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03/09/2009 - Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley scored back- to-back goals near the end of the second period, as the Ottawa Senators came back to edge the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1.
Brian Elliot stopped 25-of-26 shots for Ottawa, which has won three in a row. The Senators are 2-2-1 against the Leafs this season, and wrap up the season series on April 11 in Toronto, in what will be both teams' final regular season game.
Ian White had the lone goal for Toronto, which has lost two in a row. Curtis Joseph also faced 26 shots, but allowed two of them to go in and took the loss.
White gave Toronto the early lead by scoring 4:48 into the game, as he got the puck in the low left circle, moved near the slot and fired a shot past Elliot while falling down.
But Ottawa grabbed the lead with two goals in the second period.
With 4:46 left, Alfredsson scored on a rush. He raced into the right circle and blasted a shot past Joseph to tie the game. Then, with 47 seconds left in the period, Heatley redirected an Anton Volchenkov blast into the net for a 2-1 Senators lead.
Elliot made 10 saves in the third period to make the lead stand.
Game Notes
Ottawa was 0-for-4 on the power play, while Toronto went 0-for-3...The Senators improved to 4-2-1 on their current eight-game homestand, which concludes Wednesday against Tampa Bay...The Maple Leafs host the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
<< Hamilton leads Pistons past Magic
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard Hamilton doled out a career-best
14 assists and posted 29 points, as the Detroit Pistons got by the Orlando
Magic, 98-94, at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Tayshaun Prince finished with 20 p
<< Blue Bombers release QB Glenn
Winnipeg, MB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers released
quarterback Kevin Glenn on Monday.
Glenn led the CFL with 5,114 passing yards, pass completions (388) and pass
attempts (621) in 2007 and signed an extensio
<< Johnson helps Hawks end Hornets' seven-game win streak
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Johnson poured in a game-best 30 points
as the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks put an end to the Hornets' season-high seven-
game winning streak with an 89-79 victory at Philips Arena.
"It means a lot," Johns
<< Sheard leads Chattanooga to SoCon title
Chattanooga, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Keyron Sheard scored 18 points as part of
a balanced attack, and the Chattanooga Mocs won the Southern Conference
Tournament with an 80-69 victory over the College of Charleston Cougars.
Stephen M
Wade's buzzer-beater lifts Heat over Bulls in double-OT >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwyane Wade's incredible three-pointer at the
buzzer of the second overtime capped a 48-point effort, and the Miami Heat
edged the Chicago Bulls, 130-127.
In the second overtime period, with the game ti
Saints marching on: Siena captures MAAC title >>
Albany, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kenny Hasbrouck scored 19 points and helped lead
a late second-half charge, sending Siena past Niagara, 77-70, in claiming the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament for a second consecutive year.
Alex
Gonzaga wins unprecedented 10th WCC Tournament title >>
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Heytvelt scored 12 of his 17 points in
the second half while adding six rebounds and two blocks, as 12th-ranked
Gonzaga defeated Saint Mary's, 83-58, to capture the West Coast Conference
crown a
Artest helps Rockets edge Nuggets >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ron Artest went 4-of-9 from three-point range,
en route to 22 points, to lead the Houston Rockets to a 97-95 victory over the
Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center.
Aaron Brooks added 19 points and Yao Ming 15
Matt Kenseth And Kevin Harvick Favorites To Take NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship
(September 15)—The NASCAR season has hit the homestretch with the opening event on this year’s Chase for the Cup taking place this weekend at the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. With 10 races remaining to determine the Cup Series champion, leading online sportsbook MySportsbook.com today announced odds on all 10 Chase qualifying drivers capturing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.
One of the largest sportsbook sites on the Internet, MySportsbook.com currently lists the top two drivers in the point standings as the early favorites to win the Nextel Cup. Entering the Chase for the Cup with a slim five-point lead in the point standings, 2003 NASCAR champ Matt Kenseth has been made a slight favorite to win his second Cup at 7/2 betting odds. 2001 Cup Rookie of the Year Kevin Harvick has betting odds listed at 5/2 and four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon is listed at 6/1 to capture the Nextel Cup this year.
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of his legendary father who won six NASCAR titles, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands at 8/1 to breakthrough with his first Cup victory. Staying with the family theme, MySportsbook.com lists 2005 Rookie of the Year Kyle Busch at 14/1 to succeed big brother Kurt’s 2004 NASCAR title. While Kasey Kahne was the final driver to qualify for the Chase with a third place finish last week, the oddsmakers give him a fighting chance at 10/1 mainly due to several mile-and-a-half tracks remaining on the schedule. Despite going winless on the NASCAR circuit this season, Jeff Burton enters the Chase at 5/1 to capture the Cup title. Meanwhile, rookie Denny Hamlin is 4/1 to win the championship, while veteran driver Mark Martin enters the Chase for the Cup as a 15/1 long shot to win his first NASCAR title in his 24th and final season.
MySportsbook.com will offer comprehensive Nascar betting lines on every race remaining on the Nextel Cup series including driver match-ups, props and odds to win each race. For a complete list of NASCAR odds, please visit www.MySportsbook.com.
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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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