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01/26/2007 - Baton Rouge, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quianna Chaney had 15 points to pace eighth-ranked LSU past Arkansas, 70-53, in a Southeastern Conference clash at Maravich Center.
Sylvia Fowles added 13 points and 13 rebounds for LSU (19-2, 5-1 SEC), which never trailed in the game and led by as many as 26 late in the second. Ashley Thomas donated 11 points and six rebounds.
Lauren Ervin netted a game-high 16 points with eight rebounds, but it wasn't enough for Arkansas (18-4, 3-3), which shot just 32.2 percent from the floor.
Donica Cosby had 15 points and eight boards in defeat.
<< Lady Vols hold off Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sidney Spencer poured in a career-high 26
points and grabbed seven rebounds as fourth-ranked Tennessee held off 15th-
ranked Vanderbilt, 67-57, in a SEC clash.
Candace Parker scored 19 points and pull
<< 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
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
No. 9 Stanford downs Arizona >>
Tucson, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brooke Smith scored 20 points and grabbed 10
rebounds as ninth-ranked Stanford held on to beat Arizona, 86-76, to remain
perfect in the Pac-10 standings.
Candice Wiggins and Jayne Appel each scored 18
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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