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08/24/2010 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Blackhawks officially brought in free-agent forward Fernando Pisani, signing him to a one-year deal on Tuesday.
Terms of the contract were not released, but TSN of Canada reported last Wednesday that the deal is worth $500,000.
A native of Edmonton, Pisani spent his entire seven-year career with the Oilers. Last season, he was limited to 40 games and tallied four goals with eight points and was a minus-16.
Since breaking into the NHL in 2002, the Providence College product has compiled 80 goals and 153 points in 402 regular-season games.
The 33-year-old's breakthrough came in the 2006 playoffs, when the Oilers dropped a seven-game Stanley Cup Final to Carolina. The defensive specialist tallied 14 goals and 18 points in 24 postseason tilts, and kept Edmonton's title hopes alive with a short-handed, breakaway game-winning goal in overtime of Game 5 in that series.
<< Mets to face Marlins ace in divisional clash
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Florida Marlins ace Josh Johnson will try to win
consecutive starts for the first time in over a month when he takes the mound
tonight in the opener of a three-game road series versus the New York Mets.
Johnson was 0-2 wit
<< Padres return home to battle Diamondbacks
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres will try to pad their lead atop the
National League West standings when they open a three-game series versus the
division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks tonight from Petco Park.
San Diego is 5 1/2 games in
<< White Sox seeking to bounce back against Orioles
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox are hoping an upcoming series with
the Baltimore Orioles will catapult them back into the playoff mix. The two
teams collide tonight in the opener of a three-game set at US Cellular Field.
Chicago is
<< Desperate Dodgers make a stop in Milwaukee
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers hope to keep their slim playoff
hopes alive tonight, when they kick off a six-game road trip with the first of
three straight matchups against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.
Los Angeles is 7
Ducks' Lupul has blood infection, will miss start of season >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anaheim Ducks forward Joffrey Lupul is expected
to miss all of training camp and will not be ready for the start of the
regular season due to a blood infection.
The Orange County Register reported on Tu
Wolfsburg's Friedrich needs back surgery >>
Wolfsburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wolfsburg and Germany defender Arne
Friedrich will have back surgery to correct a slipped disc Thursday, at which
time it will be determined how long the 31-year-old will be sidelined.
Friedrich st
Oregon State OL Thomas arrested, dismissed from team >>
Corvallis, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oregon State offensive lineman Tyler
Patrick Thomas has reportedly been dismissed from the team following an early
Sunday morning arrest.
The Gazette Times reported that Corvallis police were calle
Bucs bring back Jevan Snead >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have re-signed
quarterback Jevan Snead in light of Josh Freeman's injury over the weekend.
Snead was originally signed as an undrafted free agent in April after a
standou
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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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.
A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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