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07/01/2010 - Tuscaloosa, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Georgia State at Alabama football game has been moved up two days to Thursday, Nov. 18 at Bryant-Denny Stadium, the two schools announced Thursday.
Kickoff time and television exposure are to be determined.
The defending FBS champion Crimson Tide requested the change from the original date of Saturday, Nov. 20, and Georgia State agreed to it. Georgia State is playing its first season as an unclassified program and will join CAA Football of the FCS in 2012.
"This whole Alabama opportunity has been a huge boost for our program from the very beginning," Georgia State head coach Bill Curry said. "We are fortunate to be able to play a game in Tuscaloosa, and we believe that moving from Saturday to Thursday can give it added appeal for our players and our fans because Thursday night games have become so special in college football.
"We'll make the necessary adjustments and go play the game."
<< Flyers lock up Coburn for two years
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Flyers re-signed
defenseman Braydon Coburn to a two-year contract extension on Thursday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but several sources indicate it is for
$6.4 millio
<< Sixers name assistants to Collins' staff
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia 76ers have
named Michael Curry as associate head coach and Aaron McKie, Brian James and
Quin Snyder assistants to head coach Doug Collins' staff.
Curry served as the Detr
<< Ghana trying to make history against Uruguay
Johannesburg, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ghana will be trying to make
history at Ellis Park Stadium on Friday when it squares off with Uruguay in a
FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match.
A win for the Black Stars would not only put
<< Lightning keep St. Louis with four-year extension
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning struck quickly to
retain one of their veteran leaders, signing forward Martin St. Louis to a
four-year contract extension Thursday.
"Today is a great day for the Lightning
Greece names Santos new coach >>
Athens, Greece (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Greece hired Fernando Santos to replace Otto
Rehhagel as its coach.
Rehhagel quit last week after Greece was eliminated from the World Cup. The
71-year-old German was in charge of the team for nine year
Frostad has three for 151st Queen's Plate >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trainer Mark Frostad and Sam-Son Farm go after
a second straight victory in Sunday's $1 million Queen's Plate at Woodbine
Race Course. The 1 1/4-mile race is the beginning a the Canadian Triple Crown.
Quee
Blues provide four-year extension for Steen >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues inked restricted free-
agent forward Alex Steen to a four-year contract extension on Thursday.
The 26-year-old native of Winnipeg and son of Jets franchise icon Thomas Steen
posted car
Six-run fourth carries Tribe to first sweep of Jays since '95 >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt LaPorta and Shelley Duncan hit back-to-
back home runs during a six-run fourth inning rally that carried Cleveland to
a 6-1 win and four-game series sweep over Toronto.
Trevor Crowe had three hits and
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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“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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