin 10-1
To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook betting needs.
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.
To visit this internet sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your football betting and World Series odds.
Sports Betting News: NFL Team History | NFL Football Betting | College Football Betting | Baseball Betting | Basketball Betting | College Basketball Betting | Hockey Betting | Golf Betting | Tennis Betting | Auto Racing Betting | Horse Racing Betting | Soccer Betting