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12/10/2008 - West Bromwich, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - West Bromwich Albion have recalled striker Craig Beattie from his loan spell with Crystal Palace due to the knee injury suffered by Ishmael Miller at the weekend.
Beattie had impressed in scoring five goals in 15 appearances for the Eagles, but now heads back to The Hawthorns to challenge the likes of Luke Moore and Roman Bednar for a starting spot.
Baggies boss Tony Mowbray is hopeful that both Moore and Bednar will make the most of the opportunity presented by Miller's misfortune.
He said: "Ishmael's injury will give Luke Moore and Roman Bednar an opportunity to push themselves forward.
"Lads who feel they should be playing more football will probably now get an opportunity. Let's hope one of them comes to the fore and scores some goals."
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
<< Milan confirm Agger interest
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani has
confirmed that his club are pondering making an approach for Liverpool
defender Daniel Agger in the January transfer window.
The 23-year-old Denmark int
<< Embree on verge of signing with Rox
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It appears as if left-handed reliever Alan
Embree has found a new home. The Denver Post is reporting that Embree has
agreed to a one-year deal with the Colorado Rockies.
Embree, who will be 39 when
<< Newcastle expecting injury boost for Portsmouth match
Newcastle, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Newcastle could welcome midfield trio
Danny Guthrie, Nicky Butt and Damien Duff back from injury for Sunday's trip
to Portsmouth.
Butt and Guthrie will definitely be back in contention according
<< Report: Indians agree to deal with Wood
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians have reportedly signed
right-handed reliever Kerry Wood to a two-year contract with a vesting option
for a third season according to the Chicago Tribune.
Financial terms of the deal ar
Bayern reveals interest in Olic >>
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz
Rummenigge has revealed that his club are keen to try and sign Hamburg
striker Ivica Olic in the January transfer window.
The 29-year-old Croatia intern
Broncos sign TE Putzier >>
Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos signed free agent
tight end Jeb Putzier on Wednesday.
Putzier started his NFL career with the Broncos in 2002 and played four
seasons in Denver before joining the Houston
Di Natale rumors quieted >>
Udine, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The agent of Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale
has dismissed rumors linking his client with a move to Manchester City.
The 31-year-old Italy international is under contract with Udine until the
summer of
Chivas defender Burling out 6-8 weeks following ankle surgery >>
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chivas USA defender Bobby Burling underwent
successful ankle surgery last week at the Southern California Orthopedic
Institute in Van Nuys, and is expected to be out 6-8 weeks while recovering.
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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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