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03/09/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Simon Gagne was credited with the game- winning power-play goal with 6:06 remaining in regulation, as the Philadelphia Flyers rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the New York Islanders, 3-2, at Wachovia Center.
Claude Giroux and Jeff Carter also scored for the Flyers, who have won two straight and earned at least one point in four of their first five games following the Olympic break (3-1-1). The Flyers have now defeated the Islanders 15 consecutive times, which marks the longest active stretch of victories by one team over any single opponent in the league.
Michael Leighton turned aside 23 shots for Philadelphia.
Rookie John Tavares and Kyle Okposo scored for the Islanders, who are fading from the playoff race and have now dropped three straight. Dwayne Roloson allowed three goals on 35 shots in the loss.
<< Kulemin lifts Leafs over Bruins in overtime
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nikolai Kulemin scored with 49.7 seconds left
in overtime, as Toronto tripped up Boston in a 4-3 final from Air Canada
Centre.
Kulemin and Mikhail Grabovski broke out on a 2-on-1 following an end-to-
<< Rockets notch road victory over Wizards
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luis Scola totaled 23 points with 10
rebounds, as Houston held off Washington, 96-88, at the Verizon Center.
Kevin Martin chipped in with 21 points, Aaron Brooks totaled 14 and Trevor
Ariza adde
<< Howard, Magic crush lowly Clippers
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwight Howard was a force on the interior with
22 points and 15 rebounds, as the Clippers had no answer for the big man or
the rest of the Magic in Orlando's 113-87 rout.
Jameer Nelson totaled 17 points w
<< Felton helps Bobcats rally past Heat
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Raymond Felton poured in 15 points and dished
out a season-high 11 assists, as the Charlotte Bobcats rallied late to down
the Miami Heat, 83-78, at Time Warner Cable Arena.
Stephen Jackson added 17 points
Bogut, Bucks down Celtics in Milwaukee >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andrew Bogut totaled 25 points, 17 rebounds
and four blocks, and the Bucks used a run in the fourth quarter to take the
lead and then held off the Boston Celtics, 86-84, at the Bradley Center.
Carlos De
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Recaps >>
Winstom-Salem, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - C.J. Reed scored a game-high 23 points as
he led the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats to a 64-53 win over the Florida A&M
Rattlers in the opening round of the 39th annual Mid-Eastern Athletic
Con
Broncos bolster defensive line with Green, Williams >>
Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos added a pair of defensive
linemen to their roster by signing Jarvis Green and Jamal Williams on Tuesday.
Green had spent each of his eight NFL seasons with the Patriots after New
Engl
Williams, Jazz open road trip with win over Bulls >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Deron Williams poured in 28 points with a game-
best 17 assists, as Utah used a big fourth quarter to pull away from Chicago,
132-108, at the United Center.
C.J. Miles scored 26 points off the bench, includi
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 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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